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Beauty is a quality inherent in anything, says Caroline Vieira

Interviews • Video Interviews • 1 Feb 17

Roger Ballen tells us why he nominated this ceramic design for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2017. >
The Sankara Rug: Weaving the past into the future

Interviews • Video Interviews • 1 Feb 17

Bielle Bellingham tells us why she nominated the handcrafted Sankara Rug for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2017, the Rug went on to win the public vote. >
Mark Rautenbach

Textile Designer • 31 Jan 17

Mark Rautenbach is a South African multimedia artist who specialises in textile craft. >
5 sustainable fashion brands

Creative Work • Design News • 15 Dec 16

We highlight five brands making clothes ethically >
The miniature embroidered portraits of Danielle Clough

Creative Work • Design News • 8 Dec 16

The artist that reproduces the faces of strangers with needle and thread. >
The handmade rugs celebrating South African and South American culture

Creative Work • Design News • 11 Oct 16

The latest project from The Ninevites merges the traditions of two continents, South America and Africa. >
Old school fashion for the new school

Creative Work • Design News • 15 Sep 16

Making crochet fashion items in the streets of Soweto. >
Modern art that celebrates the African heritage

Creative Work • Design News • 6 Sep 16

Travel and experiences in Africa gave French artist Doline Legrand Diop an artistic mission. >
Artistry for the departed: The fantastic coffins of Ghana

Creative Work • Design News • 29 Aug 16

Inspired by the traditions of Ghana's Ga people, these custom-made coffins send the deceased off in imaginative style. >
Ousmane Mbaye turns discarded metals into sculptural furniture

Creative Work • Design News • 26 May 16

Digging through the landfills of Dakar, Ousmane Mbaye sees design materials where others see trash. >
Green Product: Wirework takes a contemporary twist on traditional crafts

Creative Work • Design News • 6 May 16

The South African self-help project uses recycled materials to create functional art. >
The Muko furniture series is designed with kids in mind

Creative Work • Product Spotlight • 4 May 16

Today’s kids spend more and more time seated. These chairs are designed to ensure their comfort. >
Rosine Urujeni: Empowering women in Rwanda

Interviews • Video Interviews • Duration: 00:04:30 • 15 Apr 16

Indego Africa supports women in Africa through economic empowerment and education. >
The Lake

• 11 Feb 16

THE LAKE is a new LP-sized free bimonthly publication available nationwide at selected outlets. >
Abongile Gwele

• 27 Jan 16

Abongile Gwele is a young woman with a passion for the African continent, its endless possibilities and its diverse range of people and cultures. >
Madri van Zyl

Jewellery Designer • 26 Jan 16

Madri van Zyl is a Stellenbosch University graduate specialising in Contemporary Jewellery Design. She founded Iloni Jewellery in 2015. >
Fiona Mpungu

Academic • 24 Jan 16

Despite academic roots, Fiona Mpungu is a fabric and textile enthusiast who specialises in creating interior decoration products. >
Helen Borg

Graphic Designer • Illustrator • 24 Jan 16

Helen Borg is a visual communications graduate with a penchant for the quirky, and a knack for fun conceptual design. >
Artisans of Kibera: Fiona, jewellery artisan

Creative Work • Design News • 18 Nov 15

In Part 2 of a series presented by Nairobi Design Week, we meet Fiona – a young social entrepreneur from Kibera, Kenya's largest informal settlement. >
Artisans of Kibera: Baraka, tyre sandal artisan

Creative Work • Design News • 17 Nov 15

In Part 1 of a series presented by Nairobi Design Week, we meet Baraka – a young social entrepreneur from Kibera, Kenya's largest informal settlement. >
Master of the craft: Vespa mechanic

Creative Work • Design News • 12 Nov 15

In the fourth in a photographic series focused on the hands of artisans, we look at the greased and oiled fingers of a Vespa mechanic. >
Master of the craft: Kitemaker

Creative Work • Design News • 6 Nov 15

For thousands of years, kites have represented fun, energy and freedom. In a photo series focusing on master artisans, we look at the hands of the makers. >
The world’s first hand-woven raffia car in Nigeria

Creative Work • Design News • 2 Nov 15

A weaver based in Ibadan, Nigeria has taken the age-old craft of weaving to new heights by weaving the entire body of a car. >
A hut-decorating competition that could give urban homes a run for their money

Point of View • African Report • 23 Sep 15

My Beautiful Home in the rural Matobo district of Zimbabwe is breathing new life into the local tradition of hut painting. >
Darb 1718: A place of exchange for Egypt’s artists

Interviews • Video Interviews • Duration: 00:04:04 • 25 Jun 15

Reem Hatem fills us in on Darb 1718, the Cairo centre that is fostering the North African country’s art scene. >

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