Ravi Naidoo
| Ravi Naidoo | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Ravi Naidoo Durban, South Africa |
| Occupation | CEO |
| Home town | Cape Town |
| Children | 2 |
Ravi Naidoo is the recipient of the 2015 Sir Misha Black Medal for innovation in design education.[1] He is the founder of Interactive Africa, a Cape Town based media and project management company responsible for the First African in Space mission with Mark Shuttleworth, and the marketing bid to host the 2010 Fifa World Cup.[2]
In 1995, he established the Design Indaba, a year round online publication and annual 3 day design conference[3] featuring speakers from around the world.
In 2008 Naidoo launched a social impact design project through Design Indaba called the 10x10 Housing Project. The project created 10 low-cost houses in Freedom Park in the Cape Flats. The buildings were made using sustainable materials such as sandbags.[4]
Naidoo has a B.Sc. (Hons) degree in Physiology from the University of Cape Town and completed an MBA at the UCT GSB in 1994.[5]
Naidoo is a recognized thought leader and speaker in the field of creativity[6] and design throughout Africa.[7] He sits on the jury of the Index Awards[8] in Copenhagen, and is the Chairman of the 2017 IXDA Awards[9]
References
- ↑ "Ravi Naidoo | Misha Black Awards". www.mishablackawards.org.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
- ↑ "100 World Class South Africans: Ravi Naidoo". News24. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
- ↑ "2017 Design Indaba Conference & Festival in Cape Town | DI Tickets, Designers, Exhibitions, Creative Talks, & Events South Africa". Retrieved 2017-04-23.
- ↑ Indaba, Design (2009-05-18), The 10x10 housing project, retrieved 2017-04-26
- ↑ "Meet Design Indaba's Ravi Naidoo, the man who helped bring the World Cup to SA". 702. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
- ↑ "Hot fifty - Ravi Naidoo - Design Week". Design Week. 2008-02-19. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
- ↑ "Ravi Naidoo". GOOD Magazine. 2015-12-23. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
- ↑ "INDEX: Design to Improve Life - INDEX: Award". award.designtoimprovelife.dk. Retrieved 2017-04-23.
- ↑ "Ravi Naidoo/ 2017 Jury Chair/ IxD Awards". awards.ixda.org. Retrieved 2017-04-23.