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Lady Skollie’s latest exhibition is a manifestation of her desires

“Ask for What You Want” is a provocative exploration of the nature of human sexual desire by Cape Town-based artist Lady Skollie. >
Carla Kreuser: An illustrator goes back to the drawing board

Going back to school was one of the best decisions I’ve made, says Carla Kreuser. >
Michael Johnson: The future is social branding

The founder of brand identity firm Johnson Banks unpacks the growth of social branding in a competitive corporate world. >
Trailer: Carla Kreuser on why designing by hand still matters

Carla Kreuser pulled herself away from her computer screen and went back to basics, illustrating and binding an entire book by hand. >
Carla Kreuser on why designing by hand still matters

Carla Kreuser pulled herself away from her computer screen and went back to basics, illustrating and binding an entire book by hand. >
Jackie Burger on curated fashion experiences

Former editor at ELLE South Africa Jackie Burger offers insight into a changing retail landscape that calls for more personalised consumer experiences. >
Sci-fi psychedelic cover art for Nozinja’s debut album

Los Angeles-based design duo Oval-X channels the spirit of South African townships and “Shangaan electro” to create covert art for Nozinja’s debut album. >
Breaking down social barriers with a game of ping pong

Danish photojournalist Anders Find’s novel approach to bringing people together in public space. >
To be a South African storyteller, here and now

In the third episode of the Future Lab Africa podcast series, Jepchumba speaks to up-and-coming filmmaker Lebogang Rasethaba about his storytelling aesthetic. >
A rap music video rendered in watercolours

There are an amazing 24 watercolour paintings per second in this animation by Youth Experimental Studio for Kool A.D. >
#cocreateSA awards funds to 6 South African-Dutch sustainability projects

Six innovative projects focussing on water management, healthcare, agro-processing and food security will each receive a R100,000 cash injection. >
Artist Gaelen Pinnock returns to three-dimensions

The architect-turned-artist’s latest work, “Invisible Cities”, still depicts strange urban structures – but this time sculpturally. >
Darb 1718: A place of exchange for Egypt’s artists

Reem Hatem fills us in on Darb 1718, the Cairo centre that is fostering the North African country’s art scene. >
Joe Public awarded a Bronze at Cannes Lion

Joe Public took home a Bronze Cannes Lion with the Cinemark “Vote SA” activation, a campaign set on inspiring social change. >
Trailer: Dan Wieden on why Wieden+Kennedy will never sell out

The co-founder of Wieden+Kennedy says the secret of its success lies in its creative culture of chaos. >
Dan Wieden on why Wieden+Kennedy will never sell out

The co-founder of Wieden+Kennedy says the secret of its success lies in its creative culture of chaos. >
Venture into “The Middle of Nowhere” with illustrator Kirsten Sims

Kirsten Sims’s first solo exhibition takes us to a place where fantasy and imagination are essential ingredients of life. >
#DITakeover on Instagram: Jonx Pillemer

Cape Town photographer Jonx Pillemer gives us a masterclass on composition, framing, reportage and empathy (with a little help from Susan Sontag). >
Roy Choi: The food truck revolution that spread like wildfire

The LA food truck kickstarted a global movement thanks to Twitter, says Roy Choi. >
You either love it or hate it, say Barbican residents

The Barbican Estate in London has divided opinion ever since it was built after the Second World War. But how do its residents feel about living there? >
Wiid Design launches the world's largest cork pendant

South African designer Laurie Wiid van Heerden continues his love affair with cork as he launches the world’s largest Façade grade cork pendant lamp. >
Trailer: Roy Choi on food that tastes like LA

What do Twitter and tacos have to do with each other? Meet the chef who took gourmet food onto LA’s streets. >
Roy Choi on moving on from losing his job to starting a street food revolution

“We started [outside nightclubs] at midnight, serving this taco which tasted like the city.” >
Gabrielle Raaff helps raise funds for young burn patients

The regarded artist supports non-profit organisation Surgeons for Little Lives in its new rehabilitation programme. >

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