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

Apply now for the Emerging Creatives Programme

The Emerging Creatives Programme is now open to designers wishing to earn a spot on the explo floor at the Design Indaba Expo 2012, which takes place 2-4 March 2012 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. Submission deadline for the programme is Tuesday 15 November 2011. 30 Sep 2011 11:32

More details on Design Indaba's "Your Street Challenge" for designers

As part of the celebrations of Cape Town being shortlisted for World Design Capital 2014, the 'Your Street Challenge', launched by Design Indaba, offers designers the ideal opportunity to start thinking about how design can be used to transform lives, right here in your city, in your street. 1 Aug 2011 10:41

Experience Design Indaba all year round

Design Indaba has recently revamped its online offering to bring the best of the show all-year round. A new free video section presents past speaker presentations, sponsored by South African Tourism, in addition to the latest design news, innovations, interviews and speaker updates. 21 Apr 2011 09:30

DI2011: Chair crowned Most Beautiful Object in South Africa

Design Indaba's Most Beautiful Object in South Africa (MBOISA), presented by Mini, is not about labelling beauty, but instead about asking: "What is beautiful to you?" This year's winner, as voted by the public via SMS, is the Dreams for Africa Chair by Woza Moya. 2 Mar 2011 16:50

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