London | Design Indaba

This British Nigerian artist's films celebrate the full spectrum of blackness

Seye Isikalu’s work thoughtfully captures black bodies on screen. >
An ostomy bag for health, beauty and function

We look back at some impactful design from a UK graduate who sought to combat stigma in health care. >
FrailTea analyses kettle grip data to monitor the health of the elderly

Callum Smith’s project FrailTea uses grip data from a kettle to monitor the health of elderly people and the state of their of frailty. >
Could building with wood be the answer to high-density cities and the housing crisis?

Timber Rising predicts a future in which wood will supersede concrete and steel. >
Industrial design student introduces a refillable, more sustainable mascara

The refillable mascara that can be applied using a 3D printed fingertip, saving an estimated 25 mascara bottles from landfill per person over ten years. >
The People’s Fridge is an effort to reduce food waste and combat hunger

The city’s first community fridge is where the needy can help themselves to fresh food at zero cost. >
Tony Brook on his recent collaboration with BBC Creative

“At its best, graphic design can be thought provoking, beautiful, memorable and leave a lasting impression." >
The Unmasked Women project tackles mental health among black women

The creative project is prioritising the work of young black women artists. >
Spaces designed not for cars, but for people

Is an underground, automated road tunnel the answer to the nightmare that is traffic congestion? >
An industrial design graduate has created an Emotional First Aid Kit

Rui Sun tackles the question, “Why do so many products ease physical pain and so few treat emotional stress?” >
Campbell Addy is disrupting the homogeneity of stock photography

The photographer’s partnership with Getty Images is diversifying their imagery. >
Thomas Heatherwick's Zeitz MOCAA wins Cultural Architecture Award

ArchDaily has named this design a winner of the 2018 Building Of The Year Awards. >
Thomas Heatherwick

Designer

Thomas leads the design of all Heatherwick Studio projects, working in collaboration with a team of 180 highly-skilled architects, designers, and makers. >
Dyslexia: The typeface that replicates the effect of reading disorders

“Like in any case, only once a problem is fully understood can it be solved,” says the designer. >
Es Devlin

Set Designer

Set designer. >
Top 10 Creative Crowdfunding Projects | December 2017

We've scoured the web for compelling creative campaigns around the globe that you might want to support in their quest for funding. Have a look! >
Design is all-encompassing but is it always all-inclusive?

Hidden Women of Design is a series of talks committed to encouraging and supporting female designers. >
Top 10 Creative Crowdfunding Projects | November 2017

We've scoured the web for compelling creative campaigns around the globe that you might want to support in their quest for funding. Have a look! >
Morag Myerscough

Graphic Designer

The UK designer makes large structures with neon geometric patterns often incorporating positive messaging hand-painted onto plywood. >
Morag Myerscough on giving spaces character and sensitivity through the use of colour

The Design Indaba Festival 2018 speaker will turn the Artscape Piazza into a wonderland with her colourful structure. >
Yami-Ichi disrupts how the price of art is valued

Here, money is powerless and instead the public is invited to barter skills, services and objects for a piece of art. >
Space10’s pop-up brings microgreens to congested urban spaces

This integrated salad bar could popularise hydroponic food farming where traditional agriculture is unavailable. >
David Adjaye, Ron Arad to design new Holocaust Memorial in London

The National Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre will honour victims and survivors of Nazi persecution. >
Top 10 Creative Crowdfunding Projects | October 2017

We've scoured the web for compelling creative campaigns around the globe that you might want to support in their quest for funding. Have a look! >

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