The Activation Joining forces, Heath Nash from the Wunders' Mmake Sspace and Letterhead have created flat-pack zine stands exclusively for Design Week South Africa. Spot them in and around Johannesburg, and grab your design-focused zine before heading to the Wunders showroom to make your own! Enjoy a morning of PLAY with Heath Nash, using paper […]
The Activation More than just a landscape of places, Joburg is a receptacle for the memories of millions of people. ‘Mapping Memories,’ developed by writer Cate Otto and professor and graphic designer Rozina Vavetsi, consists of two parts: • An interactive installation: a large-scale map of the city invites visitors to identify personal, meaningful locations, write a vivid […]
The Activation Join the Viviers team in welcoming Chantal Mpoyi and Hannelie Bekker into their beautiful studio for two Saturday morning workshops. Chantal Mpoyi will host a hand embroidery and beading workshop where guests work on a scarf/ bandana while enjoying refreshments, mimosas and sweet treats. Hannelie Bekker will host an intimate visible mending workshop […]
The Activation Make a 250 x 350mm tufted wine-inspired design at this workshop by Fybre Studios. All materials and equipment will be included. This workshop is being held in conjunction with an exciting wine event at 223 Jan Smuts, please use e-hailing as there will be no parking available. The price of this workshop is […]
The Activation Join Nkuli Motloung from Plenty Green Africa for a knowledge-share workshop on sustainable design and hands on succulent propagating. The workshop will run for 2 hours, with capacity at 15 - 20 people. The cost is R550 per person, with all materials and a take-home arrangement included. The Brand Plenty Green Africa facilitates […]
The Activation COLOUR and PATTERN with Heath Nash Let’s play with colours! A playful, social workshop where you will make an experimental zine using highlighters. A great chance to explore the new Makespace store at Wunders. The Brand Wunders is a South African family-run furniture business, supplying custom-made furniture – made from their Cape Town factory. […]
The Activation Young Urbanists – together with the Mission for Inner City Cape Town – invite the public to a special site visit and open call workshop introducing Cape Town Toilets: a new initiative inspired by Tokyo’s celebrated public toilet programme and reimagined for African cities.This interactive session will begin with a short walk through […]
The Activation Sandy Harris of Callie Quilts, in partnership with Hemporium and Neighbourhood, will host a hands-on workshop where five participants will create their own quilted tote bag. The session introduces the strip quilting technique — a versatile method that makes the most of fabric offcuts, encouraging a low-waste, sustainable approach to quilting. The workshop […]
The Activation WORDS with Cayleigh Bright Let's play with words! Join a social zine workshop with Letterhead's Cayleigh Bright. How do words work in design? How can we get more […]
The Activation Join us for our 8th cosy crochet session at the V&A Waterfront (Watershed) on Saturday, 25 October 12-2pm.Session 8: Bring your own wool and hook.Don’t have?No stress , […]
The Activation Join Karen Vermeulen as she teaches a workshop where she will show you how to write and illustrate your own graphic memoir, using one single sheet of paper. […]