Design Indaba conference - only simulcast tickets left

This simulcast traditionally allows students and designers under the age of 25 to watch a live broadcast of the conference in an adjacent auditorium for a discounted price. For professionals and designers over the age of 25, access to the simulcast can be bought for R1360 or R1560, including a subscription to the Design Indaba magazine.

Speakers entice

Given the list of speakers announced so far, the simulcast is well worth attending. Speakers include architect Alejandro Aravena; product designers the Bouroullec Brothers and Tord Boontje; journalist Bruce Nussbaum; Anomaly CEO Carl Johnson; fashion designer Han Feng; graphic designers Michael Bierut, Harry Pearce and Stefan G Bucher; interior designer Marcelo Rosenbaum; and interaction designers Troika.

South Africa puppets inspire

Cartoonist Zapiro and producer Thierry Cassuto's puppet-based ZA News looks at South Africa's political landscape with a satirical bite and lot more laughter and the Handspring Puppet company's War Horse has been recognised as the “theatrical event of the decade” by the UK Sunday Times - no mean feat for the Kalk Bay-based company.

Sponsors

Main Sponsors - Woolworths, ABSA, DSTV, Grolsch; Development partner - The City of Cape Town; Suppliers - Jupiter Drawing Room, SAPPI, BizCommunity, South African Tourism, Chaywa, One&Only, Foodcorp; Associates - Nampak, Anglo Platinum, Cape Town Partnership and Paarl Media, Kulula.