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2014 when young Mozambican designer Taibo Bacar launched … rouse popular support. The designer uses it to refer simultaneously … Mozambican fashion designer Taibo Bacar's latest colourful … >

Nendo's latest chair design brings out the charm and … Chair deigned by Japanese design studio Nendo explore the … possibilities in product design when two materials of different … >

partner DJ Stout, who spoke at Design Indaba Conference 2014 about … his work as a publication designer is informed by his locale … How true is this for all design disciplines? How do other … >

Maria Uys, one of Design Indaba Festival's Emerging … Creatives 2015, is a surface designer from Cape Town. Uys … for a stage production. At Design Indaba Expo 2015, Uys will … >

Design Frontiers … Design activism usesdesign thinking to create products … projects from the worlds of design, film, music and creative … >

Cate is a master chef, food designer and artist, passionate about … well-received exhibition at Dutch Design Week 2015, we contacted the … booming discipline of food design. As founder and headman at … >

the 2008 Art and Politics award, graphicdesigner Luba Lukova believes in the … Design Indaba alumnus Luba Lukova … Design activism usesdesign thinking to create products … >

is an object lesson in how design thrives on beautiful constraints … joinery, furniture or product design - is born of their earnest … clients' appreciation of good design, they go beyond the brief … >

Series 2 was showcased at Design Indaba Expo's Africa is Now … month.  Pentagram partner and Design Indaba Conference speaker … Conference speaker DJ Stout's book design on surfing in Texas captured … >

numerous projects include designing a crystal lamp for Swarovski … Tokyo. "Studio Jurgen Bey designs for public spaces, interiors … the things and its users, design supporting a story and the … >

Last year, Franco-Austrian design studio Celia-Hannes collaborated … crafts with contemporary design. The Frugal Collection comprises … latter two produced with Design Afrika. It was conceptualised … >

can come in handy. German designer Patrick Frey has created … ones that usually become design icons, and FIDA and Frey … recognised with a 2011 iF product design … >

Designed and produced in Zenabwork … includes a range of diverse designs. But the traditional Ethiopian … has remained as a staple design element. There are summer … >

Designed by Cape Town architectural … single-family residence were designed by Lucien Rees of New York-based … The house and the landscape design won an American Society of … >

to be announced for Design Indaba Music 2015, Nongoma is a welcome addition to the burgeoning contemporary music scene in South Africa. This versatile vocalist truly lives up to her name, which roughly translated from Zulu means "mother of song". Full name Nongoma Ndlovu, her roots lie in R&B, jazz, soul and gospel, but she is proving herself to be a multi-dimensional artist with her evolution into more electronic sounds as part of Spoek Mathambo and DJ Spoko's Fantasma project. This young woman's musical experience has been fuelled by her exposure to international influences. Born in Germany, Nongoma spent her formative years in Switzerland where she began writing at the age of 10, ultimately developing a sound that flirted with R&B vocals, warm jazz-club melodies and layered acoustic melanges. Having led a highly respected gospel group in Switzerland, her powerful stage presence melds well with a voice that is reminiscent of legends gone by. Since her first album, In the Mirror, she and her sister Nandi have been contributing their voices to Fantasma's debut album FreeLove, due for release by Soundway Records in March. The collective of South African musicians recently released "Want Your Love", which splices Ndlovu's soulful vocals into a choppy '80s-influenced track. Nongoma's versatility on vocals is a noteworthy experience, particularly on our featured track, "Voices". Her entrancing, earthy intro is fraught with the anticipation of an almost tribal beat, with tentative, shivering cymbals illuminating the sparseness of this unreleased acoustic offering. With a scintillating a capella, we're met with yawning, crooning and humming that falls together to make an intriguing collection of resonating voices. Nongoma takes us to the next level with a drumbeat that scatters like raindrops, emulating the cleansing, spirited effects of summer showers. Joining Design Indaba Music 2015 with her … >

seaweed. At the recent Dutch Design Week, textile and productdesigner Nienke Hoogvliet used a fascinating … implies, the Delft-based designer used a yarn made of sea algae … green. The considered design feels luxurious but seems … >

always work. You have to design around them." Ian Murchison "Infuse … backrest." Tom Hulme "1. We are all designers 2. We achieve more through … collaboration 3. Tech is just a design tool."  "Our job is … >