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My Heritage, My Inheritance

FilmFestFriday • 11 Apr 14

This short film captures the deeper cultural meaning behind South African knitwear brand, MaXhosa by Laduma designed and founded by Laduma Ngxokolo. >
Wanders' wonders

Design News • 10 Apr 14

Dutch designer Marcel Wanders's "Zio" collection for Moooi exudes a timeless modernity. >
Quiet reflection

Design News • 10 Apr 14 • Sponsored Content

Matali Crasset has designed a multifunctional unit that provides users with a quiet space for relaxation in the busy city life of today. >
Chris Gotz: Accidental poetry and story making

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:07:15 • 9 Apr 14 • Sponsored Content

Chief creative officer of Ogilvy & Mather South Africa, Chris Gotz believes that it is essential for creatives to gather more "primary evidence". >
Dining with Daniel Libeskind and Marina Abramovic

Design News • 9 Apr 14

Art, design and performance meet in Marina Abramovic's "Counting the Rice" that opens on 1 May at Centre d'Art Contemporain in Geneva. >
Do the splits

Design News • 9 Apr 14 • Sponsored Content

Tomas Kral has collaborated with Italian company Something Good for the 2014 Salone del Mobile to design a simple desktop storage unit. >
Why Africa is Now

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:05:36 • 8 Apr 14 • Sponsored Content

What's so special about African creativity? An architect, fashion designer, lighting designer, inventor and product designer share their insights. >
Marc Ruwiel on the Most Creative Stand at Design Indaba Expo 2014

Video Interviews • 8 Apr 14 • Sponsored Content

Creating a stand that stands out is easier said than done when you're exhibition alongside 500 other creatives. Ideso took this honour at Design Indaba Expo. >
Container power

Q&A • 8 Apr 14

Cape Town-based Cécile & Boyd might be renowned and awarded for their high-end lodges and hotels but it is their Foundation project that is the real winner. >
Radical cyclists' safety

Design News • 8 Apr 14 • Sponsored Content

This short film explores why a radically different alternative is much safer than the traditional cycle helmets used by most cyclists. >
Lighting up the dark

Design News • 8 Apr 14 • Sponsored Content

The MwangaBora solar lamp is more than just a light source; it empowers and liberates residents in rural African areas. >
Accessible technology

Design News • 7 Apr 14

3D printing has gone from sci-fi dream to everyday reality. At Design Indaba Expo 2014 Ignite 3D showcased the latest MakerBot desktop 3D printers. >
Building your brand

Design News • 7 Apr 14

Rem Koolhaas's leading international architecture firm OMA has redesigned the headquarters for global denim brand G-Star RAW. >
Add your idea

Design News • 7 Apr 14

You can still contribute your ideas to the challenge running on OpenIDEO on how to make low-income urban areas safer and more empowering for women and girls. >
Kick it

Design News • 7 Apr 14

Cape Town-based design studio SKOP gave reject soccer balls a second life with their unconventional design. >
Miami living

Design News • 6 Apr 14

Karim Rashid has designed an eye-catching apartment block in the heart of Miami. >
Sculpted for seating

Design News • 6 Apr 14

Inspired by materials used by Malian fishermen, the MO armchair is a pure reflection of an African culture, tradition and heritage. >
Iconic textiles

Design News • 5 Apr 14

Malian-based company Ndomo teaches young unemployed Africans the art of creating eco-friendly textiles. >
Lightweight but sturdier

Design News • 5 Apr 14 • Sponsored Content

First you could lift it above your head, now you can stand on it. Meet the new improved version of Benjamin Hubert's Ripple table. >
Arriving in town

Design News • 4 Apr 14

Maarten Baas is set to unveil a new solo exhibition during Salone del Mobile 2014. >
Meet the Makers: Ilze and Heinrich Wolff

FilmFestFriday • 4 Apr 14

In the third edition of Creative Cape Town's Meet the Makers series you meet Ilze and Heinrich Wolff - wife-and-husband architects who practice in Cape Town. >
Celebrating colour

Design News • 4 Apr 14

Fashion Rising's Spring 2014 collection celebrates Africa's bold, bright and brilliant colours. >
This Over That

Design News • 3 Apr 14

Creative director and co-founder of Alt Group Dean Poole's delightful little book "This Over That" visualises phrases containing the word "over". >
Take our survey and win

Digital News • 3 Apr 14

Help us learn more about you and your perception of Design Indaba and stand to win one of 20 copies of Dean Poole’s book "This Over That". >

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