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Cyborg artists Neil Harbisson and Moon Ribas on physically merging oneself with technology

Video Interviews > Design Activism / Music & Sound Design

“I think the more we design ourselves the less we’ll have to design the planet and the less we’ll have to change it.” >

19 Mar 19
Tumelo Lerata wins most promising award in international housing competition

Design Frontiers > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Design Activism / Industrial Design

The "r.i.s.e in the city" design competition is aimed at bridging the gap between entrepreneurship and architecture. >

19 Mar 19
Jalila Essaïdi’s project turns cow dung into textiles

Design Frontiers > Creative Economy / Design Activism / Fashion & Jewellery Design

Designer and entrepreneur Jalila Essaïdi says we have an untapped natural resource in manure. >

14 Mar 19
Watch: Designing near death with the student who created her own coffin

Video Interviews > Design Activism

Shaina Garfield is one of 12 graduates who are speaking at Design Indaba Festival 2019. >

28 Feb 19
Young designers are the future of the industry, but what are they saying?

Next Generation > Design Activism / Design Thinking

Some of these young designers, like urbanist Nicole Moyo, will take the stage at Day 1 of the 2019 Design Indaba Festival. >

27 Feb 19
The Mother & Baby Hospital Unit in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Design Activism

White Arkitekter has unveiled its design for a mother and baby unit for the Panzi Hospital in the Democratic Republic of Congo. >

26 Feb 19
The three industry greats hosting Design Indaba 2019

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Design Activism

From 2019 Design Indaba Conference speaker Lucas De Man to the iconic performer Lebo Mashile, get to know this year's hosts. >

22 Feb 19
Meet the women who led the charge at Design Indaba Conference 2019

Design News > Design Activism / Design Thinking

These talented women include Wanuri Kahiu, Annabelle Selldorf, Ane Crabtree, Mariam Kamara and Faith XLVII. >

21 Feb 19
Regenerative agriculture can make farmers stewards of the land again

Inside View > Design Activism

Florida Atlantic University's Stephanie Anderson on an alternative method to what we know as sustainable farming. >

20 Feb 19
Harvesting water from unexpected places

Next Generation > Design Activism / Product Design

The way we build our cities can help us harvest water sustainably, says Design Indaba alumna Shaakira Jassat. >

18 Feb 19
Samuel's Streets documents a radio show in Kinshasa run by homeless young people

Design News > African Design / Design Activism / Film & Animation

#WorldRadioDay: Makhulu Productions' virtual reality film tells the story of how a homeless child found his voice on a Kinshasa radio show. >

13 Feb 19
Design that is curious, brave and leaves a profound impact

Next Generation > Architecture & Interiors / Creative Economy / Design Activism

These design graduates will join design veterans on stage at Design Indaba Conference 2019. >

12 Feb 19
South African artist Faith XLVII returns to Design Indaba Conference

Design News > Design Activism / Graphic Design & Illustration

She’s no stranger to Design Indaba, now Faith XLVII returns to our annual conference on creativity to present a never-before-seen performance >

6 Feb 19
Lebo Mashile to MC Design Indaba Conference for the second time

Design News > Design Activism

The multi talented South African performance artist blew the audience away in 2018, here's why: >

5 Feb 19
As climate change and natural disasters intensify, it’s time to build back better

Design Frontiers > Architecture & Interiors / Design Activism

Now is the time to to commit to sustainable-design practices that will rebuild the world’s infrastructure with climate resilience at the forefront. >

25 Jan 19
Art, dialogue and action to transform marginalised communities

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Design Activism / Design Thinking

The team at Colloqate wants to eliminate toxic government policies and Confederate infrastructure in the city of New Orleans. >

9 Jan 19
How African cities can harness green technologies for growth and jobs

Design Frontiers > African Design / Design Activism

The value of green technologies and systems is that they are largely decentralised or semi-decentralised. >

4 Jan 19
An easy low-cost way to deliver medicine in rural areas

Next Generation > Design Activism / Industrial Design / Product Design

Industrial design student Gwen Gage wants to make medication delivery more accessible in under-developed regions. >

3 Jan 19
The world is changing and green material is at the forefront

Design News > Design Activism / Design Thinking

We look a little deeper at the materials trend that led to tangible design solutions we found this year. >

21 Dec 18
Creatives that shape cultural narratives

Design News > Craft / Design Activism / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Film & Animation

These Design Indaba 2019 speakers are using their wells of creativity to define culture in a myriad of magical ways. >

19 Dec 18
Should we engineer the climate? A social scientist and natural scientist discuss

Design News > Design Activism

This is an article from Head to Head, a series in which academics from different disciplines chew over current debates. >

19 Dec 18
5 Innovations that broke the mould in 2018

Design Frontiers > Design Activism / Design Thinking

Pioneers in their fields, these innovations were made to provide new solutions to old problems. >

18 Dec 18
Oliber helps people with partial or total atrophy of the hands

Next Generation > Design Activism / Product Design

Chilean design graduate Bárbara López designed a low-cost tool to give new hands to those in need. >

14 Dec 18
The 5 most searched designers in 2018

Design News > Design Activism / Design Thinking

Spanning across diverse ages, nationalities and disciplines, these were the most searched Design Indaba speakers in 2018 >

12 Dec 18

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