South Africa

Brothers from another time

At face value Laurie and Gary Holmes come off like a pair of ’60s California throwbacks. But take a closer look and you might see the future of surfing. >
Outside In: Julie Lasky

Columnist and editor Julie Lasky gives us a firsthand account of her journey of first discovering South African design. >
Woven vessels by Design Afrika

Unusual material combinations give these traditional woven vessels a contemporary twist. >
Next Generation: Calvin Botha

Meet the bicycle-mad designer who is one of only three builders of fully customisable carbon frames in the world. >
Garth Walker: What does 'being African' look like?

This is the question the acclaimed graphic designer asked himself in 1994 when he started "ijusi" magazine – and he is still asking it... >
Hello, I am Erik – The German Letterman

Gestalten.tv interviews German typographer Erik Spiekermann who is rediscovering his love for letterpress after 30 years of designing fonts. >
Braaitjie by Dieter Zermatten

A pint-sized ‘braai’ hopes to reinvent South Africa’s obsession with barbecuing meat outdoors. >
The world's most pressing problems?

If there were a global design agency stationed at the UN bringing governments, NPOs and designers together, what issues would it address? >
Bogosi Sekhukhuni: Taking back technology

This young South African artist uses digital technology to create positive icons of African humanity. >
Inside View: 3 creative tools

Don't underestimate how handy these three humble (and free) tools can be, says our digital product manager, Sarah Jayne Fell. >
Teshia Treuhaft: What a chair needs to be

The Rhode Island School of Design graduate collaborated with a dancer to map out the fundamentals of a chair. >
Dave Hakkens: The last phone you'll ever need

Meet the Design Academy Eindhoven graduate who could help revolutionise cellular technology. >
Q&A: Thebe Ikalafeng

We chat to one of Africa's leading brand gurus about his appointment to the jury of the Red Dot Communication Design Awards. >
Lookbook: Department of Design

We look at Droog's design of a pop-up pavilion to foster Dutch-South African collaboration for Cape Town's reign as 2014 World Design Capital. >
Outside In: Joost Alferink

Looking in on Africa from the European perspective, Joost Alferink shares an outsider's perspective on the state of the creative industry on the continent. >
Focus on: Marble's comeback

More and more designers are being inspired by the ancient stone's striated smoothness. Here are five recent examples from our archives. >
Ije Nwokorie: The changing currency of brands

The global CEO of Wolff Olins offers insights into changing approach to branding in an age where immediacy makes all the difference. >
Take Five

A balmy musical track and a fierce video, a juicy exhibition and a leading exhibition designer - here are this week's most popular features. >
Wawd Ahp

In the last of our SXSW 2014 Film Award winner series, the filmmaker takes us on a romp through his warped subconscious. DISTURBING CONTENT, PASSWORD BELOW. >
Michel Rojkind on a design strategy to cope with overstimulation (trailer)

The Mexican architect shares three ways he wades through our world of chaos and flux to create award-winning work. >
Haroon Gunn-Salie: History's vigilante

Listen to the Cape Town-based artist talk about how he uses the city as his canvas to raise the ghosts of South Africa's past. >
"Mau Vivi" by Jo Kunnuji

Meander through the sounds of Nigeria's lesser-known Ogu culture as interpreted by Nigerian composer Jo Kunnuji. >
Michel Rojkind: Buildings that go beyond the brief

Find out how Mexican architect Michel Rojkind uses a nifty design tool to help clients imagine so much more for their buildings. >
Watt scooter

This electric push scooter by industrial design outfit eLabs is a made-in-South-Africa solution to inner-city congestion. >

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