2014 Archive

  • "Looks Good Feels Good Is Good" by Dutch author Anne van der Zwaag.
    A travel guide to social design
    Profiling • 11 Nov 14
    Dutch author Anne van der Zwaag hopes her new book will help businesses and governments see the power of design to address key challenges facing the world. >
  • Nest by Porky Hefer.
    Nesting instinct
    Profiling • 27 Oct 14
    Porky Hefer is expanding his interest in sustainable design by building a house. Just don't ask him for elevation plans. >
  • Liezel Strauss (L) and Kathy Shenoy (R) at Africa Calling.
    Africa calls, London answers
    Profiling • 22 Sep 14
    British design consultant Kathy Shenoy launches Africa Calling, a platform to bridge the divide between makers from the UK and Africa. >
  • Splice by Ifeanyi Oganwu.
    Fluid forms
    Profiling • 4 Sep 14
    Nigerian-born Ifeanyi Oganwu is a rising design talent who creates highly engineered, sculptural furniture. >
  • Stefan Naude aka ST(E)AK.
    Nomad's Land
    Profiling • 2 Aug 14
    Steve Kotze talks art and Afrikaner adaptability with artist Stefan Naude aka ST(E)AK. >
  • Mugendi M'Rithaa
    The quiet ambassador of African design
    Profiling • 22 Jul 14
    Meet Mugendi M'Rithaa, the Kenyan educator and activist who has been working behind the scenes to promote the power of design in Africa. >
  • Studio One Eighty Nine's Spring Summer 2014 Collection.
    Fashion takes flight
    Profiling • 17 Jul 14
    Two New Yorkers started an ethical fashion line made in Ghana – and found more opportunity to do good on the ground. >
  • Laurie and Gary Holmes. Image: Roger Jardine.
    Brothers from another time
    Profiling • 13 Jul 14
    At face value Laurie and Gary Holmes come off like a pair of ’60s California throwbacks. But take a closer look and you might see the future of surfing. >
  • Design Indaba interview: Hoi P’loy.
    Light-bulb moment
    Profiling • 18 Jun 14
    The love for a warm nostalgic glow from the past inspired Hoi P'loy to import vintage lighting accessories to South Africa. >
  • Clementina van der Walt Image: Henk Hatting.
    Clementina van der Walt
    Profiling • 12 Jun 14
    Step into the studio of Clementina van der Walt – a ceramicist in search of meaning through making. >
  • Haldane Martin underneath his new Tesla Chandelier at the LEON At CCIX showroom. Image: Henk Hatting.
    A new kind of business
    Profiling • 3 Jun 14
    South African furniture designer Haldane Martin chats to Design Indaba about how he has adapted his business through a shift in focus and new collaborations. >
  • 151 XYZ Shoe design by Earl Stewart.
    Contemporary cobbler
    Profiling • 13 Jan 14
    Industrial designer Earl Steward explores the possibilities of multi-material 3D printing that allows for footwear to be tailored to the individual. >