Design Indaba explores the idea of beauty through 10 objects
Design Indaba has asked 10 South African creatives to each select an object that challenges our perception of what defines beauty for a public competition. More
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Daniel Ting Chong uses AI to create visual identity for Design Indaba 2019
Dezeen promotion: South African graphic designer Daniel Ting Chong has collaborated with artificial intelligence to create a colourful visual identity for Design Indaba. More
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Es Devlin creates pavilion showing films from around Cape Town
Dezeen promotion: British set designer Es Devlin has erected a solar-powered pavilion, containing films made at 12 locations in Cape Town, to show people the potential of electric mobility. More
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John Pawson and Ane Crabtree headline Design Indaba 2019 conference
Dezeen promotion: the first 20 speakers have been announced for the Design Indaba conference in Cape Town next month, including architectural designer John Pawson and The Handmaid's Tale costume designer Ane Crabtree. More
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Afrofuturism is "creating a different narrative for Africa" say creatives
The success of the movie Black Panther and its afrofuturist aesthetic has put Africa in the spotlight as a growing force in design, technology and fashion, according to designers from the continent. More
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Snøhetta and Local Studio build tribute arch to Desmond Tutu in Cape Town
Architecture firms Snøhetta and Local Studio celebrate South African anti-apartheid activist Desmond Tutu with this monumental arch, which was unveiled in downtown Cape Town during this year's Design Indaba. More
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Peter Veenstra to build dome of plants at Design Indaba venue in Cape Town
Dutch landscape architect Peter Veenstra has revealed plans to build a plant-covered bamboo sphere in Cape Town's Luthuli Plaza, providing an extra venue for next year's Design Indaba conference. More
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Thomy toolkit could make life easier for children with type-1 diabetes
Children with type-1 diabetes can administer insulin in a way that is both easy and fun, using this toolkit created by Mexican designer Renata Souza Luque. More
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Street Debater tool helps homeless people earn money without begging
Japanese designer Tomo Kihara has developed a tool for "street debating", which allows homeless people to earn money without compromising their dignity. More
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Tom Dixon, Thomas Heatherwick and Es Devlin to present at Design Indaba 2018
Dezeen promotion: British designers Tom Dixon, Thomas Heatherwick and Es Devlin are among 30 high-profile speakers who will present at this year's Design Indaba conference in Cape Town. More
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Snøhetta presents memorial arch to Desmond Tutu at Design Indaba
Architect Snøhetta has revealed a prototype of an arch in honour of South African anti-apartheid activist Desmond Tutu, which will be built near the National Parliament in Cape Town. More
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Competition: win a book documenting the work of Africa's designers
To coincide with this year's Design Indaba, Dezeen is giving away five copies of Africa Rising, a book documenting work by the continent's architects, designers and photographers. More
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IKEA to partner with Design Indaba to launch African design collection
Swedish furniture giant IKEA has announced that it will work alongside Cape Town organisation Design Indaba to produce its first collection made completely by African designers. More
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Joe Gebbia, Kjetil Thorsen and Olafur Eliasson to present at Design Indaba 2017
Dezeen promotion: Airbnb co-founder Joe Gebbia, Snøhetta's Kjetil Thorsen and Icelandic-Danish artist Olafur Eliasson will present at this year's Design Indaba conference in Cape Town. More
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Car brands are dazzled by technology and neglecting users, say van der Lubbe and van Eijk
Design Indaba 2016: the car industry is so obsessed with new technology that it is forgetting about people, according to Dutch designers Miriam van der Lubbe and Niels van Eijk. More
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Design "doesn't know how to democratise itself" says Shubhankar Ray
Design Indaba 2015: design brands operate in an "insider world" and are failing to connect with young consumers, according to the creative director of denim brand G-Star RAW (+ interview). More
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Nike's "Just do it" slogan is based on a murderer's last words, says Dan Wieden
Design Indaba 2015: the advertising executive behind Nike's "Just do it" slogan has told Dezeen how he based one of the world's most recognisable taglines on the words of a convict facing a firing squad (+ interview). More
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Ashley Heather reclaims precious metal from circuit boards to create jewellery
Design Indaba 2015: jewellery items in this collection by South African designer Ashley Heather are made from silver salvaged from discarded electronic products. More
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Li Edelkoort publishes manifesto explaining why "fashion is obsolete"
News: trend forecaster Li Edelkoort has published her Anti_Fashion manifesto, outlining why she believes the fashion industry "is going to implode". More
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"It's the end of fashion as we know it" says Li Edelkoort
Design Indaba 2015: fashion is dead, trend forecaster Li Edelkoort has declared, describing the fashion industry as "a ridiculous and pathetic parody of what it has been" (+ interview). More
