Top 10 April 2013

Featuring the 10 most popular stories of April 2013.

April 2013 was a busy month for the design world, with the Milan Furniture Fair being the major happening on the global scene. Here at Design Indaba we've also released a lot of our video interviews and image galleries from Design Indaba 2013, which was held in Cape Town from late February to early March. Below is a selection of our most popular content for the month of April, featuring an inspiring collection of news, videos and galleries. We hope you enjoy our April highlights!

Leanie van der Vyver: Not many people get the opportunity to design in gold

Video Interviews > Product Design

Leanie van der Vyver explains her design process behind the Design Indaba gold medallion. >

26 Apr 13
Emerging Creatives 2013

Video Interviews > Art & Photography / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Graphic Design & Illustration / Product Design

The 2013 Emerging Creatives programme was a huge success on the Expo floor. Here's what the designers had to say. >

19 Apr 13
Jungle Jim turns heads in Milan

Design News > Art & Photography / Graphic Design & Illustration

Local pulp-fiction zine takes over windows of popular department store La Rinascente during Milan design week >

19 Apr 13
Steven Heller: Graphic design to the average person is that thing that they pass every day

Video Interviews > Graphic Design & Illustration

Steven Heller tells how he believes a multidisciplinary approach is essential to avoid becoming insulated and repetitive while designing. >

15 Apr 13
Futuristic Africa

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Art & Photography / Craft / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Graphic Design & Illustration / Information Design / Music & Sound Design / Product Design

The past, present and future of African design is explored in the "Afrofuture" exhibition held during the 2013 Milan Furniture Fair. >

10 Apr 13
Love local

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Love ZA Buy ZA is a new campaign aimed at creating awareness around the positive impact of buying local clothing. >

8 Apr 13
Paved with positivity

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Graphic Design & Illustration

The environmental graphics Paula Scher designed for a school in New York reinforce the positive core values of the institution. >

8 Apr 13
David Adjaye: Architecture makes sense when it connects with culture, society and climate

Video Interviews > Architecture & Interiors / African Design

David Adjaye tells Design Indaba how architecture binds people. Find out how. >

4 Apr 13
Patterns & blocks

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration / Urban & Landscape Design

Lorenzo Nassimbeni's latest mural, done in collaboration with school children, references the surroundings and the people that inhabit the area. >

3 Apr 13
Expo 2013 highlights

Festival News > Architecture & Interiors / Craft / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Graphic Design & Illustration / Product Design

Design Indaba Expo 2013 featured the very best of South African creativity; from craft, furniture, fashion and more here is a look at some of the highlights. >

14 Mar 13

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