Young Designers simulcast bookings open

Students will be able to watch speaker presentations and have the chance to interact with them at the end of the day in informal chat sessions.

The cost is just R1000 or, for only R1160 students, can get a simulcast ticket and a year's subscription to the award-winning Design Indaba magazine, which was recently included in the Top 100 Most Innovative Magazines in the World list.

Speakers this year include Dai Fujiwara, Issey Miyake's creative director and as product design giant Marcel Wanders, founder of the Moooi boutique, renowned for his gloriously whimsical interior living spaces, furniture and accessories.

South Africans may be especially interested in author and designer of Massive Change, Bruce Mau, who is driven by a sense of how design can solve problems (think stoves that burn peanut shells and super-strong fibres modelled on gecko hairs, for example).

Unpredictability

Then there's the most famous chef in the world today, Ferran Adrià. More of a mad scientist than a traditional cook, Adrià doesn't just give diners food but a total experience. He is famous for his 30-course gourmet menu and sheer unpredictability.

Another unpredictable artist is fellow Spaniard Javier Mariscal, whose multidisciplinary work embraces illustration, furniture, sculpture, interior design and more.

The 5.5 designers are also a must-see - four designers in their 20s who are redefining design projects in France. Their Furniture Garden and Wallpaper Games are a treat.

Interacting with design luminaries, young and older, will give young designers a glimpse of the creative processes behind exceptional work, from the flicker of ideas to the execution of full-scale projects and installations. This should prove invaluable inspiration for those under-25s hoping to forge careers in the creative industries.

Bookings may be made now through Computicket.