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  • William Kentridge's "10 Drawings for Projection".
    A fortunate witness
    Matthew Kentridge's new book gives readers an intimate insight into his brother William’s creative process. >
  • Artist's Almanac 2015 by Essie Letterpress.
    Artist's Almanac by Essie Letterpress
    The third edition of the Artist's Almanac by Essie Letterpress showcases some of the most exciting South African graphic designers. >
  • Die Steunpilaar by Douglas & Co.
    "Die Steunpilaar" by Jan Douglas
    The South African designer creates a leaning lamp to add to his collection of minimalist lights and furniture. >
  • A Luta Continua collection by Taibo Bacar at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Africa 2014. Image: Simon Deiner / SDR Photo
    The evolution of Taibo Bacar
    Mozambican fashion designer Taibo Bacar's latest colourful collection signals an evolutionary shift in his eponymous label. >
  • Jessica Pinotti's Colour Ingestion for Ceramic Futures.
    Emotional ceramics
    Students explore the future of this ancient material in "Ceramic Futures" at the CERSAIE expo of ceramic tiles and sanitaryware in Bologna, Italy. >
  • Rifugiato Mappa del Mondo 2011 by Dan Halter. Image: whatiftheworld
    Bag it
    The cheap "China bag" has become a symbol of migration in Africa – and a popular material for artists and designers to reimagine. >
  • Screen shot from All Black, Black Kat by Okmalumkoolkat.
    Cool cat
    Okmalumkoolkat's new music video for "All Black, Black Kat", directed by Chris Saunders, is a dreamlike mash-up of tradition and modernity. >
  • Cork bar stool by WIID Design. Image: Justin Patrick.
    Cork bar stool by Wiid Design
    Wiid Design's new bar stool brings together two unlikely materials – cork and concrete. >
  • Patrick Willocq, Walé Lokito and her belongings, from the series I am Walé Respect Me, 2013, 109 x 145 cm, Image courtesy of the artist.
    Camera Obscura
    The upcoming LagosPhoto Festival highlights photography that imagines alternative African realities and obscures the medium's role as truth-teller. >
  • Daniel Ting Chong.
    New work by Daniel Ting Chong
    Cheeky, bouncy and bold – here's a sampling of this prolific Cape Town-based designer's recent work. >
  • Maria Lebedeva illustration.
    Maria Lebedeva
    This local illustrator is set to launch her first children's book, "Mu's Wolf Problem", later this month. We catch up with her here. >
  • Marianne Fassler on the ramp at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Cape Town. Image: SDR Photo.
    Marianne Fassler: The fashion landscape has never been more vast
    Marianne Fassler's been dazzling fashionistas with her inimitable frocks for more than two decades. She shares her take on the fashion landscape and more here. >
  • Rebel architecture
    The rebels of architecture
    A new six-part documentary series tracks architects operating at the fringes of the profession – and even the law. >
  • A Colour Ikamva project at Mannenberg Primary school.
    Next Generation: Megan King
    Megan King's social enterprise Colour iKamva delivers a bright burst of colourful hope to children's spaces in Africa. >
  • FreeD manufacturing tool developed by MIT.
    A helping hand
    A new smart tool from MIT Media Lab is blurring the lines between handmade and digital technology. But that's not a bad thing. >
  • Some of the facts illustrated by Jaco Haasbroek for the icon Chappies wrapper.
    Designer Q&A: Jaco Haasbroek
    Did you know? Cape Town-based illustrator Jaco Haasbroek drew 170 new icons to represent the facts on the inside of the Chappies bubblegum wrapper. >
  • The cover of edition 29 of ijusi by Garth Walker.
    Face value
    This Mandela Day, we pay tribute to our home-grown hero with Garth Walker's cover design for the 29th issue of "ijusi" magazine. >
  • "Suarez" Worldcup typography treatment by Ji Lee (Facebook)
    Lookbook: Word Cup
    Facebook communication designer and football fanatic Ji Lee creates a league of his own with his Word Cup challenge. >
  • Design Indaba interview: Hoi P’loy.
    Light-bulb moment
    The love for a warm nostalgic glow from the past inspired Hoi P'loy to import vintage lighting accessories to South Africa. >
  • Khusela fire protection device.
    A fire detection system for shacks
    A devastating shack fire that displaced thousands and took the lives of three people spurred this team of UCT students to turn theory into reality. >
  • Clementina van der Walt Image: Henk Hatting.
    Clementina van der Walt
    Step into the studio of Clementina van der Walt – a ceramicist in search of meaning through making. >
  • Haldane Martin underneath his new Tesla Chandelier at the LEON At CCIX showroom. Image: Henk Hatting.
    A new kind of business
    South African furniture designer Haldane Martin chats to Design Indaba about how he has adapted his business through a shift in focus and new collaborations. >
  • Jeanne van Heeswijk
    Stop waiting, start making: Lessons in liveability from Jeanne van Heeswijk
    Based in Rotterdam, Jeanne van Heeswijk is a visual artist who creates situations in public places to provoke interactions between members of the public. >
  • Housing: temporary intervention vs permanent solution
    Informal settlements are a common reality in Cape Town and South Africa’s urban landscape. >
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