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Gourmet Grubb on making ice cream from insect milk

Design News > African Design
Food designer Leah Bessa was part of this year's Design Indaba Emerging Creatives programme.
3 Aug 18
Drop Drop, a UCT mobile app, helps residents use water responsibly.
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Drop Drop app helps water conservation in drought-stricken South Africa

Design News > African Design
A new app makes every drop of water count as South Africa’s water crisis continues.
3 Aug 18
William Kentridge, The Head & the Load 2018. Photo © Stella Olivier The Head & the Load by William Kentridge is at Tate Modern from 11 - 15 July as part of 14-18 NOW: WW1 Centenary Commissions.
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The untold history behind William Kentridge’s most ambitious project to date

Design News > Art & Photography
“The colonial logic toward the black participants could be summed up by: ‘Lest their actions merit recognition, their deeds must not be recorded’.”
12 Jul 18
ChemStart: Bridging the gender gap in science education
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ChemStart: Bridging the gender gap in science education

Design News > African Design
South African scientist Bathabile Mpofu created a mini science kit in the hopes that it will inspire students in rural areas.
28 Jun 18
Image Courtesy of Sethembile Msezane
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Sethembile Msezane on why she uses her art as resistance

Design News > African Design
South Africa’s history is wrought with erasure. Sethembile Msezane is reclaiming the narrative with her work.
22 Jun 18

South African design stories

Discover what’s happening on South Africa's exciting and innovative creative landscape

  • Drop Drop, a UCT mobile app, helps residents use water responsibly. Watch
    Drop Drop app helps water conservation in drought-stricken South Africa
    Creative Work > Information Design
    A new app makes every drop of water count as South Africa’s water crisis continues.
    3 Aug 18
  • William Kentridge, The Head & the Load 2018. Photo © Stella Olivier The Head & the Load by William Kentridge is at Tate Modern from 11 - 15 July as part of 14-18 NOW: WW1 Centenary Commissions. Watch
    The untold history behind William Kentridge’s most ambitious project to date
    Creative Work > Music & Sound Design
    “The colonial logic toward the black participants could be summed up by: ‘Lest their actions merit recognition, their deeds must not be recorded’.”
    12 Jul 18
  • ChemStart: Bridging the gender gap in science education Watch
    ChemStart: Bridging the gender gap in science education
    Creative Work > Information Design
    South African scientist Bathabile Mpofu created a mini science kit in the hopes that it will inspire students in rural areas.
    28 Jun 18
  • Image Courtesy of Sethembile Msezane Watch
    Sethembile Msezane on why she uses her art as resistance
    Creative Work > Art & Photography
    South Africa’s history is wrought with erasure. Sethembile Msezane is reclaiming the narrative with her work.
    22 Jun 18
  • Duma Mtimkulu 00:02:40
    This young South African artist uses the everyday dinner plate as a canvas
    Interviews > Craft
    Duma Mtimkulu was one of 40 young exhibitors at Design Indaba 2018. Entries for 2019 are now open.
    4 Jun 18
  • Balini Naidoo Watch
    Durban fashion designer Balini Naidoo on creating a range of clothes for the visually impaired
    Creative Work > Fashion & Jewellery Design
    The Emerging Creative 2018 wants to help visually-impaired people to become more self-reliant and independent when making clothing choices.
    24 May 18 / Design Indaba Festival 2018
  • Photo by Sethembile Msezane Watch
    The Freedom Day reading list
    Creative Work > Design Activism
    These projects highlight the complicated matter of South Africa's "freedom" through the eyes of creatives.
    27 Apr 18
  • By Kyle Weeks Watch
    Photographs capture the dangerous practice of wine collecting in Namibia
    Creative Work > Art & Photography
    The palm wine collectors in Namibia risk their lives for their cultural practice.
    1 Apr 18
  • Matsidiso Watch
    Matsidiso makes handmade shoes for modern customers
    Creative Work > Fashion & Jewellery Design
    The Cape Town-based label makes one-of-a-kind shoes while also giving back to its workers
    15 Dec 17
  • #ArchForArch2: The Arch and the people 00:02:00
    #ArchForArch 2: The Arch and his legacy
    Creative Work > Urban & Landscape Design
    In the second episode of the Arch for Arch series, we talk to the people of South Africa.
    2 Dec 17
  • ABALOBI Watch
    How tech hopes to improve the lives of fishermen in South Africa
    Creative Work > Information Design
    ABALOBI is designed to manage small-scale fisheries in the face of climate change.
    22 Nov 17
  • Net#Work BBDO - Mike Schalit and Emma Strydom Watch
    What should South African creative directors do to make a change beyond advertising?
    Creative Work > Design Activism
    Net#work BBDO’s Mike Schalit and Emma Strydom gathered insights from 30 creative directors to answer this question.
    9 Nov 17
  • FAKA Watch
    FAKA on penetrating art spaces and designing a new sound
    Interviews > Music & Sound Design
    Through their art, the duo is interrupting global performance and art spaces one event at a time.
    30 Jun 17
  • Sk8 for Gr8 Watch
    Add Colour teaches design thinking to South Africa’s youth
    Creative Work > Design Activism
    A pilot project by Sk8 for Gr8 aims to uplift through creativity in some of South Africa’s historically disadvantaged areas.
    28 Jun 17
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    Photographer Imraan Christian teams up with Faith XLVII
    Creative Work > Design Activism
    South African artists Imraan Christian and Faith XLVII deconstruct a pivotal moment in the country’s 2015 student uprising.
    12 Jun 17
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South African Designers

