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Meet the makers
Design Indaba Emerging Creative Jessie Zinn highlights South African fashion icons in a new video series.
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Peachy keen
Peach Fuzz is the Pantone Colour of the Year for 2024.
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Spiritual sanctuary
A modern mosque is inspired by traditional architecture
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Great Yes, Great No
New William Kentridge drawings and sculptures on show in Cape Town
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Best of the best
The 2023 World Architecture Festival winners have been announced.
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Not just another brick in the wall
Striking murals across Cape Town ask viewers to consider the ocean.
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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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Eye of the beholder
Zeitz MOCAA ushers in the summer season with two new lens-based exhibitions.
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Down to earth
An immersive exhibition five metres underground opens in the Western Cape
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Tied together
From headscarves to stadium seats, Crafted Liberation is a cry for gender equality in Iran.
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Talent show
Former Design Indaba Emerging Creative Lukhanyo Mdingi has won a prestigious international fashion prize.
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Retro icon
Sixty years of the lava lamp are celebrated with one-of-a-kind designs.
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The sound of air
The Vox Aeris speaker also cleans indoor air.
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Standing tall
A pyramid honouring a former dictator becomes a cultural hub.
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Filling the holes
Lady Skollie’s latest exhibition explores gaping omissions in African art history.
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Looking back
History, fashion and sustainability intersect with Khensani Mohlatlole.
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In the round
A ring of doughnut-like seats encourages the public to spend time in nature.
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Building up
Adaptable modular homes present a solution to South Africa’s housing crisis.
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Let’s ride
The Motocompacto is an electric take on the early ’80s Honda folding scooter.
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Seeds of life
Biodegradable toilet 'paper' infused with seeds encourages plant growth.
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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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Breast in class
These nipple prosthetics are created from hair lost in chemotherapy.
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