7th International Design Indaba
Cape Town International Convention Centre on 25 - 27 February 2004

Design Indaba 7 VIP dinner - Make my day
[Terry Levin] Champagne and protea arrangements aside, the essence of this year's Design Indaba may well have been summed up by representative of Chief Sponsor HP, Wim Heunick - always asked why HP sponsor the Indaba when all the delegates are using Apple Macs, he says, "the traditional toaster doesn't make my day". Which is why one supposes they are continually striving to create better products. His statement gets right to the heart of the impact designers can have in improving our interface with the world.

Design Indaba - Day 1 - State of the Art
[Terry Levin] Scales, sledghammers and stray bull terriers - was the cryptic title of this morning's opening speaker, our very own Graham Warsop of Jupiter Drawing Room fame.
        

Welcome address by Ebrahim Rasool at Design Indaba 2004
"The Design Indaba should not only be an opportunity to celebrate design but should be an attempt to grow the creative industries in South Africa. Recent studies have shown that creative industries can be of phenomenal benefit to a country's economy," said Ebrahimk Rasool, Western Cape Minister for Finance and Economic Development, in his welcome address at this year's Design Indaba.

Design Indaba Day 2 - Drawing conclusions
[Terry Levin] Speakers on the second day of the Design Indaba in Cape Town included Mary Lewis of Lewis Moberley, design doyen Shigeo Fukuda, Texan filmmaker Bob Sabiston and the MD of Herdbuoys McCann-Erickson Happy Ntshingila.

Dimitri on Day 2 of the Design Indaba
[Dimitri Remoundos] The Second day of the 7th Design Indaba presented a varied mix of speakers, from the inspirational to the cynical ... providing the attendees enough to chew for the rest of the year.

The 4th Construction New Media Awards - Winners
The winners of this year's Construction New Media Awards were announced at a ceremony at the Design Indaba Expo in Cape Town on 26 February 2004.

Design Indaba Day 3 - Business as usual
[Terry Levin] The seventh annual Design Indaba in Cape Town has come to a close. The third and final day featured Tyler Brûlé, Dan Pearson, Ilse Crawford, John Heskett, David Carson, Vince Frost and Karim Rashied. Click through for global design insights and trends.