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Printing joints

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking / Product Design

Embody Ortho is just one example of how designers are on the front line of medical innovation. >

19 Jan 15
Alice Rawsthorn: Extraordinary consequences

Video Interviews > Creative Economy / Design Activism / Design Thinking / Product Design

The design writer and the Fuller Challenge judge speaks about one of the prize contenders: a Ugandan social design project with “extraordinary consequences”. >

19 Jan 15
Clive Wilkinson on playing at work (trailer)

Trailers > Architecture & Interiors / Product Design

South African-born architect Clive Wilkinson on how all work and no play makes for a dull office. >

18 Jan 15
Christien Meindertsma: Design includes what lies behind the product

Video Interviews > Craft / Industrial Design / Product Design

In this exclusive interview, the Rotterdam-based designer tells us why she felt compelled to buy a flax farm in the Netherlands. >

16 Jan 15
A flair for fashion

Next Generation > Architecture & Interiors / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Product Design

Up-and-coming South African designer Jason Sandows tells us about his passion for creative expression. >

16 Jan 15
Gilda B by Jacopo Foggini

Product Spotlight > Product Design

Italian designer Jacopo Foggini sculpts an elegant chair using an unlikely material. >

15 Jan 15
Aromatic Apothecary

Aromatic Apothecary creates a range of ready to use aromatherapy products. >

14 Jan 15
Amanda van der Walt

Amanda van der Walt is a graphic designer and illustrator and part of the 2015 Emerging Creatives programme. >

13 Jan 15
Teshia Treuhaft on how a dancer helped her be a better designer

Talks > Product Design

This graduate of Rhode Island School of Design designed a series of inventive chairs that respond to the movement of the human body. >

13 Jan 15
Jennifer Bradley

Jennifer Bradley is the owner of design business Damn Good Looking and is a 2015 Emerging Creative. >

12 Jan 15
Ofentse Letebele aka King Debs

Ofentse Letebele aka King Debs is a Cape Town-based multimedia designer and part of the 2015 Emerging Creatives programme. >

12 Jan 15
Bees Beside Us by Amy Pliszka

Product Spotlight > Craft / Product Design

British designer Amy Pliszka creates ornate, textile hives for the urban environment. >

12 Jan 15
Take Five

Take Five > African Design / Craft / Product Design

Our coverage of various weaving projects around the globe captured the imagination of readers this week. >

10 Jan 15
Under the mango trees

Inside View > Craft / Product Design

Switzerland-based product designer Béatrice Durandard discovers on a trip to Africa that an inability to communicate can lead to taking more risks. >

8 Jan 15
When the model becomes the medium

Inside View > Craft / Product Design

How do you collaborate with someone who speaks another language? Swiss designer Laurence Stoffel tells us how she overcame the culture barrier. >

7 Jan 15
Teshia Treuhaft on how a dancer helped her be a better designer (trailer)

Trailers > Product Design

Observing a dancer's movements helped this Rhode Island School of Design graduate rethink the basic structure of a chair. >

6 Jan 15
Four inspired talents from Ghana

Focus On > Fashion & Jewellery Design / Music & Sound Design / Product Design

The country that inspired Fela Kuti to create his Afrobeat sound is producing another wave of edgy creatives from fashion to furniture to music. >

5 Jan 15
Brass beauties

Focus On > Product Design

Five designs from 2014 that draw on the subtle glow of brass, from jewellery and interior accessories to furniture and lamps. >

5 Jan 15
Wise Words – Part 3

Hot Topic > Film & Animation / Graphic Design & Illustration / Industrial Design / Product Design

A selection of memorable quotes from some of the most acclaimed designers and creative thinkers featured in the "Design Indaba All Stars" book. >

4 Jan 15
Wise Words – Part 2

Hot Topic > Creative Economy / Graphic Design & Illustration / Industrial Design / Product Design / Urban & Landscape Design

A selection of memorable quotes from some of the most acclaimed designers and creative thinkers featured in the "Design Indaba All Stars" book. >

1 Jan 15
Top 10 stories of 2014

Lookbook > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Art & Photography / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Graphic Design & Illustration / Product Design

Advice from the grand-dad of American graphic design tops the list of most popular reads on designindaba.com. >

30 Dec 14
Top 10 videos of 2014

Focus On > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Art & Photography / Design Thinking / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Graphic Design & Illustration / Product Design / Urban & Landscape Design

Some unveiled major new designs, others recapped their careers in easy-to-digest lessons. Watch the designers featured in our 10 most popular videos from 2014. >

29 Dec 14
Six Kenyan names to watch

Focus On > Architecture & Interiors / Film & Animation / Industrial Design / Music & Sound Design / Product Design

These diverse talents in art, music, architecture and technology are at the forefront of Kenya's creative explosion. >

28 Dec 14
Top 10 Product Spotlights of 2014

Focus On > Industrial Design / Product Design

We've featured a wide array of products over the course of the year. Here are our 10 favourite designs whose ingenuity and craftsmanship stand out. >

27 Dec 14

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