2015 Archive

  • Klomp Ceramics Graffica stacking bowls
    From the African earth
    Lookbook • 9 Jan 15
    Bright and bold pieces from two new Klomp Ceramic ranges. >
  • Rich Mnisi.
    The next crop of South African creatives
    Lookbook • 12 Jan 15
    Forty up-and-coming design stars, selected for Design Indaba’s Emerging Creatives programme, who will make their mark in 2015. >
  • Thulisizwe “Sizwe” Mamba.
    Five South African illustrators making their mark
    Lookbook • 13 Jan 15
    From doodles to full-scale book projects, these young graphic designers bring their prodigious talents to Design Indaba Expo 2015 as Emerging Creatives. >
  • Apis Atelier Coral Cuff
    Five South African designers of celestial (and earthly) bling
    Lookbook • 14 Jan 15
    Encompassing crowns, blades and naturally inspired textures, here's a look at some of the jewellery designers among the 40 talented Emerging Creatives of 2015. >
  • Frugal Collection.
    When north meets south
    Lookbook • 21 Jan 15
    The Frugal Collection by two Franco-Austrian designers and a group of South African craftsmen finds new contemporary applications for traditional craft. >
  • The wood whisperers
    Lookbook • 23 Jan 15
    The duo behind Studio Propolis, who present at Design Indaba Conference 2015, are single-minded about making by hand and using resources sparingly. >
  • "The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer" by Edgar Degas.
    What artworks see
    Lookbook • 24 Jan 15
    Masashi Kawamura’s new photo project reverses the relationship between artwork and viewer. >
  • The Refusal of Time
    Kentridge's meditation on the nature of time
    Lookbook • 26 Jan 15
    After wowing audiences around the world, "The Refusal of Time" comes to Iziko South African National Gallery, in association with the Goodman Gallery. >
  • Origo.
    Hadedas in the home
    Lookbook • 28 Jan 15
    Take a look at what six new furniture and homeware exhibitors will bring to Design Indaba Expo 2015. >
  • Six launches in Cologne
    Lookbook • 29 Jan 15
    Patricia Urquiola unveils her first kitchen design at international furniture fair IMM Cologne and Passagen Interior Design Week. >
  • The entertainment designer
    Lookbook • 29 Jan 15
    Multidisciplinary designer Emily Oberman has a formidable portfolio of work. We have a look at some of the campaigns she championed. >
  • Kitchen Cabinet for Helmut Österreicher in EOOS at the MAK Museum of Applied Art.
    Twenty years of jamming with design
    Lookbook • 31 Jan 15
    The first all-encompassing retrospective show of the work of Austrian design studio EOOS is on at the Museum of Applied Arts (MAK) in Vienna. >
  • The Clap chair by Patricia Urquiola. Image: Kartell
    Urquiola’s universe
    Lookbook • 1 Feb 15
    Kartell dedicated its flagship store in Cologne to Patricia Urquiola with an exhibition rounding up all of her designs for the brand. >
  • Missoni Home.
    Mmmmama Missoni!
    Lookbook • 2 Feb 15
    Rosita Missoni, who co-founded the Missoni empire with her husband 62 years ago, will talk about her creative longevity at Design Indaba Conference 2015. >
  • A variety of GROWbags. These environmentally friendly planters help low-income communities grow their own food.
    #MakeChange: Three simple, sustainable solutions
    Lookbook • 3 Feb 15
    Planters from billboard vinyl, solar-powered light bulbs and low-voltage power packs: three South African solutions for African problems. >
  • Martine Jackson and Galia Gluckman's collaboration pots, Bronzers duo.
    Balance and disorder
    Lookbook • 4 Feb 15
    Ceramicist Martine Jackson has partnered with fine artist Galia Gluckman to produce a vibrant range of limited edition, hand-coiled pots. >
  • Arachnid at La Carpa, by Santiago Cirugeda.
    Recipes for urban subversion
    Lookbook • 4 Feb 15
    Santiago Cirugeda is not the kind of architect to sit around and wait for commissions. Is this the future of architecture in austerity-hit Europe? >
  • A-Z architectural city guide by Blank Ink Designs.
    Inked cities
    Lookbook • 12 Feb 15
    Founder of Blank Ink Shaun Gaylard is sketching the architectural fabric of urban centres one limited-edition city guide at a time. >
  • "Project Diaspora" by Omar Victor Diop.
    Self-portraits of Africa's past
    Lookbook • 13 Feb 15
    Senegalese photographer Omar Victor Diop is a prolific image-maker with one eye on history and the other on contemporary popular culture. >
  • Photo by Shereen Mohamed.
    Creative collectives in Africa
    Lookbook • 16 Feb 15
    "Africa Is Now 2015", a Design Indaba project, introduces five groups in Angola, Egypt, Senegal and Kenya producing some of the most exciting work in Africa. >
  • Paper Planes exhibtion at Design Indaba Expo
    "Paper Planes" takes flight
    Lookbook • 18 Feb 15
    South African illustrators and graphic designers give traditional mythology and folklore a fresh coat of paint for the inaugural “Paper Planes” exhibition. >
  • Island Ring by SMITH Jewellery.
    The Italian job
    Lookbook • 21 Feb 15
    A new range called "Due" ("two" in Italian) from Cape Town-based SMITH Jewellery will be on display at Design Indaba Expo 2015. >
  • High Thorn leather Whispers chandelier.
    Whispering light
    Lookbook • 25 Feb 15
    High Thorn’s signature safari-lodge look moves from driftwood designs to romantic leather. >
  • Michael Bierut at Design Indaba 2015
    Day one in pictures
    Lookbook • 25 Feb 15
    From a leading local agency through top global design graduates to Burning Man founder and Pentagram partner: here's day one of Design Indaba Conference 2015. >

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