Podcasts about Design Indaba

View show notes, transcript, and more on our Substack: https://designbetterpodcast.com/p/natsai-audrey-chieza Steve Jobs perfectly described the creative process when he said, “Creativity is just connecting the dots”. Innovation and new ideas are often found by combining the familiar in new ways. Natsai Audrey Chieza, founder of Faber Futures, is doing just that.  Natsai started her education as an architect, became fascinated by materials and transferred into biology, and today is designing new textiles, design processes, and manufacturing methods by harnessing biological technology. She's a rare individual who can hop between disciplines to design in new ways. We talk with Natsai about the work she and her team at Faber Futures are doing to help governments and large organizations design more sustainable products using bacteria, fungi, and algae as building tools, and how biophilic design technology could help us address climate change. Bio Natsai Audrey Chieza is a visionary designer and thought leader. She is the founder and CEO of Faber Futures and a co-founder of Normal Phenomena of Life (NPOL). Launched in 2018, Faber Futures is a pioneering design agency that melds consumer biotechnology advancements with real-world applications. In 2023, Chieza co-founded NPOL, a consumer brand offering biotech products online. NPOL makes tangible how biotechnology can generate new materials that can be beautifully designed to support climate goals and the cultivation of resilient bioeconomy value chains. ​Chieza's approach involves broad-ranging partnerships across biotech, consumer sectors, and cultural institutions. It uses collaborative, story-driven strategies to catalyse engagement and concrete action on critical issues. Notable clients and commissioning bodies include Ginkgo Bioworks, adidas, the Design Museum, MIT Media Lab, and the World Economic Forum (WEF).  ​As a member of the WEF's Global Futures Council on Synthetic Biology, Chieza advocates the integration of design and culture in policy development for bioeconomies powered by biotechnology. Her insights and leadership are sought after on various stages, including as a speaker at SxSW, TED, and Design Indaba. Chieza's contributions to biophilic design have earned her significant media coverage and accolades, including the 2019 INDEX award, known as the Nobel Prize for design. Premium Episodes on Design Better This ad-supported episode is available to everyone. If you'd like to hear it ad-free, upgrade to our premium subscription, where you'll get an additional 2 ad-free episodes per month (4 total). Premium subscribers also get access to our monthly AMAs with former guests, ad-free episodes, and our new enhanced newsletter The Brief that compiles salient insights, quotes, readings, and creative processes uncovered in the show.  Upgraid to paid Visiting the links below is one of the best ways to support our show: Methodical Coffee: Roasted, blended, brewed, served and perfected by verified coffee nerds

#FutureReadinessWithZa Presents Dr Sizakele in Conversation with Nkuli Mlangeni – a stylist turned textile designer and now creative collaborator at large.  In this trans-Atlantic discussion, rich with fond memories and boundless ambition, Nkuli shares her deep emotional investment in the cross-pollination of talents from across countries and cities (from Stockholm to Sebokeng),  and the profound joy of discovering deeply talented creative folks - who work away from the limelight yet are producing world-class goods. In her shy way – she celebrates with us her success since winning the 2017 Design Indaba most beautiful object in South Africa (https://bit.ly/3U4Fj6Phere) and how the recent win of the Monocle Best New Talent (https://bit.ly/3zuoFUx) is important in not just giving her shine – but revealing the magical ecosystem which produces the goods, thoughts and services she shares with the world and with her new fellow citizens in Sweden.  This series is premised upon the philosophy of humancentric creativism: a simple yet profound intervention suggesting that we can only design sustainable and inclusive futures by placing humans at the centre of everything.   Connect with Nkuli Mlangeni LinkedIn: Nkuli Mlangeni-Berg The Ninevites: https://www.theninevites.com/   Click the link https://linktr.ee/sizakelemarutlulle to listen to the conversation on the podcast platform of your choice Enjoy, like and share with your community ___________________ Connect with me on Social media: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-sizakele-marutlulle-78389a14b/ https://www.instagram.com/sizakelezamarutlulle/

