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Brogues and High Tops: Where African and colonial influences collide in style

Creative Work • Duration: 00:03:46 • 14 Feb 18

Sylvester Chauke tells us why he nominated this design for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2018. >
Meet the Emerging Creatives Extended Class of 2018

Design Indaba News • 14 Feb 18

These rising stars will be exhibiting their work at LISOF Institute in Johannesburg. >
Mvelo Desk: A love story of the career-bound

Creative Work • Duration: 00:01:59 • 13 Feb 18

Trevor Stuurman tells us why he nominated this furniture design for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2018. >
Girl Seeks Girl: A call to embrace one another through fashion

Creative Work • Duration: 00:02:03 • 13 Feb 18

Asanda Sizani tells us why she nominated this dress for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2018. >
Mighty Ndebele: The cyborg girl of gold

Creative Work • Duration: 00:03:07 • 13 Feb 18

Aidan Bennetts tells us why he nominated this sculpture for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2018. >
Identity: History and triumph in handwriting

Creative Work • Duration: 00:02:49 • 12 Feb 18

Albie Sachs tells us why he nominated this design for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2018. >
“Philanderer” brooch: Jewellery that tells a different story

Creative Work • Duration: 00:02:07 • 12 Feb 18

Claudette Schreuders tells us why she nominated this handcrafted piece of jewellery for Most Beautiful Object In South Africa 2018. >
Vote now for The Most Beautiful Object In South Africa 2018

Creative Work • 9 Feb 18

Our search for a South African object that challenges the very definition of beauty has begun – take a look at this year’s 10 contenders! >
Reframing assumptions about ‘African art’

Creative Work • 15 Mar 17

A young illustrator who celebrates international influences rather than confined fidelity. >
Meet the Emerging Creatives Extended Class of 2017

Creative Work • 22 Feb 17

The cities of Durban and Johannesburg have creative talent and then some. >
Let’s Beegin

Creative Work • 16 Feb 17

This young designer aims to improve the lives of bees with innovative ideas for upstart beekeepers. >
Women in design: Five questions with three interior designers from Emerging Creatives 2017

Interviews • 16 Feb 17

A QnA with three female interior designers about their designs and the industry. >
The intricate illustrations of Mario Nobrega

Creative Work • 13 Feb 17

This Emerging Creative discovered his artistic passion quite recently, but his lack of experience is no obstacle. >
40 rising stars join the creative constellation

Creative Work • 6 Feb 17

Meet the 2017 Emerging Creatives, the next wave of South Africa’s buzzing design scene. >
Uncovering the Most Beautiful Object in South Africa in 2017

Creative Work • 1 Feb 17

Design Indaba's annual search for the Most Beautiful Object in South Africa for the year challenges notions of beauty in design. >
The Hawker’s Rocking Chair: A cross-pollination of ideas, styles and materials

Interviews • 1 Feb 17

Arye Kellman tells us why he nominated this furniture design for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2017. >
Beauty is a quality inherent in anything, says Caroline Vieira

Interviews • 1 Feb 17

Roger Ballen tells us why he nominated this ceramic design for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2017. >
Kariba: The mythology of the Zambezi river

Interviews • 1 Feb 17

Artwell Nwaila tells us why he nominated this film trailer for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2017. >
Gqama Ntyatyambo: Capturing the dynamics of the modern woman

Interviews • 1 Feb 17

Alinah Seloane tells us why she nominated this artwork for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2017. >
The Butterfly Wall: Expressing the tension between preciousness and mundaneness

Interviews • 1 Feb 17

Jo-Ann Strauss tells us why she nominated this art installation for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2017. >
The Sankara Rug: Weaving the past into the future

Interviews • 1 Feb 17

Bielle Bellingham tells us why she nominated the handcrafted Sankara Rug for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2017, the Rug went on to win the public vote. >
The self-portraiture of South African photographer Mohau Modisakeng

Interviews • 1 Feb 17

Nakhane Toure tells us why he nominated SA visual artist Mohau Modisakeng's sculpture for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2017. >
A celebration of colour and subtlety in a Morocco-inspired dress

Interviews • 1 Feb 17

Victor Dlamini tells us why he nominated The Moroccan Magic Dress for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2017. >
Functionality is key to the notion of beauty

Interviews • 1 Feb 17

South African celebrity chef Siba Mtongana tells us why she nominated a unique wooden backpack for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2017. >

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