How SA’s design Garde keeps the country mesmerised

The fertile hotbed that is South African design just keeps it coming! From astonishing new collabs to fresh drops from influential players, here’s a quick guide to what’s new and now in the wonderful world of local creativity.

Dear Ribane rides again

Prepare to have your mind altered. The multi-disciplinary family creative collective that sets tongues wagging, brains boggling and hearts blazing all the way from Morocco to Geneva to Dubai, is at it again. Expect more music, performance, creative direction, new-wave theatre and general #wtf-ness that is beyond wow… Dear Ribane will present its newly hatched singularity at 100% Design South Africa from 1 to 4 August 2024 at the Sandton Convention Centre.

The three Ribane siblings will be creating a futuristic home, complete with a new furniture collection, a new self-care range and stellar collabs with their longstanding collaborators G-Star Raw Clothing and Pantheon Audio. This ‘breathable installation’ will change daily to ‘create a new excitement in the space for each day of the show,’ says Manthe Ribane. ‘Who knows, you might even spot some Dear Ribane aliens living in this space…

‘It feels right to do this now!’ continues the multidisciplinary creative who recently won an award in collaboration with Pantheon Audio, at Design Shanghai in June 2024.

Don’t miss the Dear Ribane trio’s progressive new project here on our shores!

No Paine, no Gain

Johannesburg-based studio Joe Paine, named for its designer/founder, has always been known for inventiveness combined with sophistication. It cleverly released must-haves like planters before we even knew how much we’d love them! With foresight in their pocket, the studio is now launching an off-shoot brand, Ridge Forrester, and based on its track record and design nous, you can pretty much bet on it going big.

‘Ridge Forrester is a new brand of picnic, camping and overlanding furniture and products that break the established sensibilities around function and aesthetics. Lightweight and compact with built-in functional elements to help the camper, overlander, lodge game drive, and the park/beach picnic goer more enjoy the process of entertaining and preparation in the outdoors and wilderness,’ says Paine.

Ridge Forrester’s style safari will be launched exclusively at 100% Design South Africa.

K+K = OK!

Durban-based Kalki Ceramics, previous winner of the Nando’s Hot Young Designer (HYD) talent search, will collaborate with Kiln House Design Studio on a new ‘feat’ of clay. When two bespoke, handmade tile houses put their minds together, the results are sure to captivate. Catch this cool collab at 100% Design Africa.

Oh BOYDE!

Fast gaining fame in the world of sustainable men’s fashion, BOYDE was founded in Johannesburg by multidisciplinary designer Samkelo Boyde Xaba. The brand has a bent for creating wardrobe ware for the architecturally-inclined.

‘BOYDE takes inspiration from diverse sources, including geometric modernism structures, modern industrial architecture, and the elegance of day-to-day minimalism,’ says Xaba. ‘Rooted in the brand’s identity is a profound appreciation for African historical architecture and Afrocultural heritage.’

Expect to see one of its suits at a site meeting any time soon, and pick up yours at their pop-up at 100% Design South Africa.

Our heroes

Iqhawe is a pioneering platform that represents and celebrates Africa’s creative heroes. Active through workshops, podcasts, cultural events, print and digital expressions, a newsletter and happening Instagram feed, Iqhawe doesn’t just have a finger to the pulse it has a whole hand! Shake theirs at 100% Design Africa.

VIP Treatment

After stunning Decorex Cape Town audiences with his amazing new wall tiles, iconic fashion designer-turned-homeware-maestro Laduma Ngxokolo of MaXhosa is about to drop all-new MaXhosa Lifestyle furniture pieces that will be showcased in the VIP lounge at Decorex Joburg from 1 to 4 August 2024 at the Sandton Convention Centre.

Objet d’art

With contemporary exhibition and project spaces in Cape Town’s CBD and Parkhurst, Johannesburg, Kalashnikovv Gallery has forged an alternative to the traditional ‘white cube’ gallery system. Its using 100% Design Africa as a springboard to launch Objects by Kalashnikovv to members of the trade and the public for the first time. Will this be a sculpture? Limited-edition collectibles? One-offs? Come and see.

For more information on 100% Design Africa and Decorex Joburg visit www.decorex.co.za

​​Essential information for Decorex Joburg and 100% Design Africa 

Show times: 

Thursday 1 August 09h00-18h00

Friday 2 August 09h00-18h00

Saturday 3 August 09h00-18h00

Sunday 4 August 09h00-17h00

Venue: 

Sandton Convention Centre, 161 Maude Street, Sandown, Sandton, 2196, South Africa.

Parking:

There is ample undercover parking charged at hourly rates and guests are required to use the convenient pay-on-foot parking ticket kiosks. Please consult the list of parking venues listed on the FAQ page: https://www.decorex.co.za/global/en-gb/f-a-q.html

Tickets:

Tickets are available via https://decorex.howler.co.za/events/decorex-joburg-69cb/tickets and cost less if you buy them online ahead of time.

Tickets prices online:

Adults: R150

Pensioners/students R110

Trade: Free with pre-registration https://register.decorex.co.za/joburg/delegate/register/default

Children: R30

Children under 2: Free

Ticket prices at the door:

Adults: R160

Pensioners/students R120

Trade: R160

Children: R30

Children under 2: Free

 

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