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City skylines

Design News > Product Design

Bjarke Ingels Group turns their attention from architecture to product design for a unique tableware collection.

24 May 14
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Focus On: The business of design

Focus On > Design Thinking

Five renowned designers discuss design and business – its pros, cons and possibilities.

24 May 14
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Next Generation: Student design for social good

Next Generation > Product Design

Third year product design students from Parsons partnered with Areaware to design small "impulse buy" gifts with a portion of the proceeds going to a charity.

23 May 14
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ABC of Xhosa names

Design News > African Design

Graphic designer and illustrator Thandiwe Tshabalala designed a series of illustrated GIFs that celebrate beautiful names in her mother tongue: Xhosa.

23 May 14
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Fear of Flying

FilmFestFriday > Film & Animation

This week's feature is a live-action animation of a bird with a fear of flying. Will Dougal overcome his fear and join the rest of the flock?

23 May 14
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Aaron Marshall: Go big and go home

Inside View > Product Design

Founder and designer of the mobile photo app Over, Aaron Marshall shares his six key business values.

22 May 14
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Tailored icon

Design News > Product Design

Leading architects and designers tailor Ron Arad’s iconic Tom Vac chair at Clerkenwell Design Week 2014.

22 May 14
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Stefan Sagmeister: How happy are you?

Video Interviews > Graphic Design & Illustration

In this interview designer Stefan Sagmeister talks about doing work that is worthwhile, taking time off and experiencing the ups and downs of designing.

21 May 14
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Raw style

Lookbook > Fashion & Jewellery Design

G-Star RAW's Spring/Summer 2014 collection exemplifies a look of raw sophistication.

21 May 14
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Collective creativity

Design News > Design Thinking

We've been tracking the stages of one of the challenges on OpenIDEO that aims to address issues of safety for women and girls in low-income urban areas.

21 May 14
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100 years of type

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Abbott Miller draws on different typographic periods for the layout design of an exhibition celebrating the past 100 years of type.

20 May 14
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A lofty walkway

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

A new tree canopy walkway at the Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden in Cape Town, South Africa has just been opened to the public.

20 May 14
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Rocks of age

Design News > Product Design

Mathieu Lehanneur takes inspiration from the rocky mountains in Europe for an installation for Swiss watch manufacturer Audemars Piguet.

20 May 14
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Design for a better life

Q&A > Urban & Landscape Design

With 12 more days till the deadline for the Better Living Challenge, Design Indaba chats to project manager Fran Cox about why you should enter.

19 May 14
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Chicago Design

Q&A > Product Design

CHGO DSGN is a major exhibition of recent object and graphic design by 100+ of Chicago's leading designers by curated by Rick Valicenti.

19 May 14
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Made of paper

Design News > Design Activism

Shigeru Ban has constructed paper log houses for victims effected by typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.

19 May 14
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Alternative Con/Struct

Design News > Art & Photography

South African designer/artist Justin Plunkett questions marketing-induced aspirations and perceived value in his first solo exhibition at The Cabinet.

18 May 14
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Focus On: The outer limits

Focus On > Interaction Design

From a Space Orchestra to South Africa's first man on the moon, these designers speak about the outer limit of possibility.

18 May 14
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Boldly bejewelled

Lookbook > Fashion & Jewellery Design

South African jewellery brand Pichulik has unveiled their Autumn/Winter 2014 collection inspired by 70s glamour and powerful women.

17 May 14
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Tick tock

Design News > Product Design

Marcel Wanders turns his attention to time once again with the design of a state-of-the-art silver clock.

17 May 14
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Food's influence on design

Design News > Food Design

'Design & Making: The story of food' traces the evolution of design through food.

16 May 14
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Shape

FilmFestFriday > Film & Animation

A film about how design moulds the world into a better place.

16 May 14
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Feeding love

Design News > Food Design

Marije Vogelzang explores how the act of feeding translates in Japanese culture.

15 May 14
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Designs on Zimbabwe

Q&A > African Design

The National Gallery of Zimbabwe is hosting its first design exhibition that surveys contemporary design across the country. Design Indaba chats to the curator.

15 May 14

From the Archives

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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