Browse more South African creatives on our Designer Directory

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Ashlee Lloyd
Industrial Designer
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Kgaugelo Rakgwale
Photographer
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Tyla Stallbom
Product Designer
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Thandazani Nofingxana
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Shamara Brenna
Product Designer
Speaker 2018
GetSmarter
Entrepreneur
Speaker 2011
Hugh Masekela
Musician
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Ntombegugu Peteni
Fashion Designer
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Jessica Middleton
Illustrator
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George Gibbens
Industrial Designer
Nickita Pro-account
Nickita Maesela
DJ / Music Producer
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Xolisa Sibeko
Communication Designer
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Wandile Leeu
Fashion Designer
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Tyler Yeo
Architect / Developer / Interaction Designer
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Tshepo Sealetsa
Interior Designer
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Tiaan Beukes
Furniture Designer / Jewellery Designer
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Thaakierah Abdul
Graphic Designer
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Stephanie Mzee
Photographer
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Ssanyu Sematimba
Graphic Designer
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Sizwe Mbiza
Artist
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Sifiso Shange
Industrial Designer
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Shelley Mokoena
Fashion Designer
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Shelley Klopper
Accessory Designer
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Sarah King
Ceramicist
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Ra’eesah Hoosen
Fashion Designer
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Neo Mahlangu
Graphic Designer
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Minenhle Siphesihle Ntuli
Interior Designer
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Max Bauer Nelson-Tansley
Graphic Designer
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Masonwabe Ntloko
Artist
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Leah Bessa
Food Designer
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Kristen van Niekerk
Filmmaker
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Kayla Shaban
Accessory Designer
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Jona Schilling
Ceramicist
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Imile Wepener
Illustrator
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Duma Mtimkulu
Ceramicist
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Didintle Ntshudisane
Stylist
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Balini Naidoo
Fashion Designer
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Thabang Rampai
Art Director
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Mapitso Thaisi
Fashion Designer
Neliswa Pro-account
Neliswa Mpungose
Illustrator
Speaker 2018
Shaakira Jassat
Speaker 2018
Lebo Mashile
Performance Artist
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Buhle Ngaba
Actress / Writer
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Sakhile Cebekulu
Fashion Designer
Sonwabo Pro-account
Sonwabo Valashiya
Illustrator
Tshegofatso Pro-account
Tshegofatso Sithole
Fashion Designer
Speaker 2012
Heinrich Wolff
Architect
Bielle Bellingham Pro-account
Bielle Bellingham
Editor

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