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Nicolas Roope: A respect and passion for clear storytelling

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:06:50 • 31 May 13 • Sponsored Content

A Global Rich List for ordinary people and the world’s first designer energy-saving light bulb are just some of the work Nicolas Roope does. >
Community health

Design News • 31 May 13

Francis Kéré is in the process of developing an infirmary for a village in West Africa to improve basic healthcare. >
Big win for Hjalti Karlsson

Design News • 30 May 13

Congratulations to Hjalti Karlsson who has won the prestigious Nordic Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize. >
TEN Collection: design tutorial ft Adhemas Batista (Brazil)

Inside View • 30 May 13

Learn how Adhemas Batista created his artwork for season two of the TEN Collection. View subtitles by selecting your language on the video player settings. >
Absa | The Democratic Republic of Design

Festival News • 30 May 13

At Design Indaba 2013 Absa created a virtual country called the Democratic Republic of Design to show how design and creativity are the backbone of an economy. >
Product spotlight: Langazela by Africa!Ignite

Product Spotlight • 30 May 13

Bright, bold and beautiful, in this week’s Product Spotlight we take a closer look at Africa!Ignite’s Langazela cushions. >
Dancing for products

Design News • 30 May 13

Revital Cohen's latest project "75 Watt" explores human movement in mass-manufacturing through a choreographic dance. >
The 55th Venice Biennale

Festival News • 30 May 13

The 55th Venice Biennale, celebrating art, architecture, film, theatre and dance, takes place in the Italian city over the next six months. Take a look. >
David Kester: We need to be in a state of constant design

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:06:42 • 29 May 13 • Sponsored Content

In an interview at the 2013 What Design Can Do conference in Amsterdam, David Kester spoke about ways in which design allows for exploration and development. >
Lost in plain sight

Profiling • 29 May 13 • Sponsored Content

His passion for travel and love of landscapes underpins photographer Dillon Marsh's work. He finds the unusual in the everyday, elevating it to a fine art. >
African pride

Design News • 29 May 13

Laduma Ngxokolo designed a range of Mohair blankets expressing his heritage and the natural landscape of South Africa. >
Touches of whimsy

Q&A • 28 May 13 • Sponsored Content

Illustrator Kirsten Sims describes her work as "whimsical, theatrical, humorous and experimental". We caught up with her to find out more about her work. >
The International Space Orchestra

Festival News • 28 May 13

Nelly Ben Hayoun wants to be an astronaut. "I’m totally serious about this", she tells me. >
Human resilience

Design News • 28 May 13 • Sponsored Content

Three renowned architects created an exhibition offering visitors an interactive and emotional experience of human resilience and hope. >
Gov.uk goes worldwide

Festival News • 28 May 13

At the 2013 Design Indaba Conference, one of the most talked-about presentations was from Ben Terrett, head of design for the UK’s Government Digital Services. >
When in Venice

Design News • 27 May 13

The 55th Venice Biennale, celebrating art, architecture, film, theatre and dance, takes place from 1 June to 24 November 2013. >
Alexander Chen's musical lines

Festival News • 26 May 13

Alexander Chen combines music, coding and design to create charming interactive experiences. >
Notes on Net Prophet

Inside View • 24 May 13

"Making business sense of the internet", Net Prophet 2013 left conference goers this week with some stellar advice on how to do just that and more. >
Fair phone

Design News • 24 May 13

Bas van Abel designed a smartphone that focusses on improving social and environmental conditions. >
Stay with me

Design News • 23 May 13

Faith47's latest mural provokes an emotional response and references the Gaeta Cemetery in Italy. >
Product spotlight: Chairman by Nawaaz Saldulker

Product Spotlight • 23 May 13

In the first of a new series looking at bespoke South African designs that demonstrate a unique craftsmanship, we feature Nawaaz Saldulker's Chairman. >
Design Indaba Music Circuit 2013 highlights

Festival News • 22 May 13

Design Indaba Music Circuit 2013 was a true showcase of the power of creativity in South African music. Here is a roundup of the event. >
A beautiful way

Design News • 22 May 13

Abbott Miller commemorates the 175th anniversary of Green-Wood Cemetery with a life-like exhibition symbolising the park's paths, roads and burial sites. >
Deliciously textured

Next Generation • 22 May 13 • Sponsored Content

Texture designer Isabeau Joubert's interest in handcrafts like knitting and crochet has led her to creating objects that introduce a new kind of materiality. >

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