You probably already know that using animals to make materials like leather has a lot of downsides. But using petro-chemicals and intensive crops like cotton, while better than animal products, is still pretty suboptimal for the planet. Keel Labs thinks it has a better idea. Rather than relying on animals or terrestrial plant agriculture, it's seeking to use kelp—yep, seaweed—to make the next generation of materials. Kelp grows much more quickly than land-based plants, sucks C02 out of the air, requires no water, fertilizer, or pesticide inputs, and generally speaking makes the oceans healthier.  Conceived by undergrad students in 2017, the company has now raised nearly $20 million from venture capitalists betting that kelp will be the next big thing, has two dozen employees, and is making kelp-based yarns at its North Carolina headquarters. In case you're as maritime-challenged as I am and don't know what “keel” means, a keel is the structural spine of a ship, from the bow to the stern, functioning to create balance between the ocean and to keep a ship's momentum moving forward. The B2B company doesn't intend to sell its own kelp clothing as much as it intends to produce the natural yarn that fashion designers can use to create humane, climate-friendly materials.  Are the tides turning for sustainable materials? Keel Labs co-founder Aleks Gosiewski thinks so and sees an ocean of opportunity in kelp. Enjoy hearing her inspirational story. Discussed in this episode Keel won the Biodesign Challenge competition. Keel Labs went through the Indie Bio accelerator. Horizons Ventures invested in Keel Labs. Keel Labs was once housed in the same space as Modern Meadow. Modern Meadow spun off the cultivated meat company Fork and Good. Our past episode with Pinatex (leather from pineapple leaves). Aleks recommends reading Bio Design, Material Ecology, Shoe Dog, and Steve Jobs Aleks thinks you should attend the Design Indaba conference in South Africa After the interview, Aleks confirmed that the organisms that Kelsun is exposed to during composting or landfilling are much more varied (and suited to use carbohydrates as food) and numerous than the organisms present during regular wear or use of Kelsun. She says Keel has further validated this by conducting in-house vermicompost tests and official marine and landfill biodegradation tests. More about Aleks Gosiewski Aleksandra Gosiewski is the Co-Founder & COO of Keel Labs, an innovation platform expanding the potential of the ocean to accelerate the planet's development towards a more sustainable future. With a background in fashion design and economics, Aleks is driving the development of Keel Labs' business and R&D operations to scale the production of Kelsun, the company's flagship product. As a systems thinker, Aleks connects the dots between supply chain logistics, financial planning, and business development. Aleks is a Forbes 30 Under 30 member, a testament to her unique and pioneering perspective on the intersection of science and design.

This week we pay homage to Dan Wieden of W+K. He was heroic because he made it possible for the creatives and strategists I've long admired to become the creatives and strategists I've long admired.  He made them possible. He created the culture that allowed them to be. And he loved it. Here's a speech he gave at Design Indaba in 2016. It's well worth a listen. R.I.P.

Episode Summary:In today's episode we are diving into the inspiring world of Dr. Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg. Named "One to Watch" by the Financial Times and voted a Future 50 by Icon Magazine, this Cambridge University and Royal College of Art graduate makes artworks that explore our fraught relationships with nature and technology. Through artworks, writing, and curatorial projects, Ginsberg's work explores subjects as diverse as artificial intelligence, synthetic biology, conservation, and evolution, as she investigates the human impulse to “better” the world. In this candid conversation we ask Daisy about her ongoing one of a kind interspecies artwork entitled Pollinator Pathmaker that transforms how we see gardens and who we make them for. This conscious art project will come into full bloom for the first time this May at the Eden Project, Cornwall. Further public Pollinator Pathmaker gardens will be planted this year in other locations globally including the Serpentine in London. Meanwhile, anyone in Northern Europe will be able to plant their own garden at home, as well as globally by creating a garden plan at pollinator.art, supported by the Google Arts and Culture Lab.The Speaker:Dr. Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg is an artist examining our fraught relationships with nature and technology. Through artworks, writing, and curatorial projects, Ginsberg's work explores subjects as diverse as artificial intelligence, synthetic biology, conservation, and evolution, as she investigates the human impulse to “better” the world. Ginsberg spent over ten years experimentally engaging with the field of synthetic biology, developing new roles for artists and designers. She is lead author of Synthetic Aesthetics: Investigating Synthetic Biology's Designs on Nature (MIT Press, 2014), and in 2017 completed Better, her PhD by practice, at London's Royal College of Art (RCA), interrogating how powerful dreams of “better” futures shape the things that get designed. Ginsberg won the World Technology Award for design in 2011, the London Design Medal for Emerging Talent in 2012, and the Dezeen Changemaker Award 2019. Her work has twice been nominated for Designs of the Year (2011, 2015), with Designing for the Sixth Extinction described as “romantic, dangerous... and everything else that inspires us to change and question the world”. Ginsberg exhibits internationally, including at MoMA New York, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, the National Museum of China, the Centre Pompidou, and the Royal Academy, and her work is held in museum and private collections. Talks include TEDGlobal, PopTech, Design Indaba, and the New Yorker TechFest. Daisy is a resident at Somerset House Studios, London.Follow Alexandra's journey on InstagramHosts: Elizabeth Zhivkova & Farah Piriye, ZEITGEIST19 FoundationSign up for ZEITGEIST19's newsletter at https://www.zeitgeist19.comFor sponsorship enquiries, comments, ideas and collaborations, email us at info@zeitgeist19.com Follow us on Instagram and TwitterHelp us to continue our mission and to develop our podcast: Donate

