INSPIRE / MAGAZINE

Q109: The Cr*ft

In today’s virtual world of broadband, where do the slow making, culturally sensitive, hand-touched qualities of craft fit?

Fiona Zerbst chats to Marian Bantjes about typography, image making and creative restlessness.

Trend forecaster Li Edelkoort writes about the craft of smaller scale, slower pace and sustainable style.

Nadine Botha talks to the resident kidults of Am I Collective about their new animation project, Disko.

Marcel Wanders has designed more than a lifetime’s worth of knotted chairs – he’s designed himself.

Photographer Brett Rubin, fashion stylist Carey Watson and decor stylist Kate Boswell take Design Indaba Expo produce beyond the present.

Potter John Bauer is immortalising South Africa’s doily heritage through porcelain and has found happiness in craft.

Bruce Mau talks about people connecting across cultures, languages, religions and national boundaries to solve the challenges of the world.

Daniel Friedman, whose alter ego is singer-songwriter Deep Fried Man, ventures in search of South African new folk music.

The “Metropolis” edition of Design Indaba magazine considers the world’s expected urban influx and the future role design should play.

The Young Dreamers. Youth is wasted on the young. Youth is the future of culture.

Design Indaba magazine’s 10th birthday edition teams up past and present speakers to discuss design and life.

It’s time to not only design the solution yourself, but do it yourself!