Imagine the velvet touch of a rose petal. Now imagine this touch transforming into metal... >

Sixteen of the most beautiful objects in South Africa have just been selected – and they range from a condom applicator to a chandelier. >

The Design Indaba will, for the first time, offer three exciting talkshops on Friday 23 February 2007. >

Fashion at Design Indaba Expo is bigger, badder and bolder than ever this year. >

Holland and South Africa are coming together for an historical creative matchmaking event set to coincide with the Design Indaba 10. >

South African-born auto designer Keith Helfet has produced iconic designs for Jaguar Cars. >

Javier Mariscal has been dubbed the Peter Pan of Spanish design, but his work is often full of social commentary. >

Vlisco’s transformation into a leading fashion house is partly the result of competition from cheap Chinese imports. >

Hands up if you’ve ever cross-tied the laces of your takkies? Or coloured in your toecaps with a permanent marker? >

Taswald Pillay, from the University of Johannesburg, has scooped the prestigious PG Bison Interior Design Student of the Year Award. >

South African design cognoscenti are increasingly ready to spend, spend, spend – and where better to do so than the 2007 Design Indaba Expo. >