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Stories from the South side

Opinion > Art & Photography / Design Thinking

What happens to cultural production when the West is the “exotic other”? No More Westerns, the theme of the 2012 Impakt Arts Festival, explores this question. >

22 Oct 12
10 Secrets to becoming a better design student

Inside View > Design Thinking / Graphic Design & Illustration

Oded Ezer shares his thoughts (and experience) on how to be a better design student, in 10 easy steps. >

22 Oct 12
Packing in the power

Design News > Design Thinking

PowerPac, a human-generated energy producing device by Ideso, has been awarded a Red Dot award. >

19 Oct 12
Hilary's Straws

FilmFestFriday > Design Thinking

A moving portrait of Hilary Lister, a quadriplegic champion sailor. >

19 Oct 12
The Bionic Eye

FilmFestFriday > Design Thinking

Dr Joseph Rizzo and Prof John Wyatt have pioneered a technology for restoring sight to patients who suffer from degenerative blindness. >

12 Oct 12
Yves Béhar: design is a generous endeavour

Video Interviews > Design Thinking / Product Design

For Yves Béhar design needs to focus on the person that will receive the experience of the product or system being designed. >

11 Oct 12
Piet Hein Eek: I am inspired by materials

Video Interviews > Design Thinking / Product Design

Piet Hein Eek is the first designer on record to use scrapwood in domestic creations. Here he speaks about his materials-driven approach. >

11 Oct 12
Project life

Design News > Design Thinking

In a short video, produced as part of the Herman Miller Why Design series, Ayse Birsel talks about the process of deconstruction and reconstruction. >

11 Oct 12
Through the lens of Satyendra Pakhalé

Inside View > Design Thinking

We're pleased to present the contribution "Curiosities… Design & Technology" by Satyendra Pakhalé. >

1 Oct 12
Through the lens of Satyendra Pakhalé

Opinion > Design Thinking

Whether here on Earth or on the Moon, Satyendra Pakhalé aims to demystify design and technology and its impact on people around the world. >

1 Oct 12
Meet Mr Toilet

FilmFestFriday > Design Thinking

For those without access to a simple toilet, poop can be poison... >

1 Oct 12
Walking the talk

Profiling > Architecture & Interiors / Design Thinking

Sometimes you need to shout, other times you need to talk. But you’ve always got to walk the talk, Jens Martin Skibsted believes. >

1 Oct 12
Your Street Gauteng's winning urban designs

Do Tank News > Design Thinking / Creative Economy / Urban & Landscape Design / Design Activism

Four creative proposals have received the green light from Your Street Gauteng, winning a total of R250 000 in project funding. >

28 Sep 12
Breaking out of the silo and onto the street

Do Tank News > Design Activism / Design Thinking / Urban & Landscape Design

The Your Street Challenge, inspired by Design Indaba, seeks to transform urban space through creative thought. >

26 Sep 12
Adobe® Design Achievement Awards

Digital News > Design Thinking / Graphic Design & Illustration

Finalists for the Adobe Design Achievement Awards announced, and a local education institution to receive Adobe software. >

24 Sep 12
Where It's At: A Design Indaba publication

Guest edited by Richard Hart and designed by Disturbance, Where It's At is the first in a series of limited editions inspired by Design Indaba magazine. >

19 Sep 12
Design awarded

Design News > Design Thinking

Innovation, design, technology and creativity gets awarded at the A'Design Awards, which celebrates "superior designs for a better future". >

18 Sep 12 / Advertorial
Streetwise Design

Do Tank News > Design Thinking / Creative Economy

The Your Street Challenge aims to bring design back into underprivileged communities through form and function. >

13 Sep 12
Opening windows to a "designer" career

Do Tank News > Creative Economy / Design Thinking

Design Indaba’s advocacy programmes promoting the creative industries have propped up the local industry. >

13 Sep 12
Clive van Heerden on why design must ask more difficult questions of technology

Talks > Design Thinking / Interaction Design

Clive van Heerden believes that by asking really stupid questions you can produce really interesting results. >

22 Aug 12
Mandela Day

In honour of the legendary Nelson Mandela, Design Indaba gets involved in Mandela Day projects every 18 July, like gifting a library to a community. >

27 Jul 12
Ai Weiwei: In the face of uncertain futures

Dialogues > Art & Photography / Design Thinking

Here is Paul D Miller's exclusive interview with Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, as it appeared in the latest edition of Origin magazine. >

25 Jul 12
67 Minutes for Mandela Day

Do Tank News > Architecture & Interiors / Design Activism / Design Thinking

The community of Blikkiesdorp in Delft, outside Cape Town, are now the proud owners of their very own library – as part of a Mandela Day initiative. >

20 Jul 12
67 minutes, and a library, for Madiba day

Do Tank News > Architecture & Interiors / Design Thinking

In honour of the legendary Nelson Mandela, Design Indaba was involved in a project that brought a library to a community. >

19 Jul 12

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