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Weavers from Ashanti Design, Eliel Kabila from Brooklyn, and Vanessa Akafomo from Foreshore.
VANDA WATERFRONT

Waterfront prepares for bumper festive season

The V&A Waterfront is preparing for a bumper festive season as it rolls out its annual Joy from Africa to the World initiative – a Christmas showcase of local creativity and…

  • Tamlynne Thompson
4 min read
CAPE TOWN

Next cohort of creatives start programme at Design Lab

A new group of rising entrepreneurs have been hand-selected by the Craft and Design Institute (CDI) and V&A Waterfront to join the next cohort of the Watershed Design Lab, a…

  • Tamlynne Thompson
2 min read
Applications for the challenge close on Friday
UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN

Deadline nears for Circular Design Challenge

The Mission Network of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in South Africa in collaboration with the Craft and Design Institute (CDI), has launched the #cocreate Circular Design…

  • Staff Reporter
3 min read
Designers Helen Wentzel and Tshepiso Lesufi from Tetris Design and Build in Johannesburg designed a helix swing.
ART EXHIBITIONS

Old office furniture gets new life as artworks

An exhibition showcasing artworks made from old office furniture was on at Makers Landing at the V&A Waterfront over the weekend. Among the art pieces was a 2050 workplace…

  • Tamlynne Thompson
3 min read