• Creative nation
    Parliament wants a fresh new image and has asked the nation to get its creative juices flowing by designing its new emblem. >
  • Mechanical magic
    A winner has been chosen for Big Blue’s 2006 Makhulu Polane design competition. >
  • Fresh talent
    Taswald Pillay, from the University of Johannesburg, has scooped the prestigious PG Bison Interior Design Student of the Year Award. >
  • Hot commodities
    South African design cognoscenti are increasingly ready to spend, spend, spend – and where better to do so than the 2007 Design Indaba Expo. >
  • Design Indaba Conference 2007
    Design Indaba Conference 2007
    Conference
    The 10th edition of Design Indaba >
  • Young designers given a boost at Design Indaba 2007
    Young design talent from across South Africa will be showcased and nurtured at this year's Design Indaba Conference and Expo. >
  • Conceptual fashion at Design Indaba 2007
    Fashion takes a front seat at the Design Indaba Expo 2007, with a sexy smorgasbord of style to get creative juices flowing. >
  • Sovereign beauty
    Beverley Price’s unique jewellery is inspired by western as well as indigenous South African goldsmithing and ritual objects. >
  • Ring by Ida-elsje
    Africa adorned
    Renowned jeweller Ida-elsje is in demand for her beautiful and highly personal engagement rings and other fine pieces. >
  • Jacket required
    The South African book cover has come a long way, ponders Michelle Matthews of Oshun Books. >
  • Oodles of doodles
    A personal journal produced over two years by Durban-based graphic designer Trevor Paul has reignited his creativity. >
  • Blooming marvellous
    Nine large-scale metal tree sculptures with colourful, rotating mid-sections have given new life to Juta Street in Johannesburg. >
  • Between Ownership & Belonging
    Michael MacGarry writes about the South African exhibition at the 10th Venice International Architecture Biennale. >
  • Home comforts
    Providing the right solution between cool design and peace of mind, ZenKaya is a new local concept for prefab living and working space. >
  • Design Indaba brings Buddha Bar to SA
    French-born DJ David Visan will be visiting South Africa. >
  • Botany bay
    If you thought botanical illustration was dying out as fast as the rare plants it depicts, you may need to adjust your magnifying glass. >
  • My architecture manifesto
    Foremost eco-architect Keith Struthers of Natural Architecture builds with sustainable materials like clay, wood, living plants and stone. >
  • Four-part green manifesto
    Design Indaba invites Haldane Martin, Heath Nash, Keith Struthers and Kommetjie Environmental Awareness Group to share their manifestos. >
  • Our products manifesto
    KEAG's Ilithalomsa project evolves the litter that gets washed up on our beaches into desirable sculptures and homeware products. >
  • My lights manifesto
    Named as the 2006 Elle Decoration South Africa Designer of the Year, Heath Nash excels at making treasures from trash. >
  • Zulu Mama Chair by Haldane Martin
    My furniture manifesto
    Haldane Martin's pieces say a lot about their creator. Here, their creator says a lot about his pieces. >
  • Shades of green
    In this series, some of our most able designers, art directors and illustrators drop thought-provoking image bombs. >
  • Mission rescue
    Photographer Clinton Friedman is raising awareness about the illegally harvested medicinal plants that he saves from "muti" markets. >
  • Walk on the wild side
    A pro bono campaign by the award-winning Jupiter Drawing Room tells people to take a hike. >

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