In this episode, the guest is Thabisa Mjo, the vivacious and talented founder of the Johannesburg-based design company, Mash T Design Studio. Famous for the Tutu Light and Mjojo Cabinet, the studio has been rising from strength to strength since it was founded five years ago.  These two designs are part of the Louvre's collection at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs In this conversation we not only talk the ins and outs of running a creative company, but also the passion behind the work, the nature of collaboration, having a seat at the table, the meaning of accolades and the importance of being validate by your family. There are many legends and famous names mentioned and her are some of them: Scott Billy and Bon Esperance Gallery : https://bonne-esperance-gallery.com/Qaqambile Bead Studio : https://www.instagram.com/qaqambilebeadstudio/Bambizulu Studio: http://www.bambizulu.com/?v=fb1c5b0d2f97Beauty Ngxongo : https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/318684Alfred Ntuli : http://www.bambizulu.com/product/orange-alfred-ntuli-collection-ukhamba/?v=fb1c5b0d2f97 

About the guest: Debbie Millman is an American writer, educator, artist, curator, and designer who is best known as the host of the podcast Design Matters. She has authored six books and is the President Emeritus of the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) and chair and co-founder of the Masters in Branding Program at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. She was previously the editorial and creative director of Print magazine. Follow @debbiemillman: https://www.instagram.com/debbiemillman/ Hosted by: Ananya Khaitan About the host: Ananya Khaitan is a graphic designer and writer. His work has been recognized by the likes of D&AD, Art Directors Club, Design Indaba, Forbes India 30 Under 30, CII, and Kyoorius. Follow @ananyakhaitan: https://www.instagram.com/ananyakhaitan/ Presented by Baatein: Baatein, which translates to ‘a conversation' is the National Institute of Design's unique interactive platform to learn and share. From telling us about your experiences and passions to showcasing what you do; it can be anything you want it to be! Follow us on Instagram @baatein.nid: https://www.instagram.com/baatein.nid/ Subscribe to our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/c/BaateinNID Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/baatein-nid

In this week's episode I jump back to an interview I did at Design Indaba earlier this year but the relevance of the content has not changed and if anything in light of recent events is that much more powerful to listen to. I had the privilege of a half an hour conversation with Nhlanhla Mahlangu known both locally and internationally for his richly choreographed theatrical productions and his work with the famous South African artist William Kentridge. Nhlanhla is the very embodiment of tenacity. Born in Phola Park informal settlement on Johannesburg’s East Rand during the height of Apartheid, he was unable to complete his matric due to the ANC, IFP and the ‘Third Force’ violence in the Nineties, dashing his dreams of going to music school.This is probably the most political conversation I have had on my podcast and it was humbling. I learnt a lot from this short exchange. Nhlanlha does not hold back on his beliefs about the state of our country. He embodies a fierce courage that gently cuts straight to the heart of the matter. Listening to this again 6 months later I am deeply saddened about where we are as a country today, made even worse by the events of our times. Don’t skip this episode, it is important to have the difficult conversations and hear the hard things in order to heal and move forward.

Ravi Naidoo is the founder of Interactive Africa and Design Indaba, an annual three-day design conference hosted in Cape Town, South Africa. Devoted to building a better world through creativity, he shares his journey to creating one of the world’s most important design conferences and why he believes designers are incurable romantics. 

