South Africa

Museum of African Design calls for citizen curators

The Museum of African Design (MOAD) and 12 Decades Art Hotel in Joburg are turning the idea of the “expert curator” on its head with the Curate Life Competition >
Can you be whoever you want in cyberspace?

In this podcast for Future Lab Africa, Jepchumba talks to artist Tabita Rezaire about cyberspaces, alter egos and the power of representation. >
#DITakeover on Instagram: How Far From Home

Chanel Cartell and Stevo Dirnberger took us with them on their creative sabbatical in a series of wanderlust-inspired photos. >
The Nest: A DIY approach to storytelling

Kenyan arts collective The Nest makes impressive use of limited resources – from running a radio station out of their bathroom to making an award-winning film. >
Haldane Martin’s zingy interior for new medical innovation hub

Cape Town designer Haldane Martin creates the interior for the new Innovation Hub at Groote Schuur Hospital. >
Trailer: Shubhankar Ray on how brands can survive in the 21st century

Content is king but no one explains why quite like Shubhankar Ray, who re-engineered the brands of Camper, Levis and G-Star. >
Zakifo Muzik Festival hits Durban like a tropical storm

Zakifo Muzik Festival makes its debut in Durban with an eclectic lineup connecting Africa with the Indian Ocean islands, Europe, India, Australia and beyond... >
Shubhankar Ray on how brands can survive in the 21st century

Content is king but no one explains why quite like Shubhankar Ray, who re-engineered the brands of Camper, Levis and G-Star. >
Photographs capture women’s struggles to leave behind sex work

Alexandra Dietz has shot a series of 20 images that will change the way you see prostitution. >
#DITakover on Instagram: Studio Formafantasma

Italian design duo Studio Formafantasma took us on a strange and wondrous journey through their creative process in their takeover of our Instagram account. >
Thula Sindi: Understanding the dynamics of being an emerging fashion designer

Thula Sindi believes designers have to make themselves indispensible to customers by making truly wearable clothes. >
Focus On: Luxury

Luxury may have always been a relative thing but its definition is shifting more than ever in our time-starved, media-saturated world. >
Chu Suwannapha: Tradition is the new black

The “prince of prints”, Chu Suwannapha, has made reinventing tradition a core part of his new fashion label. >
Cocoon Light by Clarisse Design

Durban-based studio Clarisse Design launches a light inspired by the silk web of a cocoon. >
3 films by South African artist Michael MacGarry

Contrary to what he might have you believe, Michael MacGarry's film work is not "all theory and no practice". >
A cross-continental architecture studio with solutions for Harare’s informal traders

The architects behind Studio [D] Tale propose a set of innovative designs to improve life for informal traders in African cities. >
5 tips for young architects from Thorsten Deckler

Thorsten Deckler, the co-founder of 26’10 South Architects, says sharpening your creative skills starts with looking outside the industry. >
Commemorative William Kentridge print for Design Indaba

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William Kentridge has created a limited-edition print to commemorate his partnership with Design Indaba. >
William Kentridge on peripheral thinking

South Africa’s foremost artist demonstrates how productive procrastination is at the heart of his creative process. >
Trailer: William Kentridge on peripheral thinking

South Africa’s foremost artist demonstrates how productive procrastination is at the heart of his creative process. >
Skinny laMinx launches Diggi Dot collection

South Africa's favourite fabric designer, Heather Moore of Skinny laMinx, goes all sweet and subtle in her new collection. >
Seven films about African creativity at Encounters

These films at the annual Encounters documentary festival probe compelling issues at play in Africa’s creative landscape. >
Students’ stop-motion animation of a Beatles classic

A group of AAA School of Advertising students have created a colourful contemporary video for the Beatles song “Come Together”. >
Design Indaba announces its new documentary on William Kentridge

Watch the teaser for "William Kentridge: The Collaborative Artist", a candid, behind-the-scenes documentary by Design Indaba. >

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