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Lasting impressions
Thando Ntuli of MUNKUS takes home the top prize at the Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2023.
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A feast for the senses
Three South African venues have been shortlisted for the 2023 Restaurant & Bar Design Awards.
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Art at its peak
Artists used land as their canvas in the highest exhibition of land art in Asia.
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Women in art
Nada Baraka is the winner of the 2023 ANNA Award recognising women artists from Africa.
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Behind the scenes
Fashion designer Thabo Kopele gave audiences a glimpse into studio life at Decorex Joburg 2023.
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Goal oriented
Design Indaba Emerging Creative alum Thebe Magugu designed the new Orlando Pirates kit.
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Self-titled
The latest exhibition by renowned South African visual activist Zanele Muholi is autobiographical.
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Creative outlet
This 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative offers artists the opportunity to use Persian carpets as a canvas.
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Synth wave
Yuri Suzuki has created a web experience celebrating the legendary Moog synthesiser.
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Hands on
Rejoice Kunene aims to ‘foster a deeper appreciation for African heritage and its relevance in contemporary society’.
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Bathroom break
Tom Dixon collaborates with Cosentino on a bold new vision for bathrooms.
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The New Medium
The first fine-art physical NFT gallery in South Africa opens in Johannesburg.
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Main character
This Design Indaba Emerging Creative captures a spark of hope in his artworks.
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Something from nothing
Solar Foods’ photosynthesis-inspired process is creating a new future for food.
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Many hands, light work
The David Krut Projects art gallery in Johannesburg presents a collection of photogravures by South African artist William Kentridge.
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Fashion forward
Ten local designers and brands were awarded for their sustainability practices at the Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2022.
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Dressed to the nines
SAFW award-winning menswear designer Samkelo Boyde Xaba is a Design Indaba Emerging Creative for 2022.
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Into the woods
The pandemic inspired UK-based artist Oliver Chalk’s move from creating fabric installations to sculpting wood
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Sitting pretty
The creative director of furniture brand Bōpa Mmuso, Lindiwe Gugushe is a young creative in pursuit of design in all its forms.
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Steel Works
Johannesburg-based interior architect Daniella Kilpatrick designs steel furniture that marries form and function
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Golden touch
Mishaal Gangaram is a conceptual photographer, visual storyteller and one of Design Indaba’s Emerging Creatives for 2022
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Dokter’s orders
Johannesburg-based multidisciplinary product-design company Dokter and Misses’ latest collection is functional art.
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Less is more
Johannesburg-based illustrator and one of Design Indaba’s Emerging Creatives for 2022, Naomi Zwane believes that portraits have power.
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Light my wire
A contemporary spin on telephone wire weaving makes for a range of mesmerising pendants.
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