Articles

Nipa Doshi and Jonathan Levien, talk about layering, craft and storytelling in their creative collaboration. >

“Designers cannot get closer to people than to make a design that becomes part of the body,” says Dutch food designer Marije Vogelzang. >

When “The Soviet Union Forever” was replaced with “Always Coca-Cola”, Czech designer Maxim Velcovsky turned to design as social critique. >

Ravi Naidoo, founder of Design Indaba, presented at the COPENHAGEN PRELUDE TO INDEX: Aiga Aspen Design Summit from 23 to 25 August 2007. >

The case for designers to tackle the challenges of environmentalism, posed by Valerie Casey of frog design. >

Even superficial changes to the production, material, care methods and end-of-life scenario of fashion do have environmental benefit. >

Yves Béhar explains that usefulness and functionality are not the same thing. >

The visual icon of a bright idea, one of the most prevalent modern inventions, Thomas Edison’s lightbulb is long overdue for a makeover. >

Ryan Frank is repurposing the debris of the urban ocean into quirky eco-sensitive furniture. >

Design Indaba’s 10 x 10 Housing Project has challenged 10 architectural teams to provide innovative and dynamic design solutions for the low-cost housing sector >

South Africa will host one of the world's greatest sporting events in only three years time - the 2010 FIFA World Cup. >

King James RSVP proposes that our local taxis and taxi drivers become the hosts and ambassadors to the tourists. >

This year's Design Indaba Expo attracted a record 137 registered buyers, 66 of them international. >

Not accepting the status quo was a recurring theme at the tenth Design Indaba in Cape Town this year. >