Design Indaba / Day 2 Highlights
Today. Wow, so many conflicting emotions.
But that’s what design’s meant to do. Move us. Whether that’s through joy, sadness, disbelieve or nostalgia.
So here, in neat bullet points, the things that moved us on day 2 of Design Indaba:
Olimpia Zagnoli on boycotting a brand who made negative remarks towards the LGBTQ community, then being asked to design a range for them.
Catalina Lotero on asking, before launching your project, a tough question: What are the potential negative consequences of my project?
Nhlanhla Mahlangu on his incredibly moving, personal story during the height of Apartheid in South Africa.
Selassie Atadika on how food - and foreign ingredients - can connect us to African culture in the most delicious way.
Manu Prakash on frugal science - the cost-effective, low-tech tools designed to put power back into communities’ hands. Case in point: the Paperfuge and Foldscope.
Lonneke Gordijn on constantly seeking a restorative connection to nature, whether through technology or design.
Neri & Hu on how nostalgia informs their design. “Every building has a memory of the city.”
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