Design Indaba

Design Indaba

Our design stories & videos feature world-class design in unexpected places, uncover the power of des Our core values are education, inspiration and activation.

Design Indaba inspires and empowers people to create a better future through design and creativity. We are an online publication (designindaba.com) with an annual Festival and social impact do tank. Design Indaba has become a respected institution on the global creative landscape, based on the foundation of our annual Festival that has attracted and showcased the world’s brightest talent since 199

27/09/2024

Watch this talk from our archive: Celebrated artist and producer Brian Eno, shares some of his theories on a range of topics, including evolution and art, Conference 2007.
https://ow.ly/95gs50TwIWa
As a lecturer, musician, visual artist, writer, political activist and futurologist, his opinions and ideas have been requested by institutions and think tanks on subjects as disparate as concepts of time, urban futures, perfume making and the history of art.
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25/09/2024

Fabian Knecht’s Fictional Nature series is a striking exploration of the intersection between art and environmental consciousness. The Berlin-based designer presents a fresh perspective on the relationship nature, man and culture through a series of unorthodox installations.
Read more: https://bit.ly/DIndaba-FictionalNature
Image: Fabian Knecht

25/09/2024

Africans are joyful and radiant. “I realised that there is more images and more stories of joy than there is of remorse,” says Kenyan Filmmaker and Writer Wanuri Kahiu of her search for African stories of joy.

In her talk Conference revealed how the Kenya Classification Board banned her film Rafiki after she refused their request for her to change the ending and make it less hopeful but more remorseful.
Watch her full talk Conference here
https://ow.ly/mLJY50TuJBc

Welcome to Tribuneville | Design Indaba 23/09/2024

‘Welcome to Tribuneville’ an exhibition project by architectural cartoonist Klaus and MAS Context which invites viewers to step into an alternate reality of the Chicago. This imaginative project revives the visionary spirit of a 1922 architectural competition held by the Chicago Tribune, which invited architects from around the globe to design an iconic skyscraper for the city. Through design submissions, guests get a glimpse of the Chicago that could have been.

https://bit.ly/DIndaba-Tribuneville
Image:

Welcome to Tribuneville | Design Indaba Exploring lost architectural dreams

20/09/2024

With no prior training, Casey Niestat has made films for the web, TV and advertising for over a decade now and surprisingly, he credits his success to the “virtues of ignorance". He believes that this “ignorance” has been his most valuable asset.

Watch his full talk Conference here
https://ow.ly/9F7a50TroK5

18/09/2024

Multidisciplinary Designer Kathryn Fleming imagines using the endless potential of biology to create future species with unusual characteristics. Her work explores the intersections of science, art and technology.

“My work tries to imagine a different future. Instead of conserving and preserving nature, what can we do to evolve it?” says Fleming.

Watch her full talk Conference here
https://ow.ly/O9g050TpEF7

Repeat after Me | Design Indaba 18/09/2024

The Polish Pavilion at the Biennale Arte 2024 in Venice, is an audiovisual exploration of the sound of war, titled ‘Repeat after Me II’. Created by Open Group a collective founded in August 2012 in Lviv by six Ukrainian artists. The work aims to portray war as a collective experience, whilst calling attention to individual experiences.

Read more: https://bit.ly/DIndaba-RepeatAfterMe

Image: Jacopo Salvi

Repeat after Me | Design Indaba The Polish Pavilion at the Biennale Arte 2024 in Venice, is an audiovisual exploration of the sound of war

The Colour of London | Design Indaba 16/09/2024

Pentagram’s Domenic Lippa reprises the role of creative director of the London Design festival. This year’s festival identity is based on the concept of ‘duality’ and features a combination of two different layered typefaces. The colour palette continues the tradition of LDF’s signature red, white and black which is synonymous of the city of London.

Image: Pentagram
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The Colour of London | Design Indaba Domenic Lippa and LDF unveil the festival’s visual identity for 2024

16/09/2024

Japanese Artist and Sound Designer, shares how he finds “order in noise.”He combines his passion for music and design.

Watch 's talk, as he shares more about his experiences growing up with a learning disorder and how it's shaped his career even as partner , the world's largest independent design consultancy.
https://ow.ly/W6wc50TnMfU

13/09/2024

Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Teresa van Dongen is a designer and scientist who is interested in science and nature at play in design.
vandongen.5 uses design as a visual and expressive platform to showcase the wonders of the biological phenomena and scientific discoveries such as glow-in-the-dark energy produced in nature.

Watch Teresa share the creative journey of her award-winning Ambio light and her fascination with uncovering the design of nature.
https://ow.ly/qsjg50Tmopz

11/09/2024

Watch partner Michael Bierut launch his first ever monograph: How to: Use graphic design to sell things, explain things, make things look better, and (every once in a while) change the world, during his talk Conference.
https://ow.ly/eiy750TkiWX
also spoke about some of his major projects and the thought processes behind each of them.

DeepMind | Design Indaba 11/09/2024

DADA Projects a female led 3D Motion Design Studio based in London teamed up with Google DeepMind to explore the intersection of sustainability and AI. The projects consists of two short films which provide insights into the predictive capabilities of AI impact on understanding our ecosystems.

Image: Google Deepmind x Dada Projects
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DeepMind | Design Indaba Dada Projects and Google DeepMind visualize the Intersection of AI and sustainability

Timber Skyscraper | Design Indaba 09/09/2024

Reimagining city skylines with sustainable innovation, Michael Green Architecture aims to build the world’s tallest mass timber structure, a 55-storey skyscraper in Milwaukee. The ambitious project aims to spotlight eco-friendly building processes and showcase the possibilities of sustainable, mass timber construction practices.