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 different metals through a freezing process. It’s impossible to pigeonhole the restlessly inventive Cocksedge, who studied industrial design at Sheffield Hallam University and product design under Ron Arad at the Royal College of Art in London. Few people are more adept at seeing everyday problems that cry out for design solutions – and he’s intent upon solving these problems in elegant and unexpected ways.For me to sit and unpack the creative mind of someone like Paul Cocksedge at Design Indaba earlier this year was an incredible privilege. He is such a humble down to earth human being and I could not help but be inspired by his infections enthusiasm. This definitely ranks as one of my favourite conversations to date, enjoy.

Wacy Zacarias is one of the most interesting people we've ever hosted on this podcast. She is a Mozambican textile storyteller, a circular design advocate, a healer and Kubhula's first female voice. Just an all-around beautiful person. We talk about design, mental health, traditional healers, taboos, and relationship dilemmas in our society. Join our community on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kubhula Wacy's Projects Wacy's TED Talk (Portuguese) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxFcSdiONgc Wacy's article in Design Indaba - https://www.designindaba.com/articles/creative-work/wacy-zacarias-taking-back-african-textile-market Wacy's Instagram - https://instagram.com/wacysnarrative?igshid=1kkx9uiv2dbnr Woogui - https://instagram.com/woogui?igshid=113ir06bmsap4 Karingana Textiles - https://instagram.com/karinganatextiles?igshid=zbaz4rk83w6g Green is the New Black - https://instagram.com/gnbmz?igshid=ixstokyp5suf Links: Civilized to Death by Christopher Ryan - https://www.amazon.com/Civilized-Death-What-Lost-Modernity/dp/1451659105 How to Change Your Mind - Michael Pollen - https://www.amazon.com/Change-Your-Mind-Consciousness-Transcendence/dp/1594204225 93 Days (Ebola Movie) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5305246/ Madagascar COVID natural remedy article - https://www.emergency-live.com/news/madagascar-president-a-natural-covid-19-remedy-the-who-warns-the-country/

Together with a multidisciplinary team, Catalina Lotero is tackling the global energy crisis with a surprisingly simple, plant-based idea. The Colombian-born American, who studied industrial design in Bogotá, Colombia, and is currently doing her Masters in design at Keio University in Tokyo, came up with the sustainable solution to solve a pressing problem. One in eight people worldwide does not have access to electricity, with 84% of them living in rural areas. Lotero’s ‘Raiki’ – essentially an autonomous generator – is sure to be a game-changing project. This conversation was one of the inspiring interactions I had at Design Indaba earlier this year. Catalina and I discussed how her ground breaking research works, the creative process, some of the larger issues facing us as humanity and a one of my biggest take aways was that some of the things we are doing to try and solve our problems might be creating even more. We also explored the concept of soft power where we can accept mistakes, be ok with being wrong and take a collaborative approach to solving problems. Enjoy this fat dose of inspiration.

In the first episode of the season, we chat with Lucia Bakulumpagi- Wamala the founder and CEO Of Bakulu Power In a traditional and male-centric industry, Lucia Bakulumpagi-Wamala’s focus is on developing and implementing collaborative renewable energy projects that engage communities, empower women, and contribute to environmental sustainability. As the CEO and Founder of Bakulu Power, a renewable energy company based in Uganda, Lucia’s goal is to power our tomorrow with projects and initiatives that foster social, environmental, and economic development in her native country and throughout Sub-Saharan Africa. Lucia’s advocacy of impactful energy solutions and work on behalf of Bakulu Power has seen her represent the company at high-level events worldwide such as the United Nations GeneralAssembly, African Union Summit, and World Trade Organization’s Public Forum. Lucia has also served as the keynote speaker at the 2018 Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue and has lectured at the Yale School of Management. She has been interviewed by BBC, CNBC Africa, Le Point, AlJezeera, Design Indaba, CBC and Africa News, and has been profiled in Brussels Airlines’ “b-inspired” and Forbes Afrique, Forbes Magazine as one of the 30 Most Promising Young Entrepreneurs in Africa (2017) and Institute Choiseul as one of the 100 African Economic Leaders for Tomorrow. Lucia holds a BSocSc in Public Administration with a Specialization in Community Intervention from the University of Ottawa and is also a graduate of the UK Prince of Wales Business Sustainability Programme from Cambridge University. Follow Lucia on Socials: LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter If you enjoy this episode, make sure to subscribe, leave a comment, share, and rate on wherever you listen to Unfiltered. Connect with us on Instagram @unfilteredwithaisha and with our host Aisha on LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter | Online This episode is edited and produced by David Dobo of Deluxe Sound Studio www.daviddobo.com/deluxesoundstudio --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unfilteredwithaisha/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/unfilteredwithaisha/support

