Craft | Design Indaba

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 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
Bomma: Form, philosophy and phenomena

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Craft

Bomma creates exquisite light installations from handblown glass. >

19 Apr 17
Manooi: An atelier that sculpts light

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Craft

Hungarian lighting design studio Manooi create bespoke crystal chandeliers with cutting edge style. >

12 Apr 17 / Advertorial
Think knitting is just for geriatrics? Think again

Design News > Craft / Product Design

The Kniterate will turn the sweater of your dreams into reality. >

4 Apr 17
SLAMP: Lights poised between aesthetics and technology

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Craft

Italian lighting atelier SLAMP reinterprets classic Italian design with futuristic flair. >

30 Mar 17 / Advertorial
The rhythm of weaving in Senegal

Video Interviews > African Design / Craft

French weaver and designer Johanna Bramble talks us through tradition and texture in her Senegalese studio. >

8 Mar 17
Great Things to People (gt2P) and Andile Dyalvane

Design Frontiers > African Design / Craft / Product Design

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

1 Mar 17
Meet the Emerging Creatives Extended Class of 2017

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography / Craft / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Graphic Design & Illustration / Product Design

The cities of Durban and Johannesburg have creative talent and then some. >

22 Feb 17
Sifiso Shange

This designer combines traditional African craft with new age thinking. >

21 Feb 17

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