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How AI Is Changing Digital Creativity: From Simple Ideas to 3D Design
Generative AI is transforming digital creativity by turning text prompts and 2D images into textured, production-ready 3D models in minutes.
From motor oil to the runway: Engen reimagines waste through Xtreme Kouture
Engen has launched Xtreme Kouture at Kwamagesh Spinning Arena, turning discarded lubricant packaging and retired workwear into an upcycled fashion line inspired by South Africa's…
Africa must design and produce its own solutions, says Gugu Motlanthe
Speaking at the launch of Pan Afrikan Design Week 2026 in Cape Town, Gugu Motlanthe urged Africa to move beyond consuming foreign ideas and lead through homegrown, human-centred…
Weylandts’ The With brings a new bar to Cape Town’s Design Week
Interiors brand Weylandts is expanding into hospitality with The With, an experiential new bar opening on Castle Street during Design Week South Africa.
Aphiwe Sithole is building a new language for African luxury
Founded by Aphiwe Sithole, Cape Town's SITHOLE Luxury House is redefining African luxury on global runways with narrative-driven, limited-edition eyewear.
When survival becomes the business plan: how a 21-year-old designer is building a future beyond unemployment
The story of youth unemployment in South Africa is often told through percentages, economic forecasts and reports about a shrinking job market. But behind the figures are young…
Nine Yards is reimagining slow living in Joburg
A lush, all-in-one Rosebank precinct where food, art, fashion and green space come together to turn everyday city life into a slow, walkable experience
Contra.Joburg creates space for art that finds you
The city’s most radical art festival returns to disrupt, inspire and reconnect the city through the raw power of studio-born creativity
Diary: Tutu Puoane to tour in South Africa, Cold Chinese Food set to release new album in July and The Capitec handmadeAFRICA at Decorex
Your essential dose of art and culture
Diary: Lauren Hendricks is all jazzed up, Kwesta’s new Joy, Capitec handmadeAFRICA returns
Your essential dose of art and culture
Diary: Design Week South Africa kicks off, African Women artists shine in London, look out for the inaugural Hazendal Festival
Your essential dose of art and culture
From tea lady to MD – the power of self-belief
Bernie Molepo started her own fabric and wallpaper sourcing company
Objects of Desire: Little luxuries
H&M taps Rich Mnisi, while candles provide a ‘scents’ of place
Objects of Desire: Local legends
Uniquely South African designers who break the mould
SA inaugural design week: Reimagine everything
It’s time for the local design industry to take back its agency and reclaim its narratives, rather than letting others interpret them