“Named “one of the most creative people in business” by Fast Company, and “one of the most influential designers working today” by Graphic Design USA, Debbie Millman is also an author, educator, curator and host of the Design Matters podcast.As the founder and host of Design Matters, one of the world’s first and longest running podcasts, Millman has interviewed nearly 500 artists, designers and cultural commentators over the past 14 years. Design Matters won a 2011 Cooper Hewitt National Design Award, in 2015 Apple designated it one of the best overall podcasts on iTunes, and in 2018 the show was honored by the Webby Awards. Debbie is the author of six books, her illustrations have appeared in publications such as The New York Times, New York Magazine, Print Magazine, Design Observer and Fast Company and her artwork appears in galleries across America.Debbie cofounded the world’s first graduate program in branding at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, was the President of Sterling Brands, one of the world’s leading branding consultancies, and has worked withn many of the worlds leading companies. She is frequently asked to speak internationally on design and branding and loves to travel.Debbie is currently working with Law & Order SVUactor and activist Mariska Hargitay’s Joyful Heart Foundation to eradicate sexual assault, domestic violence, child abuse and the rape-kit backlog.Needless to say that it was an absolute honour for me to have Debbie on my podcast at Design Indaba 2020. We discussed a wide range of topics and our conversation ended up quite a philosophical one, discussing her personal visioning process that she does with her students, why people are not brands, some ideas about why we are addicted to things and she was very open about sharing some of her fears and struggles as a creative person. A lot has changed since this interview but we still remain the same flawed humans with the same needs and fears and I have no doubt you will be inspired by this amazing women and our conversation.

Earlier this year I had the privilege of attending the Design Indaba before lockdown. This weeks guest, similarly to last week really impressed me with his energy, passion and focus toward making our world a better place.A born innovator, Vukheta Mukhari was always going to be at the forefront of human knowledge. As a Masters candidate in civil engineering at the University of Cape Town (UCT) he is passionate about greening the economy, and the ground-breaking project he is currently involved with seeks to develop more eco-friendly building materials, such as bricks. What makes these ‘bio-bricks’ unique is that they are created from human urine. When not working in the lab, Mukhari drives a plastic pollution awareness campaign and is building smart technology that promises to revolutionise the health and fitness space.I thoroughly enjoyed my change with this bright inspiring young man and I am sure you will too.

We had the tremendous honor of welcoming Grace Jun onto our show this morning. She is the Executive Director of Open Style Lab (OSL) and Assistant Professor at the School of Fashion in Parsons School of Design, the New School, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate students. Grace's work has received nation-wide attention and has been featured at the White House Fashion Show Celebrating Inclusive Design, Assistive Technology, and Prosthetics, CNBC, Business of Fashion, Vogue, Forbes, and the NYTIMES Style. She has been asked to speak about disability and design in numerous settings from Design Indaba to SXSW. Open Style Lab started at MIT as a public service project. It is an annual 10-week summer program. Grace organized the first showcase at MIT in 2014, and has worked on developing clothing for people with autism, impaired vision, cerebral palsy, and many other disabilities. As a designer, professor and social entrepreneur, Grace equips her community with best practices to challenge quality of life for aging and people with disabilities. From designing graphic interfaces for smart phones and wearables, to constructing accessible blazers for women with breast cancer, she has achieved incredible results.

