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Li Edelkoort Design & Lifestyle Trend Forecast Seminar 2017

World-renowned forecaster of future fashion and design trends Li Edelkoort is back at Design Indaba Festival 2017 in Cape Town and Johannesburg to present her annual trend seminar. >

12 Jan 17
The MIT Cheetah: A bio-inspired robot that could save lives in the future

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking

This quadrupedal robot could one day become a valuable first responder in situations that are hazardous to humans. >

12 Jan 17
Concave roof design collects rainwater to cool the interior

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Design Thinking

This crafty double roof design collects rainwater and cools the interior of the home in arid regions >

10 Jan 17
Could the flying B-Droid help bees with pollination?

Design News > Design Thinking

Scientist develops another robotic pollinator >

9 Jan 17
Wheelchair-friendly baby stroller for differently-abled parents

Design News > Design Activism / Design Thinking / Product Design

A high school student has created a baby carrier wheelchair for a differently-abled parent to stroll with their newborn >

6 Jan 17
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault

Design News > Design Thinking / Food Design

This facility safeguards the building blocks of agriculture. >

5 Jan 17
Things we learnt in 2016

Design News > Design Thinking

We share a few of the interesting, incredible and sometimes unbelievable things we learnt on Design Indaba this year. >

23 Dec 16
Minerae: Another way to touch light

Design News > Design Thinking / Interaction Design

This conceptual designer thinks of ways to make new connections between us and our environment. >

23 Dec 16
Cleaning up outer space with Kounotori’s electrified tether

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking / Industrial Design

Scientists are testing ways to clear up the new problem of space pollution. >

20 Dec 16
What does flatpack furniture have to do with love?

Design News > Design Thinking / Product Design

Assisted intimacy: How to build flat-pack furniture and bond with your loved ones. >

20 Dec 16
The Torturous History of the Treadmill

Design News > Design Thinking / Film & Animation

One of the world’s most common exercise machines has quite a draconian past. >

16 Dec 16
Constructive Interference in the mind

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Design Thinking

This sculpture demonstrates the ease with which our minds are mystified by optical illusions. >

15 Dec 16
A safe, drug-free way to train your body to fight stress

Design News > Design Thinking / Product Design

Will we be able to control our bodies stress responses with the help of technology? >

13 Dec 16
Seeing nature in an unusual way

Design News > Design Thinking / Interaction Design

The Flow installation of Maotik offers a unique view of the weather around us. >

12 Dec 16
Early Bird tickets for Design Indaba 2017 are sold out!

Festival News > Creative Economy / Design Activism / Design Thinking

Full-price Conference and Simulcast ticket sales are now open. >

9 Dec 16
WOW Creative Design Studio

“There are three responses to a piece of design – yes, no, and WOW! Wow is the one to aim for.” - Milton Glaser >

9 Dec 16
The plastic bottle artworks of Veronika Richterová

Design News > Art & Photography / Design Thinking

This Czech artist demonstrates the potential to find beauty in garbage. >

9 Dec 16
The Divine Divas

Design News > African Design / Design Activism / Design Thinking

A teen-centric approach that combines pampering with healthcare >

7 Dec 16
Salooni: A project that explores black women's hair

Design News > African Design / Design Thinking

Pop-up hair salon Salooni explores the politics woven into black hair. The project has just been awarded a grant by The British Council to travel in 2017. >

7 Dec 16
3D printed cat tongue inspires Georgia Tech scientists

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking

The remarkably capable felines have another lesson in efficiency for their humans. >

7 Dec 16
Design your own drone

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking

A new MIT system allows users to customise their drones based on specific needs. >

6 Dec 16
Joe Gebbia

Co-founder and CPO of Airbnb, designer Joe Gebbia changed the way people travel and interact with strangers with his peer-to-peer home-rental startup. >

5 Dec 16
How to make a city more malleable with Turner Prize winners Assemble

Talks > Architecture & Interiors / Design Activism / Design Thinking

Paloma Strelitz and James Binning, two members of the Turner Prize-winning collective Assemble, talk about how to make a city a playground of possibilities. >

5 Dec 16
Can plants talk to each other?

Design News > Design Thinking / Information Design

Richard Karban explains the subtle ways that plants talk and even defend each other. >

5 Dec 16

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