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Glow in the dark paint

Festival News • 14 Mar 13

Lighting highways at night can suck energy needlessly – especially if the roads are empty. And it doesn’t have to be that way, says Lauren Shantall of Plascon. >
Totem time

Festival News • 13 Mar 13

We are once again blown away by the astuteness of trend forecaster Li Edelkoort’s latest observation – a revival of the Memphis design movement of the 1980s. >
Entwined products

Design News • 13 Mar 13

A Japanese creative process known as “Tanka” has led Nendo and Luca Nichetto to collaborate for Milan Furniture Fair 2013. >
Conference 2013 illustrated

Lookbook • 13 Mar 13

Heather Moore of Skinny laMinx attended Design Indaba Conference 2013 and illustrated her experience. >
Design in context (part II)

Festival News • 13 Mar 13

Stuck away at the far end of Africa, Design Indaba provides some much-needed perspective on our craft. >
Design in context (part I)

Festival News • 13 Mar 13

Context could be said to have emerged as an underlying theme of day two of Design Indaba 2013. >
Creativity, allure and inspiration

Festival News • 13 Mar 13

There was no shortage of beautiful things at this year’s Design Indaba Expo. >
Design Indaba Emerging Creatives

Festival News • 12 Mar 13

The annual Design Indaba Expo was an overwhelming collection of the best design in South Africa. >
Music of the spheres

Festival News • 12 Mar 13

The human UI (or the interface where the human body meets machine) made quite a few appearances on the first day of the 2013 Design Indaba Conference. >
Rock Wonderland

Design News • 12 Mar 13

Electric, a new cultural platform in Paris, has been likened to Alice's Wonderland - but for rock lovers! >
Hooked

Design News • 12 Mar 13

Karim Rashid's Hook range of cookware comes with fun and functional hooks that make for easy storage. And they look good! >
Music Circuit 2013 highlights

Festival News • 12 Mar 13

Three days, eight venues and more than 30 artists, the Design Indaba Music Circuit 2013 treated the discerning music lover to an audio feast. >
Brand new for beer

Design News • 11 Mar 13

Martí Guixé's packaging design for Estrella Damm beer takes its inspiration from the streets of Barcelona - and features recipes by Ferran Adrià. >
Fashion at Design Indaba Expo 2013

Festival News • 11 Mar 13 • Sponsored Content

South African fashion designers took to the stage at Design Indaba Expo showcasing their collections and transforming the events arena into a stylish ramp. >
Chart topper

Design News • 11 Mar 13

Michael Bierut's redesigned the famous Billboard magazine, ensuring its graphic identity works for its wide variety of coverage. >
Most Creative Stand at Design Indaba Expo 2013

Festival News • 9 Mar 13

Design consultancy Thingking is the winner of the 2013 Most Creative Stand Award at Design Indaba Expo. >
Wintec Innovation wins Innovation Award 2013

Festival News • 8 Mar 13 • Sponsored Content

Design Indaba Expo 2013's Innovation Award went to Al Stratford's design company Wintec Innovation, for their Stratflex systems. >
Community assets

Design News • 8 Mar 13

Bland Hoke and Howard Chambers transform temporary sidewalk sheds into community assets throughout New York City. >
Design Indaba 2013: The wrap-up

Festival News • 7 Mar 13 • Sponsored Content

This year's Design Indaba has delivered punch after thought-provoking punch of inspiration and insight into the design, cultural and social zeitgeist. >
Ode to Guinness

Design News • 6 Mar 13

Standing some three metres tall and weighing no less than two tons, The Guinness Monument in Dublin, Ireland, says cheers to beer! >
2013 Most Creative Stand Award winner

Festival News • 5 Mar 13 • Sponsored Content

The 2013 Most Creative Stand award at Design Indaba Expo went to Thingking! >
Petting Zoo by Christoph Niemann: Official App Trailer

Design News • 5 Mar 13

The Petting Zoo app by Christoph Niemann features thousands of hand-drawn animation frames, and playful, musical sounds for each animal, for hours of fun. >
Fear of fear

Design News • 5 Mar 13

Phobophobia is the fear of fear... Hat-trick and Knock Knock teamed up to visualise some unusual fears... Did you know Pogonophobia is the fear of beards? >
Most Beautiful Object in South Africa winner 2013

Festival News • 4 Mar 13 • Sponsored Content

The winner of the Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2013 is the Pebble Dress by Gavin Rajah. >

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