Johannesburg

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. >
Blank Ink Design

Exhibitors • Furniture and Homeware

Blank Ink Design is a Johannesburg-based studio specialising in hand-drawn architectural guides. >
Khosi Mpungose

Exhibitors • Communication and Digital Design

Johannesburg-based Khosi Mpungose is a multimedia designer, owner of design firm, The Handsome Setup, and a 2015 Emerging Creative. >
Jason Sandows

Exhibitors • Architecture and Spatial Design

Jason Sandows is a multidisciplinary designer, owner of House of Shiloh and a 2015 Emerging Creative. >
Rendani "Missblacdropp" Nemakhavhani

Exhibitors • Communication and Digital Design

Rendani “Missblacdropp” Nemakhavani is a graphic designer, illustrator and a 2015 Emerging Creative. >
Tania Whiteley

Exhibitors • Artisanal Food

Tania Whiteley is a baker, food artist and part of the 2015 Emerging Creatives programme. >
Rich Mnisi

Exhibitors • Fashion and Accessories

Rich Mnisi designs fashion for his brand, OATH, and is part of the 2015 Emerging Creatives programme. >
Nongoma

Performers

Nongoma is a multi-genre singer-songwriter from Johannesburg, South Africa. >
Or-gari Golden Safari

Exhibitors • Handmade

Or-gari Golden Safari create South African-inspired luxury hand-painted ceramic products. >
Fonts for the Future

Exhibitors • Design for Social Impact

Fonts for the Future is a fundraising initiative for One School at a Time. >
Joe Public

Speakers

Pepe Marais and Xolisa Dyeshana are chief creative officer and executive creative director respectively of advertising agency Joe Public. >
William Kentridge

Performers

William Kentridge is South Africa's most internationally acclaimed artist. >
PPC Imaginarium Awards

Exhibitors • Industrial and Product Design

PPC Imaginarium Awards is a modern art and design awards programme aimed at promoting and supporting emerging creative talent in South Africa. >
The evolution of Taibo Bacar

Mozambican fashion designer Taibo Bacar's latest colourful collection signals an evolutionary shift in his eponymous label. >
David Tlale's second take on Vlisco

The South African fashion designer's latest collection juxtaposes lavish Java prints with tailored structure at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Africa. >
Paragon takes top sustainability honours

The Johannesburg-based firm won the 2014 AfriSam-SAIA Award for Sustainable Architecture for its design of the Alexander Forbes Headquarters. >
A step up

Michaella Janse van Vuuren's latest pieces take her technical proficiencies to new heights – and onto the fashion runway. >
Geraldine Fenn: The bare bones of business and creativity

We chat to one of South Africa's most imaginative jewellery designers on balancing creative innovation with the demands of running a business. >
"The Fake Fences of Abazon Remix" by A Million Things

Seamless and fluid, this track features soaring digital sounds layered over infectious guitars, tight percussives and resounding bells. >

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