August 2015 Archive

Kiara Gounder: 3D printed fashion

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:02:18 • 3 Aug 15

Fashion designer Kiara Gounder integrates advanced 3D printing technology and natural shapes into her designs. >
Catherine Ash: Self-taught in the art of ceramics

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:02:53 • 5 Aug 15

Catherine Ash, the young ceramist working behind Ash Ceramics, brings her training as a sculptor into the delicate art of ceramics. >
Khosi Mpungose: The illustrated African traveller

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:03:47 • 6 Aug 15

Multimedia designer and illustrator Khosi Mpungose created her book "Thandi’s Trippy Trips" for young, hungry minds. >
Filmmaker and artist Ralph Ziman helps unmask some of Africa’s truths

Profiling • 7 Aug 15

The South African artist discusses film and art as mediums of creative expression. >
Tammy Frazer: The art of creating fragrances

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:06:35 • 12 Aug 15

Granddaughter of the creator of Oil of Olay and master perfumer Tammy Frazer’s insight into perfumes will make you look at “smell” in an entirely new light. >
Illustrator Paul Pateman talks about the pursuit of happiness in his work

Video Interviews • 12 Aug 15

London-based graphic artist Paul Pateman, better known by the alias Pâté, has a good amount of humour in his work and a strong and simple aesthetic. >
Tyler Pratt: Bringing enjoyment to everyday life through experimentation

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:02:07 • 13 Aug 15

Canadian industrial designer Tyler Pratt's products are designed to be simple, practical and to bring enjoyment to their users. >
Twenty Journey: The many characters of South Africa through the lenses of three young photographers

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:08:37 • 14 Aug 15

Two decades into South Africa’s democracy, three photographers set off on a road trip to discover more about their country’s mixed-up character. >
Maria Magdalena van Wyk: The beauty in line drawings

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:02:56 • 17 Aug 15

Cape Town based graphic designer Maria Magdalena van Wyk creates complex art using intricate lines of ink. >
Lukhanyo Mdingi: Luxury fashion for everyday wear

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:03:12 • 19 Aug 15

The young designer hopes to inspire South African men to think beyond a printed t-shirt when considering their everyday style. >
Naeem Biviji: The importance of sourcing materials locally

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:04:05 • 20 Aug 15

Sourcing local materials allows Studio Propolis to define a regional form of architecture and product that has it’s own character says co-founder Naeem Biviji. >
Ali Ali: Unconventional Advertising

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:04:35 • 24 Aug 15

Ali Ali, film director and founder of Egyptian agency Elephant, explains how small, unconventional agencies can leave the bigger advertising agencies behind. >
Steve Vranakis: Technology for everyday people

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:04:19 • 26 Aug 15

Google's Executive Creative Director at the Creative Lab, Steve Vranakis calls for technology to be created with everyday people in mind. >
Julie Dufour: Design education for kids

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:03:59 • 27 Aug 15

Julie Dufour teaches design and architecture methods in schools because she believes it will help children set the design agenda of tomorrow. >
Ji Lee: Make, share and connect as often as possible

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:03:22 • 31 Aug 15

Creative director of Facebook’s Creative Shop believes that the secret to landing your dream job is to have fun with and share personal projects. >

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