African Design Magazine ADM #36 December 2017 | Page 43

EXPERIENCE THE WORLD'S LEADING CREATIVE CURRENCY The Design Indaba conference, taking place from 21-23 February 2018, is going beyond design to create a multi-sensory event that focuses on the future of creative thinking and design activism. Aiming to make a positive impact on society, Design Indaba intends on building a movement that a racts producers of meaningful culture and business. The first three confirmed speakers of the 2018 panel include spatial designer Morag Myerscough who most recently re-imagined the interior of the Bernie Grant Arts Centre cafe in London. Dutch landscape architect Peter Veenstra, co-founder of LOLA Architects, created the Adidas Campus headquarters in Germany. The third confirmed speaker is Cannes Lions award-winning filmmaker Sunu Gonera who hails from Zimbabwe and whose work tells authentic African stories, as seen in the music video he created for Khuli Chana. The Design Indaba Conference and Festival 2018 will take place at the Artscape Theatre Complex in Cape Town. Simulcast versions of the conference will take place Nationally. Tickets are available from africandesignmagazine.com 41