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Smartest phone
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Stefano Giovannoni has designed a smartphone that is the first of its kind in size and capabilities.
8 Feb 13
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Steel accessories
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Nendo's latest collection of interior accessories uses steel to create a uniformed flow throughout a home.
8 Feb 13
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Sissel Tolaas on discovering the world from the perspective of the nose
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Interaction Design
“I collected smells instead of writing a diary”, says Sissel Tolaas. Find out how this helped her discover her surroundings through smell.
6 Feb 13
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Nordic ice
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Exuding a cool elegance, Front's "Frost" glassware collection captures the beauty of ice crystals for the ultimate refreshment.
6 Feb 13
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Tastes of Brazil
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Food Design
For more than 10 years now Alex Atala has been on a quest to change the history of modern Brazilian cuisine.
6 Feb 13
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Faith 47: Together, apart
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Urban & Landscape Design
Faith47's Living Apart Entwined considers both our separate identities and deep commonalities.
5 Feb 13
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Marian Bantjes, Graphic Artist
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Graphic Design & Illustration
A film exploring graphic design through the eyes of extraordinary designer Marian Bantjes.
4 Feb 13
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A Good Man trailer
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Music & Sound Design
A film exploring what it means to be a good man, to be free and to be a citizen.
4 Feb 13
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Food Design trailer
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Food Design
Food Design looks at how form, colour, smell, consistency, manufacturing techniques and history influence food design.
4 Feb 13
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Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel trailer
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
The story of one of fashion's most celebrated women.
4 Feb 13
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Graphic knowledge
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Renowned graphic designer Steven Heller will be speaking at Design Indaba Conference 2013.
4 Feb 13
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The International Space Orchestra trailer
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Music & Sound Design
A film capturing the behind-the-scenes action during the creation of the world's first International Space Orchestra.
4 Feb 13
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Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry trailer
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Film & Animation
An inside story exploring contemporary China and one of its most compelling figures.
4 Feb 13
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Beauty is Embarrassing trailer
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Graphic Design & Illustration
A film highlighting the highs and lows of art icon Wayne White's career.
4 Feb 13
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Big Easy Express trailer
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Music & Sound Design
A film about the musical journey of an extraordinary tour.
4 Feb 13
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Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope trailer
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Interaction Design
A film following the lives of five attendees as they descend upon the ultimate geek mecca at San Diego Comic-Con 2010.
4 Feb 13
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Please Subscribe trailer
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Film & Animation
A documentary about YouTubers.
4 Feb 13
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Side by Side trailer
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Film & Animation
A film on the science, art and impact of digital cinematography.
4 Feb 13
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From Nothing, Something trailer
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Film & Animation
A documentary on the creative process.
4 Feb 13
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Waste Land trailer
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Interaction Design
A film following contemporary artist Vik Muniz as he changes the lives of people living in the world's largest landfill.
4 Feb 13
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Design & Thinking trailer
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Film & Animation
A film exploring the concept of "design thinking" and its ability to solve global problems.
4 Feb 13
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Marina Abramović: The Artist is Present trailer
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Film & Animation
The story of an artist pushing herself beyond limits.
4 Feb 13
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Graduates at Conference 2013
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Design Thinking
We look forward to welcoming top graduates from design schools across the globe as Pecha Kucha speakers to Design Indaba Conference 2013.
1 Feb 13
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Four weeks to Expo 2013
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Creative Economy
With just four weeks to go, tickets sales for Design Indaba Expo have officially opened!
1 Feb 13
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Fossil fuels
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An enormous hanging sculpture is made up of the amount of coal needed to power a lightbulb for a year.
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Street artists participating in an international art festival ask ‘What if?’ in large-scale murals across Cape Town.
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The new edition of Ernest Cole’s monumental photobook documenting the injustices of apartheid includes previously unseen material.
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