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2012-02-23 14:05

Speaker Presentation - From espresso bars to artisan beers, Brad Armitage and Rui Esteves share their experiences of establishing a new culture on the streets of South Africa. Read More

Daddy's world

2012-02-23 14:00

Speaker Presentation - Cape Town-based entrepreneurs Jody Aufrichtig and Nick Ferguson have captured people’s imaginations with their unique creative approach to accommodation design. Read More

Jen Bilik

2012-02-21 17:05

Speaker Presentation - Jen Bilik, the founder of design company, Knock Knock unveils a line of products that puts the fun into functional. Read More

A Taste of Sónar at Design Indaba

2012-02-26 08:29

News Snippet - Sónar, Europe’s foremost electronic music festival, will be presenting “A Taste of Sónar” in Cape Town during Design Indaba. Read More

High-end design lustre at Salon Privé

2012-02-22 15:51

News Snippet - Experience the very best of high-end South African design in the exclusive Salon Privé at Design Indaba Expo. Read More

African affinity

2012-02-21 16:28

News Snippet - Gorgeously delicate and textured, Adoba gives a new context to tableware, jewellery and accessories, using original forms. Read More

DI2012 Simulcast tickets available

2012-02-20 08:51

News Snippet - Book now for the Young Designers Simulcast in Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban. Read More

Dana Arnett

2012-02-16 09:08

Speaker Presentation - Dana Arnett talks about how designers emotionally and intellectually identify with the work they create. Read More

Take home the best of SA creativity at DI2012 Expo

2012-02-16 09:04

Video - Here's a sneak preview of what to expect at Design Indaba Expo 2012. Read More

The design of art

2012-02-15 15:15

News Snippet - Two legends from the world of art, Hans Ulrich Obrist and Carsten Höller, will be speaking at Design Indaba Conference 2012. Read More

Belly laughs

2012-02-14 10:04

News Snippet - Shit happens in the Bollywood version of the Hangover movie! The writer of Delhi Belly will be speaking at Design Indaba 2012. Read More

Playing in public

2012-02-13 13:10

News Snippet - Andrew Shoben creates bespoke installations that work to redefine notions of public art in urban spaces. Read More

Line of creative genes

2012-02-10 10:56

News Snippet - Commercial creatives Justin Gomes and Charl Thom of Cape Town agency FoxP2 are taking the ad industry by storm, one mutation at a time. Read More

Cut above the rest

2012-02-08 13:08

News Snippet - Dror Benshetrit's QuaDror structural systems have been put to the most interesting use in a flagship clothing shop in New York. Read More

Deborah Szebeko

2012-02-08 12:44

Speaker Presentation - Deborah Szebeko looks at some of the ways that creativity can be used to tackle social issues. Read More

Luke Pearson

2012-02-08 12:40

Speaker Presentation - Innovation can be big or small, but for Luke Pearson design is about simplifying the world around us. Read More

David Kester

2012-02-08 12:37

Speaker Presentation - David Kester talks about how design can be applied to positively nudge social behaviour, save time and lives, and boost the economy. Read More

Digital innovation with Chris Milk and Aaron Koblin at DI 2012

2012-02-08 12:00

News Snippet - Masterminds behind "The Wilderness Downtown", "The Johnny Cash Project" and "3 Dreams of Black", this American pair are pioneering a new path for digital media. Read More

Most Beautiful Object in SA 2012 finalists

2012-02-07 10:13

News Snippet - This year’s MBOISA finalists are an exciting mix from street art to solar Consol jar to Suzaan Heyns dress. Read More

Your Street Gauteng & KZN: Deadline extended

2012-02-02 13:24

News Snippet - Don’t worry if you haven’t had time to let us know how you would improve your street. The Your Street Gauteng & KZN Challenge deadline has been extended. Read More

Michael Wolff

2012-02-02 09:48

Speaker Presentation - Exercise your idea-creating capacity by throwing away good ideas. Michael Wolff explains how this works. Read More

Scent expert Sissel Tolaas visits Cape Town

2012-02-01 09:00

Video - Scent expert Sissel Tolaas captures the smell of Cape Town and shows how the nose can be used to dig into the micro-level of a city. Read More

Fixing holes

2012-01-31 08:07

News Snippet - A pretty little garden scene in a pothole on the streets of London is a great way to make people smile and alert them to potholes. Read More

Carla Fernandez

2012-01-27 10:01

Speaker Presentation - With her Taller Flora label, Mexican fashion designer Carla Fernandez incorporates elements of her country’s heritage into the garments she designs. Read More

Lowery Stokes Sims

2012-01-27 09:06

Speaker Presentation - Lowery Stokes Sims tells of the Global Africa Project, which unpacked the notion of a "global Africa" and its meaning in terms of art, design and craft. Read More

