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Design-world darlings

The ever creative Design Indaba Festival has come and gone, leaving much inspiration in its wake.

Leigh Andrews reports on talks by kinetic stage sculptor, Es Devlin and lyrical linguist, Lebo Mashile, while Jessica Tennant and Louise Marsland cover the presentations by fashion designers Aleksandra Gosiewski and Amna Elshandaweely.

In other fashion news, Lauren Hartzenberg interviews 2Bop's Anthony Smith and reports on the bold African trends seen at the South African Menswear Week.

We've got tickets up for grabs to the Mieliepop Festival, Park Acoustics featuring Jeremy Loops and the Kirstenbosch concert featuring UK band The Christians!

Ruth Cooper, Lifestyle Editor & Production Manager (@Biz_Lounge)

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#DesignIndaba2018: Es Devlin on moving from thoughts to words to actions, fast

Leigh Andrews

You know you're in for a treat when the final speaker reaches the Design Indaba conference stage, they tend to save the best for last. Here's how 'kinetic stage sculptor' Es Devlin wowed us in sharing how she makes global musical performances more visually appealing...read
New Coco Safar flagship store brings indulgent coffee bar and pâtisserie to Sea Point
New Coco Safar flagship store brings indulgent coffee bar and pâtisserie to Sea Point

Ruth Cooper

With the abundance of juice cleanse diets, S.W.E.A.T 1000 and yoga classes, and not-so-humble fitspiration brag posts clogging up our diaries and social media timelines, it's sometimes deliciously rebellious to give a middle finger to #cleaneating and truly indulge.read
Menswear in Africa: bold, brave and patriotic
Menswear in Africa: bold, brave and patriotic

Lauren Hartzenberg

African fashion is seeing growing recognition abroad, and menswear, in particular, has become bolder, more expressive and less restricted by social norms...read
Inclusive storytelling with Black Panther
Inclusive storytelling with Black Panther

Charles Siboto

Shall we discuss the giant black panther currently in the room? I have been keeping track of the production of Marvel's Black Panther for the last two years and the end result is beyond anything I could have imagined.read
Music
#MusicExchange: Zolani Mahola

Martin Myers

We chat to lead singer of the seminal South African band Freshlyground, Zolani Mahola. read
Rocking the Daisies pre-register tickets now available
The 13th edition of Rocking the Daisies (RTD) will be held from 5-7 October 2018. To celebrate the 13 years of RTD, this year's festival will offer an immersive and one-of-a-kind boutique experience limited to 15,000 people, featuring more international artists than ever before. read
CTIJF announces line-up additions and Hugh Masekela tribute
The Cape Town International Jazz Festival (CTIJF) has added four more additional acts to the 2018 line-up, one of which includes a tribute to the late Hugh Masekela titled. read
V&A Waterfront Amphitheatre Summer Sessions line-up
The line-up for the Summer Sessions live music concerts at the V&A Waterfront's Amphitheatre during February and March has been released. read
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Food & Wine
Say goodbye to breakfast, lite brunches are in!

Issued By DNA Brand Architects

South Africa's first premium flavoured beer, Flying Fish Chill Lite launched the Lite Brunch Collective, an Instagram page dedicated to winning at brunch in 2018... read
Add Italian Friday lunches at 95 Keerom to your to-do list

Leigh Andrews

Those of us who work in or around the CBD but travel long distances to the Cape suburbs at the end of the workday can rejoice at the chance to finally incorporate corporate (or not) Italian Friday business lunches at 95 Keerom - formerly only open for dinner - into our bustling schedules... read
The Test Kitchen to launch reduced-water dining experience
The Test Kitchen in Cape Town will launch The Drought Kitchen in light of the city's water woes. The Drought Kitchen will essentially function as a pop-up that offers a reduced-water dining experience within The Test Kitchen. read
Rekindling my love for the Constantia Valley

Ilse van den Berg

The Constantia Valley is part of the reason I'd really, like really, struggle to move out of the southern suburbs... read
Theatre
National Arts Fest unveils main programme line-up
The selections for the 2018 National Arts Festival have been completed and the line-up for the main programme stages has been unveiled. read
#DesignIndaba2018: Lebo Mashile on why she keeps coming back to gender and race in her poetry

Leigh Andrews

Weaving her lyrical way through history, the ultimate lyrical female linguist, Lebo Mashile unpacked the power of design language... read
Events
Game-changer for newly-weds

Issued By Wrapistry

Wrapistry is a fully interactive online wedding registry platform that is radicalising the way wedding registries are managed. read
Rand Show launches inaugural House of Horrors

Issued By Rand Show

The Rand Show is pleased to announce a new addition to its entertainment line-up for 2018. The House of Horrors is experiential theatre for those who live life on the edge and are not afraid to face their fears... read
South Africa Bike Festival and AutoTrader join forces

Issued By GL events

South Africa Bike Festival and AutoTrader join forces to boost industry growth and invest in the future of South Africa's motorcycle market... read
The Cape Town Motor Show returns to Sun Grandwest
From 2-4 March 2018, in partnership with the City of Cape Town, the Cape Town Motor Show (CTMS) will once again take place at the Sun Grandwest. read
Veuve Clicquot Masters Polo 2018 returns to Val de Vie Estate
The return of the Veuve Clicquot Masters Polo 2018 has been announced and will take place at Val de Vie Estate on Saturday, 3 March 2018. read
Film
CTIAF to showcase local and international animation
The Cape Town International Animation Festival (CTIAF) will be held at the River Club in Observatory, Cape Town from 2-4 March 2018. read
Fashion
#DesignIndaba2018: Fashion with a social conscience

Louise Marsland

How Egyptian fashion designer Amna Elshandaweely uses social activism in her fashion to address issues of culture and identity... read
#DesignIndaba2018: The next generation of fashion is biology

Jessica Tennant

New York-based Fashion Institute of Technology graduate and biomaterials research company AlgiKnit co-founder and COO Aleksandra Gosiewski gave a thought-provoking presentation at Design Indaba on Wednesday on why they, at AlgiKnit, believe that biology is the future of fashion and their revolutionary work in their search for a sustainable product... read
2Bop's Anthony Smith on fostering the spirit of community in fashion

Lauren Hartzenberg

Cape Town-based clothing label 2Bop started its life in 2004 as a way to turn a passion for classic video games into a form of expression... read
Business
#TriedAndTested: Nissan Qashqai 1.2T Acenta

Ilse van den Berg

Over the past year, Nissan has been launching new and facelifted models at the speed of lightning. The most recent one being the upgraded #cityproof urban crossover, the Qashqai... read
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