#DI2020: African icons at Design Indaba 25

[Terry Levin] Following a recent spate of cultural Afro-optimism in the media and here on Biz, it was only natural that Design Indaba 2020 would reflect this burgeoning trend...

#DI2020: Empathy and empowerment hand-in-hand at Design Indaba 25

[Terry Levin] Terry Levin shares an overview and top highlights from this year's Design Indaba Festival...

DI2020: How Enni-Kukka Tuomala plans to start the empathy revolution with a balloon

[Angie Lawrence] Finnish empathy designer and artist Enni-Kukka Tuomala received a standing ovation at Design Indaba after her inspiring presentation on empathy as the most radical emotion...

#DI2020: Pioneering bio-design in the textile dyeing and fashion industry

[Angie Lawrence] Founder and CEO of Faber Futures, and Index Award winner, Natsai Audrey Chieza took to the stage on day three of Design Indaba...

#DI2020: Why technology is nothing unless it touches someone's life

[Angie Lawrence] Creative director of Google Creative Lab Robert Wong says the first thing to remember when it comes to technology is that if how we live is being shaped by technological companies like Google, it is important for humanity to be involved...

#DI2020: Designing new plant-forward African cuisine with Selassie Atadika

[Angie Lawrence] Ghanaian experiential chef, Selassie Atadika, started her Design Indaba presentation by asking the audience to close their eyes and think of food they enjoy...

#DI2020: Ignite your inner activist - representation through illustration

[Leigh Andrews] The second day of #DI2020 kicked off with a powerful presentation by Italian illustrator Olimpia Zagnoli on the politics of taking up space and the personal nature of colour in creative work...

#DI2020: How Sho Madjozi brought traditional Tsonga xibelani into 2020

[Leigh Andrews] In a session that explained how she has changed the SA fashion and music game alike, proudly Tsonga performer Sho Madjozi took to the Design indaba stage as the first official speaker of the 25th edition of the conference, with a strong focus on the history and future of xibelani that proved why she's the ultimate inspiration...

#DI2020: Patrick Thomas talks creative collaboration and interaction

[Angie Lawrence] Patrick Thomas is a British graphic artist who has anxiously awaited the opportunity to attend Design Indaba. Thomas stepped on stage enthusiastically greeting the audience with a "Goeie môre!"...

#DI2020: Silver jubilee shines with Department of Audacious Projects launch

[Leigh Andrews] "Hello Cape Town, how're you doing?" Design Indaba's 25th edition held fast to the motto of changing the world through creativity, with the introduction of the Department of Audacious Projects 'think tank do tank', headed by 'minister' Ravi Naidoo...

#DesignIndaba2020: Ananya Khaitan to speak on matters of import and impact

[Jessica Tennant] New Delhi-based communication designer Ananya Khaitan has been announced as one of the speakers at Design Indaba 2020. He specialises in book design and brand identity design, with his work reflecting his affinity for matters of import and impact...

#DesignIndaba2020: Robert Wong to explore humanity's possible futures

[Jessica Tennant] Design Indaba alumnus Robert Wong, co-founder and CD of Google Creative Lab, has been announced as one of the speakers at this year's Design Indaba...

#DesignIndaba2020: Natsai Audrey Chieza promoting sustainability and eliminating waste in fashion

[Juanita Pienaar] Designer Natsai Audrey Chieza founder and director of multidisciplinary agency Faber Futures will be speaking at the 2020 Design Indaba Conference...

#DesignIndaba2020: Ibrahim Mahama calls to expand the sensibilities of both art and the world at large

[Juanita Pienaar] Ibrahim Mahama, a Ghanaian author and artist, has been announced as one of the speakers at next year's Design Indaba Conference...

#DesignIndaba2020: Kinya Tagawa "to plot for the future" as speaker

[Juanita Pienaar] Kinya Tagawa, a Japanese award-winning design engineer who runs international design agency Takram, with studios in Tokyo and London, has been selected as one of the speakers for next year's Design Indaba Conference...

Top 5 key take-outs from Design Indaba 2019

[Monare Matema] Monare Matema, associate brand architect at DNA Brand Architects, shares key take-outs from the 2019 Design Indaba conference...

#DesignIndaba2019: Human myth vs AI machine

[Terry Levin] One of the most exciting aspects of this year's Design Indaba was a sense of camaraderie between designers of all disciplines from font to film...

#DesignIndaba2019: Droga: Make advertising that people give a shit about

[Terry Levin] Three days of Design Indaba inspiration culminated in headline act David Droga, whose career in advertising traverses Saatchi & Saatchi in London, Publicis, NYC, to starting his own New York-based agency, Droga5 in 2006...