2022 Archive

  • All the feels
    Q&A • 10 Jul 22
    Fernado’s high-end fashion brand taps into the emotional connection we have to fashion items >
  • Dreams in 3D
    Q&A • 3 Jul 22
    Lumka Jordan designs interiors that are enhanced by her own homewares and fragrances. >
  • Subverting narratives
    Q&A • 29 Jun 22
    Siyabonga Mtshali designs Gqom luxury apparel for the black queer body >
  • Superstructures
    Q&A • 21 Jun 22
    Mona-Lisa Mthethwa believes architecture can be used as a tool to bring about sustainable change >
  • A continental visionary
    Q&A • 13 Jun 22
    Nkululeko Mthembu’s design thinking helps to solve uniquely African challenges >
  • When pictures tell stories
    Q&A • 6 Jun 22
    Fashion and portrait photography allow Thulani Kubeka to paint with light. >
  • Thought print
    Q&A • 30 May 22
    Design Indaba Emerging Creative Mohau Moholane was always “that kid that drew”. He explains why people are his focal point and what art means to his identity >
  • Athi and Irma
    Q&A • 24 May 22
    Finding connections between South Africa’s past and present >
  • Stylin’
    Q&A • 22 May 22
    Riyaadh Ismail’s sustainable, gender-neutral luxury streetwear redefines Johannesburg street culture >
  • Story of my life
    Q&A • 16 May 22
    Njabulo Maseko is on a mission to open doors for the youth to express the power of their inner creativity >
  • Smooth operator
    Q&A • 8 May 22
    Lundi Mlonyeni, aka Dave Monday, is a muso with a mission >
  • The multipotentialite side of life
    Q&A • 1 May 22
    Design Indaba Emerging Creative Nuraan Khan wants to make beautiful, functional design accessible to everyone >
  • Where science and fiction meet
    Q&A • 1 May 22
    Kuang-Yi Ku, a former dentist turned speculative designer and artist, explores a fictional future where termites and humans live in harmony >
  • Design thinking writ large
    Q&A • 24 Apr 22
    Moeko Selebalo’s considered simplifications distil the very essence of what it means to be alive >
  • A virtual leap for the lab
    Q&A • 17 Apr 22
    Self-taught game developer Mbangiso Mabaso employs augmented and virtual reality to enliven the science lab for learners >
  • Handle with care
    Q&A • 10 Apr 22
    Nandipha Yanta’s artwork focuses on self-care for Black women >
  • Text messaging
    Q&A • 10 Apr 22
    ‘Tentative Words Change Everything’ is a new outdoor sculpture exhibition by British artist Nathan Coley >
  • Futureworld
    Q&A • 3 Apr 22
    Kyle Kemink’s typo/graphic artwork pushes the boundaries of creative exploration >
  • On the map
    Q&A • 28 Mar 22
    Kutlwano Angela Monyai uses paint, crochet and fabric to embody the Black female experience >
  • Hip-hop architecture
    Q&A • 28 Mar 22
    Architect Sekou Cooke draws inspiration from hip-hop culture for his designs >
  • Feminine mystique
    Q&A • 20 Mar 22
    Design Indaba Emerging Creative for 2022 Fikile Sokhulu pursues femininity in fashion >
  • Fired up
    Q&A • 13 Mar 22
    We chat to Julia Duduzile Mohanoe on swopping accountancy for art >
  • Melting pot
    Q&A • 6 Mar 22
    Buhle Nkalashe’s powerful artworks are steeped in isiXhosa, isiZulu and Ndebele traditions >

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