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Exuberant. Optimistic. Romantic. Three words Ravi Naidoo, the advocate who put African design on the map, used to describe himself. Ravi's story is one of reinvention. Just as South Africa was entering a period of newly found democracy, Ravi found an impetus to change his career. Over 20 years later, he is the driving force behind Design Indaba, arguably the most influential design event in the world. The event takes place in Cape Town every year, and it's only the tip of the iceberg. They consider themselves a do-tank, rather than a think-tank, pushing the boundaries of design with the simple question—what is design for? Design and the City, is a podcast produced by reSITE about the ways we can use design to make cities more livable and lovable. reSITE is a global non-profit acting to improve the urban environment, both on the stage at our events, and off. We work at the intersection of architecture, urbanism, politics, culture, and economics, acting as a catalyst for social action and innovative leadership. We encourage the exchange of ideas about making cities more livable, competitive, resilient, inclusive, mobile and designed with humans in mind to protect and public space, architecture, and sustainable development in cities. Learn more www.reSITE.org Attend reSITE Events www.resite.org/events Join reSITE's Newsletter Connect with us: Follow reSITE on Facebook Follow reSITE on Instagram Follow reSITE on Twitter Follow reSITE on LinkedIn Watch reSITE talks on YouTube More about Ravi and Design Indaba www.designindaba.com Follow Design Indaba on Facebook Follow Design Indaba on Instagram Follow Ravi Naidoo on Instagram Follow Design Indaba on Twitter Follow Ravi Naidoo on Twitter Watch Design Indaba on YouTube This podcast was created by reSITE, the global non-profit acting to improve the urban environment and organized as part of the project Shared Cities: Creative Momentum. It is produced by Radka Ondrackova, Matej Kostruh, Gil Cienfuegos, Adriana Bielkova and Polina Riabukha. It is directed and hosted by Alexandra Siebenthal and recorded and edited by LittleBig Studio.

In this episode of Sustainability Matters Today, I interview Safia Qureshi, award-winning Architect, designer and environmentalist, founder of CupClub, and a Champion of Replacing the Disposable with the Reusable. CupClub partners with businesses, catering companies, facilities management providers, retailers and brands to replace disposable cups with a significantly more sustainable alternative. The company is pioneering the circular economy by creating a returnable cup that people can “borrow” from a coffee shop and return it to a convenient location once they’re done. With its products manufactured in the UK, CupClub creates half the carbon dioxide equivalent of disposables and ceramics, while significantly reducing waste. CupClub has earned a variety of awards including top prize winner from the 2017 Ellen MacArthur Foundation and IDEO and appeared in a number of media and publications, including BBC, Sky, Design Week, Core77, Dezeen, Design Indaba and The Drum. Please make sure to subscribe to the Sustainability Matters Today podcast to learn more about other champions of sustainability like Safia. I hope you enjoy the episode! Resources: Other Resources: Read the transcript: https://www.sustainabilitymatters.today/safia-qureshi-cupclub-transcript Watch the full episode: https://sustainabilitym.at/Safia-Qureshi-Youtube

This first guest from Design Indaba has done just that, he is looking at the people who live on the fringe of society on the streets and how he can help them using the skills that he has. Bas Timmer is a Dutch independent clothing designer who created the shelter suit after a father of a close friend died from hypothermia after finding himself on the streets. The shelter suit aims to protect the homeless from the elements by providing them warmth, protection from the wind, cold and rain using recycled materials from top outdoor gear manufacturers. Bas and his shelter suits are growing from strength to strength, already having made 10000 of them, he is an inspiration to all of us and to me a true social entrepreneur.This podcast is shorter than my usual ones as I had time restraints at Indaba with each speaker needing to do many interviews. People like Bas give me a sense of hope in the future of our world, enjoy the conversation.

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Ravi Naidoo: Founder of Design Indaba In conversation with Rutendo Nyamuda about the evolution of Design Indaba over the last 25 years. In this episode Ravi also speaks about the future of Design Indaba and establishing a venture capitalist fund to support designers. BizTakeouts: Soundbyte-size business news >>TO GO

Soundbyte-size business news >>TO GO — Ravi Naidoo: Founder of Design Indaba In conversation with Rutendo Nyamuda about the evolution of Design Indaba over the last 25 years. In this episode Ravi also speaks about the future of Design Indaba and establishing a venture capitalist fund to support designers.

This episode covers Monday 24 February to Sunday 1 March 2020. We start with two events at the Artscape Theatre: the annual Design Indaba during the week and the Cape Town Comedy Festival on the weekend. We then enjoy music from American metalcore band Crown the Empire, an ‘afro-symphonic’ extravaganza with the RMB Starlight Classics, and the annual Robertson Wine Valley Hands-on-Harvest festival. To end, we celebrate the leap year with two great events to make the most of the extra day this month: the Cape Town Biodegradable Festival and the grand opening street party for SA Cocktail Week. (Detailed show notes are available exclusively at www.capetowntravel.guide.)

