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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
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
Duma Mtimkulu

One part fine artist, one part ceramics craftsman. >

21 Feb 17
Lauren Dixon-Paver

A young designer eager to share her craft with others through Youtube tutorials. >

6 Feb 17
Mellaney Ruiters

This student creates unique handmade ceramics using South African materials. >

6 Feb 17
Suzanne Naudé

This artist combines modern illustrations with the ancient craft of ceramics. >

6 Feb 17
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

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