Cape Town

Design Indaba Film Crew 2011

Education & Development

Design Indaba gathered six creative filmmakers to capture all the happenings at the Design Indaba 2011 event. >
Design Indabar launch

Part bar, part art installation, the Design Indabar presented by Grolsch is a mobile celebration of the spirit of creativity. >
Lara Bohinc

Lara Bohinc talks about classicism in relation to the ongoing quest for all things new and contemporary. >
Cape Town Fashion Council

Non-Profit Organisation

The Cape Town Fashion Council (CTFC) is the first industry association of its kind in South Africa, aiming to represent and develop the national fashion sector. >
Ross Chowles on how to run your own ad agency

Ross Chowles talks about how to start and run your own advertising agency. >
Filmfest 2011

Film

The Design Indaba Filmfest 2011 gives everyone access to affordable, inspiring creative films. >
Design Academy of Fashion

Educational Institution

The Design Academy of Fashion (DAF) offers a three-year diploma in fashion, and has an outstanding reputation as a leader in fashion education. >
Head on Design

Sculptor

Head on Design creates African animal sculptures that resemble hunting trophies. >
Master Wire and Bead Craft

Artist • Product Designer

Master Wire and Bead Craft pride themselves in make exclusive handmade beadwork primarily for interior decoration. >
Christophe Egret

Christophe Egret talks about creating communities and generosity in architecture. >
Mahala

Mahala is a free South African music, culture and reality magazine that strives to report and represent what’s really happening in South African culture. >
Take Care

Fashion Designer

Designer Jessica Harwood launched her label Take Care in Spring 2008. >
Paul Priestman on the nature of product design

From the very small to the very large. Paul Priestman talks about product design, multiples and the importance of thinking ahead. >
Free lines

Putting pen to paper is what Lauren Fowler does best. Meet a Cape Town illustrator who also has interesting craft talents. >
Potterseed

Product Designer • Ceramicist

Potterseed is the gorgeous new range developed by Kate Carlyle of Mustardseed & Moonshine and Chris Silverston of The Potters Workshop. >
Drift™ Furniture

Furniture Designer

Drift™ Furniture is a craft-intensive and green range of designer furniture by architect Anthony Martin launched in 2009. >
Diana Ferreira

Ceramicist

Handmade glass beads are combined with ceramic vessels to make functional homeware. >
Paul Sahre on ideas and book design

Our creative cups are constantly being filled, we just need to find ways to tip them over, says Paul Sahre. >
Andy de Klerk Cabinetworks

Furniture Designer

Cabinetworks is a small manufacturing operation focussed on creating bespoke kitchens, furniture, shoji screens and other interior components. >
Zizamele Ceramics

Ceramicist

Zizamele Ceramics makes "world class ceramics in Africa." >
Adam Levin on South African fashion

Fashion is an intimate social and political expression of who we are as a people. Adam Levin talks about this notion. >
Tom Dixon on the world’s most expensive vibrator

Tom Dixon talks about his work, from starting as a welder to designing the world’s most expensive vibrator. >
Doshi Levien

At the design intersection of culture and technology some very interesting things are possible, as Doshi Levien have discovered. >
Creative play

Just make beautiful work. Meet Cape Town illustrator Daniel Ting Chong, for whom this works. >

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