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Joias is a product line that merges Belgian and Brazilian craftsmanship
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Craft
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Product Design
This project merges crafts, social engagement, design and human contact.
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6 Feb 18
Atang Tshikare collaborated with Lesotho weavers to revive an old tradition
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African Design
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Craft
Multidisciplinary artist and designer Atang Tshikare has gone from murals to furniture to exploring African mythology through weaving
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6 Jun 17
Behind a décor design brand in the small town of Stellenbosch
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Product Design
Mia Danieli tells us why sustainability and natural materials form the heart of Mia Mélange.
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26 Nov 15
The sangomas and weavers of Du Noon
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African Design
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Craft
An exhibition of photos captures the daily lived realities of the talented women collaborating with Pichulik and Design Afrika on a new range of bags.
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12 May 15
Where craft and art meet
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African Design
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Craft
Elbé Coetsee's new book, "Craft Art in South Africa", is a beautifully illustrated journey through the tactile possibilities of handmade work.
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23 Mar 15
Under the mango trees
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Craft
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Product Design
Switzerland-based product designer Béatrice Durandard discovers on a trip to Africa that an inability to communicate can lead to taking more risks.
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8 Jan 15
When the model becomes the medium
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Craft
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Product Design
How do you collaborate with someone who speaks another language? Swiss designer Laurence Stoffel tells us how she overcame the culture barrier.
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7 Jan 15
Alternative weather forecast
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Scientific data is often up in the air. But when translated by artist Natalie Miebach it becomes a lot more tactile.
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13 Sep 10
Baskets for life
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Craft
Design Indaba Expo 2010: Heath Nash collaborated with the New Basket Workshop to provide development skills to basket weavers in Zimbabwe.
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15 Feb 10
Tradition redesigned
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Craft
Design Indaba Expo 2010: The Design Afrika warehouse in Woodstock is overflowing with exciting new products from all over the continent.
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12 Feb 10
Direct via the Transkei
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Product Design
South African Design Afrika participated in the new Inspiration series for the Conran Shop with Xhosa gourd baskets.
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1 Nov 08
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