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Down by the river

Design News • 24 Jan 14

David Adjaye has completed the Gwangju River Reading Room, a human rights pavilion in South Korea. >
Entries now open for Design Indaba Expo Innovation Award

Festival News • 24 Jan 14 • Sponsored Content

Innovate, originate, create and you could win R50 000. >
Light bulb moment

Design News • 24 Jan 14

Energy efficient light bulbs have a bad rap for being ugly and producing terrible light quality, however the Hulger Plumen 002 design busts this stereotype. >
2014 Emerging Creatives lookbook – Part 2

Lookbook • 24 Jan 14

Design Indaba presents the 2014 Emerging Creatives and a sneak peek into their creative portfolios. >
Finding Hillywood trailer

FilmFestFriday • 24 Jan 14

Finding Hillywood is a film about the very beginning of Rwanda’s film industry and the power of cinema. The film is part of Design Indaba Filmfest 2014 lineup. >
Sign Painters trailer

FilmFestFriday • 24 Jan 14

Design Indaba Filmfest 2014: Sign Painters is the first anecdotal history of the craft of hand-lettered signage; a craft under threat in the digital age. >
We see beauty – part 1

Festival News • 23 Jan 14 • Sponsored Content

Sunday Times introduces the Design Indaba 2014 Most Beautiful Object in South Africa nominations. >
This Ain't California trailer

FilmFestFriday • 23 Jan 14

Design Indaba Filmfest 2014: "This Ain’t California" tracks three friends over nearly three decades as they discover and develop their love for skateboarding. >
Dangerous Acts starring The Unstable Elements of Belarus trailer

FilmFestFriday • 23 Jan 14

#Filmfest Friday: Dangerous Acts Starring The Unstable Elements of Belarus tells the story of a resistance movement led by performing artists. >
Get ready for Design Indaba 2014

Festival News • 22 Jan 14 • Sponsored Content

A top global design Conference, an Expo of the best African design, a FilmFest and a Music Circuit – what more could you ask for? Welcome to Design Indaba 2014! >
Radio Ga Ga

Design News • 22 Jan 14 • Sponsored Content

If you think radios will follow the same fate as snail mail – becoming an artefact of bygone days – Mathieu Lehanneur's latest design will make you think twice. >
Design Indaba Expo 2013 highlights

Festival News • Duration: 00:00:00 • 22 Jan 14

In anticipation of a bumper Design Indaba Expo 2014, we relive some of the highlights of Design Indaba Expo 2013 where 400 exhibitors strutted their stuff. >
Marcello Serpa for Havaianas

Lookbook • 21 Jan 14 • Sponsored Content

The global popularity of Havaianas is testament to the consistent, brilliant creative work of Brazilian-born creative director Marcello Serpa. Have a look. >
Throne of comfort

Design News • 21 Jan 14

The Bouroullec Brothers have extended their Alcove product family with the addition of a new sofa at imm cologne 2014. >
Design Indaba FilmFest 2014: Unexpected venues for unexpected films

Festival News • 20 Jan 14

Design Indaba FilmFest screens ten design film premieres in two unexpected venues to ensure you have a memorable movie-going experience. >
Utilitarian beauty

Q&A • 20 Jan 14

Dutch designer Reny van der Kamp questions and redefines design in "Utensils", a book based on documenting a Malawian family's life through their utensils. >
Wooden kitchenware

Design News • 19 Jan 14 • Sponsored Content

Nendo has designed a collection of kitchenware for Urushi Kobo Oshima that showcases the beauty in natural wood. >
The colour purple

Design News • 18 Jan 14

Karim Rashid's design of the Hap Four apartment block in New York exudes affordable luxury. >
Walk this way

Design News • 18 Jan 14

Abbott Miller designs a fresh system of signage and wayfinding for the Centro Roberto Garza Sada arts centre at the University of Monterrey in Mexico. >
Tune into Africa

Design News • 17 Jan 14 • Sponsored Content

International renowned hip hop artist and actor Yasiin Bey (a.k.a. Mos Def) launches a special music project “Live In Africa” with live once-off performances. >
2014 Emerging Creatives lookbook – Part 1

Lookbook • 17 Jan 14

Design Indaba presents the 2014 Emerging Creatives and a sneak peek into their creative portfolios. >
The cultural universe of brands

Opinion • 16 Jan 14 • Sponsored Content

Global brand director of G-Star RAW, Shubhankar Ray believes brands can play an enabling role in cultural production. >
Intricate crystal

Design News • 16 Jan 14

Marcel Wanders has designed a striking vase for Baccarat, made from crystal and marble. >
Shubhankar Ray: Brand DNA and unexpected combinations

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:07:40 • 16 Jan 14 • Sponsored Content

G-Star RAW recently hosted their first RAW Night in Cape Town, South Africa. Design Indaba chats to G-Star global brand director Shubhankar Ray. >

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