Spotlight on Houtlander, winners of Best Furniture Design at 100% Design South Africa 2017
We chat to Phillip Hollander, one half of design duo Houtlander, about the brand’s big win at this year’s 100% Design exhibition.
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Perfecting your pad with 8 interior design cheats
On a tight budget? Living in a small apartment? Adri van Zyl and Vincent Clery from Atelier Interiors share practical advice on how to kit out your home.
Designer Siyanda Mbele mixes tradition and modernity when constructing furniture
We chat to Siyanda Mbele, the talented designer behind Pinda Furniture Design, about his creative journey and interdisciplinary working processes.
Oh Wow! – Spaced-Out Vector Designs, Liquid Fashion and Playful Furniture.
Listen to a layered new track and a surprise EP while swooning over some otherwordly designs, a capsule collection inspired by liquidity and playful pieces of furniture.
Oh Wow! – Infrared Portraits, Painted Limbs and New Gestures.
This week in our compilation of gatherings from the internet we have two new EPs, an ongoing series of portraits shot on infrared film, a quick look at an upcoming exhibition and a music video full of brightly painted limbs.
Spine | A Collection of Timeless and Sculptural Furniture by Tatiana Etienne
Gifted designer Tatiana Etienne launches a limited edition collection of timeless and functional furniture inspired by the spine – its importance and significations in different cultures.
Oh Wow! – Patterned Furniture, Shades of Cool and a Tapestry In Progress.
A tapestry still in progress, a new range of colourful patterned furniture, a photo story inspired by Emojis, a new music mix and loads more in today’s Oh Wow!
WISHLIST: A Colour-Coded Collection of Things to Beautify Your Home
A collection of beautiful, local art and design items that would make a welcome addition to any home – organised according to colour.
Featured: Contemporary Interior Items and Furniture by Bofred
Bofred is a new artistic collective founded earlier this year. They source interior items and furniture which they restore to one-of-a-kind art pieces.
Oh Wow! – Beware of Colour, The Future Sound of Mzansi and The Lake Magazine.
From super dreeeeamy photographs to some shocking pink art interventions in Johannesburg’s gritty inner city, here’s our weekly Oh Wow! round-up.
Featured: Egg Designs
Egg Designs specialises in creating carefully layered interior spaces, as well as bespoke furniture and products. The company was founded by Greg and Roché Dry in 1996, each of whom are interior designers with a great love for all things design and food related. For 17 years, their […]
Oh Wow! – Prehistoric Joburg, A Minimalistic Zine and a Furniture Collaboration.
Big (Oh) Wow’s this week with a line-up of colour co-ordinated studio installations, an illustrated vision of prehistoric Johannesburg, a minimalistic zine based on the seasons and a fashion editorial photographed for Vice.
Mohair South Africa in collaboration with Dark Horse
This year, Mohair South Africa teamed up with local furniture and product design company Dark Horse to design a custom couch using their incredible fabric. The result is the Shear Couch which was displayed at Design Indaba Expo and features in this Mohair South Africa video by Stage 5 Films.
Highlights from Design Indaba Expo + where to find them now.
Here are our pic(k)s of the 2014 Design Indaba Expo. Follow the links for more info about the designers; more of what they make; and how to make those things yours.
GUILD Design Fair
GUILD, a new design fair curated by Southern Guild, will bring together hand made, limited edition design from celebrated global galleries and institutions for the first time in Africa.
