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Q&A > African Design / Art & Photography / Craft

Kutlwano Angela Monyai uses paint, crochet and fabric to embody the Black female experience >

28 Mar 22
Diana Seboke Zitha

Diana Seboke Zitha is a crochet artist from Limpopo, South Africa, >

12 Dec 19
The Urchins is taking the craft of crochet to a new level

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Craft

Where biomimicry, cultural weaving and lots of polyester strands meet. >

8 Feb 18
The Iota Project: blending bespoke furniture creation with social upliftment

Design Frontiers > Design Activism / Industrial Design

These beautiful handmade objects are creating jobs for unemployed women. >

17 Mar 17
Why Jan and Maria got their crocheted bicycles

Product Spotlight > Craft

Two vintage bicycles covered in bright orange wool by Cape Town-based texture designer and yarn bomber Isabeau Joubert are doing the rounds. >

11 Nov 13
Mother City yarn bombing

Inside View > Urban & Landscape Design

Cape Town texture designer and yarn bomber Isabeau Joubert shares her thoughts on handcraft in the urban space. >

4 Sep 13
Isabeau Joubert

Isabeau Joubert is a Cape Town-based texture designer and yarn bomber. >

4 Sep 13
Product spotlight: Knit bags by Lulu K

Product Spotlight > Craft

Lulu K's knitted bags emphasise the value of handcrafted design, while also promoting skills development among women from disadvantaged communities. >

15 Aug 13
Deliciously textured

Next Generation > Craft

Texture designer Isabeau Joubert's interest in handcrafts like knitting and crochet has led her to creating objects that introduce a new kind of materiality. >

22 May 13
Trippin'

Design News > Craft

Classic accessories with a retro or vintage edge: Trip Handbags & Accessories have it all. >

16 Feb 12
Maymott

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15 Feb 12
Knitting with bacteria

Design News > Interaction Design

The Textured Self by Sonja Bäumel uses bacteria to demonstrate how different forms of life work together to make the human body function. >

17 Oct 11
Knitting pretty

Design News > Craft

Add a dash of colour and creativity to a lamp post, tree or dustbin near. Yarn Bombing is what it's all about. >

2 Sep 11
Sonja Bäumel

Talks > Interaction Design

Fashion designer Sonja Baumel talks about growing clothes out of the bacteria on your skin. >

15 Aug 11
Sit In pretty

Design News > Product Design / Craft

Funky and multi-functional, the Sit In range of stools has a lovely "local is lekker" feel to them. >

8 May 11
Rural inspiration

Design News > Craft / Product Design

Chic Revolution's vintage-inspired décor accessories take their cue from farm life. >

27 Feb 11
Supporting the sisterhood

Design News > Craft

State of the Nation is a Jo'burg-based cooperative that's empowering women by teaching them creative skills that earn them money. >

27 Nov 10
Life, crocheted

Design News > Craft

In recent years knitting, yes that thing your grandmother does, has become cool again. And it seems crocheting is not far behind. >

17 Nov 10
Love Lolla

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31 Aug 10
forgetmeknot

All products are made from recycled material. They are original pieces that I have designed. No two pieces ever look the same. >

18 Jun 10
Crochet to the moon

Design News > Product Design

Design Indaba Expo 2010: The Moonbasket community-based project generates beautiful crochet items for living spaces. >

26 Feb 10
moonbasket

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27 Nov 09
Made in tjina

Design News > Craft

Potter John Bauer is immortalising South Africa’s doily heritage through porcelain and has found happiness in craft. >

1 Feb 09

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