Architecture & Interiors | Design Indaba

The RAGAMUF: A sustainable chair rug for the home

Product Spotlight > Architecture & Interiors

Each rug is made from excess fabric from the textile industry. >

1 Feb 17
Kevin Kimwelle

Kevin Kimwelle is an architect who works to bring together sustainability and ethical design in his projects. >

31 Jan 17
Low-cost housing that is stylish and functional

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Check out these impressive social housing projects from around the world. >

24 Jan 17
Kjetil Thorsen

Kjetil Thorsen is a founding partner of the Norwegian architecture and landscape design firm Snøhetta and leads their Oslo-based office. >

18 Jan 17
Sleeping with Snøhetta under the Scandinavian sky

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Urban & Landscape Design

Snøhetta explores the evolving relationship between handicraft and digital technology. Architect and co-founder Kjetil Thorsen will speak at Design Indaba 2017. >

18 Jan 17
Check out these unorthodox bridges from around the world

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

From the Netherlands to China, architects are envisioning increasingly imaginative pathways. >

17 Jan 17
Li Edelkoort Design & Lifestyle Trend Forecast Seminar 2017

World-renowned forecaster of future fashion and design trends Li Edelkoort is back at Design Indaba Festival 2017 in Cape Town and Johannesburg to present her annual trend seminar. >

12 Jan 17
Concave roof design collects rainwater to cool the interior

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Design Thinking

This crafty double roof design collects rainwater and cools the interior of the home in arid regions >

10 Jan 17
Can architecture help us heal from loss?

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

The ‘Mask House’ was built specifically for those coping with grief. >

10 Jan 17
Alive by Juno Jeon

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Product Design

The Netherlands-based designer enlivens his furniture pieces through movement >

19 Dec 16
Teepee-like complex serves as a haven for Japan's elderly

Design Frontiers > Architecture & Interiors

Issei Suma's whimsical structures provide a calming environment for the retired. >

16 Dec 16
Stepping up solar efforts

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Design Activism

This sidewalk converts steps into power. >

16 Dec 16
Constructive Interference in the mind

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Design Thinking

This sculpture demonstrates the ease with which our minds are mystified by optical illusions. >

15 Dec 16
Shabby Shabby Apartments by Raumlabor

Design Frontiers > Architecture & Interiors

An artistic critique on Germany’s growing housing crisis hits the streets of Munich. >

6 Dec 16
Salvaging construction waste with StoneCycling

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Urban & Landscape Design

This Dutch startup collects demolition debris and recycles it for new buildings. >

6 Dec 16
Assemble: The DIY architecture collective

Video Interviews > Architecture & Interiors / Design Activism

London-based collective Assemble have members with diverse skills and take on practical projects from furniture to civic spaces and public theatre. >

5 Dec 16
How to make a city more malleable with Turner Prize winners Assemble

Talks > Architecture & Interiors / Design Activism / Design Thinking

Paloma Strelitz and James Binning, two members of the Turner Prize-winning collective Assemble, talk about how to make a city a playground of possibilities. >

5 Dec 16
Karboxx: Playing with shadows and light

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Craft

Combining cutting-edge technologies with unconventional materials. >

2 Dec 16
Clara Mar Hernández López on sustainable solutions for architecture

Talks > Architecture & Interiors

The Spanish architect talks adaptive architecture in a fast-paced world. >

2 Dec 16
Clara Mar Hernández López talks adapting architecture to better suit society’s needs

Video Interviews > Architecture & Interiors

We need to look at all the possibilities, says the Spanish architect. >

2 Dec 16
Vincent Callebaut’s eco-skyscraper takes shape in Taipei

Design Frontiers > Architecture & Interiors

The green building imitates the processes of natural ecosystems. >

1 Dec 16
What will the cities of the future look like?

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Hint: They’re green. >

29 Nov 16
The Growroom: Architecture that feeds the city

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Urban & Landscape Design

The Growroom urban farm explores how cities can feed themselves through architecture that produces food locally. >

23 Nov 16
Fun over function with product designer Jaime Hayón

Talks > Architecture & Interiors / Product Design

Whimsical Spanish designer Jaime Hayón explores materials and storytelling through products he creates with a childlike sense of fun. >

18 Nov 16

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