Articles by Design News

Why excellence matters: Decorex Africa and its exhibitors stand out at the AAXO Roar Awards

February 10, 2020

The South African events industry is a thriving one, with a host of events and exhibitions happening each month at exhibition venues and conference halls across the country [...]

Celebrating Human Rights Day with Madiba’s former prison guard, Christo Brand

February 10, 2020

Back by popular demand after a sold-out event held in honour of Mandela Day 2019, fascinating keynote speaker Christo Brand returns to The Cellars-Hohenort in Constantia, [...]

TOMORROWS/TODAY ushers in new perspectives on African art practices and its exhibition

February 5, 2020

The Investec Cape Town Art Fair 2020, which will run from 14-16 February 2020 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC), is an experience that is constantly [...]

Future tech | Rhizomatiks fuses maths and movement to create alternate realities

February 5, 2020

The rockstars at Rhizomatiks are already big in Japan – now they’re bringing their experimental collaborations to the stage at Design Indaba’s jubilee conference, from [...]

Natsai Audrey Chieza is pioneering new models for design and technology that are driven by ecological thinking The biodesigner will be speaking at Design Indaba 2020.

February 5, 2020

Textile dying in the fashion industry is one of the biggest causes of pollution. This is something that Zimbabwean-born bio-designer and researcher Natsai Audrey Chieza is [...]

Ghana’s wunderkind Ibrahim Mahama to share his monumental artworks at Design Indaba 2020

February 5, 2020

Design Indaba’s reputation for attracting illustrious speakers from around the world has seen it grow over its 25 years of existence into one of the foremost creative [...]

Chanting biography | Nhlanhla Mahlangu’s rich theatricality comes to #DI2020

February 5, 2020

Known both locally and internationally for his richly choreographed theatrical productions and his work with South African artist William Kentridge, Nhlanhla Mahlangu is the [...]

Practical magic | Paul Cocksedge’s joyful, people-centred counterpoint to tech alienation

February 5, 2020

London-based Paul Cocksedge has worked on projects as diverse as a flower-powered light, a canopy for the world’s largest botanical gardens, and furniture that fuses [...]

Inventing is giving| Manu Prakash champions frugal science for low-resource communities

February 5, 2020

MacArthur Fellow Manu Prakash is no regular scientist. The physical biologist, who holds a BTech in computer science and engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology [...]

Better cities| Jeanne Gang’s architectural practice builds sustainable futures

February 4, 2020

Jeanne Gang is one of the most important architects of her generation. She was named one of the 100 most influential people of 2019 by TIME magazine and 2016 Woman Architect [...]

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