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Harnessing the power of urine
Researchers designed a cheaper, more efficient way to generate power from organic waste. Posted 20 Sep 18By Jamie MatroosDesign Activism• Product DesignCreative Work / Design FrontiersCommentsPressure...
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A' Design Awards & Competition is calling for submissions
The awards aim to highlight, advertise and advocate good design, designers and design-oriented companies.Posted 20 Sep 18By Design IndabaArchitecture & Interiors• Craft• Industrial DesignCreative...
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Indian graphic design studios reviving their heritage
We look at a few artists who represent their Indian Heritage through their designs.Posted 20 Sep 18By Edward JacobsGraphic Design & IllustrationCreative Work / Design NewsCommentsWe’ve gathered...
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Conserving Cairo's architectural heritage
Meet ARCHiNOS, an architecture firm that is helping to restore Cairo's mediaeval and Ottoman-era buildings.Posted 21 Sep 18By Janine StephenAfrican Design• Architecture & InteriorsPoint of View /...
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On being a young creative dealing with mental health
We spoke to past Design Indaba Emerging Creatives to unpack the way creativity and mental health co-exist in their lives. Posted 21 Sep 18By Taahirah MartinAfrican Design• Art & Photography• Film...
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Damon Davis explores Ghana's slave past and its impact on black America
“...the world tells us that our identity doesn’t matter and our story doesn’t matter and our lives don’t matter.” Posted 24 Sep 18By Jamie MatroosAfrican Design• Film & AnimationCreative Work /...
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This Guinea Bissau artist uses his art to draw attention to social injustice
"Design should be used as a tool to improve lives and harmonise situations,” says artist Nu Barreto.Posted 24 Sep 18By Emily BanyaAfrican Design• Art & PhotographyCreative Work / Design...
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AGI Open México City speakers contemplate design on 'the other side'
Alejandro Paul, Alejandro Magallanes, Flávia Nalon and Fábio Prata on how they will broach the topic in their talks this week.Posted 25 Sep 18By Sarah SnaithCreative Economy• Design Activism• Graphic...
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A delicate dance of history and modernity in Sudan
Our second report on Cairo-based architecture firm ARCHiNOS looks at the firm’s work on conserving Sudan's ancient treasures.Posted 25 Sep 18By Janine StephenAfrican Design• Architecture &...
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Mapitso Thaisi talks culture, fashion and recognising Africa's impact
The designer showcased her Basotho inspired swimwear as part of the Design Indaba Emerging Creatives programme in 2018. Posted 25 Sep 18By Taahirah MartinAfrican Design• Fashion & Jewellery...
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The Slave Calendar retells the story of South Africa’s slave trade
This award-winning campaign highlights the overlooked descendants of South Africa’s slave trade. Posted 26 Sep 18By Staff WriterAfrican Design• Creative Economy• Graphic Design &...
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On the first national memorial to victims of lynching in the US
Designed by MASS Design Group, who have offices in Boston and in Kigali, the memorial relies on sculpture, art, and design to contextualise racial terror. Posted 26 Sep 18By Lindsay SamsonArchitecture...
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The Human Utility: How a Twitter discussion started a movement
What started out as a Twitter discussion soon became a way to address the water affordability and access issue in the United States. Posted 26 Sep 18By Taahirah MartinInformation Design• Interaction...
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Meet the three nominees for the Future Food Design Awards
They were selected out of 50 entries from 30 different countries.Posted 27 Sep 18By Design IndabaCreative Economy• Design Activism• Design ThinkingCreative Work / Design FrontiersCommentsThe Future...
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Eric Quint to bring 3M’s design-centered mission to Design Indaba 2019
“We are part of an ecosystem, uniting purpose with partnership, that creates meaningful innovations.” Posted 27 Sep 18By Design IndabaDesign Thinking• Industrial Design• Interaction DesignCreative Work...
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Award-winning artist and designer Es Devlin to design UK Pavilion for Expo...
The stage design pioneer to stars like Kanye West & Adele is about to design her first building. Posted 27 Sep 18By Design IndabaArchitecture & InteriorsCreative Work / Design NewsCommentsEs...
View ArticleFive past Design Indaba speakers on how they perceive product design
Watch Design Indaba Alumni give their take on what it means to make quality functional products. .field-name-field-video { width: 100%; } Massimo Vignelli, Tom Dixon, Yves Béhar, Ayse Birsel and Hella...
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These graduates want to change the world in ways we never thought possible
Antenna 2018 is here! Meet the first five speakers for the global design platform. Posted 28 Sep 18By Staff WriterDesign Activism• Design ThinkingCreative Work / Next GenerationCommentsIn 2017, Design...
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International Coffee Day: Imagine cities powered by coffee waste
Bio-bean is an award-winning clean technology company that recycles waste coffee grounds into advanced biofuels that could replace fossil fuels in cities.Posted 1 Oct 18By Design IndabaFood Design•...
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Play Mat connects parents to autistic kids
The Electronic Play Mat is designed to promote interactive play between autistic children and their parents or caregivers to build communication. Posted 2 Oct 18By Taahirah MartinProduct DesignCreative...
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