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…
Photo credit: Asia Margo The Rowe: How Charles Johnson Brought Supercar Aesthetics and Social Purpose to Sustainable Footwear
When footwear designer Charles Johnson set out to create The Rowe, he drew inspiration from an unlikely source: the aerodynamic profile of the Nissan Hyperforce,…
Architecture That Listens: Felix Holland and Xavier de Kestelier on Designing Bidi Bidi's Performing Arts Centre
The Bidi Bidi Refugee Settlement in Uganda is home to over 270,000 South Sudanese refugees. Within this vast community, the Bidi Bidi Performing Arts Centre…
Photo credit: Ag Partners Publicis Africa Group When Gentle Fails: How David Vallier Used Disruptive Design to Change a City's Relationship With Its Bay
Hann Bay in Dakar was once one of the jewels of the African coastline. Decades of rapid urbanisation and poor waste management have turned it…
From Beadwork to Built Space: Nicole Moyo on African Heritage, Public Art and Pearl Jam
Architect and designer Nicole Moyo takes the intimate art of Ndebele beadwork and scales it into a structural, immersive experience. Her project Pearl Jam transforms…
Photo credit: Courtesy of Annabelle Armstrong Built in Layers: AIDA Winner Annabelle Armstrong on Design, History and Becoming a Beacon
South African designer Annabelle Armstrong has been named Emerging Communication Designer of the Year 2026 at the Africa International Design Awards for her project, Becoming…
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…
Photo credit: Asia Margo The Rowe: How Charles Johnson Brought Supercar Aesthetics and Social Purpose to Sustainable Footwear
When footwear designer Charles Johnson set out to create The Rowe, he drew inspiration from an unlikely source: the aerodynamic profile of the Nissan Hyperforce,…
Architecture That Listens: Felix Holland and Xavier de Kestelier on Designing Bidi Bidi's Performing Arts Centre
The Bidi Bidi Refugee Settlement in Uganda is home to over 270,000 South Sudanese refugees. Within this vast community, the Bidi Bidi Performing Arts Centre…
Photo credit: Ag Partners Publicis Africa Group When Gentle Fails: How David Vallier Used Disruptive Design to Change a City's Relationship With Its Bay
Hann Bay in Dakar was once one of the jewels of the African coastline. Decades of rapid urbanisation and poor waste management have turned it…
From Beadwork to Built Space: Nicole Moyo on African Heritage, Public Art and Pearl Jam
Architect and designer Nicole Moyo takes the intimate art of Ndebele beadwork and scales it into a structural, immersive experience. Her project Pearl Jam transforms…
Photo credit: Courtesy of Annabelle Armstrong Built in Layers: AIDA Winner Annabelle Armstrong on Design, History and Becoming a Beacon
South African designer Annabelle Armstrong has been named Emerging Communication Designer of the Year 2026 at the Africa International Design Awards for her project, Becoming…