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Zambian fashion entrepreneur on prints, nostalgia and the importance of...
Lucy Mulima started Aya Goods after years spent working in fashion, PR and media.Posted 14 Aug 17By Neo MaditlaAfrican Design• Craft• Creative EconomyCreative Work / Design FrontiersCommentsMy eyes are...
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A 30 foot warship made from plastic debris is hoping to draw attention to...
The Surfers Against Sewage initiative is highlighting the world’s largest ocean garbage site.Posted 14 Aug 17By Lindsay SamsonDesign ActivismCreative Work / Design FrontiersCommentsIt is believed that...
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Marcus Engman on the value of curiosity and IKEA’s first African collaboration
The head of design at IKEA chats with us about the upcoming collection in partnership with Design Indaba, as well as the vision that drives his company. .field-name-field-video { width: 100%; } Marcus...
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The Urchins is taking the craft of crochet to a new level
Where biomimicry, cultural weaving and lots of polyester strands meet.Posted 15 Aug 17By Emile UysArchitecture & Interiors• CraftCreative Work / Design NewsCommentsThe Urchins are a unique...
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Diversifying media imagery to include more ethnicities with TONL
This agency works to arm advertisers and designers with the tools to represent all races in their campaigns, not just one.Posted 15 Aug 17By Emile UysArt & PhotographyCreative Work / Design...
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The Connected Supper Club on dinner tables as spaces for positive change
“London is a big city and I don’t find it surprising that people are attracted to small events centred around dinner tables," says Simon Nash.Posted 15 Aug 17By Neo MaditlaCreative Economy• Graphic...
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Jomo Tariku on changing perceptions around what constitutes modern furniture
“The modern furniture industry treats African furniture as something of a novelty,” says Ethiopian-American furniture designer.Posted 16 Aug 17By Neo MaditlaAfrican Design• Craft• Creative...
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Travel the world through the eyes of the Agoraphobic Traveller
This curator reveals the beauty that can be found in Google Street View.Posted 16 Aug 17By Emile UysArt & PhotographyCreative Work / Design FrontiersCommentsAgoraphobia, translated from the Greek...
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Tea Uglow on the creative unknown and dispelling misplaced confidence in reality
“My work is about dreaming big, stepping away from reality & finding the edges of it. That’s something we can all do.” .field-name-field-video { width: 100%; } Tea Uglow is a creative sage and...
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Talking odd interplay with information and ephemeral tech with Tea Uglow
As technology becomes more functional, does it become less human-centric? .field-name-field-video { width: 100%; } Tea Uglow shares her thoughts on the direction that technology is taking on a global...
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Minimal Exposure on careful, considered, slow fashion
“I find it difficult to call ourselves a fashion brand because the term fashion to me implies fast and fleeting.” Posted 17 Aug 17By Jehan LatiefCreative Economy• Fashion & Jewellery DesignCreative...
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SaveArtSpace turns billboards into public art canvasses
The initiative aims to empower artists from all walks of life and inspire a new generation of young creatives.Posted 17 Aug 17By Design IndabaArt & Photography• Design Activism• Graphic Design...
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Isabel Mager on identifying the human body behind the making of high-tech...
What human narrative exists beneath our shiny 21st-century products? .field-name-field-video { width: 100%; } Isabel Mager is an investigative designer based in the Netherlands. The Design Academy...
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Exhibiting photography at roadhouses to celebrate this fading social culture
Night By Roadhouse brings local and international photography to a wide, non gallery-going audience in Johannesburg.Posted 18 Aug 17By Design IndabaArt & Photography• Creative Economy• Film &...
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Isabel Mager on how the making of tech devices carry untold human value
This designer explores design mechanisms broadly and how they affect culture and way of life. .field-name-field-video { width: 100%; } Isabel Mager is something of a journalist cum designer – a Design...
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Stefan Diez on the importance of craftsmanship and pushing boundaries in design
“Design is always done really outstandingly if it takes little effort to reach very far," says the industrial designer. .field-name-field-video { width: 100%; } German industrial designer Stefan Diez...
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Testing the bounds of modular home design with DD16
This architecture prototype caters for intrepid voyagers and nomadic fishermen with utmost economy in its design.12345PreviousPauseNextPosted 21 Aug 17By Emile UysArchitecture & InteriorsCreative...
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Meet Carolyn Davidson, the woman behind the iconic Nike Swoosh
The retired graphic designer created the logo while she was still a student at Portland State University. The job earned her $35 back then. Posted 21 Aug 17By Design IndabaGraphic Design &...
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Wacom Creatives: Benjamin Von Wong on his brand of visual engineering
"If social media didn't exist I probably wouldn't be doing photography," says the photographer.Video of tTpbj_8kbjs"By 2050 there will be more plastic than fish in the sea," reads a caption on...
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From outmoded storage cylinder to innovative knowledge hub
This storehouse will be transformed into a dynamic information centre on sustainable energy for the city of Heidelberg.Posted 22 Aug 17By Emile UysArchitecture & InteriorsCreative Work / Design...
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