This is episode 2 where I am joined by interior and furniture designer Siyanda Mbele.    ABOUT SIYANDA: Siyanda Mbele is the founder of Pinda Design, the design studio he set up in his hometown of Durban, South Africa. He designs and manufactures hand-painted furniture inspired by South Africa’s diverse cultures.   We talk about: The financial implications of starting design business - finding funding and getting support from family to support his dream   The costs of manufacturing, and finding the right manufacturers to work with   Who turns to for advice and business support   The early mistakes he made and how he fixed them   Learning to connect and negotiate with global buyers   The challenges of getting his product to market, logistics shipping internationally from the continent and how he works around the challenges   The role of culture in design, the impact it has on society, and why it's important for him to express his culture in his designs   Cultural shifts in South Africa, and the emergence and impact of young black furniture and product designers making a name for themselves and contributing to the South African design aesthetic, and what has changed to make this possible   Links and resources mentioned in this episode Durban University Of Technology - https://www.dut.ac.za/course/bachelor_of_technology_interior_design/ Design Indaba - https://www.designindaba.com SABS Design Institute - http://design.sabs.co.za   Where you can go to find out more about Siyanda Instagram: @pindadesign | @siyanadmbele https://www.behance.net/Pindabysiyandambele   Get the full show notes at: www.atelier55design.com/podcast 

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This week! We’re going through our open tabs and will be discussing the psychological traps of freelancing, instagram anxiety for artists, and graphic design as performance. Helping us bring some outside perspective today is our special guests Tin & Ed. As well as being two of our favourite people, Tin & Ed are creative directors and artists working between New York and Melbourne. Through installations and live digital experiences, Tin&Ed seek to explore the convergence of our physical and digital worlds. Not only have they worked with a very enviable list of clients (including NIKE, Adidas, IKEA and Visa), they’ve also exhibited and lectured throughout the world, recently speaking at Design Indaba, the AGI Congress in Mexico City and Hong Design Week. Their work has been shown at the Sydney Opera House, The National Gallery of Victoria and the Liu Haisu Art Museum in Shanghai. Remember! We are now an ENHANCED podcast. That's right - If you listen to our podcast in Overcast or Pocket Casts, or Castro, you can get super special images, links, and chapter breaks in your player while you listen. Featured links from our discussion - Want to get these in your inbox every Friday? Sign up for our text-only tinyletter at tinyletter.com/jackywinter Lara The Psychological Trap of Freelancing https://www.thecut.com/2019/02/why-freelancing-creates-anxiety-about-money.html Craig and Karl http://www.craigandkarl.com/ Jeremy First Hand — We need to talk about Instagram: Illustration agency Handsome Frank on algorithm anxiety https://lectureinprogress.com/journal/handsome-frank-instagram It’s Nice That https://www.itsnicethat.com/ Handsome Frank tweet https://twitter.com/Handsome_Frank/status/1081170057898659840 Zach Lieberman https://www.instagram.com/zach.lieberman/?hl=en Handsome Frank Instagram https://www.instagram.com/handsome_frank/?hl=en Handsome Frank Twitter https://twitter.com/Handsome_Frank?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor Tin & Ed Typography Dancing Like It’s Never Danced Before, Thanks to Variable Font Technology https://eyeondesign.aiga.org/typography-dancing-like-its-never-danced-before-thanks-to-variable-font-technology/ JWGYTB Episode 70 http://jackywinter.givesyouthe.biz/c8c2c4f7 Eye on Design https://eyeondesign.aiga.org/ It’s Nice That https://www.itsnicethat.com/ NM Type http://www.nmtype.com/ Andile Vellem http://unmutedance.blogspot.com/ Design Indaba https://www.designindaba.com/ Wade Jeffree and Leta Sobierajski - Ikko Ikko http://ikkoikko.com/ Moon Ribas https://www.cyborgarts.com/ Pause Fest https://www.pausefest.com.au/ Tin & Ed - We come in peace https://www.tinanded.com.au/projects/we-come-in-peace/ Unity https://unity.com/ JWVR https://www.instagram.com/p/BvgNd3ZgB3d/ Stefan Sagmeister https://www.instagram.com/stefansagmeister/?hl=en Tin & Ed’s Socials Tin & Ed’s Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tinanded/ If you like the show or these links or think we sound like nice people, please go and leave us a rating or review on iTunes. It helps other people find the show and boosts our downloads which in turn lets us know that what we're doing is worth doing more of! To subscribe, view show notes or previous episodes head on over to our podcast page at http://jackywinter.givesyouthe.biz/ Special thanks to Jacky Winter (the band, with much better shirts than us) for the music. Listen to them over at Soundcloud. Everything else Jacky Winter (us) can be found at http://www.jackywinter.com/

