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Madri van Zyl

Madri van Zyl is a Stellenbosch University graduate specialising in Contemporary Jewellery Design. She founded Iloni Jewellery in 2015. >

26 Jan 16
Fiona Mpungu

Despite academic roots, Fiona Mpungu is a fabric and textile enthusiast who specialises in creating interior decoration products. >

24 Jan 16
Helen Borg

Helen Borg is a visual communications graduate with a penchant for the quirky, and a knack for fun conceptual design. >

24 Jan 16
Danielle Clough

Using vintage tennis rackets, old coffee bags and other second-hand waste, Danielle Clough is breaking the mould of contemporary art. >

24 Jan 16
Recycled plastic gets beautiful with these vessels

Next Generation > Craft / Design Thinking

Wael Seaiby, a graduate of the University of Edinburgh, has designed Plag, a series of glass and ceramic looking vessels made from recycled plastic. >

20 Jan 16
Threads of Peru shines a spotlight on traditional Quechua weaving culture

Design News > Craft / Creative Economy

Non-profit organisation economically empowers skilled women artisans from Peru. >

19 Jan 16
Artist's gun dissections reveal the innards of war

Design News > Art & Photography / Craft / Design Activism

Anatomy of War reveals the gory, inner workings of the world's most popular weapons. **Warning: This story contains graphic images.** >

18 Jan 16
Syrian monuments recreated in miniature to protect their history

Design News > Craft / Design Activism

To protect Syria’s heritage, a group of artists have built miniature replicas of the country’s most iconic sites. >

11 Jan 16
MBOISA: This board is a homage to the old school skaters

Video Interviews > Craft / Product Design

Longboard skater and shaper Kent Lingeveldt tries to keep his boards simple and functional. >

7 Jan 16
Environmentally friendly gift-wrapping concept, Dono

Design News > Craft / Product Design

Copenhagen-based design studio Frensk creates a reusable wrapping paper system that keeps a record of past users. >

17 Dec 15
Miniature paper sculptures reveal nature’s disguised microorganisms

Design News > Craft

Artist Rogan Brown reveals the intricate architecture of nature with sheets of paper and a scalpel knife. >

10 Dec 15
Alex R: Designer Craftsmen

Video Interviews > Craft

The London-based glass artist talks about the metaphorical context of glass and the blurred line between design and craft. >

7 Dec 15
CUCULA opens doors for refugees in Berlin

Design News > Craft / Design Activism

German organisation CUCULA is using design, education and community to create second chances for foreign immigrants. >

26 Nov 15
This modern tea set is preserving the traditional Chinese tea ceremony

Product Spotlight > Craft / Product Design

Mosey is a portable tea set designed by Jie Chen to preserve the traditional Chinese tea ceremony in the modern world. >

26 Nov 15
Artist creates tiny galaxies with glass

Design News > Art & Photography / Craft

Japanese glass artist Satoshi Tamizu places a tiny universe in each piece he creates. >

24 Nov 15
Artisans of Kibera: Fiona, jewellery artisan

Design News > African Design / Craft

In Part 2 of a series presented by Nairobi Design Week, we meet Fiona – a young social entrepreneur from Kibera, Kenya's largest informal settlement. >

18 Nov 15
Artisans of Kibera: Baraka, tyre sandal artisan

Design News > African Design / Craft

In Part 1 of a series presented by Nairobi Design Week, we meet Baraka – a young social entrepreneur from Kibera, Kenya's largest informal settlement. >

17 Nov 15
Master of the craft: Vespa mechanic

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography / Craft

In the fourth in a photographic series focused on the hands of artisans, we look at the greased and oiled fingers of a Vespa mechanic. >

12 Nov 15
Master of the craft: Kitemaker

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography / Craft

For thousands of years, kites have represented fun, energy and freedom. In a photo series focusing on master artisans, we look at the hands of the makers. >

6 Nov 15
Studio Formafantasma on words as a tool for design

Talks > Craft / Design Thinking / Product Design

Italian design duo Studio Formafantasma use talking and collaborating as core tools in its design process. >

3 Nov 15
The world’s first hand-woven raffia car in Nigeria

Design News > African Design / Craft / Design Thinking

A weaver based in Ibadan, Nigeria has taken the age-old craft of weaving to new heights by weaving the entire body of a car. >

2 Nov 15
A hut-decorating competition that could give urban homes a run for their money

African Report > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Craft

My Beautiful Home in the rural Matobo district of Zimbabwe is breathing new life into the local tradition of hut painting. >

23 Sep 15
Bentley van Wyk: Mastering the art of pottery

Video Interviews > Craft

Ceramic designer Bentley van Wyk masters traditional techniques in his contemporary ceramic designs. >

7 Sep 15
Peter Bellerby is a throwback to the days before Google Maps

FilmFestFriday > Craft

Before mass produced globes and Google Maps, handmade globes held the monopoly on the navigation market. Now, Peter Bellerby is reviving the dying art. >

28 Aug 15

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