Commercial sides

2012-01-27 08:51

News Snippet - The Billboard House by Thai designers Apostrophy's offers an interesting and feasible alternative to outdoor advertising media. Read More

DI2012 Filmfest: An appetiser to SA’s favourite annual design event

2012-01-26 15:04

News Snippet - The 2012 Design Indaba Filmfest screens from 19 February to 4 March at Labia on Orange, bringing Cape Town audiences a sterling selection of design premieres. Read More

Last Chance for Social Entrepreneurs to Pitch to Win R200k ($25 000)

2012-01-26 10:00

News Snippet - “COMMON Pitch: South Africa” sees the "Party to Fix the World" come to Cape Town, and submissions are rolling in to meet the 29 January 2012 deadline. Read More

Your Street Challenge now in KZN

2012-01-26 09:39

News Snippet - How would you use R50 000 and lots of creativity to transform an urban experience on the streets of KwaZulu-Natal? Read More

Questioning the question

2012-01-23 10:00

Article - As the director of Design-Led Innovation at Philips Design, Clive van Heerden is working to bring designers into the process of technological development. Read More

Fibra Design

2012-01-19 17:00

Speaker Presentation - Fibra are using design as a tool to change perceptions and ultimately change the world. Read More

For the love of paper

2012-01-19 10:26

News Snippet - Yulia Brodskaya's love of paper inspires her to transform the material into elaborate 3-D artworks that shed a new light on the possibilities of paper craft. Read More

Wonderbag: Cooking for Cleaner Air

2012-01-17 17:40

News Snippet - Innovation firm Frog teamed up with SA company Wonderbag to create a mobile app that can track energy and CO2 savings gained from using their heat-retention bag Read More

Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg: Synthetic Biology meets Design

2012-01-17 10:43

Video - Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg explores how synthetic biology and design can be utilised to do useful things, engineering a better future. Read More

Why Designer John Bielenberg Thinks Wrong

2012-01-12 12:48

Article - John Bielenberg thinks wrong. And he's changing the world, one design project at a time. Design Indaba chats to this mastermind about his creative progeny. Read More

Free to move

2012-01-11 08:48

News Snippet - Pro is a versatile new chair design, ideal for use in schools, by the German designer Konstantin Grcic. Read More

Trained naturally

2012-01-09 14:45

News Snippet - Studio Tjep designed elements of the new Fabbrica restaurant in The Netherlands. They made it less shiny and more natural. Read More

Say hello

2012-01-09 11:50

News Snippet - "Hello World!" is an installation consisting of some 5000 individual video diaries taken from the internet. Read More

Design as a verb

2012-01-07 04:57

Article - When it comes to his job starchitect Thomas Heatherwick doesn’t think about titles, he thinks about verbs. Read More

Stacks of colour

2012-01-06 08:42

News Snippet - Stacking Vessel Soldiers is a series of colourful and highly functional objects by designer Pia Wüstenberg. Read More

Charlie Todd

2012-01-05 12:19

Speaker Presentation - Founder of Improv Everywhere, Charlie Todd, talks about creating scenes of joy and chaos in public places to make people smile. Read More

Lindsay Kinkade

2012-01-05 10:45

Speaker Presentation - Lindsay Kinkade talks about using open source methodology to to make public policy, particularly the American healthcare system, more understandable. Read More

Check mates

2012-01-05 09:04

News Snippet - An outdoor art installation in the Japanese city of Osaka used the game of Checkers to create an enriched, interactive public space. Read More

Eat love experience

2012-01-04 14:10

News Snippet - Marije Vogelzang's "Eat Love Budapest" multi-sensory installation saw strangers sharing food, experiences, memories and stories. Read More

Wish to fly

2012-01-02 08:10

News Snippet - Little Shining Man is a kite-like sculpture, made of 23 000 individual parts. Read More

Shiny & red

2011-12-31 09:00

News Snippet - Thomas Heatherwick designed sleek new hybrid double-decker buses for London, and they're 15% more fuel-efficient than existing hybrids. Read More

Matthew Rosmarin at Design Indabar

2011-12-30 09:00

Video - Talking about biomimicry at COP17, Matthew Rosmarin explains how we can use nature as inspiration for human-scale challenges. Read More

Keeping watch

2011-12-28 05:02

News Snippet - A public art installation in Spain employed red flashing lights to start a conversation about the role of government in a democratic society. Read More

Parallel experiences

2011-12-24 04:51

News Snippet - Science fiction or social media? The Quantum Parallelograph offers you a glimpse of your parallel life - the one you have online. Read More

Andrew Makin on the Green Pavilion at COP17

2011-12-23 14:35

Video - Architect Andrew Makin talks about designing the look and feel of the Green Pavilion at COP17 in Durban. Read More