May 2015 Archive

"Gyae Su” by Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band

Track of the Week • 21 May 15

A new version of an old track written and performed by the one they call “Mr Golden Voice of Africa”. Listen and you will understand why. >
What The Rug Company tells us about luxury today

Inside View • 20 May 15

There’s luxury in locality for the British designer rug producer, but a roster of the world’s most acclaimed designers doesn’t hurt either. >
Ferrofluid – the strange magnetic substance you have never heard of

Design Frontiers • 20 May 15

We have rocket science to thank for the existence of an alien-looking fluid that is slowly creeping into the creative world. >
Our top 10 design projects on Kickstarter

Lookbook • 20 May 15

It’s #DesignMonth on Kickstarter! We select our favourite new inventions – from a toothbrush made of bioplastic to an inside-out umbrella. >
#DITakeover on Instagram: Lakwena Maciver

Lookbook • 19 May 15

Lakwena Maciver went large on our Instagram account with her murals of kaleidoscopic colours and bold patterns. >
Jasper Morrison’s first retrospective opens

Design News • 19 May 15

Superlative, seamless, simple – a new exhibition pays homage to Jasper Morrison’s work from the 1980s to the present day. >
Public seating gets a smart upgrade in Maboneng

Design News • 19 May 15

The isabelo smart bench in downtown Joburg is an example of win-win innovation that will allow us to share ideas from city streets. >
David Tlale: Business advice from the catwalk

Video Interviews • 18 May 15

South African fashion designer David Tlale talks about how he was thrust into the business side of fashion. >
Around the world with illustrator Bea Crespo

Lookbook • 18 May 15

Spanish illustrator Bea Crespo's work traverses continents, cityscapes and cultures with clarity and humour. >
African film is having a moment

Design News • 18 May 15

From across the continent and beyond, directors are flexing their creative muscles – as the line-up at the African Film Festival in New York shows. >
Take Five

Take Five • 16 May 15

Joburg artists Hlanganani Nkambule and Melikhaya Ntlangeni’s Izikhotane-inspired cartoon touched a chord with readers this week. >
Nigerian graphic designer stumbles onto the world's art stage

African Report • 15 May 15

Karo Akpokiere first heard about the Venice Biennale four months ago. Now his work, an ongoing love letter to his home in Lagos, is causing a stir there. >
“Behind the Biennale” by Oscar Boyson

FilmFestFriday • 15 May 15

Director Oscar Boyson makes a hilarious and informative short film mapping the cultural influence of the 120-year-old Venice Biennale. >
iSpy goes into the garden for new range

Lookbook • 15 May 15

Knysna-based textile studio iSpy’s latest range was inspired by the plants in designer Lauren Frates’ garden and two cheeky birds that visit them. >
A contemporary folding chair by David Irwin Studio

Product Spotlight • 15 May 15

British designer David Irwin showcases his contemporary folding chair at the exhibition "Tools for Everyday Life" at ICFF 2015. >
ICFF Studio rounds up 11 young furniture designers

Next Generation • 14 May 15

These prototypes by emerging talent from around the world will be shopped to manufacturers at this year’s ICFF Studio in New York. >
"Eyes Fade" by Amy Ayanda

Track of the Week • 14 May 15

Electrofolk artist Amy Ayanda's haunting vocals swirl together with Thor Rixon's upbeat grooves in the latest track from her debut EP. >
Huemid plant vase by Carlo Ratti and Walter Nicolino

Design Frontiers • 14 May 15

Let your garden do the talking with the groundbreaking Huemid plant vase by Carlo Ratti and Walter Nicolino. >
Miniature works of wearable art by Tinsel

Lookbook • 13 May 15

"Tableaux", an exhibition of one-of-a-kind figurative jewellery pieces, opens at Tinsel Gallery in Joburg. >
Animation finds the humour in “Izikhotane”

Design News • 13 May 15

Hlanganani Nkambule and Melikhaya Ntlangeni have taken a refreshing view of the notoriously extravagant South African subculture in a new animated video series. >
Michael Bierut designs symbol for US Pavilion at Milan Expo

Design News • 13 May 15

Pentagram partner Michael Bierut puts a thematic spin on the star-spangled banner for the US pavilion at Expo Milano 2015. >
Woven grass handbags by DXP

Product Spotlight • 12 May 15

Pichulik collaborates with Design Africa and the Du Noon Urban Weavers on a collection of unusual bags made of rope and indigenous grass. >
Objects with a distorted sense of reality

Next Generation • 12 May 15

“Distorted”, the collaboration between Monica Albini and Adriana C. Cota, will make you think twice about the objects on display. >
The sangomas and weavers of Du Noon

Lookbook • 12 May 15

An exhibition of photos captures the daily lived realities of the talented women collaborating with Pichulik and Design Afrika on a new range of bags. >

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