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Beatenberg: The three freshest faces of South African pop

We talk to South African pop band Beatenberg about playing with Mumford and Sons, girls they date and the aesthetics of Cape Town suburbia. >
Nedbank presents Beatenberg & Kyle Shepherd Trio at Design Indaba Festival 2016

Smooth, old-soul jazz meets vibrant, new-world pop in this only at Design Indaba collaboration. >
Lynne Avis

Jewellery Designer

Lynne Avis is the jeweller behind the brand Obtuse, which explores alternate forms and shapes for jewellery. >
Gisele Human

Jewellery Designer

Founder of WAIF, Gisele Human strives to create wearable art. >
Danielle Clough

Art Director • Artist

Using vintage tennis rackets, old coffee bags and other second-hand waste, Danielle Clough is breaking the mould of contemporary art. >
Beatenberg

Musician

Beatenberg broke onto the South African pop scene in 2013, and have been releasing hit after hit ever since. >
Kyle Shepherd

Musician

At only 28 years old, Kyle Shepherd is one of South Africa's most progressive pianists and composers and has won many impressive music awards. >
Nedbank presents Beatenberg and Kyle Shepherd Trio Collaboration

Music

Design Indaba Festival 2016's headline music event is an eclectic, never-before-witnessed sound collaboration between South African indie-pop artists Beatenberg and jazz maestros Kyle Shepherd Trio. >
Studio [D] Tale: A building isn’t always the solution

Studio [D] Tale founders Maxwell Mutanda and Safia Qureshi look beyond the traditional distinctions of architectural practice. >
Maxwell Mutanda

Architect

Multi-talented architect Maxwell Mutanda uses design to address real-world issues. >
A Ballerina's Tale

"A Ballerina's Tale" is the story of Misty Copeland – the first black woman to be promoted to principal dancer in the American Ballet Theatre's 75-year history. >
Fred Gelli: Design that unifies people, nature and the Olympic spirit

The Rio 2016 logo, designed by Fred Gelli’s Tátil Design, is based on contagious energy, harmonious diversity, exuberant nature, and the Olympic spirit. >
Carla Latsky

Illustrator

"While Carla appreciates messy art and abstraction, she takes pride in her perfectionism and chooses to keep things clean – for the most part." >
Li Edelkoort back in South Africa for Design Indaba 2016

Li Edelkoort will be in both Cape Town and Johannesburg this year to deliver her 2016 Seminars, "The Emancipation of Everything" and "Turning in Circles". >
Celeste Arendse’s latest collection references the women of Picasso and Matisse

“Breasts of Desire”, the latest collection Cape Town-based fashion label Selfi, explores the way women’s bodies are portrayed in modern culture. >
Very Semi-Serious

Documentary film “Very Semi-Serious” is an inside look at The New Yorker’s iconic cartoons. >
Live From New York!

“Live From New York!” documents the early years of "Saturday Night Live” and examines how this late-night show became an American institution. >
Ben Moyo: A photographer without a camera telling the African Story

Zimbabwean-born photographer Ben Moyo broke the mould by pursuing a career in the arts despite a lack of opportunities. >
Design Indaba

Publisher

Design Indaba is a multifaceted platform committed to a better world through creativity. >
Benjamin Hubert: Holistic designs to inspire change

Award-winning designer Benjamin Hubert talks about using design to make things better. >
MBOISA: A coat that brings tradition to a contemporary form

Thabo Makhetha's contemporary Starburst Coat is made from a Basotho blanket, combining tradition and modernity in a unique way. >
MBOISA: This board is a homage to the old school skaters

Longboard skater and shaper Kent Lingeveldt tries to keep his boards simple and functional. >
Libromats: The strange combination of laundry and storytelling

Libromat transforms the chore of laundry into time spent reading picture books with your children. >
MBOISA: Children's classrooms are transformed by the colourful work of See-Saw-Do

See-Saw-Do is a South African social enterprise that focuses on transforming learning spaces for children. >

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