Johannesburg

Lost in the euphoria of creating

Emerging Creative Rich Mnisi tells us about the inspiration behind his fashion brand OATH >
Whispering light

High Thorn’s signature safari-lodge look moves from driftwood designs to romantic leather. >
Hot hot hot!

Local art and design is cooking at Central Kitchen, Nando’s newly revamped main office campus in Johannesburg. >
Charging around

The Mellowcab is a fully electric minicab designed to provide an efficient on-demand taxi service in urban areas. >
Lieutenant Fizzer

Performers

Lieutenant Fizzer was born Travis Ferris Wheel Hyde, named after George Washington Ferris, the inventor of the Ferris Wheel. >
Alphabet Zoo

Exhibitors • Handmade

Artists Minekulu Ngoyi and Isaac Zavale create street-culture inspired products for Alphabet Zoo. >
#MakeChange: The future of fonts

Creative agency Joe Public’s latest fund-raising initiative has galvanised 200 scholars from a school in Soweto to create a new designer alphabet. >
Metal mesh

Mema Designs has used the time since debuting its “Ukhamba” lamp prototype at “Africa is Now” last year to refine the Fan Lamp: each one individually handmade. >
A fortunate witness

Matthew Kentridge's new book gives readers an intimate insight into his brother William’s creative process. >
I Love Diepsloot

Exhibitors • Design for Social Impact

I Love Diepsloot create proudly South African designer products made and inspired by the people of Diepsloot. >
Skog Kids

Exhibitors • Furniture and Homeware

Skog Kids creates stylish and comfortable flatpacked furniture for children. >
#MakeChange: Building with communities

26'10 South Architects work to upgrade informal settlements by changing the physical, as well as emotional, landscape of the place. >
Inked cities

Founder of Blank Ink Shaun Gaylard is sketching the architectural fabric of urban centres one limited-edition city guide at a time. >
South African creativity's unlikely ambassador

As Nando's prepares to ramp up its support for local design, co-founder Robbie Brozin tells us what chicken and creativity have to do with one another. >
Thandiswa Bonani

Exhibitors • Fashion and Accessories

Thandiswa Bonani is a fashion designer and part of the 2015 Emerging Creatives programme. >
Indegeniusza

Exhibitors • Handmade

Indegenius is a Joburg-based company that produces hand-crafted garments and accessories. >
Made in Z-A

Exhibitors • Fashion and Accessories

Made in Z-A is a Johannesburg-based company that designs, manufactures and exports local products. >
DJ Zulufunk

Performers

Carrying a soulful and electronic deep and tribal house energy, Yona Vilakazi, aka DJ Zulufunk, is a South African DJ. >
The Makery

Exhibitors • Fashion and Accessories

The Makery designs and manufactures contemporary beaded necklaces and bracelets. >
William Kentridge: Where art meets design

Sean O’Toole explores the blurred boundaries between art and design in the world of "serial collaborator" William Kentridge’s work. >
mema designs

Exhibitors • Industrial and Product Design

mema designs is a Jo'burg-based collaboration between Sian Eliot and Ari Geva that creates lighting products and architectural detailing. >
Mother of Song

Listen to the entrancing "Voices", an unreleased acoustic track by South African songstress Nongoma, who will perform at Design Indaba Music 2015. >
A flair for fashion

Up-and-coming South African designer Jason Sandows tells us about his passion for creative expression. >
Muhammad Gangat

Exhibitors • Communication and Digital Design

Muhammad Gangat is a communication designer and a 2015 Emerging Creative. >

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