Articles by Design News

Process of Design Collaboration webinar: Exploring the practical evolution of design products – from image to actual

September 27, 2021

Beyond being the country’s leading furniture and lighting design competition, the Nando’s Hot Young Designer (HYD) talent search competition has evolved into a highly [...]

From Icon of the Nation to Chef Icon of the Year, portraitist Cyril Coetzee reveals new feast for the eyes

September 22, 2021

Renowned artist, Cyril Coetzee has captured some of South Africa’s most vibrant personalities on canvas. Perhaps most well known for being Nelson Mandela’s portraitist, [...]

Entries for RE:SOLVE – a purpose-led innovation challenge that gives entrepreneurs funding for prototypes – are now open!

September 17, 2021

With South Africa facing numerous social and economic issues, many exacerbated by COVID-19, there is a real need for new ideas and innovative solutions to be fast-tracked. [...]

INVESTEC CAPE TOWN ART FAIR DIGITAL EVENT, CROSSES TWO CONTINENTS

September 17, 2021

First Floor Gallery Amanda Mushate Kushava nepanguva yekuva nemchehcewako 2021 oil on canvas 175 x- 50cm

Investec Cape Town Art Fair announces its very first digital event in conjunction with Milan’s modern and contemporary art fair, miart. Investec Cape Town Art Fair, [...]

Luxury is home-grown this Heritage Month

September 15, 2021

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September is a month of celebration in South Africa. We return to roots, we gather, and we celebrate that which makes us quintessentially South African. South Africa’s [...]

Celebrate International Organic Month with a double-bill on biodynamic agriculture and organic wine farming and an organic wine tasting on 15 September 2021

September 15, 2021

This September marks the start of Spring and Organic Month – a month-long celebration of organic products, brands, producers and farmers taking place across the world. [...]

Dynamic Heritage Month festival presented by Cultivate celebrates a diversity of natural history, arts and culture, music and wine

September 14, 2021

This September will come alive with an impactful programme of heritage events, talks and live performances leading up to South Africa’s National Heritage Day on 24 [...]