Design Indaba was founded with the inaugural conference in 1995, which hosted 11 speakers over two days.[5] It has since grown to host over 30 speakers from all over the globe[6] and has been named by many to be one of the best creative conferences in the world.[7][8][9] In its list of top "52 Places to Go in 2014",[10] The New York Times touted Design Indaba as "the annual visual arts spectacular" and part of the city's creative renaissance.