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The AVLU collection by Ayse Yesim Eröktem
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Ayse Yesim Eröktem works with craftsmen from Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar to give traditional Turkish designs a contemporary twist.
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2 Apr 15
Muse light by Axo
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Axo’s Muse light blooms with a distinctive colourful luminosity.
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1 Apr 15
The Sheets desk by Lucie Koldová
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Czech designer Lucie Koldova designs an elegant desk for Křehký set to be unveiled at Salone del Mobile 2015.
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31 Mar 15
Summer sideboard by Bonaldo
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This quirky cabinet delivers an invigorating bolt of saffron sunshine.
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30 Mar 15
Kassena Town by Dokter and Misses
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African Design
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Product Design
Dokter and Misses’ new range of storage pieces is a further exploration of West African Kassena architecture.
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17 Mar 15
The DeskStand by RCAgency
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It’s said to be as deadly as smoking and sugar but have no fear, Cape Town-based designer Ryan Roberts has created a healthy alternative to sitting.
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16 Mar 15
Honey-Comb shelves by Leg Studios
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This new shelving system from South African trio Leg Studios pairs delicate copper connectors with raw wood.
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15 Mar 15
Skog Kids range by Skog Kids
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Skog Kids launches a new range of South African-made furniture for children.
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11 Mar 15
Handwoven wall mats by Bofred
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Bofred teams up with Sisters 4 Sisters to create textile wall art.
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9 Mar 15
Bowel Bowls by Afro Delft tableware
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Afro Delft’s latest collection translates the sensation of “having butterflies” onto enamel.
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4 Mar 15
Hempsuit by the Joinery
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African Design
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Organic fashion brand The Joinery uses hemp as a design material to reduce the carbon footprint of the local fashion industry.
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3 Mar 15
Masana Collection by the Kraal Gallery
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The Masana Collection is a new range of handwoven rugs, each made by a single artisan from natural hand-spun yarn.
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2 Mar 15
Stand-alone lamp by 20 Eight
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African Design
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Design studio 20 Eight has ventured from working in cement to a lamp made of steel.
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26 Feb 15
Clouds armchair by Casamento
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Craft
The new chair is a flouncy but structured homage to the textures of wool, farmed locally in the Eastern Cape region of South Africa.
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20 Feb 15
Fan Lamp by Mema Designs
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Mema Designs has used the time since debuting its “Ukhamba” lamp prototype at “Africa is Now” last year to refine the Fan Lamp: each one individually handmade.
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17 Feb 15
The Berg Collection by Kate Rosenberg
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Cape Town ceramicist Kate Rosenberg translates the handwoven grass baskets of her childhood into oversized black clay vessel vases.
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15 Feb 15
COOK Almacén y bazar by Amueblate studios
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Food Design
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Andrea Kac and Herman Schenck of Amueblate studios in Uruguay have designed a modular cookware collection perfect for apartment living.
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23 Jan 15
Multifacet Collection by Matali Crasset
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French designer Matali Crasset's collection of display units highlight the design possibilities of combining concrete and metal.
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22 Jan 15
Gilda B by Jacopo Foggini
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Product Design
Italian designer Jacopo Foggini sculpts an elegant chair using an unlikely material.
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15 Jan 15
Bees Beside Us by Amy Pliszka
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British designer Amy Pliszka creates ornate, textile hives for the urban environment.
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12 Jan 15
The Imaginary App by DJ Spooky and Svitlana Matviyenko
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Interaction Design
"The Imaginary App", edited by DJ Spooky and Svitlana Matviyenko, explores the ubiquity of apps and how they have seaped into our culture.
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24 Dec 14
AEP Frames by Ballo and Atang Tshikare
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Product Design
Summer gets city-slick with illustrator Atang Tshikare's urban doodles on Ballo's handmade wooden sunglasses.
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23 Dec 14
Blackwood & Brass bench by Cameron Barnes
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Product Design
Made from a fallen blackwood tree, the designer's latest furniture piece sprouted from his passion for the natural landscape in KwaZulu-Natal.
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19 Dec 14
Artist's Almanac by Essie Letterpress
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Graphic Design & Illustration
The third edition of the Artist's Almanac by Essie Letterpress showcases some of the most exciting South African graphic designers.
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15 Dec 14
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