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Art-itecture

Q&A > African Design

A Design Indaba Emerging Creative for 2022, Noxolo Thando Masuku is navigating the symbiotic relationship between art and architecture. >

7 Nov 22
Building blocks

Q&A > African Design / Design Thinking

Design Indaba Emerging Creative for 2022 Lehlogonolo Carol Khaas has been passionate about architecture since an early age. >

31 Oct 22
Parking off

Design News > African Design / Design Thinking

Design Indaba, Beefeater Gin and I Love The Dough collaborated on turning a pavement into a community-minded parklet. >

24 Oct 22
Babe in arms

Design News > African Design / Design Thinking

Ogilvy Africa, RotoTanks and the Ministry of Health Kenya partnered on a project aimed at educating young mothers to prevent malnutrition. >

17 Oct 22
Dressed to the nines

Q&A > African Design

SAFW award-winning menswear designer Samkelo Boyde Xaba is a Design Indaba Emerging Creative for 2022. >

17 Oct 22
Creative business

Design News > African Design

Multidisciplinary artist Nene Mahlangu is the 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative programme curator. >

10 Oct 22
A woven story

Q&A > African Design

2022 Design Indaba Emerging Creative Leila Walter used a life-changing experience in India as inspiration for her own weaving studio. >

3 Oct 22
London Calling

Design News > African Design / Design Thinking

The 20th edition of the London Design Festival took place across 12 design districts in the city. >

3 Oct 22
Dokter’s orders

Design News > African Design / Product Design

Johannesburg-based multidisciplinary product-design company Dokter and Misses’ latest collection is functional art. >

9 Sep 22
The search for South Africa’s next generation of creative sensations is back!

Design News > African Design / Creative Economy / Design Activism / Design Thinking / Product Design

Applications to participate in the Design Indaba Emerging Creatives Class of 2023 are now open! >

7 Sep 22
Less is more

Q&A > African Design / Graphic Design & Illustration

Johannesburg-based illustrator and one of Design Indaba’s Emerging Creatives for 2022, Naomi Zwane believes that portraits have power. >

6 Sep 22
Food is medicine

Design News > African Design / Craft

New York-based artist Chiizii’s ‘Nni Bu Ogwu’ archival collection examines pre- and post-colonial Igbo dietary practices. >

5 Sep 22
Most Valuable Player

Design News > African Design / Fashion & Jewellery Design

Adidas collaborated with South African luxury fashion designer and LVMH prize winner Thebe Magugu to create a multi-use sports collection >

28 Aug 22
Ready-to-wear

Q&A > African Design / Fashion & Jewellery Design

The style of South African women in the 80s and 90s is what influences this Design Indaba Emerging Creative’s fashion designs >

28 Aug 22
Pen to paper

Q&A > African Design

Literature is one of the best ways to connect to each other and ourselves, says this Design Indaba Emerging Creative for 2022 >

23 Aug 22
Groundwork

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors

Madikwe-based lodge Molori Safari collaborated with South African artists to turn their masterpieces into designer rugs >

23 Aug 22
Awarding the future

Q&A > African Design / Art & Photography

The ANNA Award announced Lerato Nkosi as their inaugural prizewinner on 10 August 2022 >

23 Aug 22
Hollywood calling

Q&A > African Design / Film & Animation

This Design Indaba Emerging Creative for 2022 is a content creator and fitness influencer with a penchant for filmmaking >

16 Aug 22
Star quality

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors

Siviwe Jali, one of the Design Indaba Emerging Creative mentees from 2014, recently won the Best New Talent award at Decorex Cape Town 2022 >

16 Aug 22
En vogue

Q&A > African Design / Fashion & Jewellery Design

Design Indaba Emerging Creative Tshepiso Lekganyane has found her passion at the intersection of fashion and art >

10 Aug 22
Alter ego

Q&A > African Design / Art & Photography

Thandiwe Msebenzi’s Radical Makazi Instagram series will be exhibited at Blank Spaces in Woodstock, Cape Town >

10 Aug 22
Master of arts

Q&A > African Design / Art & Photography / Graphic Design & Illustration

Design Indaba Emerging Creative for 2022 Sizani Baloyi already has impressive industry notches in his belt >

1 Aug 22
Creative powerhouse

Q&A > African Design / Art & Photography / Graphic Design & Illustration

Lauren Gericke thrives on creative problem-solving and efficient design >

26 Jul 22
Mother of mankind

Design News > African Design / Fashion & Jewellery Design

MaXhosa Africa presents a new collection inspired by the late rapper and ‘muse’ Riky Rick >

18 Jul 22