A new dawn As COVID-19 vaccines arrive in South Africa, the outlook for the future has taken an upturn. In keeping with this newfound positivity, Decorex Africa is pleased to announce its dynamic new plans for Decorex Cape Town 2021. Decorex Cape Town has been agilely re-strategised, with the entire month of June pegged for […]Read More
The winner of the Trenery 2020 Print Competition was announced this month, with Pretoria designer Glorinah Khutso Mabaso taking the top prize. Mabaso’s striking fabric design will feature internationally in Trenery’s February 2021 collection, and she will also travel to France to attend a two-week design course at the Paris College of Art. The competition […]Read More
The world’s leading design conference and event, Design Indaba, will use 2021 as a year to plan and execute a number of significant Do Tank projects and launch its new Design Indaba Inside offering. The Design Indaba Conference and Festival will not take place in February 2021, electing instead, to take a well-deserved sabbatical and […]Read More
Women in South Africa are suffering under the siege of gender-based violence and femicide. #GiveHerACrown, South Africa’s groundbreaking female empowerment platform – proudly empowered by Jaguar South Africa – exists to change the narrative for women in South Africa through the power of storytelling and the arts. #GiveHerACrown has partnered with prominent curators Teresa Lizamore and Phumzile […]Read More
The founding pillars of Makers Landing is to create opportunities and support rising talent so it made sense that this ethos be seeded in Makers Landing. The call for young designers to be part of this legacy project resulted in the V&A Waterfront giving up-and-coming creatives the opportunity to work alongside the lead advertising agency […]Read More
After an intensive judging process, the winner of the Nando’s Hot Young Designer (HYD) Talent Search Competition has finally been revealed. Katlego Tshuma has been named as 2020’s winner. For his entry, he looked to the traditional African mat for the inspiration behind his winning Sangu Bench. Sangu is the Xitsonga word for a traditional […]Read More
South Africa-based international branding agency Magnetic Creative, recently celebrated another round of awards recognising exceptional creative work, raking in 12 industry awards at the internationally recognised MUSE Creative Awards. Awards include five Platinum, five Gold and two Silver Awards in four categories – Video; Strategic Program; Content Marketing and Corporate Identity. The 2020 MUSE Creative and MUSE Design […]Read More
In 2020, Mzansi’s most beloved beer brand, Castle Lager turns 125 years old and continues its iconic legacy as an integral part the nation’s heritage and culture. To memorialise this auspicious occasion, the brand has revealed that it has reimagined its look and feel and has made a number of significant changes which will become […]Read More
PG Bison, trusted wood panel manufacturer and proudly South African company, has been running the 1.618 Education Initiative for 28 years. This annual design competition is aimed at third-year architecture and interior design students around South Africa and is written into the curricula of participating educational institutions. It aims to nurture and recognise young talent, introduce students […]Read More
Gearhouse Splitbeam brings its technical expertise to almost every type of live entertainment ranging from musicals, opera and dance shows to drama, puppetry, community arts projects and theatre festivals. Splitbeam is proud to continue its involvement with the arts and exhibitions through the opportunity to work with leading artist Bev Butkow, lighting her installation for […]Read More