Cape Town

Colour Africa

Colour Africa, part of graphic design studio Design for Development, exhibits "Colour Africa Proverbs", a colouring book of beautifully illustrated proverbs. >
Jens Martin Skibsted on the evolution of bicycle design

Jens Martin Skibsted has been “shouting cars out of the city” for a long time. >
Pedro Reyes on making cities better

Pedro Reyes tells of his “Palas por Pistolas” project that saw weapons being voluntarily turned in and transformed into garden shovels. >
Robin Sprong Wallpaper

Textile Designer

Robin Sprong Wallpaper is a Cape Town-based wallpaper company that has recently expanded internationally. >
Ferran Adrià: cuisine is an international language

Food is the only creative act that we put into our bodies. Ferran Adrià talks about the significance of this. >
Artymiss Design Studio

Artist

Artymiss Design Studio creates a bespoke laser-cut paper range, producing anything from wedding stationery to large-scale installations. >
Story of an African farm

The untapped natural resources of the African continent are not easily assimilated into global food security issues. >
Biting bytes

“Every day 1.5 billion cups of tea are enjoyed throughout the world” and other things that you didn’t know about your food. >
Sobeit Studio

Design Studio

Sobeit Studio's desire is "to make the ordinary obsolete" with a range of lifestyle and décor pieces from lighting and furniture to candles and jewellery. >
Calavera

Artist • Ceramicist

Nicola De Jager's Calavera range aims to change society’s take on skulls with unique design and craftmanship. >
Fit for consumption

The origins of many of the most ingenious food designs have long been lost in the ubiquity of everyday consumables. >
Design Kist

Design Studio

Design Kist is a Cape Town-based surface and textile design studio specialising in custom surface patterns. >
Laduma Ngxokolo on his Xhosa fashion line

Laduma Ngxokolo incorporates traditional Xhosa beadwork designs into his range of wool and mohair garments for men. >
The Blackheart Gang: animation and the Tale of How

Animators The Blackheart Gang talk about their diverse creative influences and the commercial value of animation. >
Roux du Preez Designs

Jewellery Designer

Roux Du Preez Designs create lightweight, easy to wear accessories. >
two birds with some stones

Jewellery Designer

Two Birds with Some Stones is a contemporary Cape Town-based jewellery brand. >
Foschini Fashion Design Awards

Retailer

One of South Africa's leading national retailers in women's fashion, footwear and accessories, Foschini introduces its annual Fashion Design Awards. >
magents

Fashion Designer

magents is an Afro vintage clothing and accessories brand that celebrates Africa in its collections. >
SMITH Jewellery

Jewellery Designer

Cape Town-based SMITH Jewellery features pieces for men and women designed by owner Anna Raimondo. >
Birds of a feather

Diamond magnate Laurence Graff has marked the maturation of the Delaire Graff Estate with an art installation of birds. >
Daleen Fiorini

Jewellery Designer

Daleen Fiorini Jewellery Design makes costume jewellery with semi-precious stones that forge elements of Eastern and Western culture. >
Fine Ounce Goldsmith Collective

Jewellery Designer

Fine Ounce Goldsmith Collective strives to elevate the status of individually handcrafted pieces over mass-produced goods. >
Barbara Ciliers' typographical visual journey

Barbara Cilliers makes information design relevant in a South African context. >
Sandhya Lalloo on redefining fashion design

Sandhya Lalloo’s work looks at the spiritual experience of designing clothing. >

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