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Sibusiso Nkosi

This artist creates embellished ceramics and detailed illustrations. >

6 Feb 17
The Hawker’s Rocking Chair: A cross-pollination of ideas, styles and materials

Video Interviews > African Design / Craft

Arye Kellman tells us why he nominated this furniture design for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2017. >

1 Feb 17
Beauty is a quality inherent in anything, says Caroline Vieira

Video Interviews > African Design / Craft

Roger Ballen tells us why he nominated this ceramic design for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2017. >

1 Feb 17
The Sankara Rug: Weaving the past into the future

Video Interviews > African Design / Craft

Bielle Bellingham tells us why she nominated the handcrafted Sankara Rug for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2017, the Rug went on to win the public vote. >

1 Feb 17
Mark Rautenbach

Mark Rautenbach is a South African multimedia artist who specialises in textile craft. >

31 Jan 17
Electronics meet street wire art

Design News > Craft / Creative Economy

Artist Ralph Borland takes street wire art to a new level. >

18 Jan 17
5 sustainable fashion brands

Design News > African Design / Craft / Design Activism / Fashion & Jewellery Design

We highlight five brands making clothes ethically >

15 Dec 16
The magical figures of the Haas Brothers

Design News > Art & Photography / Craft

These LA-based artists blur the lines between nature and psychedelia. >

13 Dec 16
The miniature embroidered portraits of Danielle Clough

Design News > African Design / Craft

The artist that reproduces the faces of strangers with needle and thread. >

8 Dec 16
Karboxx: Playing with shadows and light

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Craft

Combining cutting-edge technologies with unconventional materials. >

2 Dec 16
Using old leather in new ways

Design News > Craft / Product Design

A product designer based in Netherlands has discovered a way to recycle leather scraps that would otherwise contribute to pollution. >

10 Nov 16
The handmade rugs celebrating South African and South American culture

Design News > African Design / Craft

The latest project from The Ninevites merges the traditions of two continents, South America and Africa. >

11 Oct 16
Eat Me: Transforming detritus into delectables

Design News > Craft / Food Design

Parisian street artist Lor-K surprises passersby with huge sculptural food-inspired artworks. >

5 Oct 16
Lookbook: The Grafica jewellery collection by Anna Raimondo

Lookbook > Craft / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Product Design

Take a look at the new Summer collection of Cape Town, South Africa's SMITH Jewellery. >

23 Sep 16
Old school fashion for the new school

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

Making crochet fashion items in the streets of Soweto. >

15 Sep 16
Modern art that celebrates the African heritage

Design News > African Design / Craft

Travel and experiences in Africa gave French artist Doline Legrand Diop an artistic mission. >

6 Sep 16
The Setsuna: Toyota’s wooden concept car

Design News > Craft / Design Thinking / Industrial Design

The Japanese car manufacturer has created a functional concept car inspired by the emotional connections we have with family vehicles. >

5 Sep 16
Artistry for the departed: The fantastic coffins of Ghana

Design News > African Design / Craft / Product Design

Inspired by the traditions of Ghana's Ga people, these custom-made coffins send the deceased off in imaginative style. >

29 Aug 16
Concrete creative: Entries to South Africa’s biggest art and design prize are still open

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Craft / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Film & Animation

PPC Imaginarium Awards are open for entries for their 2016/2017 competitions until the end of September 2016. >

17 Aug 16 / Advertorial
$Marbelous Wood "Refraction #1"$

Hypnotic flooring created by new approach to ancient marbling

Design News > Craft

Snedker Studio’s Marbelous Wood series transforms pine wood into ripple-effect artwork. >

28 Jun 16
Wovns promises original woven textiles on demand

Design News > Craft / Creative Economy

Imagine being able to turn individual digital designs into custom Jacquard-woven fabric, available in quantities as small as a single metre. >

27 Jun 16
We talk to South African ceramicist Andile Dyalvane

Q&A > African Design / Craft / Creative Economy

Andile Dyalvane’s first solo exhibition is set to open in New York’s Friedman Benda gallery this month. >

20 Jun 16
Benjamin Hubert’s Layer agency creates ceramic charging trays

Design News > Craft

Elegantly designed, the ceramic trays incorporate charging in an aim to minimise the visual impact of technology. >

16 Jun 16
Bringing wooden skateboards back to the future

Design News > Craft / Product Design

Imagine skateboarding through the streets of a bustling metropolis on boards made from 100 per cent recyclable bio-composite wood. >

9 Jun 16

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