Articles

  • House of memories
    Design News • 12 May 23
    A memorial dedicated to earthquake victims traces the natural paths on a hill. >
  • To-do list
    Design News • 12 May 23
    Ayse Birsel’s latest book guides readers in designing their own long, happy lives. >
  • Bathroom break
    Design News • 12 May 23
    Tom Dixon collaborates with Cosentino on a bold new vision for bathrooms. >
  • Around the world
    Design News • 8 May 23
    Thirteen design startups were chosen for their innovative strategies for building a more circular society. >
  • Rock of ages
    Design News • 8 May 23
    This combined research and exhibition space invites exploration and discovery. >
  • Re-threading
    Q&A • 8 May 23
    Fashion designer Khumo Mohloli Morojele finds inspiration in the traces of memory in thrifted clothes. >
  • The New Medium
    Design News • 8 May 23
    The first fine-art physical NFT gallery in South Africa opens in Johannesburg. >
  • Main character
    Q&A • 2 May 23
    This Design Indaba Emerging Creative captures a spark of hope in his artworks. >
  • Tomorrow's designs today
    Design News • 2 May 23
    Four up-and-coming designers have made their ambitious designs a reality. >
  • Inside out
    Design Frontiers • 2 May 23
    Artist and photographer Roger Ballen’s non-profit arts centre has opened in Johannesburg. >
  • For stories
    Design News • 2 May 23
    This spiral building serves as a public exhibition and reading area. >
  • Common lens
    Q&A • 25 Apr 23
    Analogue photographer Sandra Leigh Nagel’s work has a clear style, cutting-edge aesthetic and unequivocal direction. >
  • Limited edition
    Design News • 24 Apr 23
    Former Design Indaba Emerging Creatives showcased their collections at South African Fashion Week 2023. >
  • Heads up
    Design News • 24 Apr 23
    William Kentridge's The Head & The Load comes to the African continent for the first time. >
  • Cabin fever
    Design News • 24 Apr 23
    This wooden cabin can be opened up to let in nature. >
  • The plot thickens
    Design News • 17 Apr 23
    Studio Other Spaces has been developing this massive park in Ethiopia since 2013. >
  • Light work
    Design News • 17 Apr 23
    This wind-up flashlight kit was designed in collaboration with its intended users. >
  • She shoots
    Q&A • 17 Apr 23
    SAFTA-nominated director Jessie Zinn is a Design Indaba Emerging Creative for 2023. >
  • Illumination station
    Design News • 17 Apr 23
    Light takes centre stage in six Milan Design Week exhibitions. >
  • Laying the foundations
    Design News • 11 Apr 23
    This school in Tanzania is designed to respond to site-specific climatic conditions. >
  • Naturally synthetic
    Design News • 11 Apr 23
    This low-carbon biomaterial created from plant waste and microbes is an alternative to traditional clothing fabrics. >
  • Making sense
    Design News • 11 Apr 23
    Design Indaba alum Ai Weiwei’s new exhibition includes a piece made from 650 000 Legos. >
  • Face value
    Q&A • 11 Apr 23
    Cape Town-based 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative Naledi Modupi is obsessed with faces. >
  • Body of work
    Q&A • 4 Apr 23
    2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative Thembi Mthembu uses the body as a site for her artistic exploration. >
  • Raise the roof
    Design News • 4 Apr 23
    The People Tree House in India incorporates sustainable water and power features. >
  • Fast food, slow packaging
    Design News • 4 Apr 23
    Elium Studio has redesigned McDonald’s iconic red packaging to be reusable. >
  • The curious desert
    Design News • 4 Apr 23
    The National Museum of Qatar presents a dual-site exhibition by Icelandic–Danish artist Olafur Eliasson. >
  • EX ASTRA
    Design Frontiers • 27 Mar 23
    This set of woodcut prints celebrates the months of the year. >
  • The art bias
    Design News • 27 Mar 23
    The aim of this Bangalore museum collection is to reframe ideas of Indian art. >
  • Wayfinder
    Q&A • 27 Mar 23
    For 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative Kamil Adam Hassim, nature is the ultimate inspiration. >

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