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Indaba Nights: Cape Town
Three evenings of talks, screenings and sound at the A4 Foundation.
A4 Arts Foundation
Faith47: Belief as a Material
The street artist on faith, decay, and making work designed to disappear.
9 min read
In the Studio with Thabo Pitso
The furniture designer on offcuts, patience, and designing for repair.
14 min read
On the horizon
Tracking · weeks out
Open Studios: Woodstock
A self-guided map of twenty design studios opening their doors.
Woodstock & Salt River
Design Indaba 2026 · The Long Now
The thirtieth festival. On time, repair, and the disciplines of patience.
Cape Town
What the Water Crisis Taught Cape Town's Designers
Day Zero never came — but it rewired how a city designs for scarcity.
11 min read
Resurfaced
The archive, suddenly relevant
Erik Kessels on the power of failure
Why nowBack on the radar as Cape Town debates pedestrianising the foreshore.
Erik Kessels · Amsterdam, Netherlands
Caroline Smeenk makes it easier for rural women to independently monitor their health
Why nowTrending again after last week's undersea-cable outage.
A future where calling a human stand-in is as easy as calling an Uber
Why nowResurfaced as the city's e-waste backlog hits a record high.
Turning refugee bunkers into privacy pods using minimalist design
Why nowPicked up after the National Gallery's new textile acquisition.