• Light work
    This wind-up flashlight kit was designed in collaboration with its intended users. >
  • She shoots
    SAFTA-nominated director Jessie Zinn is a Design Indaba Emerging Creative for 2023. >
  • Face value
    Cape Town-based 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative Naledi Modupi is obsessed with faces. >
  • Body of work
    2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative Thembi Mthembu uses the body as a site for her artistic exploration. >
  • EX ASTRA
    This set of woodcut prints celebrates the months of the year. >
  • Wayfinder
    For 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative Kamil Adam Hassim, nature is the ultimate inspiration. >
  • Print first
    This 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative is a storyteller at heart. >
  • Design for Human Rights
    In honour of Human Rights Day on 21 March, we take a look at human-centred innovations from South Africa. >
  • To the world
    Sumayya Vally is shaping and shifting architectural discourses for the future. >
  • Announcing Design Indaba’s Emerging Creatives Class of 2023
    Hot talent to watch – 20 rising stars are the 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creatives. >
  • To the streets
    Street artists participating in an international art festival ask ‘What if?’ in large-scale murals across Cape Town. >
  • Black and white
    The new edition of Ernest Cole’s monumental photobook documenting the injustices of apartheid includes previously unseen material. >
  • In his bones
    A Cape Town-based artist has created a flute made from a replica of his leg bone. >
  • Going solo
    In SOLO, Charity Vilakazi weaves African narratives with mythology to pay homage to her heritage and the matriarchy. >
  • The Substitute
    Using the rhino, Design Indaba alum Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg examines human beings’ relationship with endangered animals. >
  • Viva Africa
    Malian artist Famakan Magassa has won the Norval Sovereign African Art Prize for 2023. >
  • Cunning stunts
    South African artist Frank van Reenen’s latest solo exhibition explores human folly. >
  • Crowning glory
    This series of ceramic and bronze sculptures pays homage to African women’s hairstyles. >
  • Something from nothing
    Solar Foods’ photosynthesis-inspired process is creating a new future for food. >
  • Smart spoon
    Spawn is the first spoon designed by artificial intelligence. >
  • Many hands, light work
    The David Krut Projects art gallery in Johannesburg presents a collection of photogravures by South African artist William Kentridge. >
  • Blossoming creativity
    The first contemporary florilegium in Africa is reviving botanical art with the aim of furthering conservation. >
  • Fruits of labour
    Seeds of the Fig at Twee Jonge Gezellen farm features sculptures by 24 celebrated African artists. >
  • Fashion forward
    Ten local designers and brands were awarded for their sustainability practices at the Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2022. >

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