Programme of events:
February 18
Filmfest at Freeworld Design Centre:
16:30-21:00 Movie-meal deal at The Hemelhuijs restaurant (R100).*
18:30-20:00 The Last Emperor, doccie about fashion designer Valentino (R30).
20:30-22:00 Exit through the Gift Shop, doccie by street artist Banksy (R30). Introduction by Ricky Lee Gordon aka Freddy Sam — artist, curator and founder of /A WORD OF ART gallery and project space, and Write on Africa community art and inspiration project.
February 19
Filmfest at Freeworld Design Centre:
16:30 – 21:00 Movie-meal deal at The Hemelhuijs restaurant (R100).*
18:30 – 20:00 L’Amour Fou, doccie about fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent (R30).
20:30 – 22:00 Chico and Rita, animated love story with the history of jazz as backdrop (R30).
February 20
At Camps Bay park:
15:00 – 16:00 MP3 Experiment, public prank led by Improv Everywhere’s Charlie Todd (free).
Filmfest at Freeworld Design Centre:
18:30 – 20:00 An Eye over Prague, doccie about architect Jan Kaplick (R30). Introduction by leading Cape Town architect Anja van der Merwe Miszewski.
20:30 – 22:00 Space, Land and Time, doccie about experimental architects Ant Farm (R30).
February 21
Filmfest at Freeworld Design Centre:
16:30 – 21:00 Movie-meal deal at The Hemelhuijs restaurant (R100).*
18:30 – 20:00 Contemporary Days, doccie about designer couple Lucienne and Robin Day (R30). Introduced by textile designer Heather Moore of Skinny laMinx.
20:30 – 22:00 British Art Programme, two doccies about David Hockney and portrait painting (R30). Introduction by Art South Africa editor-at-large Andrew Lamprecht.
February 22
Filmfest at Freeworld Design Centre:
16:30 – 21:00 Movie-meal deal at The Hemelhuijs restaurant (R100).*
18:30 – 20:00 Space, Land and Time, doccie about experimental architects Ant Farm (R30). Introduced by land artist Strijdom van der Merwe.
20:30 – 22:00 The Last Emperor, doccie about fashion designer Valentino (R30).
Iziko National Art Gallery:
18:30 – 22:30 Design Indabar presented by Grolsch hosts a laidback Pecha Kucha evening of short presentations by leading creatives including Nik Rabinowitz, Mr Fuzzy Slippers, Zapiro, Roger Ballen, Laduma Ngxokolo and more (by invite only).
February 23
At Cape Town International Convention Centre:
08:00 – 17:00 Day One of Design Indaba Conference (sold out) and Young Designers Simulcast (all three days for R1 430, R1 240 for students or R1 600 for a double ticket). 18:00 – 20:00 Fourth Annual Fashion Industry Conference presented by the Cape Town Fashion Council. Moderated by Dion Chang of Flux Trends, the topic is “Ethical Fashion: Opportunities for South Africa in the Global Marketplace” (R150 or R50 for students).
At University of Johannesburg:
08:00 – 17:00 Day One of Young Designers Simulcast (all three days for R1430 or R1240 for students).
At Freeworld Design Centre:
16:30 – 21:00 Movie-meal deal at The Hemelhuijs restaurant (R100).*
18:30 – 20:00 The World of Buckminster Fuller, doccie about the inspirational design thinker (R30). Introduced by product designer Heath Nash.
20:30 – 22:00 Chico and Rita, animated love story with history of jazz as backdrop (R30). Introduced by illustrator and pattern designer Renée Rossouw.
February 24
At Cape Town International Convention Centre:
08:00 – 17:00 Day Two of Design Indaba Conference and Young Designers Simulcast.
14:00 – 17:00 Design Indaba Expo opens for buyer and media preview.
17:00 – 20:00 Design Indaba Expo opens for conference delegate preview.
At University of Johannesburg:
08:00 – 17:00 Day Two of Young Designers Simulcast.
