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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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Es-sential reading
A colossal book captures Design Indaba alum Es Devlin’s 30-year multidisciplinary career.
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Threads that bind us
A hand-embroidered South African scene was transformed into a wallpaper.
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Goal oriented
Design Indaba Emerging Creative alum Thebe Magugu designed the new Orlando Pirates kit.
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Metamorphosis
‘I always make clothes that I would want to wear … forever,’ says 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative Shamyra Moodley.
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Running wild
These running shoes help spread plants and seeds in the city.
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Identity expression
2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative Riley Axon uses their creative expression to digest the way the world perceives them.
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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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Letter days
When an alphabet saves a culture.
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Hot off the press
Otsile Moumakoe’s artworks incorporate ‘fashion, music, movies and a little bit of history’.
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Hot off the press
Clothes minded
2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative Nokukhanya Justine Zungu is the founder of a brand that specialises in African contemporary women’s wear.
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Perfect pair
This 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creatives duo share a love of creativity, craft and collaboration.
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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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Fairest of them all
The first edition of a Johannesburg art fair dazzled visitors with local and international artworks.
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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.
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Counting sheep
This exhibition shows how wool is more than just a raw material.
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Material boy
This contemporary artist loves challenging notions of understanding and breaking the rules.
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Woven stories
The artistic practice of this 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative examines memory, identity and inheritance.
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Finding hope
Design Indaba Emerging Creative for 2023 Oteng Hope Kopiso applies no limits to her craft.
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Bathroom break
Tom Dixon collaborates with Cosentino on a bold new vision for bathrooms.
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Re-threading
Fashion designer Khumo Mohloli Morojele finds inspiration in the traces of memory in thrifted clothes.
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