by Marion Ellis | Oct 17, 2024 | Art & Design Matters, Insightful Matters
Photo by Ulrich Knoblauch, courtesy of Southern Guild Gallery The House and Garden Designer of the Year (DOTY) Awards for 2024 honour a selection of extraordinary Southern African talent across various fields, from architecture and interior design to product design...
by Marion Ellis | Feb 16, 2024 | Art & Design Matters, Insightful Matters
Beyond being the biggest showcase of contemporary art from Africa, this year’s Investec Cape Town Art Fair offers first-time features along with its lineup of talks, walkabouts and opportunities to explore the artistc life of the city. The theme for the curated...
by Marion Ellis | Jan 30, 2024 | Art & Design Matters, Insightful Matters, Visionary Matters
Lesley Lokko has been named the recipient of this year’s Royal Gold Medal by the Royal Institute of British Architects, making her the first African woman to win the award. Ghanaian-Scottish architect and educator, Lokko, who is also an author and curator,...
by Marion Ellis | Nov 27, 2023 | Art & Design Matters, Insightful Matters
Woza Moya is a lifeline of support and a beacon of hope to hundreds, (thousands if you include their dependents), of otherwise desperate people whilst masquerading as a beautiful little craft shop. Meaning “come winds of change” in Zulu, Woza Moya is a social...
by Marion Ellis | Aug 22, 2023 | Art & Design Matters, Heritage & History Matters, Insightful Matters
‘STITCHED, A STORY OF OUR HOME’ The quintessentially African scene depicts a rich landscape of trees, lush vegetation and birds such as Grey Herons and Little Egrets that feature prominently in the Kei River Estuary in Hamburg, rendered in the inimitable embroidery...
by Marion Ellis | Jun 17, 2023 | Art & Design Matters, Insightful Matters
The Venice Architecture Biennale is the most influential architecture event that explores the transformative power of contemporary architecture to find solutions and build an environmentally friendly future… “Africa is the laboratory of the future,” explains...