South African Design

In his series 52.177 the illustrator explores his personal inspirations.

11 Sep 19

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Street artist Nardstar is painting women of colour in public spaces

Design News > African Design

Nardstar's murals can be found in New York, Paris and her hometown, Cape Town

2 Aug 19

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Illustrating vernacular South African terms

Design Frontiers > Graphic Design & Illustration

Kobie Niewoudt explores “Tsotsitaal” (the slang language among Cape Town's youth) with her illustrations and quirky gifs.

1 Aug 19

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Youngsta: Rapping the stories of the Cape Colony

Design News > African Design

We sat down with one of South African rap's busiest and most artists.

3 Apr 19

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Abstract Peaces: Redefining mental illness

Design News > African Design

Conceptual photographer Tsoku Maela challenges the stigma around mental illness by drawing on his personal experience.

26 Mar 19

South African design stories

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

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Lost in the euphoria of creating

Creative Work > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Emerging Creative Rich Mnisi tells us about the inspiration behind his fashion brand, OATH

1 Mar 15
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The feminine allure

Creative Work > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Renowned South African fashion designer David Tlale captivated local fashionistas as he took to the Design Indaba Expo fashion ramp.

28 Feb 15 / Design Indaba Expo 2015
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Nando's spices up local design

Creative Work > Creative Economy

Hot news! Announcing Nando’s heartfelt celebration of South African design.

26 Feb 15 / Design Indaba Conference 2015
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Whispering light

Creative Work > Product Design

High Thorn’s signature safari-lodge look moves from driftwood designs to romantic leather.

25 Feb 15 / Design Indaba Expo 2015
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Patterns and pleats

Creative Work > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Jennifer Jacobs tells us about pattern making and how it can empower and inspire.

24 Feb 15
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Fantastical flora and fauna

Creative Work > Product Design

Ardmore's ceramics are prized around the world, and now the second generation of the founder's family is producing a line of lively fabrics named after her.

23 Feb 15
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Mothers & Daughters in Design (Part 3): One of Each

Interviews > Product Design

Meet Pauline and Tamburai, the mother and daughter duo and creators of African-inspired, one-of-a-kind handbags.

23 Feb 15
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The Italian job

Creative Work > Fashion & Jewellery Design

A new range called "Due" ("two" in Italian) from Cape Town-based SMITH Jewellery will be on display at Design Indaba Expo 2015.

21 Feb 15
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Clouds armchair by Casamento

Creative Work > Craft

The new chair is a flouncy but structured homage to the textures of wool, farmed locally in the Eastern Cape region of South Africa.

20 Feb 15 / Design Indaba Expo 2015
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#MakeChange: The future of fonts

Creative Work > Graphic Design & Illustration

Creative agency Joe Public’s latest fund-raising initiative has galvanised 200 scholars from a school in Soweto to create a new designer alphabet.

19 Feb 15 / Design Indaba Conference 2015
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Fan Lamp by Mema Designs

Creative Work > Product Design

Mema Designs has used the time since debuting its “Ukhamba” lamp prototype at “Africa is Now” last year to refine the Fan Lamp: each one individually handmade.

17 Feb 15 / Design Indaba Expo 2015
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Ilundi Design: in praise of leather

Interviews > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Some of designer and artist Safia Stodel's handmade leather items take up to 14 hours to produce.

13 Feb 15 / Design Indaba Expo 2015
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Inked cities

Creative Work > Graphic Design & Illustration

Founder of Blank Ink Shaun Gaylard is sketching the architectural fabric of urban centres one limited-edition city guide at a time.

12 Feb 15 / Design Indaba Expo 2015
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Leg Studios: The local design talent is incredible

Interviews > Interaction Design

From third person brand design to first person furniture design and the finer detail in between.

11 Feb 15 / Design Indaba Expo 2015
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South African creativity's unlikely ambassador

Interviews > Design Activism

As Nando's prepares to ramp up its support for local design, co-founder Robbie Brozin tells us what chicken and creativity have to do with one another.

6 Feb 15 / Design Indaba Conference 2015