On Stage Design Indaba 2019: Lucas De Man

Actor, playwright and theatre director Lucas De Man graced the Design Indaba stage this year not only as an MC but to also deliver a rousing talk on creativity. He took the audience on a humour-filled journey of his various projects and installations around the world.

Professionally trained as a theatre-maker, De Man was very clear in his description of himself: “When people ask me what I am, I always say I am a creator… It means I professionally create…that means I create and somebody pays me for it…sometimes…hopefully”. His company New Heroes focuses on art projects and urban actions that aim to foster social cohesion.

Some of these include an urban action that highlighted the increasing rates of elderly loneliness in Europe, another included building a 100% bio-based pavilion at Dutch Design Week.