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The fascinating way blind designer Simon Dogger is able to feel the emotions of others

Talks > Music & Sound Design

The Design Indaba speaker began his 2018 Design Talk by giving the audience a listen into the life of a visually impaired designer.

13 Jun 18
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Aso Oke fabric travels from head to toe

Design Frontiers > Product Design

A Nigerian designer is translating his passion for traditional Nigerian fabric into an unusual design application.

12 Jun 18
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Pay-as-you-go energy provider delivers power to off-the-grid homes

Design News > Design Activism

M-KOPA is considered the world’s leading pay-per-use solar power provider in Africa.

12 Jun 18
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Monitor air pollution with these reactive sweatshirts

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Aerochromics drives air pollution awareness with smart textile garments.

12 Jun 18
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To teach graphic design is to learn to adapt with the field says Lucille Tenazas

Design Frontiers > Graphic Design & Illustration

“For us, as educators, we are constantly aware that our profession is sort of a moving target.”

11 Jun 18
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Photographer visually deconstructs the myth that being queer is un-African

Design News > Art & Photography

Celebratory, bright and vibrantly coloured, Limit(less) pictures what freedom can look like for the black queer body.

11 Jun 18
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Tropical themed, woven blankets by designer Lilian Martinez

Product Spotlight > Product Design

“Craftsmanship is really important to me because it’s the only way that I can reconcile introducing more things and objects into the world.”

9 Jun 18
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Big blue: Three designs that tackle problems of the ocean

Next Generation > Product Design

On #WorldOceansDay we take a look at three designs that address problems caused by pollution and fishing in our vulnerable oceans.

8 Jun 18
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Look Up is an app designed to stop New Yorkers staring at the mobile phones

Design News > Interaction Design

Socially-focussed artist, designer and 2017 Design Indaba speaker, Ekene Ijeoma, has found a way to humanise intangible data to trigger empathy and compassion.

8 Jun 18
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Cleansing the air with clever anti-pollutant roof tiles

Design News > Design Thinking

It is now possible to reduce the effect of fossil fuel burning with this simple smog-busting building material.

8 Jun 18
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Could silk be used to weave your donor heart?

Design News > Interaction Design

Researcher and designer, Veronica Ranner, takes on organ crafting while cautiously questioning its ethics.

8 Jun 18
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Leroy Mwasaru on renewable energy and creating solutions for African people

Design Frontiers > Industrial Design

“If I don’t, then who will?” asks the social entrepreneur.

6 Jun 18
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Mosskin is a living textile for burn victims

Design News > Product Design

Mosskin, a textile designed by Eindhoven graduate Tye Tze Yu, is a living textile designed to treat female burn victims.

5 Jun 18
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The Vietnamese community centre made of thatch and bamboo

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

The structures were built using only bamboo pegs and rope and no metal joints.

5 Jun 18
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Making the music video great again

Design Frontiers > Music & Sound Design

As musicians continue to push the boundaries visually, we examine the evolution of their relationship with film.

5 Jun 18
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This young South African artist uses the everyday dinner plate as a canvas

Video Interviews > Craft

Duma Mtimkulu was one of 40 young exhibitors at Design Indaba 2018. Entries for 2019 are now open.

4 Jun 18
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Renata Souza on designing an insulin kit specifically for children with diabetes

Talks > Product Design

"Children with type 1 diabetes are insulin-dependent. The administration of it is crucial to their survival."

4 Jun 18
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Wura-Natasha Ogunji on reclaiming the female voice through public performance and protest

Video Interviews > Art & Photography

The performance artist’s work explores the tense relationship between women, society, space and politics in Lagos.

1 Jun 18
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Three smart, life-saving designs for kids

Design News > Product Design

In observance of National Child Protection Week, we look at advancements in technology that are beefing up child rescue solutions.

31 May 18
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The Unusual Football Field challenges the boundaries of existing areas

Design Frontiers > Urban & Landscape Design

As the world gears up for the 2018 Fifa World Cup, we take a look at this curious soccer pitch designed for space-starved urban areas.

31 May 18
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How architecture shapes national identity and helps us understand history

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

“We shape our buildings, and afterwards, our buildings shape us.”

30 May 18
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Glou, a game designed for children on the autism spectrum

Product Spotlight > Graphic Design & Illustration

“Currently, the psychologist and president of the Isaac Psycho-educational Centre, Maria Lorena Espinoza, [...] is interested in the game going to the market.”

30 May 18
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Project H teaches public school students to build for good

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

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.

30 May 18
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LifeArk off-grid housing is focused on sustainable community transformation

Design Frontiers > Design Activism

The affordable, emergency housing system is aimed at disaster prone areas and displaced peoples.

29 May 18

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Q&A • 16 Aug 22

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Design News • 16 Aug 22

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Design News • 16 Aug 22

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Design News • 16 Aug 22

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