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Plastic card melts to fix or modify anything

Design News > Product Design

FORMcard is a play dough type of substance that aims to become as ubiquitous as sticky tape or Prestik.

27 Apr 16
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A floating UFO to call home

Design News > Industrial Design

Italian boating company designs a flying saucer-like house boat for living and sailing on the sea.

27 Apr 16
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Local animator Mike Scott on creating lasting relationships with characters

Design News > Film & Animation

Cape Town animator Mike Scott’s work is simple nostalgia mixed with pop culture characters that you want to get to know.

27 Apr 16
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Tackling Islamophobia through unifying portraits

Design News > Art & Photography

It’s time to shift the conversation on the Muslim identity, says NATIVE VML.

27 Apr 16
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Amy Slatem’s illustrations are inspired by nature

Design Frontiers > Graphic Design & Illustration

Amy Slatem is a graphic designer and illustrator who prefers the flowing lines in nature to the hard geometric shapes in cities.

26 Apr 16
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Recycle India finds a solution to dangerous waste materials

Design Frontiers > Design Activism

Recycle India turns oil drums and tyres into furniture.

26 Apr 16
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Gloves translate sign language into speech

Design News > Product Design

Two university students are bridging a communication gap by turning sign language gestures into spoken English.

26 Apr 16
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The Mimi Moto cookstove is cleaner and safer than traditional cookstoves

Product Spotlight > Product Design

Mimi Moto’s cookstove makes clean, safe cooking accessible to everyone.

26 Apr 16
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Advertising billboard doubles as Zika mosquito trap

Design News > Product Design

Two Brazilian agencies are creating awareness around the Zika virus while alleviating the problem.

26 Apr 16
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Drone waitstaff gives valuable insight into a burgeoning technology

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking

Students at the Eindhoven University of Technology launched the world’s first drone cafe but they want to do much more.

26 Apr 16
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Hunt virtual prey with this VR experience

Design News > Interaction Design

Become the hunter in this interactive, educational, and experiential VR game.

26 Apr 16
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Geometric jewellery from Philisa Zibi

Design Frontiers > Product Design

Design Indaba 2016 Emerging Creative Philisa Zibi creates geometric jewellery for women in a variety of mediums.

25 Apr 16
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A biodegradable alternative to harmful plastic packaging

Design News > Product Design

AMAM takes top prize at the Lexus Design Award for its zero waste solution to packaging pollution.

25 Apr 16
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Lungile Mbokane: An emerging graphic artist telling stories through his work

Design News > Art & Photography

Johannesburg artist, Lungile Mbokane, speaks about his work and creative process.

25 Apr 16
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“Where is the ‘ME’ in Media?” asks a black woman in photography

Design News > Design Activism

South African-based, Kenyan Stephanie Mzee’s new photographic series interrogates the representation of black women in media.

25 Apr 16
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Zedfactory’s pod homes are built on city car parks

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

A new housing concept will tap into the millions of existing car park spaces across the UK.

25 Apr 16
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Panama’s waste is now a village of plastic bottles

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

Isla Colón in Bocas Del Toro, Panama will be home to an entire village constructed out of recycled plastic bottles.

25 Apr 16
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South Africa joins the Fashion Revolution

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Sunday 24 April 2016 is Fashion Revolution Day. South African designers join the movement to spread the word on the dangerous implications of fast fashion.

22 Apr 16
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Graphic posters explore the notion of "keeping it real"

Video Interviews > Graphic Design & Illustration

Ndumiso Nyoni, a young designer from Johannesburg, has created a poster series on cultures that inspire him.

22 Apr 16
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Seymour Chwast set to launch Kickstarter campaign to publish new anti-war book

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Prolific designer Seymour Chwast plans to crowdfund his illustrative epic, “At War with War”.

22 Apr 16
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Dutch designer creates flexible wood for furniture range

Design News > Product Design

Designer Carolien Laro contradicts the notion of wood as a rigid material with her springy wooden furniture.

22 Apr 16
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Thomas Chapman: Welcoming change in the "ugly" city

Video Interviews > Architecture & Interiors

Founder of Local Studio, Thomas Chapman has directed his efforts towards social change through clever architecture in Johannesburg.

22 Apr 16
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Tiny flexible film designed to combat pancreatic cancer

Design Frontiers > Product Design

MIT’s latest advancement is a tiny, flexible roll of film designed for localised cancer treatment.

22 Apr 16
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Zero-maintenance, low-cost water filtration bucket

Design News > Product Design

The ProCleanse Water Filtration system is designed for the people who have no access to clean water.

21 Apr 16

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Hopeful romantic

Q&A • 24 Oct 22

Blurring disciplinary boundaries, Cape Town-based creative Mikhailia Petersen builds intricate narratives in her photo series. >
Head above water

Design News • 24 Oct 22

Former Design Indaba Emerging Creative Kenyaa Mzee’s latest visual collection is exhibiting at Youngblood Gallery, Cape Town in October. >
Parking off

Design News • 24 Oct 22

Design Indaba, Beefeater Gin and I Love The Dough collaborated on turning a pavement into a community-minded parklet. >
Modern classics

Design News • 24 Oct 22

Iconic furniture design studio Herman Miller collaborated with Danish design brand HAY on a collection that reimagines the classic Eames collection. >

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