Image: MGA
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Timber Skyscraper | Design Indaba Michael Green Architecture aims to build the world’s tallest mass timber structure

09/09/2024

Fashion and business icon Rosita Missoni talks about how love for her family is the driving force behind .

With a shared passion for design, Rosita Missoni and her husband Ottavio co-founded Missoni, starting as a small 100 square metre factory, and growing it into an internationally acclaimed fashion powerhouse.

Watch Rosita Missoni speaking on the conference here
https://ow.ly/Z2jy50TiqbT

06/09/2024

Kate Moross is a jack of all trades. The illustrator, art director, graphic designer and founder of the award-winning Studio Moross is known for producing frenetically colourful and energetic work.

Watch as they discusses 's unconventional approach to design on the stage.
https://ow.ly/Ya3r50Tgmu4

Beo-Wolf | Design Indaba 05/09/2024

The award winning Lulama ‘Wolf’ Mlambo, South African visual artist has become the first South African artist to collaborate with the iconic Danish brand Bang & Olufsen for their ‘Art of A9’ series.

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Beo-Wolf | Design Indaba Lulama Wolf and Bang & Olufsen collaborate for the ‘Art of A9’ series.

04/09/2024

Considering the environmental impact of mass-produced detergents, Mirjam de Bruijn is proposing a solution that could turn the industry on its head by reducing the water involved in its production.

Twenty, is a range of waterless dissolvable capsules that take away the need to use 80 - 95% water to make these household products.

Watch the full talk here https://ow.ly/R9TV50TeHqx

02/09/2024

“A brand has got to stand for something to survive...if you don’t stand for something you fall for anything.” says who re-engineered the brands of , 's and .

Content is king but no one explains why quite like Shubhankar Ray.

Watch his full talk here
https://ow.ly/wyXl50Tc0Hz

30/08/2024

Can the sausage provide a solution, in order to reduce the consumption of meat? And can the use of new ingredients increase the diversity of our diets?

Watch how Carolien Niebling is reinventing the sausage of the future here:
https://ow.ly/JhVV50Ta9nw

28/08/2024

South African designer shares his creative journey at Design Indaba Conference 2016. His love for fashion is rooted in his childhood memories: watching his sister crown herself with feathers and noticing how his community used garments to celebrate every occasions.

Watch 's full talk here:
https://ow.ly/Z6WN50T7VS0

26/08/2024

Yinka Ilori on telling stories through furniture design

Watch talk here:
https://ow.ly/2pHF50T6iMk

23/08/2024

Design is an expression of historical events.

Industrial designer Stefano Giovannoni draws a parallel between product design and major cultural and economic movements.

Watch Stefano's Design Indaba talk here:
https://ow.ly/xzbh50T0Pvn

Talking textiles | Design Indaba 21/08/2024

‘The onus is on us now to innovate our way out of a problem we did not create.’ - Nkwo Onwuka

Design Indaba interviewed Onwuka, founder and Creative Director of Nigerian artisanal clothing brand NKWO Official and pioneer of sustainable fashion, about the influence of traditional textile practices and the biggest challenges facing the African industry today.

Read the interview here: https://bit.ly/DIndaba-TalkingTextiles

Photographs: Nkwo Onwuka, NKWO
NKWO Official

Talking textiles | Design Indaba ‘The onus is now on us to innovate our way out of a problem we did not create.’

21/08/2024

“Creativity is a small defiant act of misbehaving,” Paula Scher partner

Watch Paula Scher's full Talk at Design Indaba here:
https://ow.ly/VRNQ50T0Pbb

En pointe | Design Indaba 19/08/2024

Two interconnected skyscrapers evoke the grace of ballet.

Portuguese architecture firm OODA unveiled the design for Bond Tower in Tirana, Albania, as a dancing duo of skyscrapers that meet in a ‘plié’.

Learn more here: https://bit.ly/DIndaba-EnPointe

Photographs: OODA

En pointe | Design Indaba Two interconnected skyscrapers evoke the grace of ballet.

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Watch this talk from our archive:  Celebrated artist and producer Brian Eno, shares some of his theories on a range of t...
Africans are joyful and radiant. “I realised that there is more images and more stories of joy than there is of remorse,...
With no prior training, Casey Niestat has made films for the web, TV and advertising for over a decade now and surprisin...
Multidisciplinary Designer Kathryn Fleming imagines using the endless potential of biology to create future species with...
Japanese Artist and Sound Designer, @yurisuzukisoundartist shares how he finds “order in noise.”He combines his passion ...
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Teresa van Dongen is a designer and scientist who is interested in science and nature ...
Watch @pentagramdesign partner Michael Bierut launch his first ever monograph: How to: Use graphic design to sell things...
Fashion and business icon Rosita Missoni talks about how love for her family is the driving force behind @missoni.With a...
Kate Moross is a jack of all trades. The illustrator, art director, graphic designer and founder of the award-winning St...
Considering the environmental impact of mass-produced detergents, Mirjam de Bruijn is proposing a solution that could tu...
“A brand has got to stand for something to survive...if you don’t stand for something you fall for anything.” says @shub...
Can the sausage provide a solution, in order to reduce the consumption of meat? And can the use of new ingredients incre...

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