At Trinity Cape Town:
21:00 – 04:00 Design Indaba Party featuring DJ Yoda from the UK, 7ft Sound System, Soft Touch Operation, Lindiwe Suttle, Spoek Mathambo and Mshini Wam, Black Coffee, Unsound System, Monique Pascal, Honey B and Card on Spokes (R100).
At Freeworld Design Centre:
16:30 – 21:00 Movie-meal deal at The Hemelhuijs restaurant (R100).*
19:30 – 22:00 Massive Change Network launch, live global link-up with Bruce Mau and David Österberg for presentation, discussion and Q&A on designing a sustainable world (free).
February 25
At Cape Town International Convention Centre:
08:00 – 17:00 Day Three of Design Indaba Conference and Young Designers Simulcast.
08:00 – 10:00 Design Indaba Expo opens for VIP buyers.
10:00 – 20:00 Day One of Design Indaba Expo (adults R60, pensioners and students R40, scholars and children R30, kids under 10 free).
At University of Johannesburg:
08:00 – 17:00 Day Three of Young Designers Simulcast.
DStv Event Arena at Design Indaba Expo:
09:00 – 10:30 Woolworths’s school initiative, Making the Difference Through Design.
10:30 – 11:00 Short Film Festival Programme 1.
11:00 – 11:30 Fashion Show: Christopher Strong.
11:30 – 12:00 Fashion Show: baie nice.
12:00 – 12:30 Short Film Festival Programme 2.
12:30 – 13:00 Fashion Show: Doreen Southwood.
13:00 – 13:30 Fashion Show: David West.
13:30 – 14:00 Short Film Festival Programme 3.
14:00 – 14:30 Fashion Show: Coppelia.
14:30 – 15:00 Fashion Show: The Summit.
15:00 – 15:30 Short Film Festival Programme 4.
15:30 – 16:00 Fashion Show: Stefania Morland.
16:00 – 16:30 Fashion Show: Black Coal.
16:30 – 17:15 Short Pecha Kucha presentations by leading South African creatives.
18:00 – 19:30 DStv So Much More: Music and comedy featuring Nik Rabinowitz, Liz Ogumbo and Liquid Sax.
DStv Kids Arena at Design Indaba Expo:
10:30 – 13:00 Photography Workshop presented by KIKI (closed).
13:30 – 15:30 The Keyring Workshop presented by Patatie, for ages 12 to 16 (R150).
16:00 – 18:00 Mosaic and Mobile Workshop presented by Me-Time, for ages 4 to 13 (R120).
At Freeworld Design Centre:
16:30 – 21:00 Movie-meal deal at The Hemelhuijs restaurant (R100).*
18:30 – 20:00 Design Is One: The Vignellis, doccie about Massimo and Lella Vignelli (R30). Followed by a Q&A session with the Vignellis there in person.
20:30 – 22:00 Exit through the Gift Shop, doccie by street artist Banksy (R30).
February 26
At Cape Town International Convention Centre:
08:00 – 10:00 Design Indaba Expo opens for VIP buyers.
09:00 – 11:00 Design Education Indaba with Thomas Garvey from Carleton University in Canada, Walter Amerika from Design Academy Eindhoven in the Netherlands and Pierre Keller from ECAL in Switzerland and more (free).
10:00 – 13:00 Li Edelkoort’s Trend Union presentation looking at 2012/2013 in terms of retail, fashion, design and interiors (R800 or R400 for students and conference delegates).
10:00 – 20:00 Day One of Design Indaba Expo (adults R60, pensioners and students R40, scholars and children R30, kids under 10 free).
DStv Event Arena at Design Indaba Expo:
08:30 – 09:30 Global Africa Project presentation by New York curators Lowery Stokes Sims and Dr Leslie King-Hammond (exhibitors and VIP buyers only).
10:30 – 11:00 Short Film Festival Programme 2.
11:00 – 11:30 Fashion Show: Black Coal.
11:30 – 12:00 Fashion Show: Stefania Morland.
12:00 – 12:30 Short Film Festival Programme 3.
12:30 – 13:00 Fashion Show: The Summit.
13:00 – 13:30 Fashion Show: Christopher Strong.
13:30 – 14:00 Short Film Festival Programme 4.
14:00 – 14:30 Fashion Show: baie nice.
