INSPIRE / MAGAZINE

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Along with South Africa's political transformation, the country has witnessed a design transformation, announces this edition.


The Design Indaba Expo 2006 takes the crown for mounting the largest curated exhibition of contemporary South African jewellery to date.

Photographer Pieter Hugo is rapidly climbing to the top of his game.

The talents of the Indian-born, Amsterdam-based product designer Satyendra Pakhalé migrate happily from one design oasis to the next.

A "starchitect" with an artistic vision, David Adjaye's London-based studio is winning some of the world's most prestigious commissions.

What would the design landscape of Africa look like if colonialism had never happened? Carl Harrison asks the tricky, pertinent question…

Award-winning duo Birsel+Seck also happen to design their lives together.

We're proud to present the work of Joey-Hifi, a design delinquent who's turning up the volume…

Would you bet money on South Africa getting ahead in the global design game? What is it that really holds the Third World back?

What happens when you take an African-American designer from New York to Africa for the first time and expect him to work with crafters?

What happens when you grab a bunch of juicy Gauteng students and team them up with renowned graphics guru and self-confessed wino Ken Cato?

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