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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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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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Inside out
Artist and photographer Roger Ballen’s non-profit arts centre has opened in Johannesburg.
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Common lens
Analogue photographer Sandra Leigh Nagel’s work has a clear style, cutting-edge aesthetic and unequivocal direction.
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Limited edition
Former Design Indaba Emerging Creatives showcased their collections at South African Fashion Week 2023.
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Light work
This wind-up flashlight kit was designed in collaboration with its intended users.
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She shoots
SAFTA-nominated director Jessie Zinn is a Design Indaba Emerging Creative for 2023.
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Face value
Cape Town-based 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative Naledi Modupi is obsessed with faces.
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Body of work
2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative Thembi Mthembu uses the body as a site for her artistic exploration.
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EX ASTRA
This set of woodcut prints celebrates the months of the year.
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Wayfinder
For 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative Kamil Adam Hassim, nature is the ultimate inspiration.
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Print first
This 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative is a storyteller at heart.
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Design for Human Rights
In honour of Human Rights Day on 21 March, we take a look at human-centred innovations from South Africa.
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