We discuss the ways clothes feel versus the way they look, and Autograph’s brilliant Omar Victor Diop exhibition. See links below. Fanshawe mantua at Museum of London (1753): https://collections.museumoflondon.org.uk/online/object/85096.html Lynn Sorge-English, Stays and Body Image in London: The Staymaking Trade, 1680-1810 (2011): https://www.routledge.com/Stays-and-Body-Image-in-London-The-Staymaking-Trade-16801810/Sorge-English/p/book/9781138661424 Daniel Miller, Mukulika Banerjee, The Sari (2008): https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/the-sari-9781847883148/ Honoré-Victorin Daumier, De l'utilité de la crinoline pour frauder l'octroi (1857), Art Institute of Chicago: https://www.artic.edu/artworks/84651 Omar Victor Diop at Autograph (2018): https://autograph.org.uk/exhibitions/liberty-diaspora Omar Victor Diop website: https://www.omarviktor.com/ Omar Victor Diop interviewed for Paris Photo (2016): https://vimeo.com/190321094 Omar Victor Diop at Design Indaba (2017): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auWl6z733O4 Arpita Shah at Autograph: https://autograph.org.uk/exhibitions/purdah-the-sacred-cloth Arpita Shah website: http://arpitashah.com/

Ravi Naidoo is the founder of Interactive Africa as well as Design Indaba, an annual conference in Cape Town.

Still in our series, A Mind of My Own, in this episode of the MYD Show we talk about how being true to yourself is the ultimate style with the help of style icon, Jackie Burger. Jackie is the previous editor of Elle Magazine and the owner of Style 58. She has won numerous awards, is a curator for the Design Indaba a member of the South African Fashion Council.

This week, Michael and Jessica talk about graphic designers on screen, highlights from What Design Sounds Like, and Michael’s trip to Design Indaba.

CliffCentral.com — Bonnie Mbuli (formerly credited as Bonnie Henna) is a South African actress best known for her role as Ntombi on the first season of the SABC1 drama series Home Affairs, in 2005. She was a celebrity contestant on the M-Net reality competition Survivor South Africa: Maldives, in 2011. Born in Soweto, Bonnie was discovered at a bus stop at the age of 13, on her way home from school, by an agent who soon got her a job on the television series Viva Families. Bonnie has appeared in international films such as Clint Eastwood's Oscar-winning Invictus, Drum and Catch a Fire. She married fellow actor Sisanda Henna in December 2005 and revealed they were getting divorced in 2012. During her marriage she was credited as Bonnie Henna, but reverted to her maiden name after becoming estranged. Arye meets up with Bonnie at the Design Indaba, let's discover her story and see where she is at. She has big plans for her travel bucket list, let's find out what they are.

You may have figured out how to get data about stuff, but that doesn’t make it important. Or does it? This week Sam and Simon discuss tracking things, the value of conferences and some other stuff too…Stuff discussed in this conversation:NOT Sam’s life.Good Morning in Stockholm – probably Simon’s favourite conference.Design Indaba, which is not being attended by either of us.Marissa Mayer with her fabulous clothes and massive, data-driven brain.Rory Sutherland and the cult of measurebation.Fitbit that Simon pretends to draw data insights from.Her – an amazing movie about technology getting creepy.Ray Kurzweil with his massive brain.Evernote’s Post-It integration that Sam uses to catalogue her entire life.Flappy Braille – in which you can play Flappy Birds in your browser’s address bar.Sarien where you can play classic adventure games.We don’t sell saddles here by Stewart Butterfield – who is also responsible for Slack.How much my novel cost me by Emily Gould.Mark Andreessen‘s predictions for the news industry.