Home is where the art is
stefanie jasonMarianne Fassler and Charles Bothner share a passion for local art and their home is filled with a wide range of eclectic and treasured pieces.
A chance to lighten up and show your metal
Nechama BrodieThe colourful designs found at Makers of Stuff (MoS),create a personal connection between the product and the customer.
'History Doesn't Laugh' for Willis Thomas
Garreth van NiekerkHank Willis Thomas has revealed his latest exhibition of unconventional stills that force us to look at our history from a different perspective.
Design Indaba: In the business of fashion
Yazeed KamaldienThe rise in fashion sales at the Design Indaba over the years shows the importance of the expo as a retail space and the expo's ever changing face.
Cape Town fires up its art engine
Hilary Prendini ToffoliGlobal rock stars of art and design are showing their work this weekend in three events that are part of the World Design Capital 2014 programme.
Design objects are tactile storytellers
Zanele KumaloHailed as a herald of the future, Nacho Carbonell believes design anticipates the way our story unfolds.
South Africans' light-bulb moments
Hilary Prendini ToffoliAs the Design Indaba kicks off in Cape Town, meet six innovative and eco-friendly designs that promise to aid rural communities.
Rossana Orlandi, a global icon with a nose for the future
Zanele KumaloGlobal icon Rossana Orlandi is more than a creative and an eclectic designer. She's recently adopted the role of a nurturer for upcoming designers.
Tshikare brings fabled beauty to the table
Christine RossBloemfontein born Atang Tshikare is known to fuse the inherited skills from his artistic father and businesswoman mother to create inspired furniture.
Ladysmith Black Mambazo unveil new musical production
Koketso DlongoloCreated by Shabalala and directed by Edmund Mhlongo, the new musical pays tribute to the group's journey and its success.
DON'T MISS THIS: Cape Town Art Fair
From screenings to exhibitions and debates, the Cape Town Art Fair 2014 is a first for the city and heralds from the successful Hong Kong Art Fair.
DON'T MISS THIS: Traditional heritage art on auction
Nearly R4.5-million worth of traditional African art will go on auction in Cape Town.
Design24 competition to rejuvenate Naspers building
Brent MeersmanDesign24 has launched a competition for designers to reimagine the Sanlam Centre in Cape Town, once the tallest building in Africa.
Kampala's bodaboda drivers put a new spin on streetwear
Amy FallonKampala's bodaboda drivers dress in trendy, colourful clothes to attract customers.
The East Rand is in the house
Kwanele SosiboMuntu Vilakazi shoots from the hip for his debut exhibition that focuses on people enjoying good times in the townships of the East Rand.
My words want to be a part of it
Nobhongo GxoloPoetry: Break-out spoken-word artist Mutle Mothibe is stepping up his game —and taking it straight to the Apollo in New York.
A vernacular lens brings iconoclasm into focus
Janine StephenPort Elizabeth-born illustrator Pola Maneli says his art style bridges between elements of pop culture and social commentary.
Banksy's 'Kissing Coppers' sells for over R6m
Elusive British street artist Banksy has sold one of three pieces of work at a Miami auction for $575 000.
Zanele Muholi: The task of mourning
Jonathan CaneSouth African artist Zanele Muholi’s two shows come from different directions at the central issue: the (im)possibility of the task of mourning.
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