Interviews

Close kiln

Q&A > Design Activism

Nindya Bucktowar explores our ever-morphing ecosystems through clay. >

16 Oct 23
Behind the scenes

Q&A > African Design / Fashion & Jewellery Design

Fashion designer Thabo Kopele gave audiences a glimpse into studio life at Decorex Joburg 2023. >

20 Aug 23
Metamorphosis

Q&A > African Design / Art & Photography / Craft

‘I always make clothes that I would want to wear … forever,’ says 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative Shamyra Moodley. >

24 Jul 23
Creative outlet

Q&A > Art & Photography / Craft

This 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative offers artists the opportunity to use Persian carpets as a canvas. >

10 Jul 23
Hot off the press

Q&A > African Design / Art & Photography / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Graphic Design & Illustration

Otsile Moumakoe’s artworks incorporate ‘fashion, music, movies and a little bit of history’. >

4 Jul 23
Hot off the press

4 Jul 23
Clothes minded

Q&A > Fashion & Jewellery Design

2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative Nokukhanya Justine Zungu is the founder of a brand that specialises in African contemporary women’s wear. >

27 Jun 23
Perfect pair

Q&A > Craft

This 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creatives duo share a love of creativity, craft and collaboration. >

19 Jun 23
Hands on

Q&A > Craft

Rejoice Kunene aims to ‘foster a deeper appreciation for African heritage and its relevance in contemporary society’. >

9 Jun 23
To the walls

Q&A > Graphic Design & Illustration

‘Murals have a unique ability to connect with a community,’ says this member of the Design Indaba Emerging Creatives class of 2023. >

5 Jun 23
Material boy

Q&A > Craft

This contemporary artist loves challenging notions of understanding and breaking the rules. >

29 May 23
Woven stories

Q&A > Art & Photography / Craft

The artistic practice of this 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative examines memory, identity and inheritance. >

22 May 23
Finding hope

Q&A > Craft

Design Indaba Emerging Creative for 2023 Oteng Hope Kopiso applies no limits to her craft. >

12 May 23
Re-threading

Q&A > Art & Photography

Fashion designer Khumo Mohloli Morojele finds inspiration in the traces of memory in thrifted clothes. >

8 May 23
Main character

Q&A > Graphic Design & Illustration

This Design Indaba Emerging Creative captures a spark of hope in his artworks. >

2 May 23
Common lens

Q&A > Art & Photography

Analogue photographer Sandra Leigh Nagel’s work has a clear style, cutting-edge aesthetic and unequivocal direction. >

25 Apr 23
She shoots

Q&A > Film & Animation

SAFTA-nominated director Jessie Zinn is a Design Indaba Emerging Creative for 2023. >

17 Apr 23
Face value

Q&A > Art & Photography

Cape Town-based 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative Naledi Modupi is obsessed with faces. >

11 Apr 23
Body of work

Q&A > Art & Photography

2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative Thembi Mthembu uses the body as a site for her artistic exploration. >

4 Apr 23
Wayfinder

Q&A > Art & Photography

For 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative Kamil Adam Hassim, nature is the ultimate inspiration. >

27 Mar 23
Print first

Q&A > Creative Economy

This 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative is a storyteller at heart. >

20 Mar 23
Japanimation

Q&A > Film & Animation

Wooden puppets come to life in an action-packed stop-motion film about revenge. >

20 Mar 23
To the world

Q&A > Architecture & Interiors

Sumayya Vally is shaping and shifting architectural discourses for the future. >

13 Mar 23
Cunning stunts

Q&A > African Design

South African artist Frank van Reenen’s latest solo exhibition explores human folly. >

30 Jan 23

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