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Waste not, want not

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

A café built from waste material to open at the V&A Waterfront this July. >

8 Jul 24
Mpho Vackier’s journey to international acclaim

Design News > Industrial Design / Product Design

The former Design Indaba Emerging Creative recently exhibited her furniture brand, Urbanative, at Milan Design Week. >

27 Sep 19
Bringing Afrocentric design to Milan Design Week

Design News > Industrial Design / Product Design

Meet the South African designers who will be exhibiting their work for the first time at Milan Design Week. >

10 Apr 19
Interdependence II by Houtlander named Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2019

Design News > African Design / Product Design

The public has spoken! Take a look at this year’s winning design in the question of what constitutes beauty. >

1 Mar 19
Tutu 2.0 Pendant Light: The chandelier inspired by fashion and dance

Design News > African Design / Product Design

Thabisa Mjo tells us about the inspiration behind this design which has been nominated for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2018. >

15 Feb 18
The Kewtown Primary School Project

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors

Suzelle DIY tells us why she nominated this children’s library for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2018. >

15 Feb 18
Path of the Upright: Spiritual identity woven into textile design

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography / Craft

Stefania Morland tells us why she nominated this artwork for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2018. >

15 Feb 18
Brogues and High Tops: Where African and colonial influences collide in style

Design News > African Design / Fashion & Jewellery Design

Sylvester Chauke tells us why he nominated this design for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2018. >

14 Feb 18
Mvelo Desk: A love story of the career-bound

Design News > African Design / Product Design

Trevor Stuurman tells us why he nominated this furniture design for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2018. >

13 Feb 18
Girl Seeks Girl: A call to embrace one another through fashion

Design News > African Design / Fashion & Jewellery Design

Asanda Sizani tells us why she nominated this dress for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2018. >

13 Feb 18
Mighty Ndebele: The cyborg girl of gold

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography

Aidan Bennetts tells us why he nominated this sculpture for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2018. >

13 Feb 18
Identity: History and triumph in handwriting

Design News > African Design / Graphic Design & Illustration

Albie Sachs tells us why he nominated this design for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2018. >

12 Feb 18
“Philanderer” brooch: Jewellery that tells a different story

Design News > African Design / Fashion & Jewellery Design

Claudette Schreuders tells us why she nominated this handcrafted piece of jewellery for Most Beautiful Object In South Africa 2018. >

12 Feb 18
Albie Sachs

An activist and former Constitutional Court judge of South Africa. >

21 Nov 17
Emulating female power through fashion

Next Generation > African Design / Fashion & Jewellery Design

Thebe Magugu pays homage to the important people in his life with original couture. >

8 Mar 17
The self-portraiture of South African photographer Mohau Modisakeng

Video Interviews > African Design / Art & Photography

Nakhane Toure tells us why he nominated SA visual artist Mohau Modisakeng's sculpture for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2017. >

1 Feb 17
Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2017

Design Indaba's annual search for the Most Beautiful Object in South Africa for the year challenges notions of beauty in design, asking the public to vote for the best of 10 nominations. >

4 Oct 16
Laduma’s shawl is the Most Beautiful Object in South Africa

Festival News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Nominated by Tracey Lynch, the shawl designed by Laduma Ngoxolo has won the honour of Most Beautiful Object in South Africa. >

19 Feb 16
MBOISA: The irony and anger of beauty in South Africa

Video Interviews > African Design / Art & Photography

Three young South Africans from three very different backgrounds set off a journey to discover the pulse of their country 20 years into democracy. >

11 Jan 16
MBOISA: A coat that brings tradition to a contemporary form

Video Interviews > African Design / Fashion & Jewellery Design

Thabo Makhetha's contemporary Starburst Coat is made from a Basotho blanket, combining tradition and modernity in a unique way. >

8 Jan 16
MBOISA: Beauty is in art's ability to move, says Haroon Gunn-Salie

Video Interviews > Art & Photography

Haroon Gunn-Salie's exhibition has the distinctive ability to influence the viewer, says nominator Aaron Kohn. >

7 Jan 16
MBOISA: This board is a homage to the old school skaters

Video Interviews > Craft / Product Design

Longboard skater and shaper Kent Lingeveldt tries to keep his boards simple and functional. >

7 Jan 16
MBOISA: Bottles become building material thanks to their modular design

Video Interviews > African Design / Design Activism

Bottle2Build Schools is a South African initiative that upcycles modular bottles to address the shortage of classrooms in the country. >

5 Jan 16
What is beauty? MBOISA 2016 investigates

Festival News > Design Thinking

Get ready to cast your vote for what you feel should be the Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2016. >

5 Jan 16

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