South Africa | Design Indaba

South African creative Menzi Ndlovu isn’t just a one-minute man

Johannesburg-based illustrator Menzi Ndlovu immortalises everyday people in one minute sketches. >
Anna Raimondo’s latest collection – NOIR

Cape Town’s Anna Raimondo releases her latest range, NOIR, for her jewellery design company, Smith. >
Local animator Mike Scott on creating lasting relationships with characters

Cape Town animator Mike Scott’s work is simple nostalgia mixed with pop culture characters that you want to get to know. >
Tackling Islamophobia through unifying portraits

It’s time to shift the conversation on the Muslim identity, says NATIVE VML. >
Amy Slatem’s illustrations are inspired by nature

Amy Slatem is a graphic designer and illustrator who prefers the flowing lines in nature to the hard geometric shapes in cities. >
The Mimi Moto cookstove is cleaner and safer than traditional cookstoves

Mimi Moto’s cookstove makes clean, safe cooking accessible to everyone. >
Hunt virtual prey with this VR experience

Become the hunter in this interactive, educational, and experiential VR game. >
Geometric jewellery from Philisa Zibi

Design Indaba 2016 Emerging Creative Philisa Zibi creates geometric jewellery for women in a variety of mediums. >
Lungile Mbokane: An emerging graphic artist telling stories through his work

Johannesburg artist, Lungile Mbokane, speaks about his work and creative process. >
South Africa joins the Fashion Revolution

Sunday 24 April 2016 is Fashion Revolution Day. South African designers join the movement to spread the word on the dangerous implications of fast fashion. >
Graphic posters explore the notion of "keeping it real"

Ndumiso Nyoni, a young designer from Johannesburg, has created a poster series on cultures that inspire him. >
Thomas Chapman: Welcoming change in the "ugly" city

Founder of Local Studio, Thomas Chapman has directed his efforts towards social change through clever architecture in Johannesburg. >
How to influence human behaviour and other lessons in this game-like online course

EdTech startup 42courses.com collaborates with Ogilvy to launch an online course in Behavioural Economics from renowned ad man and TED speaker Rory Sutherland. >
Stevo Dirnberger & Chanel Cartell: Find inspiration in the unfamiliar

Inspired by DI speaker Stefan Sagmeister to quit their advertising jobs and take a sabbatical, Stevo and Chanel tell us about what they’ve learnt on the road. >
Material girls: We look at two local textile designers

Megan Smith and Luhandra Vorstman live on opposite sides of South Africa but share a similar approach to textile design and production. >
Illustrator Carla Latsky doesn't like to pigeonhole her craft

South African illustrator Carla Latsky is addicted to the details. Her work, which is infused with nostalgia, is created in a variety of mediums. >
Sleepwear doesn't have to look like something you'd only wear to bed

Alexia Hechter, one of our Design Indaba 2016 Emerging Creatives, creates high-end sleepwear out of wool. >
Moeketsi Lebakeng’s minimal illustrations pay tribute to Africa’s women

Moeketsi Lebakeng uses illustration to celebrate his everyday heroes – African women. >
A fossil-fuel-free houseboat from an apocalyptic future

Tshepo Mokholo is an architect-turned-designer and his goal is to bring about inner-city change through better design. >
Backpacks made from traditional Sotho blankets

Sibusiso Mokhachane makes backpacks from blankets to celebrate his heritage and help the world unlearn African stereotypes. >
Helen Borg’s illustrations prove that a little bit of cheek goes a long way

Using a handful of quirk and a pinch of cheek, Helen Borg’s illustrations question and mock the pleasures and emotions surrounding desire in our society. >
UCT students appeal for funding for anti-rape device

A team of graduates from the University of Cape Town (UCT) have conceptualised a wearable safety device in response to a spate of rapes, attacks and murders. >
Buy one give one: A blanket drive from Cape Town

Umbala blankets are designed and locally manufactured by a studio that donate a blanket to a baby in need for every blanket they sell. >
Cape Town set to build its first blind-friendly outdoor park

A park specially designed to accommodate those with impaired vision - the first of its kind in Cape Town. >

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