Cape Town

Lauren Beukes on confronting the monsters around us (trailer)

The award-winning sci-fi writer shows how South Africa's dark past transforms into her fiction in this unusual presentation at Design Indaba Conference. >
Reaping the benefits of Design Indaba initiatives

Entrepreneurial expo exhibitors create direct and indirect jobs and income from business orders and sales to the public adds to GDP. >
Catching up with Kesivan & The Lights

Our music writer, Shiba Mazaza, talks to prolific drummer Kesivan Naidoo about his new EP "Brotherhood" before he heads to Carnegie Hall. >
Buyers Day at Design Indaba Expo 2014

Business was swift and crowds aplenty at Buyers Day for Design Indaba Expo 2014. We spoke to buyers and exhibitors about their experience. >
SQUARE MOON

Product Designer

SQUARE MOON is a Cape Town-based handbag label taking pride in their use of locally sourced materials. >
Peaches Handmade (Pty) Ltd

Product Designer

Peaches Handmade is a Cape Town-based lifestyle brand specialising in leather. >
John Vogel on making it as your own manufacturer

South African furniture designer John Vogel on being hands-on in the workshop and accessing the market in multiple ways. >
Lab Vases by Wiid Design and Ceramic Matters

Collaboration was the catalyst for this new creative experiment by a furniture designer and two ceramicists. >
How the Cape Was Made

The "Make It New" exhibition traces the Western Cape's indigenous past and contemporary creativity through craft and design. >
Ed Suter launches wallpaper

The Cape Town-based photographer brings the vibrant style of Africa's street life and tropical climate indoors. >
Why formulas for creativity fail

Patrick Barron, who led the blockbuster "Dumb Ways to Die" campaign, says what works for one brand won't necessarily work for another. >
Brass Top dressing table by James Mudge

Cape Town-based designer-carpenter James Mudge crafts a delicate, contemporary dressing table. >
Tarryn Oppel

Fashion Curator

Tarryn Oppel is the curator of the Fashion and Accessories sector at Design Indaba Expo 2015. >
What is the value of a national design policy?

Can getting design on the government's agenda really benefit working designers? We ask 7 presenters at next week's WDC2014 Design Policy Conference to weigh in. >
The many uses of social media

The value of social media is shifting far beyond PR and marketing – and that's good news for creative enterprises, says Nadia Mannell of Meltwater Group. >
Crawly couture

It might make us twitchy, but Hendrik Vermeulen's latest fashion collection is inspired by the intricate patterns of insects. >
"Get High" by Mr Moeh 24

This track by multitalented designer, photographer and DJ Mpumelelo Macu is a staple for anyone who values seamless production. >
Designing better HIV treatment

Digital designer Jepchumba tells us about the making of Aviro, a mobile app for HIV clinicians to accurately prescribe ARV medication. >
Eve bench by Frank Böhm Studios

The Cape Town-based architect begins a series of slender, clean-lined benches. >
Walls that talk

Robin Sprong Wallpaper wants to plaster your walls in pattern. Here are three recent collaborations with locally based designers. >
"This Time" by TheCITY

Romantic and uplifting, this track by a unique-sounding band puts a futuristic, jazzy twist on an old-timey melody. >
Lattice work

Cape Town-based Leg Studios launches a range of decor products inspired by nomadic African patterns. >
Chris Gotz on building beautiful monsters

The chief creative officer of Ogilvy & Mather South Africa shares three campaigns that turned the agency around. >
Grandest of them all

The four winners of Grand Prix awards at this weekend's Loeries celebrated real-life, digital, print and radio. >

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