Casey Neistat never went to film school – he credits his success to this and the “virtues of ignorance”. >

RCA graduate Kathryn Fleming imagines using the endless potential of biology to create future species with unusual characteristics. >

Recent Dutch Design Award winner Teresa van Dongen expresses her interest in the unexpected but magical design of nature. >

Spanish architect Santiago Cirugeda talks architectural activism and self-construction. >

Design Indaba Global Design Graduate Doremy Diatta talks about how objects are intrinsically linked to our emotions. >

Senegalese photographer Omar Victor Diop is reviving the tradition of studio photography in Senegal, and recreating portraits of historical African leaders. >

In a talk peppered with audience laughter, Stanley Hainsworth shares his wisdom on branding the cultural icons of our time. >

Pepe Marais and Xolisa Dyeshana unpack the belief system that’s behind their award-winning ad agency, Joe Public. >

Naeem Biviji of Studio Propolis talks us through designing in the difficult Kenyan context to yield products that are not just "good enough for Africa". >

Carleton University industrial design graduate Tyler Pratt makes simple, elegant products that solve everyday needs. >

Senegalese fashion designer Selly Raby Kane is going beyond regular aesthetics and redefining the creative energy in Dakar. >