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Book now for Design Indaba Simulcast 2014

Festival News • 18 Dec 13

The Design Indaba Conference will be simulcast live to venues in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Port Elizabeth and, for the first time, Potchefstroom. >
Luyanda Mpahlwa: We need to increase our level of appreciation for design

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:05:07 • 18 Dec 13 • Sponsored Content

In this interview at the 2013 AZA Architecture Conference, Luyanda Mpahlwa tells us what the Design Indaba 10 x 10 Low-Cost Housing Project taught him. >
The social agenda of buildings

Q&A • 17 Dec 13 • Sponsored Content

Clive Wilkinson, paradigm-defining architect of Googleplex, will speak at Design Indaba 2014. Here he shares insights into his approach to workplace design. >
Christmas tree, O Christmas tree

Design News • 17 Dec 13 • Sponsored Content

Dutch conceptual design studio Droog has unveiled an enormous holographic Christmas tree in the entrance hall of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. >
Wired for sound

Design News • 17 Dec 13

Sonolith, a new audio system by a South African design trio, breaks all the stereo types. >
Stylish timekeeping

Design News • 17 Dec 13

Jaime Hayón's collection of Orolog wristwatches combine classical elements with modern details. >
Music from the heart

Design News • 16 Dec 13

Harry Pearce has designed a new visual identity for the Crouch End Festival Chorus in North London. >
Memorising animals

Design News • 16 Dec 13

The quirky characters from Christoph Niemann's highly-acclaimed digital Petting Zoo app now make their debut in a tactile, analogue memory game. >
Spreading the word

Design News • 14 Dec 13

Michael Bierut has redesigned the website for the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine to suit the needs of a 21st century congregation. >
Juke Box beats

Design News • 14 Dec 13

Yuri Suzuki's latest installation allows visitors of Tate Britain to capture their impressions of the art in musical form. >
Made by Hand: The Cigar Shop

FilmFestFriday • 13 Dec 13

#FilmFestFridays presents "Made by Hand: The Cigar Shop". This short film offers a glimpse into a second generation cigar shop Martinez Hand Rolled Cigars. >
Nawaaz Saldulker: Emerging Creatives Q&A

Festival News • 13 Dec 13

This week’s featured Emerging Creative is product designer Nawaaz Saldulker, who was part of the programme at Design Indaba Expo in 2013. >
Heinrich Wolff: Great architecture sets up great situations

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:05:39 • 12 Dec 13 • Sponsored Content

In an interview at the 2013 AZA Architecture Conference, South African architect Heinrich Wolff speaks about transforming the Blue Shed at the V&A Waterfront. >
Made beyond borders

Q&A • 12 Dec 13

For her PhD research London-based designer Sarah Rhodes wanted to explore the nature of collaborative making between designers and craft producers. >
Glass acts

Design News • 12 Dec 13

New Italian design company Purho teams up with the ever-fabulous Karim Rashid for a launch collection of contemporary glassware. >
Ode to nature

Design News • 11 Dec 13 • Sponsored Content

Paula Scher's new identity for the Natural Areas Conservancy in New York City promotes a message of conservation and restoration. >
Redefining furniture manufacturing

Design News • 11 Dec 13

Carlo Ratti Associati's digitally fabricated, flexible furniture pieces prove that manufacturing is entering the third industrial revolution. >
Up, up and away

Design News • 11 Dec 13

Emerging Creatives K&i Design Studio has collaborated with photographer Henry Thomas to create an installation for the Megaro Bar in London. >
Peter Rich: Move outside the comfort zone of stereotypes

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:05:59 • 10 Dec 13 • Sponsored Content

In an interview at the 2013 AZA Architecture Conference, Peter Rich speaks about his lifelong commitment to understanding the needs of communities. >
TEN Collection: design tutorial ft Yoann Madec & Solène Renaudin (France)

Inside View • 10 Dec 13

Yoann Madec and Solène Renaudin on creating their digital artwork for the TEN Collection. (Use the captions settings on the video player for subtitles.) >
Bell-shaped beauty

Design News • 10 Dec 13

Marcel Wanders has designed a powder case that chimes on opening to indicate the awakening of beauty. >
Design Indaba Conference gives you creative fuel

Festival News • 9 Dec 13

Delegates from the 2013 Design Indaba Conference share why they attended - and why you should too. >
Golden graffiti

Design News • 9 Dec 13

Faith47 has created two new pieces for the Wynwood Walls "Women On The Walls" exhibition in Miami, US. >
Wrinkled beauty

Design News • 9 Dec 13

Nendo draws on a traditional Japanese paper-making method to create a collection of lamps that reveal the beauty of wrinkles. >

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