Music & Sound Design

The mad Moxyland empire heads for world domination

Design News > Craft / Creative Economy / Music & Sound Design

Moxyland is Lauren Beukes's debut novel giving rise to a growing multimedia empire of toys, a soundtrack and online materials. >

1 Nov 08
No more songs for girls

Reviews > Graphic Design & Illustration / Music & Sound Design

Jo’burg indie electro outfit Model C have been described as “a dirty and beautiful eight-bit soundtrack that crawls under your skin”. >

1 Nov 08
Bhangra

Reviews > Creative Economy / Music & Sound Design

Bhangra is a musical genre that grew out of the diasporic Indian community in Britain and was popularised through dancehalls. >

1 Nov 08
Juliette Lewis chooses Misfit

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design / Music & Sound Design

Signature South African fashion label Misfit made the breakthrough into the European market at this year's Bread & Butter show in Barcelona. >

1 Nov 08
The Art of Possibility Returns

Design News > Design Thinking / Music & Sound Design

Benjamin and Rosamund Zander to return for more Art of Possibility on December 1 and 3, after a jam-packed programme across South Africa. >

1 Nov 08
Worldly stuff

Profiling > Architecture & Interiors / Interaction Design / Music & Sound Design

Creator of worlds and purveyor of jumble, set designer Angela Nemov speaks to Nadine Botha. >

1 Nov 08
Puff and pass

Design News > Creative Economy / Music & Sound Design

The Pan African Space Station was four-day music collaboration in Cape Town, curated by Ntone Edjabe and Neo Muyanga, from October 1 to 4. >

1 Aug 08
From Talking Heads to singing building

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Music & Sound Design

David Byrne turned architecture into a musical instrument and invited the public to "play the building", in an abandoned New York building. >

1 Aug 08
Gardening on pavements

Opinion > Music & Sound Design

Lloyd Gedye and Michael MacGarry explain the value of a physical publication to an independent music scene. >

1 Aug 08
Optical delusions

Reviews > Graphic Design & Illustration / Music & Sound Design

Cape Town's emo-electro outfit Unit.r have launched their debut album decked out in a full-house design campaign from illustrator Kronk. >

2 May 08
Max normal for kids

Design News > Product Design / Craft / Creative Economy / Music & Sound Design

Avant-garde rapper Max Normal has turned his creative touch to an exclusive range of 36 handmade animal toys. >

2 Feb 08
Riddimtometry

Design News > Music & Sound Design

Paul D Miller - aka DJ Spooky that Subliminal Kid - has taken remixing, sampling and turntablism from the streets to the white cube. >

1 Feb 08
Design Indaba 2008: Create a better world

Festival News > Food Design / Industrial Design / Product Design / Interaction Design / Graphic Design & Illustration / Music & Sound Design

Leading creative thinkers will converge at the Design Indaba Conference from Wednesday 27 February to Friday 29 February, 2008. >

2 Nov 07
Brian Eno on the purpose of art

Talks > Art & Photography / Music & Sound Design

Celebrated artist and producer Brian Eno shares some of his theories on a range of topics, including evolution and art, at Design Indaba Conference 2007. >

10 Sep 07
Man about town

Inside View > Music & Sound Design

During his visit to the 2007 Design Indaba, influential "non-musician" Brian Eno showed his 77 Million Paintings installation at Michaelis. >

22 Mar 07
Design Indaba brings Buddha Bar to SA

Festival News > Music & Sound Design

French-born DJ David Visan will be visiting South Africa. >

11 Oct 06