Craft | Design Indaba

Andile Dyalvane, gt2P on creating The Wishing Wall

Video Interviews > Craft / Interaction Design

The Chilean design group and the South African ceramicist on their unlikely partnership. >

23 Oct 17
Andile Dyalvane, gt2p in never-before-seen installation at Design Indaba 2017

Talks > African Design / Craft

An unexpected link emerges between the Chilean design group and the South African ceramicist. >

23 Oct 17
Joias is a product line that merges Belgian and Brazillian craftsmanship

Design News > Craft / Product Design

This project merges crafts, social engagement, design and human contact. >

5 Oct 17
On making meaningful work, rebranding a country

Video Interviews > Craft / Creative Economy

"Design is not about designing a nice logo and putting some nice colours on it," said award-winning designer Nathan Reddy. >

20 Sep 17
Yinka Ilori on the emotive value of the chairs around us

Video Interviews > Craft / Product Design

Each of his custom creations is a revival of a discarded seat. >

15 Sep 17
Top 10 Creative Crowdfunding Projects | September 2017

Take Five > African Design / Craft / Design Activism / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Film & Animation / Graphic Design & Illustration / Product Design

We've scoured the web for compelling creative campaigns around the globe that you might want to support in their quest for funding. Have a look! >

5 Sep 17
Heartworks: Storytelling through crafts and embroidery

Design Frontiers > African Design / Craft

Helle Vibeke Jensen and Tina Ratzer’s Heartworks workshop inspires out-of-the-box thinking. >

1 Sep 17
Stefan Diez on the importance of craftsmanship and pushing boundaries in design

Video Interviews > Craft / Industrial Design

“Design is always done really outstandingly if it takes little effort to reach very far," says the industrial designer. >

21 Aug 17
Jomo Tariku on changing perceptions around what constitutes modern furniture

Design Frontiers > African Design / Craft / Creative Economy

“The modern furniture industry treats African furniture as something of a novelty,” says the Ethiopian-American furniture designer. >

16 Aug 17
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. >

15 Aug 17
Zambian fashion entrepreneur on prints, nostalgia and the importance of finding synergy

Design Frontiers > African Design / Craft / Creative Economy / Fashion & Jewellery Design

Lucy Mulima started Aya Goods after years spent working in fashion, PR and media. >

14 Aug 17
Jesper Brodin & Marcus Engman on the start of IKEA’s new African collaboration

Talks > African Design / Craft

“We like to work in an open way, because we believe in that way of co-creating things.” >

14 Aug 17
Self-taught Icelandic painter on expressing a new alphabet using colours

Design Frontiers > Art & Photography / Craft / Creative Economy

Katrin Fridriks’ abstract paintings explore speed, gravity and our interaction with nature. >

3 Aug 17
Designer Sanne Visser explores the potential of human hair as a raw material

Design News > Craft / Design Thinking

Her project The New Age of Trichology turns discarded hair into beautiful products. >

2 Aug 17
The Reshape initiative: Developing skills and recycling plastic for a good cause

Design News > Craft / Design Activism

A 7-day workshop that tackles the problem of unemployment and pollution in one fell swoop. >

1 Aug 17
Dokter and Misses on bringing their weird dream to life on stage

Video Interviews > African Design / Craft / Creative Economy

The design duo, along with their collaborators, ensured this year's Design Indaba Conference opening talk was a theatrical feat. >

1 Aug 17
Wacom Creatives: Andrew Rae on illustrating simplified versions of the real world

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

"I am trying to draw through the filter of my own brain as opposed to trying to replicate reality too much," says the Illustrator and graphic novelist. >

25 Jul 17
A golden way to draw attention to an overlooked piece of female anatomy

Design News > Craft / Design Activism

Alli Sebastian Wolf hopes that her work will spur more conversations about the fascinating magic and underappreciated aspects of the clitoris. >

14 Jul 17
Dough Universe: the children’s toy range inspiring future inventors

Design Frontiers > Craft / Product Design

Technology Will Save Us launches three new Electro Dough inspired activities. >

26 Jun 17
Matsidiso makes handmade shoes for modern customers

Product Spotlight > African Design / Craft / Fashion & Jewellery Design

The Cape Town-based label makes one-of-a-kind shoes while also giving back to its workers >

7 Jun 17
Atang Tshikare collaborated with Lesotho weavers to revive an old tradition

Design News > African Design / Craft

Multidisciplinary artist and designer Atang Tshikare has gone from murals to furniture to exploring African mythology through weaving >

6 Jun 17
A tribute to the gourd

Design News > African Design / Craft

This designer reimagines the traditional calabash for the contemporary home. >

3 May 17
Inarchi: Lights that float against the wall

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Craft

Light design firm Inarchi create elaborate chandelier light installations for projects all around the world. >

26 Apr 17
Making sneakers sustainable with the ‘Shoetopia’ project

Design Frontiers > Craft / Industrial Design / Product Design

Two Polish students are challenging traditional methods of shoe production with their 3D-printed sneaker. >

26 Apr 17

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