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South African Artists featured at Frieze 2024

Design News > African Design

Artists Zanele Muholi and Zizipho Poswa feature amongst 22 international artists >

2 Oct 24
3D timber dome

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors

The world’s first 3D Ply timber dome >

12 Sep 24
Beo-Wolf

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Graphic Design & Illustration

Lulama Wolf and Bang & Olufsen collaborate for the ‘Art of A9’ series. >

13 Aug 24
Great Places: Magugu House

Design News > African Design / Fashion & Jewellery Design

Design Indaba Emerging Creative Alumni Thebe Magugu opens flagship retail store >

7 Aug 24
A woman’s world

Design News > African Design

Twelve female artists from five African countries announced as finalists for the ANNA Award. >

29 Jul 24
Take a look

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography

Young South African photographer wins two major photography awards in France. >

22 Jul 24
Unforgettable interiors

Next Generation > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Graphic Design & Illustration

Mr Price unveils new decor collection with former Emerging Creative Naledi Modupi. >

16 Jul 24
Lands of time

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors

Zimbabwean architect Thandi Loewenson awarded the 2024 Wheelwright Prize. >

10 Jul 24
Heating up

Design News > African Design / Graphic Design & Illustration

The inaugural HEAT Winter Arts Festival takes over Cape Town. >

9 Jul 24
Into the ecosphere

Design News > African Design

A trilogy of element-inspired exhibition rooms use art to explore the concept of worldmaking. >

24 Jun 24
Waste to wear

Design News > African Design / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Product Design

Discarded glass beer bottles were transformed into wearables and homeware. >

17 Jun 24
Get the picture

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography

Zanele Muholi’s expansive photographic career on display in a new exhibition. >

11 Jun 24
All’s fair

Design News > African Design

Exceptional artist talent convened in Johannesburg for the RMB Latitudes Art Fair. >

3 Jun 24
Culture club

Design News > African Design / Fashion & Jewellery Design

Thebe Magugu’s latest collection features 18 South African icons. >

16 May 24
Ebb and flow

Design News > African Design

The South African pavilion at the Venice Biennale explores intertwined histories of land and water. >

30 Apr 24
Many hands

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography

Ibrahim Mahama decks the Barbican Centre in textiles embroidered with history. >

16 Apr 24
Lost and found

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography / Graphic Design & Illustration

A new exhibition commemorates the recovery of Mmakgabo Helen Sebidi’s lost artworks. >

9 Apr 24
Trash to treasure

Design News > African Design / Design Activism

Ananta Design Studio reimagines old office furniture into fantastical artwork. >

9 Apr 24
Blanket statement

Design News > African Design

New exhibition in Cape Town explores 160 years’ of history. >

2 Apr 24
Second act

Design News > African Design / Fashion & Jewellery Design

Old saris get a new life in a powerhouse collaboration. >

2 Apr 24
Ancient wonders

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors

The new home of Egyptian treasures will open in 2024 >

2 Apr 24
Art meets tech

Next Generation > African Design

One-of-a-kind vehicle combines colour-change technology with the artistic language of Esther Mahlangu. >

25 Mar 24
Snake charmer

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Fashion & Jewellery Design

Rich Mnisi explores the duality of nature in his latest exhibition of collectible design. >

18 Mar 24
Art that captivates the present and the future

Design News > African Design

Boemo Diale is the latest recipient of the Tomorrows/Today Prize for emerging artists. >

5 Mar 24

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