Li Edelkoort trend seminars at Design Indaba

Li Edelkoort, the Paris-based trend forecaster, educator, curator and publisher who has fostered design's creative talent as chairwoman of the Design Academy Eindhoven between 1998 and 2008, will present her Trend Seminars in association with Design Indaba and Woolworths on Saturday, 26 February 2011 in Cape Town and Monday 28 February in Johannesburg. 17 Feb 2011 11:03

Design Indaba extends Superstars deadline, opens media registration

The search for 11 South Africans to represent our country creatively has been extended to 10 February 2010, and media registration is now open. 2 Feb 2010 11:34

[Design Indaba conf] Making our spaces more humane

[Herman Manson] The environments we find ourselves in, especially our urban environments, need to be made more humane. This is the message from three divergent speakers at the first day of the Design Indaba conference, yesterday, Wednesday, 24 February 2010. [view twitterfall] 25 Feb 2010 09:28

Will graphic designers evolve design? #DesignIndaba

[Herman Manson: @marklives] Harley-Davidson, IBM, General Electric, Coca-Cola and Nike. How is this for a client list? Delegates to the annual Design Indaba, which kicks off tomorrow (it runs from 23-25 February 2011) at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), will find out when Dana Arnett, a founding principal and CEO of VSA Partners, takes to the stage. [view twitterfall] 22 Feb 2011 11:00

Wicked Pixels

Game on for Wicked Pixels at the Design Indaba

Never one to shy away from showcasing their unique talents, the ubiquitous Wicked Pixels is once again set to raise the bar at this year's Design Indaba Conference. Beat the trendy crowd and catch a sneak preview of what's to expect right here. 25 Feb 2010 11:01

The kids are alright #designindaba #daytwo

[Herman Manson: @marklives] The group of graduate design students assembled by the 2011 Design Indaba conference, currently being held at the Cape Town International Conference Centre, for its Pecha Kucha presentations yesterday, Thursday, 24 February 2011, (where they run though their work in 20 slides, each shown for 20 seconds), make up a remarkable collection of young design talent that represents a broad range of design interests. [view twitterfall] 25 Feb 2011 10:15

#DesignIndaba: Glittering er design lights

[Herman Manson: @marklives] Fear not, glitter pork and cupcakes are not on the menu at this year's Design Indaba Conference (23-25 February 2011), the annual design calendar highlight held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. Instead, delegates will be treated to a range of fascinating characters from the design world, sharing global design best practice in areas as diverse as architecture, service delivery and advertising. 21 Feb 2011 13:10

Silver screen delights at DI2011

Part of the Design Indaba 2011 experience is the film festival, running 18-27 February 2011 at the Freeworld Design Centre and offering 10 thought-provoking design documentaries and feature films twice a day. In keeping with the silver screen offering, DStv is one of the five main sponsors of DI2011, supporting various channel partners, as well as DStv Mobile and DStv Online. 17 Feb 2011 11:55

Design Indaba adds to economic impact

Reviewing the economic impact of the 2010 Design Indaba Expo on the GDP, Barry Standish of the University of Cape Town's Graduate School of Business calculated that its overall calculation of R232 million comprises accommodation, travel, meals, souvenirs and consumer durables, with the bulk from business orders at the expo of R123 million. These orders stemmed from 427 registered buyers of which 113 were international. 20 Jan 2011 10:53

Public pranking called for during Design Indaba

Charlie Todd and his US organisation, Improv Everywhere, have made more than 100 crazy improvisations come to life in public places, including this January's No Pants Subway Rides, made infamous recently on the Gautrain. He will be in Cape Town specifically for the 2011 Design Indaba, 23-27 February 2011 and is looking for a large amount of volunteers for an improv mission to cause chaos and joy in public places. 20 Jan 2011 09:10

Design desk launching at Design Indaba

The Concept Designer's desk, to be launched at Design Indaba 2011, is a fully functional work station for the needs of designers in various industries. It includes a built-in light box for sketching overlays, as well as a utility rail, which enables the designer to clear the work space and move the keyboard and monitor in order to have an uncluttered work surface. 17 Jan 2011 09:25

Design Indaba offers Salon Privé

The Design Indaba Expo, 25-27 February 2011 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), will offer more than 270 confirmed exhibitors, of which 20% are new exhibitors. It has a completely revamped floor layout, including new innovations such as a separate Salon Privé arena which will display the crème of South African design in an exclusively luxurious presentation. 12 Jan 2011 10:11

Martha Stewart at Design Indaba breakfast

Martha Stewart, host of the US nationally syndicated, Emmy Award-winning television series The Martha Stewart Show, will be at Design Indaba this year. 16 Feb 2010 10:39