Fashion & Jewellery Design

21st-century brand builder

Focus On > Design Thinking / Fashion & Jewellery Design

Former scientist and current creator of a "cultural universe" of fashion brands, Shubhankar Ray returns to speak at Design Indaba after an 11-year hiatus. >

14 Jan 15
Five South African designers of celestial (and earthly) bling

Lookbook > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Encompassing crowns, blades and naturally inspired textures, here's a look at some of the jewellery designers among the 40 talented Emerging Creatives of 2015. >

14 Jan 15
Michelle Liao

Michelle Liao is a jewellery designer and part of the 2015 Emerging Creatives programme. >

13 Jan 15
Musonda Kabwe

Musonda Kabwe is a designer, illustrator and part of the 2015 Emerging Creatives Mentorship Programme. >

13 Jan 15
Lloyd Matthew Moodley

Lloyd Matthew Moodley is a Pietermaritzburg-based jewellery designer, blacksmith and part of the 2015 Emerging Creatives programme. >

13 Jan 15
Nicola Hemmes

Nicola Hemmes is a jeweller, owner of APIS ATELIER and part of the 2015 Emerging Creatives programme. >

13 Jan 15
Jennifer Jacobs

Jennifer Jacobs designs clothing and sewing patterns for her business, Afternoon, and is part of the 2015 Emerging Creatives programme. >

13 Jan 15
Karien van Langelaar

Karien van Langelaar is a jewellery designer and part of the 2015 Emerging Creatives programme. >

13 Jan 15
Koketso Mohlala

Koketso Mohlala is a jewellery designer, owner of Ditsala Designs and part of the 2015 Emerging Creatives programme. >

13 Jan 15
Maria Uys

Maria Uys is a Cape Town-based surface designer and a 2015 Emerging Creative. >

13 Jan 15
Chantell Lungiswa Joe

Cape Town-based Chantell Lungiswa Joe is a fashion designer with a clothing and lifestyle brand, TryAnglez, and a 2015 Emerging Creative. >

12 Jan 15
Simone Toerien

Simone Toerien designs and makes jewellery for her brand, Folkloriikka, and is a 2015 Emerging Creative. >

12 Jan 15
Lukhanyo Mdingi

Lukhanyo Mdingi designs distinctive fashion for his eponymous label and is part of the 2015 Emerging Creatives programme. >

12 Jan 15
Wade Lambert and Jeanette Oosterhuis

Wade Lambert and Jeanette Oosterhuis run Skollie Respected Hooligan and are part of the 2015 Emerging Creatives programme. >

12 Jan 15
Kiara Gounder

Kiara Gounder is a Durban-based fashion designer and part of the 2015 Emerging Creatives programme. >

12 Jan 15
Anine Roos

Stellenbosch-based Anine Roos creates jewellery under her Paper Doll brand and is a 2015 Emerging Creative. >

12 Jan 15
Rich Mnisi

Rich Mnisi designs fashion for his brand, RICH MNISI, and was part of the 2015 Emerging Creatives programme. >

12 Jan 15
Alawie Darries and Mouroodah (Ruda) Darries

Cape Town-based brother and sister team Alawie and Ruda Darries are part of the 2015 Emerging Creatives programme. >

12 Jan 15
The next crop of South African creatives

Lookbook > African Design / Creative Economy / Fashion & Jewellery Design

Forty up-and-coming design stars, selected for Design Indaba’s Emerging Creatives programme, who will make their mark in 2015. >

12 Jan 15
From the African earth

Lookbook > Craft / Fashion & Jewellery Design

Bright and bold pieces from two new Klomp Ceramic ranges. >

9 Jan 15
Mille Collines goes down south

African Report > African Design / Fashion & Jewellery Design

The story of how two Spaniards created a fashion brand designed, produced and retailed entirely in Africa. >

9 Jan 15
Four inspired talents from Ghana

Focus On > Fashion & Jewellery Design / Music & Sound Design / Product Design

The country that inspired Fela Kuti to create his Afrobeat sound is producing another wave of edgy creatives from fashion to furniture to music. >

5 Jan 15
Top 10 stories of 2014

Lookbook > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Art & Photography / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Graphic Design & Illustration / Product Design

Advice from the grand-dad of American graphic design tops the list of most popular reads on designindaba.com. >

30 Dec 14
Top 10 videos of 2014

Focus On > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Art & Photography / Design Thinking / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Graphic Design & Illustration / Product Design / Urban & Landscape Design

Some unveiled major new designs, others recapped their careers in easy-to-digest lessons. Watch the designers featured in our 10 most popular videos from 2014. >

29 Dec 14