• Building up
    Adaptable modular homes present a solution to South Africa’s housing crisis. >
  • Seeds of life
    Biodegradable toilet 'paper' infused with seeds encourages plant growth. >
  • Es-sential reading
    A colossal book captures Design Indaba alum Es Devlin’s 30-year multidisciplinary career. >
  • Threads that bind us
    A hand-embroidered South African scene was transformed into a wallpaper. >
  • Metamorphosis
    ‘I always make clothes that I would want to wear … forever,’ says 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative Shamyra Moodley. >
  • Running wild
    These running shoes help spread plants and seeds in the city. >
  • Clothes minded
    2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative Nokukhanya Justine Zungu is the founder of a brand that specialises in African contemporary women’s wear. >
  • Fairest of them all
    The first edition of a Johannesburg art fair dazzled visitors with local and international artworks. >
  • To the walls
    ‘Murals have a unique ability to connect with a community,’ says this member of the Design Indaba Emerging Creatives class of 2023. >
  • Counting sheep
    This exhibition shows how wool is more than just a raw material. >
  • Woven stories
    The artistic practice of this 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative examines memory, identity and inheritance. >
  • Re-threading
    Fashion designer Khumo Mohloli Morojele finds inspiration in the traces of memory in thrifted clothes. >
  • Common lens
    Analogue photographer Sandra Leigh Nagel’s work has a clear style, cutting-edge aesthetic and unequivocal direction. >
  • Limited edition
    Former Design Indaba Emerging Creatives showcased their collections at South African Fashion Week 2023. >
  • Face value
    Cape Town-based 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative Naledi Modupi is obsessed with faces. >
  • EX ASTRA
    This set of woodcut prints celebrates the months of the year. >
  • Print first
    This 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative is a storyteller at heart. >
  • Design for Human Rights
    In honour of Human Rights Day on 21 March, we take a look at human-centred innovations from South Africa. >
  • To the world
    Sumayya Vally is shaping and shifting architectural discourses for the future. >
  • Announcing Design Indaba’s Emerging Creatives Class of 2023
    Hot talent to watch – 20 rising stars are the 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creatives. >
  • To the streets
    Street artists participating in an international art festival ask ‘What if?’ in large-scale murals across Cape Town. >
  • In his bones
    A Cape Town-based artist has created a flute made from a replica of his leg bone. >
  • Going solo
    In SOLO, Charity Vilakazi weaves African narratives with mythology to pay homage to her heritage and the matriarchy. >
  • The Substitute
    Using the rhino, Design Indaba alum Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg examines human beings’ relationship with endangered animals. >

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