Cape Town | Design Indaba

Cape Town décor label Mia Mélange revitalises with fresh look and feel

“Our intention was to express the diverse ways in which our products can be used in and around the home.” >
Punk designer Kate Moross on breaking the rules and rebelling against polarities

On the Design Indaba Conference stage, the multi-tasking creative discusses her unconventional approach to design. >
Jabu Nadia Newman talks about the importance of womxn in film

“My design method is film, specifically telling stories through images.” >
Growing mushrooms in camel dung to raise planetary chickens

Belgian chicken artist Koen Vanmechelen and Zimbabwean activist Chido Govera talk about the Planetary Community Chicken Project at Design Indaba 2017. >
Pixel Thieves

Animator • Design Director • Design Studio • Digital Designer • Graphic Designer • Illustrator

Pixel Thieves is the creative collaboration of Art Directors, Dimitri and Angelo. >
Wildetecture

Architect

AFRICAN FAUVISTIC DESIGN – Designs that are daringly, unashamedly bold. >
Yinka Ilori on telling stories through furniture design

“If the chair you are sitting on could tell your story, would it be a dangerous or good thing?” >
Filmmaker Jessie Zinn on telling truthful and sincere stories

The director is one of a growing list of young female Cape Town filmmakers making their mark in the industry. >
Jabu Newman and The Foxy Five on representation and visibility

The team behind the explosive web series talk about the importance of female-led filmmaking. >
Winy Maas on innovating into the future of architecture

The Dutch architect chats about how he is unlocking the potential of buildings in overcrowded cities. >
Cape Town feminist clothing brand on moving beyond t-shirts

The founders of C(l)it on unlearning their white privilege and next steps >
Inside designer Margot Molyneux’s mixed use boutique

The art-deco inspired store is where you can buy clothes, attend a clothing workshop as well as go for a gin tasting. >
A look inside Bright Creative Space in Cape Town

This collaborative studio plays host to weekly drawing sessions and freelance artists from around the globe. >
Reimagining public spaces in Monwabisi Park

The Reclaiming the Night project is about getting residents involved in creating their own solutions >
On making theatre specifically for kids below the age of 2

Children at such an early age can still decide to stop paying attention, which is the harshest criticism of all >
Pichulik looks to Japan for inspiration behind her latest range

Flower arrangements created in the Japanese art of Ikebana make striking combo next to her latest range >
An art invention to encourage more silence in our cities

The Silent Room invites people to come in, for up to 30 minutes and “not perform or achieve anything, but just to be”. >
Ads Imitating Life exhibit explores not-so-progressive media representation

American artist Hank Willis Thomas takes a critical view of ‘Adland’ in this collection. >
Airbnb is tapping into its network to help resettle refugees

Co-Founder & CPO Joe Gebbia announces that over 16,000 Airbnb hosts have already signed up to host refugees for free. >
Zemba Luzamba explores the migrant experience through depictions of ordinary people

The Cape Town-based artist's eloquent oil paintings of everyday life encourage viewers to draw their own conclusions. >
People who stalk us on Instagram: Khanyisa Ketse

Vincent van Gogh meets #BlackGirlMagic in digital artist Khanyisa Ketse’s The Beginning. >
Love Story: A tale of refugees featuring Alec Baldwin and Julianne Moore

Forced migration is a recurring theme at this year's Venice Biennale. An installation in the South Africa pavilion interrogates empathy. >
International film festivals can’t get enough of this South African film

Krotoa, scheduled for release in South Africa in August this year, tackles an underrepresented history. >
UNina Afrika: The totemic light sculpture

This design emulates the act of carrying heavy goods on one’s head. >

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