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International knitwear designer Laduma Ngxokolo (centre) kickstarted his career by designing a new range of clothes for Xhosa initiates, which was inspired by traditional Xhosa beadwork

‘Why I decided to call my brand MaXhosa’

Designer Laduma Ngxokolo has kept his family together in his business

Joey Hi-Fi has books covered.

Joey Hi-Fi: Book cover chameleon

The intricate book covers Dale Halvorsen designs are at once gripping trailers and accurate visual summaries of the stories that lie beneath them.

SA’s Tlale makes waves at New York Fashion Week

South African designer David Tlale has put on a sophisticated show at the renowned New York Fashion Week with an elegant, minimalist collection.

A life in art: Nicholas Kerr of the creative collective Fiftymillimeter.

Eating, sleeping and living art

From interior design to outdoor exhibitions, Nicholas Kerr has found his niche in the creative world.

Making the most of furniture: Lunetta Bartz in her design studio

Affordable objects of affection

Even first-time buyers can kit out their homes in fantastic designer items, thanks to Lunetta Bartz.

The wobbly cacti crocheted in fine cotton by Peta Becker and Margaret Woermann.

Shifting shapes

Baskets with polo necks, slouchy vessels, giant sea-anemone pouffes – what is up with craft at this year’s expo?

Porky Hefer

Leaders of the creative pack

The Design Indaba strives to bring the foremost contemporary thought leaders to South Africa each year.

Filmfest: Khayelitsha features in Gary Hustwit’s Urbanized

Bringing global diversity to local shores

Initially known for its flagship conference and later the widely popular expo, Design Indaba has added to its creative offerings over the years.

Drawing on the furniture: Industrial designer Laurie Wiid van Heerden and graffiti artist Atang

Collection gets luxury objects down to an art

A new collaboration sees a handful of fine artists joining up with local designers to create unique designer objects.

The yellow clique and co

Lynley Donnell y speaks to the designers commissioned by Veuve Clicquot to flex the brand’s image and celebrate design.

A touch of Tlale

Lynley Donnelly speaks to one of South Africa’s top young designers ahead of Jo’burg Fashion Week.

Design for the times

Design by quantity surveying "doesn’t satisfy human need. You have a room in which you cannot fit a double bed.