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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
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
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

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