• Maria Uys felt neckpieces.
    Every surface a canvas
    Next Generation • 27 Jan 15
    Emerging Creative Maria Uys explains the appeal of felt, the freedom of being a surface designer and why she's mad about the colour orange. >
  • Frugal Collection.
    When north meets south
    Lookbook • 21 Jan 15
    The Frugal Collection by two Franco-Austrian designers and a group of South African craftsmen finds new contemporary applications for traditional craft. >
  • Adele's Mohair.
    Adele's Mohair
    • 20 Jan 15
    Adele's Mohair is an Eastern Cape-based company that produces handcrafted yarns and knitted accessories. >
  • Christien Meindertsma's Flax Project.
    Christien Meindertsma: Design includes what lies behind the product
    Video Interviews • 16 Jan 15
    In this exclusive interview, the Rotterdam-based designer tells us why she felt compelled to buy a flax farm in the Netherlands. >
  • The Cheese Maker by Studio Makkink & Bey and local Indian craftsmen.
    Jurgen Bey: Collaboration opens new design possibilities
    Video Interviews • 13 Jan 15
    Dutch product designer Jurgen Bey tells us about the importance of collaboration and preserving traditional crafts. >
  • Carpets by She
    Celeste Theron
    • 12 Jan 15
    Celeste Theron is an artist, co-founder of design collective, She, and a 2015 Emerging Creative. >
  • Small jackal plate by Catherine Ash
    Catherine Ash
    • 12 Jan 15
    Catherine Ash creates unique pieces for her brand, Ash Ceramics, and is a 2015 Emerging Creative. >
  • Bentley Van Wyk
    Bentley van Wyk
    • 12 Jan 15
    Bentley van Wyk is a Port Elizabeth-based ceramicist and part of the 2015 Emerging Creatives programme. >
  • Amy Pliszka's Bees Beside Us hives.
    Bee's-eye view
    Product Spotlight • 12 Jan 15
    British designer Amy Pliszka creates ornate, textile hives for the urban environment. >
  • Take Five
    Take Five
    Take Five • 10 Jan 15
    Our coverage of various weaving projects around the globe captured the imagination of readers this week. >
  • Klomp Ceramics Graffica stacking bowls
    From the African earth
    Lookbook • 9 Jan 15
    Bright and bold pieces from two new Klomp Ceramic ranges. >
  • Hors Pistes 2014
    Under the mango trees
    Inside View • 8 Jan 15
    Switzerland-based product designer Béatrice Durandard discovers on a trip to Africa that an inability to communicate can lead to taking more risks. >
  • Hors Pistes.
    When the model becomes the medium
    Inside View • 7 Jan 15
    How do you collaborate with someone who speaks another language? Swiss designer Laurence Stoffel tells us how she overcame the culture barrier. >
  • Or-gari Golden Safari
    Or-gari Golden Safari
    • 5 Jan 15
    Or-gari Golden Safari create South African-inspired luxury hand-painted ceramic products. >
  • Matali Crasset basket-making workshop with Bulawayo Home Industries. Photo: Eric Gauss/Dogs on the Run.
    Of warp and weft
    Focus On • 2 Jan 15
    Six weaving projects from across the globe that exemplify what's possible when the ancient technique is combined with progressive design. >
  • Take Five
    Take Five • 5 Dec 14
    The 12 nominations for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2015 stole the virtual spotlight on designindaba.com this week. >
  • Vanities – The Mythology of Self
    Li Edelkoort Trend Seminar 2015
    • 2 Dec 14
    Renowned trend forecaster Lidewij Edelkoort presents “Vanities – The Mythology of Self” – a seminar to be held in Cape Town on Saturday 28 February and Johannesburg on Monday 2 March 2015. >
  • The Boran Bull by Ntombephi Ntobela, Ubuhle Beautiful Beads.
    MBOISA 2015: 12 ways to define beauty
    Festival News • 1 Dec 14
    Here are the Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2015 nominations, from the personal to the practical to the political. >
  • Wood Weavings by Martina Lasinger.
    A feat of craftsmanship
    Next Generation • 28 Nov 14
    Meet Martina Lasinger, a graduate of Design Academy Eindhoven, who makes mesmerisingly detailed – and beautiful – work. >
  • Hors Pistes.
    Off the beaten track
    Q&A • 27 Nov 14
    We chat to the organisers of the Hors Pistes project, which pairs European designers with foreign artisans, as they wrap up a workshop in Banfora, Burkina Faso. >
  • Love, Africa Studio.
    New exhibitors at Design Indaba Expo 2015
    Lookbook • 26 Nov 14
    Here's a taste from the feast of new work that will be showcased for the first time at Africa's largest design exhibition. >
  • Moroccan weaver's design.
    Weaving new ways of thinking
    Video Interviews • 25 Nov 14
    Sabrina Kraus López teaches Berber weavers in rural Morocco to look with new eyes at their culture for design inspiration. >
  • Take Five
    Take Five
    Take Five • 21 Nov 14
    Matali Crasset's firsthand account of her workshop with weavers in Zimbabwe was the most click-worthy feature on designindaba.com. >
  • Matali Crasset basket-making workshop with Bulawayo Home Industries. Photo: Eric Gauss/Dogs on the Run.
    Matali Crasset on making baskets in Bulawayo
    Design Frontiers • 11 Nov 14
    The French designer tells us in her own words about her time spent with Zimbabwean weavers developing baskets based on the gourd. >

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