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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Old tennis rackets become colourful works of art

Creative Work > Product Design

Cape Town local Danielle Clough has many inventive outlets, but her embroidery has caught the attention of the creative world.

9 Mar 16
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Jaun van Wyk: Bringing the art back into architecture

Creative Work > Urban & Landscape Design

Cape Town based architect Jaun van Wyk plans to restore architecture to an art form.

1 Mar 16
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Rudi Geyser photographs Cape Town's defiant women

Creative Work > Art & Photography

Rudi Geyser has photographed a series of portraits featuring young women based in Cape Town. The collection explores the personal identities of his subjects.

26 Feb 16
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Modern furniture from reclaimed wood

Creative Work > Product Design

Siyanda Mazibuko is a self-taught furniture designer who upcycles wood and into functional products.

26 Feb 16
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Jewellery inspired by the sea

Creative Work > Product Design

Self-taught jewellery designer Gisele Human started her brand, WAIF in 2012 while working as a copy-writer. No pieces are ever the same.

24 Feb 16
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SA artist's digital works explore the surreal elements of emotion

Creative Work > Graphic Design & Illustration

Dreamlike landscapes and portraits make up Richard Davis' body of work.

23 Feb 16
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Tiger Maremela uses digital collage to examine black masculinities in the “Rainbow Nation”

Creative Work > Design Activism

Joburg-based Tiger Maremela uses popular South African consumer products in their digital art to examine capitalism, modernisation and black masculinities.

19 Feb 16
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Francois Knoetze's mythical trash creatures reveal our terrible treatment of waste

Creative Work > Art & Photography

The five mythical Cape Mongo characters are each made of discarded waste from the city of Cape Town.

18 Feb 16
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Rich Mnisi on his latest collection and what informs his design process

Interviews > Fashion & Jewellery Design

We talk to fresh-faced South African fashion designer, Rich Mnisi about his bold new menswear pieces.

17 Feb 16 / Design Indaba Conference 2016
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A rural South African farmhouse clad in 1000 shimmering CDs

Creative Work > Art & Photography

South African-based artist r1 used 1000 recycled CDs to clad an abandoned farmhouse in Randfontein, a mining city in western Gauteng.

8 Feb 16
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Short film highlights the Cape's wasted spring waters as SA runs dry

Creative Work > Film & Animation

Filmmaker Sven Harding's short film considers South Africa's water crisis in a visually poetic, ethereal manner.

5 Feb 16
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Alfredo Brillembourg is the rebellious architect tackling South Africa’s housing crisis

Creative Work > Design Activism

Alfredo Brillembourg has designed and built the Empower Shack, an innovative, urban design solution to the housing crisis in South Africa’s townships.

1 Feb 16 / Design Indaba Conference 2016
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South African nuclear physicist designs bag to charge your phone wirelessly

Creative Work > Product Design

Shalton Mothwa is prototyping Aeon Power, a laptop bag capable of harnessing ambient telecoms signals and converting them into electrical energy.

1 Feb 16
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South African photographer addresses the stigma of mental illness in Africa

Creative Work > Art & Photography

As a sufferer of depression, photographer Thembela "Nymless" Ngayi is out to change perceptions of mental illness.

29 Jan 16
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Studio [D] Tale: A building isn’t always the solution

Interviews > Architecture & Interiors

Studio [D] Tale founders Maxwell Mutanda and Safia Qureshi look beyond the traditional distinctions of architectural practice.

22 Jan 16 / Design Indaba Conference 2016