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Expo 2014: Early Bird sales now open

Festival News • 15 Jul 13

Get ready for Design Indaba Expo 2014! There's great discount to be had if you book and pay for your stand before 31 August 2013. Here's all the info you need. >
Fashion at Design Indaba Expo

Festival News • 11 Jul 13

Style, flair, creativity and innovation characterised the fashion arena at Design Indaba Expo 2013. Here’s a look at some of the highlights. >
Design Indaba Expo 2013 roundup

Festival News • 3 Jul 13

Craft, decor, fashion, product design, new media, visual art, jewellery, graphic design and more, take a look at the highlights of Design Indaba Expo 2013. >
Design Indaba Conference 2013 roundup

Festival News • 3 Jul 13

Here’s a quick look at the highlights of the 2013 Design Indaba Conference. >
Connected to creativity

Festival News • 21 Jun 13

At this year’s Design Indaba, proud sponsors MTN connected students in Tshwane to the Design Indaba experience with their Connector Bot robot. >
Woolworths at Design Indaba 2013

Festival News • 19 Jun 13

At this year’s Design Indaba Woolworths highlighted their ten years of partnership with the event and reaffirmed their commitment to design. >
Absa at Design Indaba 2013

Festival News • 19 Jun 13

Loyal sponsors Absa believe that sponsorship of Design Indaba is a keen tool for bringing their brand alive. Here’s a look at their activation at the 2013 event >
DStv at Design Indaba 2013

Festival News • 19 Jun 13

As loyal sponsors to Design Indaba, DStv enjoyed a number of activation opportunities at the 2013 event. >
Absa | The Democratic Republic of Design

Festival News • 30 May 13

At Design Indaba 2013 Absa created a virtual country called the Democratic Republic of Design to show how design and creativity are the backbone of an economy. >
The 55th Venice Biennale

Festival News • 30 May 13

The 55th Venice Biennale, celebrating art, architecture, film, theatre and dance, takes place in the Italian city over the next six months. Take a look. >
Design Indaba Music Circuit 2013 highlights

Festival News • 22 May 13

Design Indaba Music Circuit 2013 was a true showcase of the power of creativity in South African music. Here is a roundup of the event. >
Elizabeth Galloway at Design Indaba 2013

Festival News • 28 Apr 13

Cape Town’s Design Indaba Expo is a cultural mix of all things design related in South Africa. >
Design Indaba 2013 – Final Thoughts

Festival News • 10 Apr 13

Design Indaba 2013 was not only a amazing experience showcasing the world’s most recognised designers and speakers but also inspired all who attended the event. >
Totemism: Memphis Meets Africa at Design Indaba Expo 2013

Festival News • 5 Apr 13

Take a visual journey through Totemism: Memphis Meets Africa, an exhibition presented by Design Indaba and curated by Li Edelkoort. >
Food & drink at Design Indaba Expo 2013

Festival News • 5 Apr 13

From Cape Town's biggest gathering of food trucks to tasty cocktails and more, here is a selection of pictures showcasing what happened on the 2013 Expo floor. >
Totemism: Memphis Meets Africa at Design Indaba Expo

Festival News • 26 Mar 13

Li Edelkoort on how the concepts of belonging, layering and merging formed the inspiration for her Totemism: Memphis Meets Africa exhibition. >
Expo 2013 highlights

Festival News • 14 Mar 13

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. >
Music Circuit 2013 highlights

Festival News • 12 Mar 13

Three days, eight venues and more than 30 artists, the Design Indaba Music Circuit 2013 treated the discerning music lover to an audio feast. >

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David Adjaye shines the light

Bizcommunity • 18 Mar 13

Back on the Design Indaba stage after seven years, David Adjaye shared his story... >
WCFI at the Design Indaba Expo

VISI • 14 Mar 13

The Western Cape Furniture Initiative stand at this year’s Design Indaba Expo was truly impressive. >
Glow in the dark paint

• 14 Mar 13

Lighting highways at night can suck energy needlessly – especially if the roads are empty. And it doesn’t have to be that way, says Lauren Shantall of Plascon. >
Totem time

VISI • Li Edelkoort • 13 Mar 13

We are once again blown away by the astuteness of trend forecaster Li Edelkoort’s latest observation – a revival of the Memphis design movement of the 1980s. >
Design in context (part II)

Bizcommunity • 13 Mar 13

Stuck away at the far end of Africa, Design Indaba provides some much-needed perspective on our craft. >
Design in context (part I)

Bizcommunity • 13 Mar 13

Context could be said to have emerged as an underlying theme of day two of Design Indaba 2013. >
Creativity, allure and inspiration

Mail & Guardian • 13 Mar 13

There was no shortage of beautiful things at this year’s Design Indaba Expo. >
Design Indaba Emerging Creatives

Arts Thread • 12 Mar 13

The annual Design Indaba Expo was an overwhelming collection of the best design in South Africa. >

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