USA | Design Indaba

To teach graphic design is to learn to adapt with the field says Lucille Tenazas

“For us, as educators, we are constantly aware that our profession is sort of a moving target.” >
Photographer visually deconstructs the myth that being queer is un-African

Celebratory, bright and vibrantly coloured, Limit(less) pictures what freedom can look like for the black queer body. >
Tropical themed, woven blankets by designer Lilian Martinez

“Craftsmanship is really important to me because it’s the only way that I can reconcile introducing more things and objects into the world.” >
Look Up is an app designed to stop New Yorkers staring at the mobile phones

Socially-focussed artist, designer and 2017 Design Indaba speaker, Ekene Ijeoma, has found a way to humanise intangible data to trigger empathy and compassion. >
Cleansing the air with clever anti-pollutant roof tiles

It is now possible to reduce the effect of fossil fuel burning with this simple smog-busting building material. >
Could silk be used to weave your donor heart?

Researcher and designer, Veronica Ranner, takes on organ crafting while cautiously questioning its ethics. >
Making the music video great again

As musicians continue to push the boundaries visually, we examine the evolution of their relationship with film. >
Project H teaches public school students to build for good

Californian non-profit group, Project H is teaching children the value of design and architecture, and how it can make a difference in their communities. >
LifeArk off-grid housing is focused on sustainable community transformation

The affordable, emergency housing system is aimed at disaster prone areas and displaced peoples. >
Chlorine device offers safe drinking water for all

Zimba is a device that automatically mixes chlorine into water using the correct proportions and no electricity, only gravity. >
What's wrong with period tracking apps?

Smartphone apps used to track menstrual cycles often disappoint users with a lack of accuracy, assumptions about sexual identity or partners, and pink designs. >
NexLoop looks to nature to create a remarkable water generator

The company’s AquaWeb development is a self-sufficient and adaptable water management system. >
On resisting gentrification, social housing and the removal of statues in Central Park

Justin Garrett Moore also talks about the delicate job of balancing the varied needs of New York residents. >
A museum where your emotions are the main attraction

Siphilele Magagula’s conceptual design asks participants to lay their prejudices bare. >
Future forms of concrete, plastic could be both sustainable and eco-friendly

“The polymers can be chemically recycled and reused, in principle, infinitely.” >
Letters from a Birmingham Girl

A documentary about intersectionality, identity and family. >
Go ahead and take your selfies girl

Body-positive artist Zola Lovette is the creative behind a series of illustrations celebrating bathroom selfies. >
How will climate change affect our eating habits in 30 years time?

Researchers and scientists say we'll need to intensify the use of drought-tolerant food sources such as seaweed and more. >
Neri Oxman wins at Cooper Hewitt 2018 National Design Awards

“All ten of this year’s winners present a powerful design perspective and body of work that is at once inclusive and deeply personal..." >
Childish Gambino forcefully unpacks race and violence in America

The multitalented artist’s new music video delivers a striking social commentary. >
This is the world's first biodegradable home pregnancy test

The lightweight, ultra-thin invention can be sent in an envelope and biodegrades in three months. >
A photo series on colourism in Haiti, the first black republic

“They used to put me down so much because I was this dark and now, I fucking love myself.” >
Sunu Gonera on finding his voice, afrofuturism and making heroes out of ordinary people

In this opening talk of Design Indaba 2018 that brought the audience to its feet, the filmmaker talks about his career high and lows. >
Plastic-infused concrete could cut cement industry’s carbon emissions

After water, concrete is the second most widely used material on Earth. >

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