AIDA Awards × PADI: Connecting African Design Ahead of Pan Afrikan Design Week 2026
Good design needs people who ask difficult questions, people who make things happen, and opportunities for the two to meet. Ahead of Pan Afrikan Design…
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The Baazz Sneaker@Ghizlaine Elmanjra Interview with Ghizlaine Elmanjra on Building African Luxury Fashion Around Craft and Transparency
Moroccan designer Ghizlaine Elmanjra is changing how we talk about luxury and heritage in modern footwear. Her latest project, The Baazz Sneaker, takes inspiration from the rural babouche of Morocco’s…
@Creg Cox, Justin Patrick Interview with Clout/SA on Turning Keiskamma Embroidery into Wallpaper and Interior Design.
When design agency Clout/SA set out to support local creative talents, they looked beyond traditional manufacturing hubs to the coastal village of Hamburg in the Eastern Cape.…
Reimagining Heritage Through Contemporary Architecture, interview of the students behind Ogoun – Goddess of Iron and Courage.
OGOUN – Goddess of Iron and Courage is a concept for a Vodun temple in Benin developed by a student from Africa Design School in Cotonou, François Abatan. Produced alongside Sanny…
Kabila Collection by Terry Aidoo @Matteo Ercole Interview with Terry Aidoo on Turning the Raw Feeling of Social Gathering Into Solid Sculptural Objects
Milan-based designer Terry Aidoo is redefining how we look at contemporary furniture by putting human connection back at the centre of the home. His latest work, the Kabila…
@GNONLONFOUN Stéphane Interview with Didier Stéphane Kingnide Gnonlonfoun: Turning Plastic Waste into Footballs with Sport Can
In many cities across Africa, two distinct realities exist side by side: massive piles of uncollected plastic waste and streets full of children playing football…
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