2017 Archive

Pure: No secrets, no makeup, no wardrobe in new Kyle Lewis music video

Design News • 24 Feb 17

This new video for Pure, the reinvention of South African singer Purity Zinhle Mkhize, is an honest piece that promotes positive body image. >
Robin Rhode on the artistic process as a journey

Inside View • Duration: 00:02:43 • 22 Feb 17

The lauded visual artist talks to us about engaging the notion of memory and journey. >
Special Projects create an experience that encourages connection between generations

Design News • 17 Feb 17

The NEW OLD exhibition at the Design Museum focusses on how design thinking can help people live fuller, healthier and more rewarding lives as they age. >
Would we trade gold and silver for jewellery made of light?

Design News • 14 Feb 17

Conceptual design studio panGenerator used light projection to envision the future of jewellery design. >
NB Studio: From booze to babies to banks

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:02:06 • 9 Feb 17

We talk to Nick Finney and Alan Dye of NB Studio about their collaborative design process and some of the lessons they’ve learnt. >
What does it mean to be Nigerian?

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:06:03 • 8 Feb 17

Trans-African photography project Invisible Borders looks into what it means to be African and in their project Borders Within investigate Nigerian identity. >
Design That Heals

Design News • 8 Feb 17

Founder and director of Les centres GHESKIO Dr Jean-William Pape has dedicated his career to combating diarrheal diseases in Haiti. >
Eclipse: Experience time in a new way

Next Generation • Duration: 00:40 • 8 Feb 17

A clock design that reveals and hides different notions of time. >
Ants on a Shrimp

Design News • 8 Feb 17

“What happens when the world’s most acclaimed restaurant picks up and moves halfway across the world?” >
Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes

Design News • 8 Feb 17

Classical fairytales with an African twist. >
The Happy Film

Design News • 8 Feb 17

The Happy Film is a feature-length documentary in which Stefan Sagmeister undergoes a series of self-experiments. >
American Masters — Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future

Design News • 8 Feb 17

“Closure was something I didn’t have with my dad. But I forgive him for his genius,” says Eric Saarinen. >
The Why Factory: Future-making machine

Design News • 2 Feb 17

Winy Maas, co-founder of MVRDV and The Why Factory, is the kind of architect who constantly asks, “What if..?” Maas will be speaking at Design Indaba 2017. >
Nairobibounce: Meet Kenyan alternative music producer Blinky Bill

Design News • 2 Feb 17

Meet "Blinky" Bill Sellanga, one of Kenya's most exciting music producers. >
The Hawker’s Rocking Chair: A cross-pollination of ideas, styles and materials

Video Interviews • 1 Feb 17

Arye Kellman tells us why he nominated this furniture design for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2017. >
Beauty is a quality inherent in anything, says Caroline Vieira

Video Interviews • 1 Feb 17

Roger Ballen tells us why he nominated this ceramic design for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2017. >
Kariba: The mythology of the Zambezi river

Video Interviews • 1 Feb 17

Artwell Nwaila tells us why he nominated this film trailer for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2017. >
Gqama Ntyatyambo: Capturing the dynamics of the modern woman

Video Interviews • 1 Feb 17

Alinah Seloane tells us why she nominated this artwork for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2017. >
The Butterfly Wall: Expressing the tension between preciousness and mundaneness

Video Interviews • 1 Feb 17

Jo-Ann Strauss tells us why she nominated this art installation for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2017. >
The Sankara Rug: Weaving the past into the future

Video Interviews • 1 Feb 17

Bielle Bellingham tells us why she nominated the handcrafted Sankara Rug for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2017, the Rug went on to win the public vote. >
The self-portraiture of South African photographer Mohau Modisakeng

Video Interviews • 1 Feb 17

Nakhane Toure tells us why he nominated SA visual artist Mohau Modisakeng's sculpture for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2017. >
A celebration of colour and subtlety in a Morocco-inspired dress

Video Interviews • 1 Feb 17

Victor Dlamini tells us why he nominated The Moroccan Magic Dress for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2017. >
Functionality is key to the notion of beauty

Video Interviews • 1 Feb 17

South African celebrity chef Siba Mtongana tells us why she nominated a unique wooden backpack for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2017. >
The beauty of sustainable design in Joe Slovo West Community Project

Video Interviews • 1 Feb 17

Hanneke Schutte tells us why she nominated this community upliftment project for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2017. >

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