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Design is a new form of art and poetry, says Alberto Alessi. >

Tord Boontje talks about a renewed interest in handmade designs and craft and the gap between great design and commercial reality. >

Speakers at the 2011 Design Indaba Conference share their thoughts on creativity, a better world, design thinking and more. >

Jens Martin Skibsted loves bicycles because of their efficient man/machine interface. >

Mexican designers Pedro Reyes and Carla Fernandez talk about how design can have a real impact on the world. >

Creativity is about making a stand... Here's a look at the Isle of Trees's Most Creative Stand at Design Indaba Expo 2011. >

Plastic waste + hands + geometry = beautiful objects + employment, a system that Heath Nash has refined using other people's rubbish. >

What we need in a time of crisis is love, ambition and a redesign of the entire human environment as a work of art. >

For India to prosper notions of prosperity, social justice and democracy need to be redefined. W+K Delhi look at creative solutions. >

Humanity is going through unprecedented change, breaking traditional boundaries and designing innovative solutions. >

Live Futures, a non-profit company in London, is empowering and uplifting young people, one Live Magazine at a time. >

Documenting Design 2/2 – Gary Hustwit, Doug Pray and Eames Demetrios at Design Indaba 2010. >

Documenting Design 1/2 - Gary Hustwit, Doug Pray and Eames Demetrios at Design Indaba 2010. >

Bruce Nussbaum on his love affair with the design of business, and the business of design. >

The Electrocyte Appendix is a human organ for converting blood sugar into electricity. >

Frank Tjepkema's Oogst is a self-sustaining environment for 1, 100 or 1 000 people. >

Amy Franceschini explains Futurefarmers's approach to community-based Victory Gardens. >

Dunne&Raby speculate that people will start using genetic modification to maximize the nutritional value of their surroundings. >

The Guide to Free Farming, by 5.5 designers, is a handbook to sourcing nutrition in the urban environment. >

Design Indaba commissioned a range of top designers to conceive the ways in which farming will adapt in the future. >

Part 2 of 2: Interview in which Massimo Vignelli elaborates on how recessions awake dull minds and spur innovation. >

Part 1 of 2: Interview with preeminent multi-disciplinary designer Massimo Vignelli, who has been working in the field for over 55 years. >

Get a taste of what’s to offer on designindaba.com with this mash-up entrée of past Design Indaba speakers. >

The Design Indaba Conference 2009, like its predecessors, was a meeting, networking, and inspiring, of our time's greatest creative minds. >

World-renowned designers discuss South Africa - a country that Rick Valicenti refers to as, "a charmed and emerging place". >