South Africa

"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. >
Soft Pots by Lisa Firer

The Cape Town-based ceramicist's latest range experiments with retaining the softness of wet clay. >
Geometric Storm chandelier by Willowlamp

The complex quadrangles and shifting shapes of this new design signal a change of direction for the internationally acclaimed South African lighting brand. >
Leg Studios

Leg Studios produces quirky furniture and global installation designs. >
State of the Art ft. Athi-Patra Ruga, Nandipha Mntambo and Zanele Muholi

Three contemporary South African artists share the intensely personal visions that come to life in their work, alongside top curator Hans Ulrich Obrist. >
Magic Veld collection by Evolution Product

Amanda du Plessis's latest textile designs take a nostalgic trip to the Cape, circa 1781. >
Reintroducing Ourselves

What’s behind our new look? Design Indaba is charting a new course as a fully fledged online media platform. >
Common Methods: Part 2

In our second video covering the Common Methods project, we chat to Natalie du Toit, Phil Procter and Charles Haupt about their power of collaboration. >
A million ways to be an architect

Ilze Wolff questions her place in a profession that celebrates the achievements of the single, "star" – and invariably male – architect. >
State of the Art (trailer)

Three renowned South African artists let us into their intensely personal vision. >
Alchemy Loop

Jewellery Designer

Alchemy Loop is a Johannesburg-based jewellery brand focussing on geometric shapes and abstract patterns. >
Call for entries: Africa is Now 2015

Design Indaba is unearthing the next wave of design talent from across Africa in its second installment of Africa Is Now. >
David Goldblatt on life through the lens

The veteran photographer selects 20 career-defining photos that open a window onto South Africa's conflicted history. >
Cool cat

Okmalumkoolkat's new music video for "All Black, Black Kat", directed by Chris Saunders, is a dreamlike mash-up of tradition and modernity. >
Cork bar stool by Wiid Design

Wiid Design's new bar stool brings together two unlikely materials – cork and concrete. >
Wild Motion (Set It Free)

Illustrator Sebastian Borckenhagen creates an impressionistic animated video perfectly suited to Australian band Miami Horror's synth-pop sound. >
David Goldblatt on life through the lens (trailer)

The veteran photographer takes us through 20 photos taken over almost 50 years. >
Common Methods: Part 1

Matthew Nielson and Lio de Bruin discover a fruitful exchange in their collaborative designs for the Common Methods project. >
"TRVPMVSKV (Impendulo kaBaba)" by Mashayabhuqe KaMamba

Young producer and wordsmith Mashayabhuqe KaMamba brings us an an emotive maskandi anthem. >
Design Indaba Simulcast 2015

Conference

We broadcast Design Indaba Conference live to Joburg, Durban, PE, Potchefstroom and now TWO venues in Cape Town. Ticket sales now open for all cities. Cape Town is sold out. >
Design Indaba FilmFest 2015

Film

Design Indaba teams up with The Labia Theatre to present the annual Design Indaba FilmFest 2015 in Cape Town from 20 February to 1 March. >
Adams & Adams is Business Day BASA Award winner

Law firm Adams & Adams is the winner of the “Sponsorship In-Kind Category” of the 17th Annual Business Day BASA Awards, for their sponsorship of Design Indaba. >
The Biopanel

Product designer Alejandra Olivera turns seaweed into a new eco-friendly insulation material for informal housing. >
Inside View: Legal advice for musicians

Three lessons on navigating the music industry from Mandy Rae Capela, a South African attorney specialising in entertainment law. >

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