2009 Archive

"The idea of being African is like trying to be rock'n'roll," says Spoek Mathambo in the newest edition of Design Indaba magazine. >

Given Nkuna will represent South Africa at the British Council 2009 International Young Design Entrepreneur (IYDE) of the Year Award Finals. >

Fashion designer Ella Buter’s first store opened in Melville recently >

Gregor Jenkin was chosen winner in the design category of the South Africa's Celebrating Strides awards. >

Dutch designer Hella Jongerius’s "Artificial Flowers" and "Animal Tables" celebrated the sculptural qualities of design. >

Although Ron Arad has resigned from the Royal College of Arts, he’s nowhere near done. >

With barely a human subject in sight, Roger Ballen’s newest book, Boarding House, makes his oeuvre even more intangible. >

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Photographer Stan Engelbrecht’s German language follow-up to the successful African Salad, Das is(s)t Deutschland was recently launched. >

Designed by DJ Stout, the 39th edition of the Pentagram Papers features signs from the homeless. >

For the limited-edition of the Pet Shop Boys’s latest offering, Yes, Mark Farrow certainly responds in the affirmative. >