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Hopeful romantic
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Blurring disciplinary boundaries, Cape Town-based creative Mikhailia Petersen builds intricate narratives in her photo series.
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24 Oct 22
Most Valuable Player
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African Design
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Adidas collaborated with South African luxury fashion designer and LVMH prize winner Thebe Magugu to create a multi-use sports collection
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28 Aug 22
Ready-to-wear
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African Design
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The style of South African women in the 80s and 90s is what influences this Design Indaba Emerging Creative’s fashion designs
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28 Aug 22
En vogue
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Design Indaba Emerging Creative Tshepiso Lekganyane has found her passion at the intersection of fashion and art
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10 Aug 22
Mother of mankind
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MaXhosa Africa presents a new collection inspired by the late rapper and ‘muse’ Riky Rick
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18 Jul 22
Style and substance
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Styling and production are a form of communication for Katlego Magano
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18 Jul 22
All the feels
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African Design
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Fernado’s high-end fashion brand taps into the emotional connection we have to fashion items
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10 Jul 22
A great catch for fashion
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Product Design
A start-up is harnessing invasive species to supply the fashion industry with fish leather
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3 Jul 22
Subverting narratives
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African Design
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Siyabonga Mtshali designs Gqom luxury apparel for the black queer body
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29 Jun 22
Stylin’
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African Design
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Riyaadh Ismail’s sustainable, gender-neutral luxury streetwear redefines Johannesburg street culture
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22 May 22
Feminine mystique
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African Design
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Design Indaba Emerging Creative for 2022 Fikile Sokhulu pursues femininity in fashion
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20 Mar 22
Beam me up, skattie
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Interaction Design
The Magolide Collective has launched an AR fashion range
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13 Mar 22
Melting pot
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African Design
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Buhle Nkalashe’s powerful artworks are steeped in isiXhosa, isiZulu and Ndebele traditions
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6 Mar 22
Dress Code
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Graphic Design & Illustration
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Product Design
Lalaland is scooping awards for revolutionising digital fashion via photorealistic AI models
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14 Feb 22
The body eclectic
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African Design
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Design Activism
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Queerness and environmentalism are central to the work of Luke Rudman
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31 Jan 22
Tsonga Pride
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African Design
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adidas and fashion designer Rich Mnisi unveil sizzling performance wear
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30 Jan 22
Dazzling with design
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How Yinka Ilori’s technicolour storytelling is taking over the world
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17 Dec 21
Vigil for Virgil
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Music & Sound Design
We pay tribute to creative polymath and trailblazer Virgil Abloh
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8 Dec 21
Louis Vuitton unwraps first vegan sneakers
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The sustainable footwear is made from 90% recycled and bio-based materials
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30 Nov 21
Our highlights from New York Design Week 2021
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Craft
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Industrial Design
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Product Design
New York’s design scene reflects the city’s rich diversity
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23 Nov 21
Design Indaba Emerging Creatives at Expo 2020 Dubai UAE!
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We are thrilled to be representing South Africa at this World Expo
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17 Nov 21
How Re-roll Station is helping African fashion entrepreneurs launch their brands globally
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African Design
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We chat with the brains behind Re-roll, Kesiena Harry and Cher Potter
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16 Nov 21
Nine climate-conscious fashion designers showcase at COP26
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Fashion Open Studio showcases designers who are responding to climate issues
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9 Nov 21
An ocean of design solutions
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We invite you to “sea” pertinent #DI water and marine projects
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11 Oct 21
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