2014 Archive

  • Milton Glaser.
    Top 10 stories of 2014
    Lookbook • 30 Dec 14
    Advice from the grand-dad of American graphic design tops the list of most popular reads on designindaba.com. >
  • New jewellery exhibitors at Design Indaba Expo 2015
    Lookbook • 23 Dec 14
    A host of new jewellers will showcase their work at Design Indaba Expo 2015. Here are five new designers who use their materials in distinctive ways. >
  • Architecture for a Change.
    A school is unpacked in Malawi
    Lookbook • 11 Dec 14
    How a rural school went from fabrication at a workshop in Johannesburg to erection on a dusty site in the village of Chimphamba. >
  • Variations on Normal by Dominic Wilcox.
    Square peas and family ponchos
    Lookbook • 8 Dec 14
    Eight drawings of whimsical, wicked and weird inventions from Dominic Wilcox's blog-turned-book, "Variations on Normal". >
  • Studio Formafantasma.
    Material maestros
    Lookbook • 3 Dec 14
    Studio Formafantasma explores the intersection between material and culture. Here are four of our favourite projects by the inventive duo. >
  • 5 favourites at the new Southern Guild gallery
    Lookbook • 29 Nov 14
    There's a new kid on the block in Woodstock's burgeoning art and design precinct that specialises in limited-edition South African design. >
  • Love, Africa Studio.
    New exhibitors at Design Indaba Expo 2015
    Lookbook • 26 Nov 14
    Here's a taste from the feast of new work that will be showcased for the first time at Africa's largest design exhibition. >
  • Street art in Salt River.
    Walls that mark the passage of time
    Lookbook • 14 Nov 14
    A tour of the street art in Cape Town's neighbourhoods reveals some hidden artworks in the city. >
  • A A K S handmade handbags.
    Dreams woven in raffia
    Lookbook • 14 Nov 14
    A trip to Bolgatanga in northern Ghana to meet the women who weave A A K S’s sought-after raffia bags. >
  • Watershed at V&A Waterfront.
    Window shopping at the Watershed
    Lookbook • 9 Nov 14
    We popped by the newly opened Watershed at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town to check out some of the gorgeous local design and craft on sale. >
  • Thabo Makhetha Designs.
    Basotho blankets go north
    Lookbook • 8 Nov 14
    Emerging fashion designer Thabo Makhetha launched her modern take on the Basotho blanket at Vancouver Fashion Week 2014. >
  • A Luta Continua collection by Taibo Bacar at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Africa 2014. Image: Simon Deiner / SDR Photo
    The evolution of Taibo Bacar
    Lookbook • 6 Nov 14
    Mozambican fashion designer Taibo Bacar's latest colourful collection signals an evolutionary shift in his eponymous label. >
  • David Tlale's second take on Vlisco
    Lookbook • 3 Nov 14
    The South African fashion designer's latest collection juxtaposes lavish Java prints with tailored structure at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Africa. >
  • Instagram #makechange competition lookbook
    City hacks for #makechange
    Lookbook • 29 Oct 14
    Our Instagram competition to win a copy of Andrew Shoben's book closes on Friday. Here are some of the entries so far. >
  • "Eetstad" installation by WitOpWit.
    Tastes like the Voortrekker Monument
    Lookbook • 28 Oct 14
    As an ode to their hometown, a group of designers recreates the city of Pretoria in icing sugar, nougat, coconut and biscuits. >
  • Fogo Island Inn furniture.
    Island style
    Lookbook • 24 Oct 14
    The bespoke furniture collection that put Fogo Island on the map is now available globally. >
  • We Make Carpets. Image: Boudewijn Bollmann.
    On their knees
    Lookbook • 22 Oct 14
    We Make Carpets, a trio of Dutch artists, recreates 50 of their 'temporary' carpets out of everyday objects for Dutch Design Week 2014. >
  • Tile style
    Lookbook • 13 Oct 14
    We round up the top five tiles trends that emerged at the recent Cersaie international exhibition of ceramic tiles in Bologna, Italy. >
  • "I am Walé Respect Me" by Patrick Willocq.
    Africa through the lens
    Lookbook • 11 Oct 14
    The winning work from the third annual POPCAP photography competition celebrates new visions of Africa. >
  • Untitled (Łódź), 2000. Archival gelatin-silver print. Image: © Collection of the artist
    Industrial dreams
    Lookbook • 4 Oct 14
    The director David Lynch's black and white photographs of factories affirm his penchant for dark, surreal imagery. >
  • Insecta Mirabilis fashion collection by Hendrik Vermeulen.
    Crawly couture
    Lookbook • 3 Oct 14
    It might make us twitchy, but Hendrik Vermeulen's latest fashion collection is inspired by the intricate patterns of insects. >
  • Atang Tshikare wallpaper for Robin Sprong.
    Walls that talk
    Lookbook • 29 Sep 14
    Robin Sprong Wallpaper wants to plaster your walls in pattern. Here are three recent collaborations with locally based designers. >
  • Carry table by Leg Studios.
    Lattice work
    Lookbook • 25 Sep 14
    Cape Town-based Leg Studios launches a range of decor products inspired by nomadic African patterns. >
  • Rifugiato Mappa del Mondo 2011 by Dan Halter. Image: whatiftheworld
    Bag it
    Lookbook • 23 Sep 14
    The cheap "China bag" has become a symbol of migration in Africa – and a popular material for artists and designers to reimagine. >

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