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The twisted and wonderful illustrations of Shaun Hill

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

“It’s not so important to try to find inspiration, but rather to grab it when it comes naturally.”

4 May 17
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Flexible, organic and biodegradable: A new wave of electronics

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking

A new semiconductor developed by Stanford researchers is as flexible as skin and easily degradable.

4 May 17
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Redefining golf with visual artist Imraan Christian and friends

Design News > Film & Animation

This short film follows a crew of South African creatives exploring their connection to their city.

4 May 17
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A solution to childbirth related deaths in Nigeria

Product Spotlight > Design Activism

The death of a friend inspired Adepeju Jaiyeoba’s to invent life-saving kits for pregnant women in Nigeria.

4 May 17
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KwaDukuza: A music video that addresses taxi violence in South Africa

Design News > Music & Sound Design

The town of KwaDukuza in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa grabbed headlines last year for a number of fatal taxi shootings. The video for this hit song address this.

3 May 17
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A tribute to the gourd

Design News > Craft

This designer reimagines the traditional calabash for the contemporary home.

3 May 17
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A photographer and a chef collaborate on this series of deconstructed dishes

Design News > Food Design

“A good menu is a story, with its own narrative arc. Tension is built and released, emotions are evoked and questions are raised.”

3 May 17
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Giorgia Lupi and Kaki King on the value of beauty in design

Design News > Music & Sound Design

Beauty or functionality? We ask the designers who helped us feel data and see music.

3 May 17
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This short film from Kenzo is a celebration of Nigeria’s youth

Design News > Film & Animation

Akinola Davies Jr captures the spirit of a community in this beautiful video.

3 May 17
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International graphic design campaign combats malaria

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

This cross-continental project advocates for malaria prevention with colourful designs.

2 May 17
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African innovation improves treatment of gunshot wounds

Design Frontiers > Product Design

This new device is revolutionising the way trauma is treated.

2 May 17
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A ‘super’ key that cannot be copied by the masses

Design Frontiers > Product Design

The Stealth Key is 3D printed and nearly impossible to replicate.

2 May 17
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Bug poop apparel

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

The Clean Colour Collection is the latest trend in eco-friendly fashion.

2 May 17
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Click Play: 3 Masters of product

Design Frontiers > Product Design

Product designers shape how we live and these graduates are at the forefront of exactly that.

1 May 17
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Interactive robot helps disabled children develop

Design News > Interaction Design

Leka, the robot that changes the way children with developmental disorders learn, play and interact.

27 Apr 17
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Tapping into the limitless creativity of children

Design News > Product Design

IKEA turns strange & colourful kids’ drawings into real toys.

27 Apr 17
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Wacom Creatives: Illustrator Caroline Vos talks creativity, inspiration and artistic expression

Video Interviews > Graphic Design & Illustration

How do digital artists bring their creativity to life? We ask some seasoned illustrators.

26 Apr 17
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An ode to making mixtapes

Design News > Music & Sound Design

PHFAT x Mac Motel have teamed up with Cape Town director Rob Smith to launch a nostalgic new track.

26 Apr 17
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Inarchi: Lights that float against the wall

Design News > Craft

Light design firm Inarchi create elaborate chandelier light installations for projects all around the world.

26 Apr 17
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Kyla Philander on using empathy as a design tool

Talks > Music & Sound Design

This South African storyteller, musician and videographer looks to creativity as a positive outlet for violence, hurt and low self-esteem.

26 Apr 17
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Making sneakers sustainable with the ‘Shoetopia’ project

Design Frontiers > Product Design

Two Polish students are challenging traditional methods of shoe production with their 3D-printed sneaker.

26 Apr 17
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The science of water sustainability by TechKnow

Design News > Film & Animation

TechKnow is series exploring how the latest scientific and technological discoveries are changing our lives.

26 Apr 17
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Synthetic skin could return touch to amputees

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking

Researchers have combined solar power and electronic skin for the first time.

25 Apr 17
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Bobby Rogers’ portrait series addresses anti-Black racism and Islamophobia in the United States

Design News > Design Activism

Inspired by the viral twitter hashtag: #BeingBlackAndMuslim.

25 Apr 17

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Q&A • 16 Aug 22

This Design Indaba Emerging Creative for 2022 is a content creator and fitness influencer with a penchant for filmmaking >
Community living

Design News • 16 Aug 22

Mumbai-based architectural and design firm Community Design Agency is working together with community members to revitalise the Sanjaynagar slum >
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Design News • 16 Aug 22

Siviwe Jali, one of the Design Indaba Emerging Creative mentees from 2014, recently won the Best New Talent award at Decorex Cape Town 2022 >
Mr Sandman

Design News • 16 Aug 22

Recent graduate Archie Read designed an off-grid, ‘flushable’ toilet that aims to provide a dignified solution to unsafe sanitary conditions >

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