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Vibrant Paralympic Games ad wins Art Director’s Club of Europe award
The ‘We are the Superhumans’ campaign celebrates the disabled community.
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The Centre for the Less Good Idea
Visual artist William Kentridge has created a space to nurture the growth of South African artists.
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The art of Lina Viktor makes black womanhood the focus
Using 24-karat gold, the New York City-based artist elevates the power of identity.
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The Skin I’m In by Nicole Buchanan
The photographer’s work gives a voice to minority students.
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Would you drink beer made from sewage water?
A California brewing company has created a ‘delicious’ beer using recycled wastewater.
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This kids clothing range literally grows alongside your child
“Slow fashion for fast growing kids.”
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The Iota Project: blending bespoke furniture creation with social upliftment
These beautiful handmade objects are creating jobs for unemployed women.
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South African photographer shortlisted in 2017 Sony World Photography Awards
Cole Ndelu’s arresting entry was inspired by the #FeesMustFall movement.
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Using technology to reimagine the documentation of human suffering
Photographer Richard Mosse’s latest work opens at the Barbican.
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Permanent Alien focuses on stories from the Asian American diaspora
“What if we made a comic featuring people who looked like us for people who look like us?”
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This tampon packaging brings an important part of menstruation out of hiding
Thinx Tampons has gone where no tampon maker has dared go before.
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The Five Fields Play Structure by Matter Design
This playground stimulates the imagination and encourages creativity.
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Remembering Chinese Photographer Ren Hang
The 29-year old provocateur leaves behind an awe-inspiring body of work.
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Can you spot the women in these chaotic, illustrated ads?
This ad campaign highlights the lack of women in the Egyptian workforce.
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Recharging Mount Olivella with thousands of trees
This ambitious art intervention breathes new life into a devastated area.
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SONOP primary school gets a solar powered upgrade
Design Indaba partnered with SolarWorld Africa (Pty) Ltd and On Track to give this school a sustainable update.
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Kamila Iżykowicz’s RITU range reflects the different stages in a woman’s cycle
This global grad’s jewellery collection emits soothing scents when you engage with it.
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Koen Vanmechelen’s Cosmopolitan Chicken lands in South Africa
The Belgian multidisciplinary artist brings his biocultural diversity project to Design Indaba 2017.
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The Sounds of Nightscape: Part 3
The final act of our inaugural musical celebration has arrived.
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The Sounds of Nightscape: Part 2
Missed out on the first night? There are still two more days of Nightscape left.
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The Sounds of Nightscape
From the hums of psychedelic rock to an exclusive set by Black Coffee, Wednesday’s inaugural Nightscape has something for everyone.
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Design Indaba 2017 features a royal flush of Scandinavian speakers
Finland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Iceland are all accounted for at this year’s Design Indaba Conference.
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This Italian artist subverts societal expectations with her self-portraiture
Chiara Mazzocchi’s work is both self-reflective and rebellious.
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Michael Wolf photographs the world’s most uncomfortable commute
‘Tokyo Compression’ offers a new perspective of the Japanese city.
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