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Jimmy Wales speaks on diversity and the value of knowledge in multiple languages

Design News > Information Design

"What matters is that you have knowledge in your mother tongue."

19 Jul 19
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Spanish oil rig art installation criticises current affairs

Design Frontiers > Urban & Landscape Design

The installation, which was part of the Fallas festival in Valentia, also represents how politicians exploit resources.

19 Jul 19
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Scientists and artists are reviving lost scents

Design Frontiers > Music & Sound Design

In a collaborative effort between artists and scientists, smell molecules from extinct flowers were extracted and their aromas recreated.

19 Jul 19
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Joyce Simbine Saiete on how architectural interventions can aid Mozambican resettlement

Design Frontiers > Architecture & Interiors

Her thesis takes the challenges of resettlement in the region and turns them into opportunities.

18 Jul 19
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Triggerfish launches free online platform for animators

Design Frontiers > Film & Animation

“The South African animation industry is growing - and so is the demand for skilled animators globally.”

18 Jul 19
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Snøhetta reveals new Madiba-inspired "peace bench"

Design Frontiers > Urban & Landscape Design

The inspiration for the bench came from the famous Nelson Mandela quote: "The best weapon is to sit down and talk".

17 Jul 19
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N'GOLÁ Biennial Presents Talks in collaboration with Design Indaba

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

The N'GOLA Biennale, in collaboration with Design Indaba, presents a series of talks that shine a light on some of Africa's phenomenal creatives.

17 Jul 19
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Forever Emojinal

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Thulisizwe Mamba gives identity to the new way of talking with emojis on social media.

17 Jul 19
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Nigerian artist Victor Ehikhamenor explores the responsibility of the African artist

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

"I am an artist first, before anything else."

17 Jul 19
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Jaden Smith’s vegan pop-up truck is free for the homeless

Design News > Product Design

His care for people and the environment sees Smith often tackling pressing global issues.

17 Jul 19
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The 600: a story of courage and sacrifice

Design News > Film & Animation

The film The 600 documents the bravery and self-sacrifice of 600 Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF) soldiers during the Rwandan genocide.

16 Jul 19
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On bringing rural Indian women into the global conversation on feminism

Design Frontiers > Design Activism

Deepti Asthana says her practice is influenced by the need to alter the narrative that women are weak or helpless.

16 Jul 19
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Solar Foods is growing food out of air

Design Frontiers > Food Design

This edible protein promises a future of meat-free lasagna or dairy-free drinks made using carbon dioxide captured from the air.

16 Jul 19
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Tandekile Mkize on unafraid self-expression using film, photography and fashion

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Tandekile Mkize gives us an inside look into his bold and unapologetic work, which he exhibited at Design Indaba Festival 2019

15 Jul 19
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Designing kangas that celebrate queer love

Design Frontiers > Graphic Design & Illustration

Artist and LGBTQ+ activist Kawira Mwirichia is reclaiming the culturally significant garment to celebrate queer love in Kenya.

15 Jul 19
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Argentinian artist uses 100, 000 banned books to build a monument

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Conceptual artist Marta Minujín has created a full-scale replica of the Parthenon – one of the world’s most famous structures.

14 Jul 19
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The Algae Dome imagines a future of architecture-powered food

Design Frontiers > Food Design

Where sustainable food design and public architecture intersect.

14 Jul 19
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The whimsical illusions of Moography

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

This visual artist turns the common smartphone into an eccentric, interactive toy.

13 Jul 19
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A revival of stone architecture in Palestine

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

This sculptural project brings together ancient stonework and cutting-edge design methods.

12 Jul 19
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Could this convenient bug harvesting design make insect-based diets popular?

Design Frontiers > Product Design

Living Farms is being spearheaded by Austrian multidisciplinary designer, Katharina Unger.

12 Jul 19
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City residents are helping design public space with Minecraft

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

The popular video game has proven a useful tool for community engagement.

12 Jul 19
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Why Mexican squares may be the best public spaces in the world

Design Frontiers > Urban & Landscape Design

Plaza Ciudadela won’t win any design awards, but it accomplishes something far more important: it draws a crowd of all ages.

12 Jul 19
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Hafeez Floris captures the other side of South Africa's townships

Design Frontiers > Art & Photography

His photography shows the more childlike and creative side to people in areas like Manenberg and Soweto.

12 Jul 19
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Skip the trip to the fertility clinic with Yo Home Sperm

Design Frontiers > Product Design

In just a few minutes, this app offers men valuable reproductive information.

11 Jul 19

From the Archives

Invented reality

Design News • 10 Aug 22

Design Indaba alumnus Nicolás Kisic Aguirre’s latest project turns linguistic disobedience into an immersive experience >
En vogue

Q&A • 10 Aug 22

Design Indaba Emerging Creative Tshepiso Lekganyane has found her passion at the intersection of fashion and art >
Alter ego

Q&A • 10 Aug 22

Thandiwe Msebenzi’s Radical Makazi Instagram series will be exhibited at Blank Spaces in Woodstock, Cape Town >
Metamorphosis

Design News • 10 Aug 22

Design Indaba alumnus Shaakira Jassat created a collection of trick glasses inspired by social distancing and caterpillars for the Nationaal Glasmuseum >

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