At Design Indaba, Nick Carson finds an infectious spirit for challenging convention.
Every year, Design Indaba takes over Cape Town with an explosion of energy that transcends disciplines, borders and cultures, delivering thought-provoking insights that spur the audience to action.
MC’d as ever by Pentagram’s Michael Bierut and friends, the three-day conference delivered a fascinating blend of speakers from graphic design, architecture, fashion, art, furniture and more.
Based in an arts hub, rather than a convention centre, Design Indaba has a theatricality that turns the ‘conference’ norm on its head: for instance, South African duo Dokter and Misses kicked things off with a trio of dancers dressed as Bauhaus shapes.
Later, London-based furniture designer Yinka Ilori payed homage to his African heritage by throwing a Nigerian house party on stage, while French-born innovator Nelly Ben Hayoun began her whimsical tale of discovery with a Viking warrior facing a scientist in a boxing ring, and ended with the audience pushing her off stage in a giant cardboard longboat.
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