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African Photography comes back to New York

In a second co-curated exhibition, our media partner Nataal brings a selection of African photographers to New York. >
Eddie Opara: Always a work in progress

A brief jaunt through design, part three. Today we share a short interview with innovative graphic designer Eddie Opara. >
DuoSkin: Tattoos that work as on-skin interfaces

MIT have developed DuoSkin, a metallic tattoo that enables you to use your skin as an interface to control devices, receive data and communicate. >
Giorgia Lupi: Drawing from life

A brief jaunt through design, part two. Today we share a short interview with emotional data translator Giorgia Lupi. >
Nelly Ben Hayoun: An impolite future hero

A brief jaunt through design, part one. Today we begin with a designer who tries to put volcanoes in your living room. >
Let the children play!

Play Pallets has devised a solution to afford kids, regardless of their economic circumstance or war-torn location, an all-important opportunity to play. >
The art of Lina Viktor makes black womanhood the focus

Using 24-karat gold, the New York City-based artist elevates the power of identity. >
Refugee chefs share the taste of home

Eat Offbeat: An unprecedented cookbook featuring recipes and stories by refugees now working as chefs in New York City. >
MOLD: A focus on the future of food

This new independent publication focusses on the future of food and how design can help feed a hungry planet. >
Craig Dykers

Architect

Co-founder of Snøhetta, architect Craig Dykers is interested in design as a promoter of social and physical well-being. >
Masters in the art of freestyling it

We chat to Freestyle Love Supreme ahead of their Design Indaba daily wrap ups and once-off performance this Thursday at Nightscape. Get your tickets now! >
New York’s School of Visual Arts brings its Underground Images exhibition to Design Indaba Festival 2017

Underground Images is a collection of more than 50 posters created at SVA for display in the NY subway system. >
Celestial jukeboxes: Music should (and can) support universal health and well being

How does music affect our minds? And how can we use it as a form of medicine? The founder of "music as medicine" platform The Sync Project explains. >
Students harness the sun to purify water

This device could aid households that only have access to contaminated water. >
Brand this: Coca Cola, Spotify and Miss Piggy

Fuelled by Oreos, coffee and talent – co-founder of brand consultancy Collins, Brian Collins talks a little more about life, work and inspiration in New York. >
Brian Collins

Advertising Executive

Creative juggernaut Brian Collins, co-founder and CCO of Collins agency in New York, works towards revitalising massive brands. >
Beth Kleber

Beth Kleber is the founding Archivist of the Milton Glaser Design Study Center and Archives and the School of Visual Arts Archives in New York City. >
7 Creative habits to inspire your everyday

You can wait until inspiration strikes or until your muse arrives. Or you can start fostering your imagination today by developing a creative habit. >
Ayse Birsel

Product Designer

Co-founder and creative director of the award-winning design studio Birsel + Seck, Ayse Birsel is also a teacher and the author of "Design the Life You Love". >
Rhys Jones

Industrial Designer

Rhys Jones strives to make excellent products that are sustainable and socially responsible. >
Grace Jun

Social Entrepreneur

Grace Jun is designer and self-taught coder. Her work examines functional fashion for inclusion with the aim to anchor wearable tech to the human experience. >
Isis Shiffer

Product Designer

Isis Shiffer is an industrial designer and founder of Spitfire Industry, a design consultancy in Brooklyn that focusses on sustainability and transportation. >
Data is emotional

Artist and designer Ekene Ijeoma, who is speaking at Design Indaba 2017, humanises intangible data to trigger empathy and compassion. >
Marko Ahtisaari

Interaction Designer • Social Entrepreneur

Tech entrepreneur Marko Ahtisaari is the CEO and co-founder of The Sync Project, which investigates the therapeutic effects of music on the body and mind. >

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