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Designing for an inclusive & considered future with Grace Jun

Talks > Fashion & Jewellery Design

“Less about perfection, but rather a desire to have more options.”

28 Jul 17
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Children’s book This Is How We Do It celebrates diversity while encouraging empathy

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

“See what makes us different and what unites us.”

27 Jul 17
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Could the future of mobility lie in 3D-printing?

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking

The folks over at Michelin imagine a future of adaptive, airless wheels with the Visionary Tyre concept.

27 Jul 17
00:02:35

London-based experience designer on the University of the Underground

Video Interviews > Information Design

Nelly Ben Hayoun teaches students how to engineer situations, to design experiences and challenge structures of power.

26 Jul 17
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UK student designs a device that makes it easier for wheelchair users to tackle hills

Next Generation > Product Design

"The future of design lies in collaborating with users to create unique solutions engineered and customised to fit their specific needs,” says Dell.

26 Jul 17
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Michael Zee’s breakfasts are as beautiful as they are delicious

Design News > Food Design

The beautifully plated meals are curated on the popular Instagram account, SymmetryBreakfast.

26 Jul 17
00:47:34

Experience designer Nelly Ben Hayoun on colonising Mars with the worms from hell

Talks > Interaction Design

In her Design Indaba Conference talk she introduces us to her project called The Life, the Sea and the Space Viking.

26 Jul 17
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Wacom Creatives: Andrew Rae on illustrating simplified versions of the real world

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

"I am trying to draw through the filter of my own brain as opposed to trying to replicate reality too much," says the Illustrator and graphic novelist.

25 Jul 17
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On bridging the contrast between classical and contemporary art

Design News > Art & Photography

What would Michelangelo think of these tatted up marble masterpieces?

25 Jul 17
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New competition for student service designers will be part of this year's London Design Festival

Design News > Design Thinking

Three winners will get to showcase their work at the 2017 Service Design Fringe Festival in London this September.

25 Jul 17
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Family-friendly sculpture garden opens at Franschhoek wine estate

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

The Boschendal Wineland Estate says they want the garden to be diverse enough to cater to both young and old.

24 Jul 17
00:03:08

Designer Ayse Birsel on the importance of making time for creativity

Video Interviews > Design Thinking

“Design the life you love, then go and live it!”

24 Jul 17
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Visual artist Chris Saunders talks collaboration and inspiration

Design Frontiers > Film & Animation

We caught up with the former Design Indaba Emerging Creative to find out what he’s been working on.

24 Jul 17
00:20:02

Ayse Birsel on designing a meaningful future for yourself

Talks > Industrial Design

The award-winning designer talks about applying design processes to our daily lives.

24 Jul 17
00:02:33

Peter Veenstra on building outspoken landscapes

Video Interviews > Urban & Landscape Design

"In the end we are happiest when the structural improvement and design [thinking] come together,” says the Dutch landscape architect.

22 Jul 17
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The colour-changing T-shirt that detects the presence of water pollution

Design Frontiers > Product Design

This T-shirt line reveals some of the more shocking effects of climate change.

21 Jul 17
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Laduma Ngxokolo's timely move into wearable tech

Design News > Information Design

The limited edition Mna Nam by Laduma allows you to save as easily as you would normally spend.

21 Jul 17
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Introducing Spectrum.za – a new publication focusing on the work of black LGBT+ creatives

Design News > Design Thinking

The e-zine centres marginalised identities and their narratives.

21 Jul 17
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This breathable workout suit helps you cool down after a sweaty gym session

Design Frontiers > Product Design

Researchers at MIT use living cells to give this unique garment a cool advantage.

21 Jul 17
00:04:14

Lernert & Sander on crafting their own niche, creativity and their future in high-concept art

Video Interviews > Film & Animation

"We are not interested in style. We are interested in a good idea," says the Dutch duo on creativity.

21 Jul 17
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Walk the geometric maze of Camille Walala

Design News > Interaction Design

The interactive exhibition is transforming the Greenwich Peninsula’s NOW Gallery into a body-bending experience.

21 Jul 17
00:35:03

Filmmakers Lernert & Sander address piracy in the creative industry

Talks > Film & Animation

Their approach to their talk at the Design Indaba Conference 2017 was no different to their stunningly cheeky designs.

21 Jul 17
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Curtain-like exterior gives this new building a sense of always being in motion

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

The Shanghai Bund Financial Center is a collaboration between Foster & Partners and Heatherwick Studio.

20 Jul 17
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Could plant-based graffiti be the street art of the future?

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

This multimedia designer uses foliage as a paint brush.

20 Jul 17

From the Archives

Hollywood calling

Q&A • 16 Aug 22

This Design Indaba Emerging Creative for 2022 is a content creator and fitness influencer with a penchant for filmmaking >
Community living

Design News • 16 Aug 22

Mumbai-based architectural and design firm Community Design Agency is working together with community members to revitalise the Sanjaynagar slum >
Star quality

Design News • 16 Aug 22

Siviwe Jali, one of the Design Indaba Emerging Creative mentees from 2014, recently won the Best New Talent award at Decorex Cape Town 2022 >
Mr Sandman

Design News • 16 Aug 22

Recent graduate Archie Read designed an off-grid, ‘flushable’ toilet that aims to provide a dignified solution to unsafe sanitary conditions >

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