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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Lab Vases by Wiid Design and Ceramic Matters

Creative Work > Product Design

Collaboration was the catalyst for this new creative experiment by a furniture designer and two ceramicists.

20 Oct 14
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How the Cape Was Made

Creative Work > Product Design

The "Make It New" exhibition traces the Western Cape's indigenous past and contemporary creativity through craft and design.

16 Oct 14
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Crawly couture

Creative Work > Fashion & Jewellery Design

It might make us twitchy, but Hendrik Vermeulen's latest fashion collection is inspired by the intricate patterns of insects.

3 Oct 14 / Design Indaba Expo 2014
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Eve bench by Frank Böhm Studios

Creative Work > Product Design

The Cape Town-based architect begins a series of slender, clean-lined benches.

30 Sep 14
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Lattice work

Creative Work > Product Design

Cape Town-based Leg Studios launches a range of decor products inspired by nomadic African patterns.

25 Sep 14
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How useful are ad awards?

Point of View > Creative Economy

What is the value of advertising awards to agencies? Do they have value outside of the industry? Four agency heavyweights share their thoughts.

23 Sep 14
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Africa calls, London answers

Interviews > Product Design

British design consultant Kathy Shenoy launches Africa Calling, a platform to bridge the divide between makers from the UK and Africa.

22 Sep 14
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Soft Pots by Lisa Firer

Creative Work > Product Design

The Cape Town-based ceramicist's latest range experiments with retaining the softness of wet clay.

11 Sep 14
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Geometric Storm chandelier by Willowlamp

Creative Work > Product Design

The complex quadrangles and shifting shapes of this new design signal a change of direction for the internationally acclaimed South African lighting brand.

10 Sep 14
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State of the Art ft. Athi-Patra Ruga, Nandipha Mntambo and Zanele Muholi

Conference Talks > Art & Photography

Three contemporary South African artists share the intensely personal visions that come to life in their work, alongside top curator Hans Ulrich Obrist.

10 Sep 14 / Design Indaba Conference 2014
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State of the Art (trailer)

Conference Talks > Art & Photography

Three renowned South African artists let us into their intensely personal vision.

4 Sep 14 / Design Indaba Conference 2014
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Cork bar stool by Wiid Design

Creative Work > Product Design

Wiid Design's new bar stool brings together two unlikely materials – cork and concrete.

2 Sep 14
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Common Methods: Part 1

Interviews > Product Design

Matthew Nielson and Lio de Bruin discover a fruitful exchange in their collaborative designs for the Common Methods project.

28 Aug 14
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New work by Daniel Ting Chong

Creative Work > Graphic Design & Illustration

Cheeky, bouncy and bold – here's a sampling of this prolific Cape Town-based designer's recent work.

25 Aug 14
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Marianne Fassler: The fashion landscape has never been more vast

Interviews > Fashion & Jewellery Design

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.

21 Aug 14