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What does it mean to be Nigerian?

Video Interviews > African Design / Art & Photography / Design Activism

Trans-African photography project Invisible Borders looks into what it means to be African and in their project Borders Within investigate Nigerian identity. >

8 Feb 17
Fashion meets fine art at Lexus SA Menswear Week ‘17

Design News > African Design / Fashion & Jewellery Design

Fine artist David Brits collaborates with menswear clothing line Good Good Good for Lexus SA Menswear Week AW17. >

8 Feb 17
Data is emotional

Design News > African Design / Design Activism / Information Design / Interaction Design

Artist and designer Ekene Ijeoma, who is speaking at Design Indaba 2017, humanises intangible data to trigger empathy and compassion. >

7 Feb 17
40 rising stars join the creative constellation

Next Generation > African Design / Design Thinking / Product Design

Meet the 2017 Emerging Creatives, the next wave of South Africa’s buzzing design scene. >

6 Feb 17
An interview with visual artist Robin Rhode

Q&A > African Design / Art & Photography

The Cape Town-born, Berlin-based expat gives us a tour of his new exhibition ahead of his appearance at Design Indaba 2017. >

3 Feb 17
Nairobibounce: Meet Kenyan alternative music producer Blinky Bill

Design News > African Design / Music & Sound Design

Meet "Blinky" Bill Sellanga, one of Kenya's most exciting music producers. >

2 Feb 17
Where are you now? Pinpoint locations with three simple words

Design News > African Design / Design Thinking

Tech startup what3words can tell you exactly where you are with just three simple, easy-to-remember words. Its founder will be speaking at Design Indaba 2017. >

1 Feb 17
Uncovering the Most Beautiful Object in South Africa in 2017

Design News > African Design

Design Indaba's annual search for the Most Beautiful Object in South Africa for the year challenges notions of beauty in design. >

1 Feb 17
The Hawker’s Rocking Chair: A cross-pollination of ideas, styles and materials

Video Interviews > African Design / Craft

Arye Kellman tells us why he nominated this furniture design for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2017. >

1 Feb 17
Beauty is a quality inherent in anything, says Caroline Vieira

Video Interviews > African Design / Craft

Roger Ballen tells us why he nominated this ceramic design for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2017. >

1 Feb 17
Kariba: The mythology of the Zambezi river

Video Interviews > African Design / Film & Animation

Artwell Nwaila tells us why he nominated this film trailer for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2017. >

1 Feb 17
Gqama Ntyatyambo: Capturing the dynamics of the modern woman

Video Interviews > African Design / Art & Photography

Alinah Seloane tells us why she nominated this artwork for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2017. >

1 Feb 17
The Butterfly Wall: Expressing the tension between preciousness and mundaneness

Video Interviews > African Design / Art & Photography

Jo-Ann Strauss tells us why she nominated this art installation for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2017. >

1 Feb 17
The Sankara Rug: Weaving the past into the future

Video Interviews > African Design / Craft

Bielle Bellingham tells us why she nominated the handcrafted Sankara Rug for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2017, the Rug went on to win the public vote. >

1 Feb 17
The self-portraiture of South African photographer Mohau Modisakeng

Video Interviews > African Design / Art & Photography

Nakhane Toure tells us why he nominated SA visual artist Mohau Modisakeng's sculpture for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2017. >

1 Feb 17
A celebration of colour and subtlety in a Morocco-inspired dress

Video Interviews > African Design / Fashion & Jewellery Design

Victor Dlamini tells us why he nominated The Moroccan Magic Dress for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2017. >

1 Feb 17
Functionality is key to the notion of beauty

Video Interviews > African Design / Product Design

South African celebrity chef Siba Mtongana tells us why she nominated a unique wooden backpack for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2017. >

1 Feb 17
The beauty of sustainable design in Joe Slovo West Community Project

Video Interviews > African Design / Architecture & Interiors

Hanneke Schutte tells us why she nominated this community upliftment project for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2017. >

1 Feb 17
Refugees Are Real by Ghada Wali

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography / Design Activism

Egyptian designer Ghada Wali created a series of interactive paintings to bridge the gap between refugees and their host countries. >

31 Jan 17
Tinker Friday: Meet Cairo-based tinkerer Dina Amin

Next Generation > African Design / Film & Animation / Product Design

Egyptian designer Dina Amin takes apart everyday objects to create stop-motion shorts for her project Tinker Friday. >

27 Jan 17
Navigating African masculinity in mixed media art

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography

Internationally recognised South African illustrator Loyiso Mkize’s mixed media portraits. >

27 Jan 17
The horsemen of Semonkong by Thom Pierce

Lookbook > African Design / Art & Photography

Thom Pierce captures the horsemen in the Kingdom of Lesotho by blending fine art and documentary photography. >

26 Jan 17
South African tech start-up creates security system for low-income families

Design News > African Design / Design Activism

Jonga is a low-cost security system for township residents. >

25 Jan 17
New wind turbine mimics the hummingbird

Design News > African Design / Industrial Design

Biomimicry is nature’s way of letting us know that it already has all the answers. >

24 Jan 17

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