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Burning Man founding member Larry Harvey speaks at Design Indaba 2015 – Designboom

Larry Harvey reflects on the impact the annual Burning Man festival offers those who experience it. >
Why standardisation is a good thing

In this exclusive extract from David Butler and Linda Tischler’s new book, “Design to Grow”, they outline the role standards play in scaling a design. >
Design Indaba Turns 20 – Real Estate Magazine

10 of the most memorable design moments at Design Indaba 2015 by Real Estate Magazine >
Judging a bookstore by its cover

The newly opened Taschen bookstore in Milan has a luxe interior that combines traditional craftsmanship with cutting-edge design. >
Dan Wieden (Part 1): We started by ignoring the rules of advertising

How a mutual disregard for traditional advertising kickstarted Wieden + Kennedy and Nike’s success. >
Business of Design returns in 2015

The two-day seminar programme returns to Johannesburg and Cape Town in May, with a new line up of speakers. >
#cocreateSA calls on designers again

The Dutch government goes for impact with a second project linking innovators from South Africa and the Netherlands to solve local challenges. >
Memories in watercolour

Cape Town watercolour artist and designer Euodia Roets talks about her pamper boutique brand Touchee Feelee. >
#DITakeover on Instagram: Katherine-Mary Pichulik

Accessories designer Kat Pichulik took us inside her world as she prepped for the launch of her AW2015 collection last week. >
Larry Harvey: Artists deserve to make money

The founder of Burning Man talks about how the annual arts festival has become an alternative market for art. >
Take Five

Christoph Niemann’s illustration, made for us in response to the recent spate of xenophobic violence in South Africa, had universal impact. >
Bellissimo! Pichulik does it again

“Pietra Terra”, the latest collection by Katherine Pichulik, imagines Italy through an African lens. >
Trailer: Hella Jongerius: I am a design pastor

The Dutch designer outlines six guiding principles for designers to embrace in order to regain a holistic approach to their work. >
Jason Masters: Drawing Batman in Joburg

Joburg might not be Gotham City but it’s the home of comic book artist and illustrator Jason Masters, a regular contributor to Marvel and DC Comics. >
A lamp you turn over to switch on

The Brick lamp by New York City-based HCWD Studio turns on with no power switch or control panel. >
Five illustrators contemplate the end of summer

“Summer’s End” is the first exhibition at the Drawing Room, a new gallery in Observatory, Cape Town. >
Response to xenophobia

The appalling incidents of xenophobia (yes, call it what it is… it's a crisis, not a challenge, as some politicians suggest) has moved us all at Design Indaba. >
Pharrell with Woolies – Are you with us?

Pharrell Williams lends his creative vision to Woolworths as it continues its mission to become the most sustainable retailer in the Southern Hemisphere. >
#DITakeover on Instagram: Lesedi Mogale

We asked Pretoria resident and budding photographer Lesedi Mogale to take over our Instagram feed. Here’s what he came up with. >
Teresa van Dongen: Nature as a source of energy

Teresa van Dongen has created a lamp that requires no electrical current. It functions purely from the energy of ocean bacteria. >
Focus on: South African designers working in wool

It’s Wool Week in Cape Town! We round up five recently launched designs that explore the tactile possibilities of this natural fibre. >
Take Five

The tale of a traditional Nigerian fabric called Aso Oke, reinvented in contemporary shoe designs, walked away with the top spot. >
Jongerius and Schouwenberg label design industry depressing - Dezeen

Hella Jongerius and Louise Schouwenberg launch manifesto against "depressing" design industry. >
Going his own way

Latest work by Thulisizwe Mamba, Durban-based graphic designer determined to develop his own viewpoint. >

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