2016 Archive

An interview with Ulfah Davids – the First Lady of Twobop

Design Frontiers • 15 Dec 16

In conversation with the designer behind the brand’s very first women’s collection. >
5 sustainable fashion brands

Design News • 15 Dec 16

We highlight five brands making clothes ethically >
'Lost In The World' sheds light on South Africa’s corrective rape problem

Design Frontiers • 15 Dec 16

The short film is a landmark in the advent of queer, African cinema. >
Constructive Interference in the mind

Design News • Duration: 00:53 • 15 Dec 16

This sculpture demonstrates the ease with which our minds are mystified by optical illusions. >
Ibaaku: Creating unique African beats

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:02:07 • 14 Dec 16

While in Dakar, we talked to Senegalese music producer Ibaaku about his hypnotic afro-beats. >
An eccentric range of tools for the Guerilla Gardener

Design Frontiers • 14 Dec 16

Vanessa Harden’s brass jewellery range blurs the line between tool and accessory. >
Overview: A New Perspective of Earth

Lookbook • 14 Dec 16

Benjamin Grant’s photographic tome shows the world from a thought-provoking angle. >
Chat with Lauren Beukes

Video Interviews • 14 Dec 16

Ever wanted to pick the brain of South Africa’s most acclaimed young writer? Here’s your chance. >
Naresh Ramchandani: The power and grace of words

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:03:23 • 13 Dec 16

Naresh Ramchandani is a master wordsmith. Here, we talk to him about some of the creative campaigns he has been involved with over the years. >
A safe, drug-free way to train your body to fight stress

Design News • 13 Dec 16

Will we be able to control our bodies stress responses with the help of technology? >
The Dementia Simulator by Di Peng

Design Frontiers • 13 Dec 16

This Central Saint Martins grad harnesses the power of empathy. >
The magical figures of the Haas Brothers

Design News • 13 Dec 16

These LA-based artists blur the lines between nature and psychedelia. >
Ungifted: Why Santa must die

Inside View • 12 Dec 16

In the latest chapter from creativity versus climate change non-profit Do The Green Thing, the greed and commercial vulgarity of Christmas is revealed. >
Seeing nature in an unusual way

Design News • Duration: 01:00 • 12 Dec 16

The Flow installation of Maotik offers a unique view of the weather around us. >
A love letter to words with Naresh Ramchandani

Talks • Duration: 00:35:38 • 12 Dec 16

Writer and word-lover Naresh Ramchandani shares his eight favourite words at Design Indaba Conference 2016. >
Photographer captures childhood fears

Design News • 12 Dec 16

Ghost stories and monsters brought to life in A Raven’s Dream. >
Early Bird tickets for Design Indaba 2017 are sold out!

Festival News • 9 Dec 16

Full-price Conference and Simulcast ticket sales are now open. >
3600 panties focus attention on South Africa’s rape crisis

Design News • 9 Dec 16

A trio of South African artists strung up 3600 donated panties in a public display against violence. >
Somto Ajuluchukwu: African comic culture

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:03:28 • 9 Dec 16

Vortex Inc is a Nigerian comics company that is aiming to change the perception of Nigeria through cartoons that reflect the local culture. >
This is Olafur Eliasson. We'll let him introduce himself

Design News • Duration: 00:02:11 • 9 Dec 16

Icelandic-Danish artist Olafur Eliasson created the vast, indoor sun at the Tate in London, made rivers run green and made a waterfall flow upwards. >
Watch FKA twigs’ hypnotic documentary, ‘Baltimore Dance Project’

Design Frontiers • 9 Dec 16

"When things are difficult, art always flourishes." >
The plastic bottle artworks of Veronika Richterová

Design News • 9 Dec 16

This Czech artist demonstrates the potential to find beauty in garbage. >
Nigerian designer celebrates friendship in a new streetwear line

Design News • 9 Dec 16

Onwuchekwa by Chikezie Daniel is a made-in-Nigeria high street brand. >
Battling climate change with holistic solutions

Design News • 8 Dec 16

Farmers in Guatemala are adapting to climate change using climate-smart strategies. >

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