# Design Indaba

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{{Short description|African design conference}}
{{Infobox dot-com company
| name             = Design Indaba
| logo             = Design_Indaba_logo.png
| caption          = Design Indaba logo
| founded          = {{start date and age|1995}}
| founder          = [Ravi Naidoo](/source/Ravi_Naidoo)
| owner            = Interactive Africa
| url              = {{URL|designindaba.com}}
| registration     = Optional
| language         = English, multilingual subtitles, transcript
| company_type     = 
| foundation       =
| area_served      = Africa
| location_city    = [Cape Town](/source/Cape_Town)
| location_country = [South Africa](/source/South_Africa)
| key_people       = 
| launch_date      = {{start date and age|1995}} (first conference)
| current_status   = Active
| website_type     = Conference
}}
'''Design [Indaba](/source/Indaba)''' is a trademark and brand founded and run by Interactive Africa<ref>{{cite web|title=Interactive Africa|url=http://interactiveafrica.com/|website=Interactive Africa}}</ref> in 1995 with a focus on [design](/source/design) and under the slogan "A better world through creativity".<ref>{{cite web|title=About Design Indaba|url=http://www.designindaba.com/about-us|website=Design Indaba}}</ref> Consisting of an online publication and a series of events and creative projects, it is most widely known for its annual festival held in South Africa, in particular the flagship three-day conference hosted in Cape Town. The Design Indaba Conference is also broadcast live to various cities, most recently including [Johannesburg](/source/Johannesburg), [Durban](/source/Durban), [Nairobi](/source/Nairobi), [Windhoek](/source/Windhoek), [Kampala](/source/Kampala) and [Lausanne](/source/Lausanne).<ref>{{cite web|title=Design Indaba Conference 2017|url=http://www.designindaba.com/events/design-indaba-conference-2017|website=Design Indaba}}</ref> It has also been referred to as the "Conference on Creativity".<ref>{{cite web|title=Design Indaba: An interview with Michael Bierut|last1=Bierut|first1=Michael|url=http://www.coolhunting.com/design/design-indaba-michael-bierut.php|website=Cool Hunting|access-date=2015-06-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022162105/http://www.coolhunting.com/design/design-indaba-michael-bierut.php|archive-date=2012-10-22|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==History==
Design Indaba was founded with the inaugural conference in 1995, which hosted 11 speakers over two days.<ref>{{cite web|title=Design Indaba Conference 1995|url=http://www.designindaba.com/events/design-indaba-conference-1995|website=Design Indaba}}</ref> It has since grown to host over 30 speakers from all over the globe<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gordhan|first1=Suhana|title=Visit Design Indaba at least once in your life|url=http://www.bdlive.co.za/opinion/2015/03/05/visit-design-indaba-at-least-once-in-your-life|website=Business Day|accessdate=25 June 2015}}</ref> and has been named by many to be one of the best creative conferences in the world.<ref>{{cite web|title=Design Indaba Guestbook|url=http://www.designindaba.com/about/conference-info/guestbook|website=Design Indaba}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Design Indaba 2015|url=http://www.primi-world.co.za/design-indaba-2015/|website=Primi World|accessdate=25 June 2015|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303213417/http://www.primi-world.co.za/design-indaba-2015/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Design Indaba 2015 Day 1 Overview|url=http://www.blogilvy.co.za/2015/02/design-indaba-2015-day-1-overview/|website=Blogilvy|accessdate=25 June 2015}}</ref> In its list of top "52 Places to Go in 2014",<ref>{{cite news|title=New York Times: 52 Places to Go in 2014|work=The New York Times |date=10 January 2014 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/01/10/travel/2014-places-to-go.html}}</ref> [The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times) touted Design Indaba as "the annual visual arts spectacular" and part of the city's creative renaissance.

==Design Indaba Festival==
The Design Indaba Conference is just one part of a weeklong creative festival, known now as the Design Indaba Festival.<ref>{{cite web|title=18 unmissable design events in 2015|url=http://www.creativebloq.com/graphic-design/18-unmissable-design-events-2015-21514110|website=Creative Bloq|accessdate=30 June 2015}}</ref> In its entirety the Design Indaba Festival comprises the conference, a film festival,<ref>{{cite web|title=Design Indaba Film|url=http://www.designindaba.com/film|website=Design Indaba|accessdate=15 July 2015}}</ref> a series of exhibitions including the annual Emerging Creatives programme<ref>{{cite web|title=Design Indaba Emerging Creatives|url=http://www.designindaba.com/projects/emerging-creatives|website=Design Indaba|accessdate=8 August 2017}}</ref>
, and various music events and other performances.<ref>{{cite web|title=Design Indaba Festival|url=http://www.designindaba.com/festival|website=Design Indaba|accessdate=15 July 2015}}</ref> The main event takes place in Cape Town, most recently at the [Artscape Theatre Centre](/source/Artscape_Theatre_Centre), and various cities in Africa and Europe also host a simulcast of the conference and peripheral exhibitions and events.<ref>{{cite web|title=Design Indaba Conference & Simulcast|url=http://www.designindaba.com/about/design-indaba-conference-simulcast|website=Design Indaba|accessdate=15 July 2015}}</ref>