14:30 – 15:00 Fashion Show: Doreen Southwood.
15:00 – 15:30 Short Film Festival Programme 1.
15:30 – 16:00 Fashion Show: David West.
16:00 – 16:30 Fashion Show: Coppelia.
16:30 – 17:15 Short Pecha Kucha presentations by leading South African creatives.
18:00 – 19:30 DStv So Much More: Music and comedy featuring John Vlismas, Lindiwe Suttle and DJ Biggy C.
DStv Kids Arena at Design Indaba Expo:
10:00 – 13:00 Cartoon Drawing Workshop presented by Zapiro, for ages 12 to 16 (R200).
13:30 – 15:30 Product Design Workshop presented by Heath Nash, for ages 8 to 16 with parent (R260).
16:00 – 18:00 DIY Party Décor Design presented by The Pretty Blog, for ages 8 to 16 (R160).
At Freeworld Design Centre:
16:30 – 21:00 Movie-meal deal at The Hemelhuijs restaurant (R100).*
18:30 – 20:00 Chico and Rita, animated love story with the history of jazz as backdrop (R30).
20:30 – 22:00 L’Amour Fou, doccie about fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent (R30).
February 27
At Cape Town International Convention Centre:
08:00 – 10:00 Design Indaba Expo opens for VIP buyers.
10:00 – 18:00 Day Three of Design Indaba Expo (R60).
DStv Event Arena at Design Indaba Expo:
08:30 – 09:30 Spring/summer 2012 presentation by trends and events analyst Alison Morris from WGSN-homebuildlife (exhibitors and VIP buyers only).
10:30 – 11:00 Short Film Festival Programme 3.
11:00 – 11:30 Fashion Show: Doreen Southwood.
11:30 – 12:00 Fashion Show: David West.
12:00 – 12:30 Short Film Festival Programme 4.
12:30 – 13:00 Fashion Show: Coppelia.
13:00 – 13:30 Fashion Show: Stefania Morland.
13:30 – 14:00 Short Film Festival Programme 1.
14:00 – 14:30 Fashion Show: Black Coal.
14:30 – 15:00 Fashion Show: baie nice.
15:00 – 15:30 Short Film Festival Programme 2.
15:30 – 16:00 Fashion Show: The Summit.
16:00 – 16:30 Fashion Show: Christopher Strong.
16:30 – 17:00 Announcement of Most Beautiful Object in South Africa.
DStv Kids Arena at Design Indaba Expo:
10:30 – 12:30 Sound Workshop: Making Instruments presented by Brendon Bussy, for ages 8 to 14 (R110).
13:00 – 15:00 DIY Party Decor Design presented by The Pretty Blog, for ages 8 to 16 (R160).
15:30- 17:30 Lego Robotics Workshop presented by Ort-Tech, for ages 7 to 10 (R200).
At Freeworld Design Centre:
18:30 – 20:00 Exit through the Gift Shop, doccie by street artist Banksy (R30). Introduction by Riason Naidoo, director of the South African National Gallery and Old Town House.
20:30 – 22:00 Contemporary Days, doccie about designer couple Lucienne and Robin Day (R30). Introduction by leading product and furniture designer Haldane Martin.
February 28
At University of Johannesburg Arts Centre Theatre:
10:00 – 13:00 Li Edelkoort’s Trend Union presentation looking at 2012/2013 in terms of retail, fashion, design and interiors (R800 or R400 for students).
March 1
At University of Johannesburg Arts Centre Theatre:
14:00 – 16:00 University of Johannesburg staff and student presentation by Li Edelkoort (by invitation only).
Notes
- Movie-meal deal at The Hemelhuijs restaurant. For only R100 enjoy a design-inspired movie and a meal from the designer menu of gourmet food artist Jacques Erasmus. Booking recommended at 021 418 2042.
- Book at Computicket for Design Indaba Simulcast, Filmfest, Party, Expo and Li Edelkoort tickets. Design Indaba Conference is sold out and tickets to the Simulcast are now open to professionals over the age of 25 too.
For more information, visit www.designindaba.com and follow @designindaba on Twitter.