Top 10 December 2014

The different ways of defining beauty piqued readers interest with our announcement of the 12 nominations for 2015 Most Beautiful Object in South Africa.

The most popular story in designindaba.com was the announcement of the 12 nominations for 2015 Most Beautiful Object in South Africa. Readers will have the opportunity to vote for their favourite through the website or SMS from mid-January, so keep a look out for the details. 

Essie Letterpress' annual Artist Almanac along with our video interview with fashion designer Sindiso Khumalo and a Product Spotlight on Jan Douglas' leaning lamp were also a firm favourite with readers. 

Our African Report on Zina Saro-Wiwa's gallery in Nigeria as well as Matthias Reichwald's Opinion pieces on design thinking in Africa got plenty of clicks.

A preview of William Kentridge's Refuse the Hour – a performance piece presented by Design Indaba as part of the 2015 Design Indaba Festival – also received plenty of click action. If you want to experience the art of this renowned South African artist live, book your tickets to the performance here.  

We round out this month's top ten with three articles featuring graduate projects from Design Academy Eindhoven that explore subjects such as the security of your biometric identity, our relationship with our canine companions and the special power of disgust. 

Enjoy a look back at these top-notch features.