==Design Indaba Conference==
The Design Indaba Conference has been held in Cape Town since 1995, biannually until 2001, and annually since then. Speakers at the conference represent a broad spectrum of design and the creative industries, with a focus on international thought leadership and innovative problem solving,<ref>{{cite web|title=Web Conferences Roundup: Events from Around the Globe|url=http://www.smashingmagazine.com/2009/10/21/web-conferences-roundup-events-from-around-the-globe/|website=Smashing Magazine|accessdate=30 June 2015}}</ref> in keeping with the company ethos of "A better world through creativity". Alongside professionals from traditional design disciplines such as [architecture](/source/architecture), [product design](/source/product_design), graphic and communication design, fashion, furniture design, [design thinking](/source/design_thinking) and design education, the programme of recent years has included chefs, musicians, visual artists, filmmakers and founders of creative businesses on the list of Design Indaba speakers.<ref>{{cite web|title=Design Indaba speakers|url=http://www.designindaba.com/profiles/speakers|website=Design Indaba|accessdate=15 July 2015}}</ref> Together the three-day Cape Town conference and simulcast host 4,500 people.<ref>{{cite web|title=18 unmissable design events in 2015|url=http://www.creativebloq.com/graphic-design/18-unmissable-design-events-2015-21514110|website=Creative Bloq|accessdate=30 June 2015}}</ref>

== Design Indaba Do Tank ==
Largely funded by the Design Indaba Trust<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://mg.co.za/article/2015-06-04-eight-of-cape-towns-best-street-artists-on-instagram|title=Eight of Cape Town's top street artists on Instagram|last=Loots|first=Debbie|work=The M&G Online|access-date=2018-04-24|language=en}}</ref> and independent sponsorships, Design Indaba Do Tank<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/life/arts-and-entertainment/2018-02-16-design-indaba-returns-to-showcase-innovation/|title=Design Indaba returns to showcase innovation|access-date=2018-04-24|language=en-US}}</ref> consists of projects and initiatives designed for the greater good. These include the Your Street Challenge,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://elledecoration.co.za/design-indabas-your-street-challenge/|title=Ravi Naidoo on Design Indaba's 'Your Street Challenge'|date=2011-07-29|work=Elle Decoration|access-date=2018-04-24|language=en-US|archive-date=2018-06-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622083727/http://elledecoration.co.za/design-indabas-your-street-challenge/|url-status=dead}}</ref> the 10x10 Low-Cost Housing Project,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.dezeen.com/2008/02/26/sand-bag-houses-by-mma-architects/|title=Sand-bag houses by MMA Architects {{!}} Dezeen|date=2008-02-26|work=Dezeen|access-date=2018-04-24|language=en-US}}</ref> Another Light Up,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.oprahmag.co.za/live-your-best-life/giving-back/%27another-light-up%27-project-aims-to-light-up-khayelitsha|title='Another Light Up' Project Aims to Light Up Khayelitsha - O, The Oprah Magazine|website=www.oprahmag.co.za|language=en|access-date=2018-04-24|archive-date=2014-03-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140310141435/http://www.oprahmag.co.za/live-your-best-life/giving-back/%27another-light-up%27-project-aims-to-light-up-khayelitsha|url-status=dead}}</ref> Sonop<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://ontrack.co.za/latest-news-sonop-primary-school-gets-a-solar-powered-upgrade/|title=Latest News: SONOP Primary School gets a solar powered upgrade! - On Track|date=2017-03-08|work=On Track|access-date=2018-04-24|language=en-US|archive-date=2018-07-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714123815/http://ontrack.co.za/latest-news-sonop-primary-school-gets-a-solar-powered-upgrade/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [Arch For Arch](/source/Arch_for_Arch) monument in honour of Archbishop [Desmond Tutu](/source/Desmond_Tutu).<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/vandals-target-tutu-arch-for-arch-monument-in-cape-town-20180316|title=Vandals target Tutu 'Arch for Arch' monument in Cape Town|work=News24|access-date=2018-04-24|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.designindaba.com Design Indaba's Website]
*[http://www.interactiveafrica.com Interactive Africa's Website]

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Category:Business organisations based in South Africa
Category:Conferences

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