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Southern Guild

07 Feb 2020

Leading Lights

By Staff Writer

willowlamp is no stranger to accolades. Creative Director and Founder Adam Hoets and his dedicated studio of artisans have repeatedly been recognised both locally and internationally over the years for their innovative designs and intricate one-of-a-kind art pieces. The brand has been lauded yet again by the international lighting design community with a flurry of...
14 Jun 2018

Porky Hefer’s Endangered To Benefit Leonardo Dicaprio Foundation

By Staff Writer

SFA Advisory and Southern Guild will present a unique project by renowned South African artist Porky Hefer at Design Miami/Basel from 12-17 June 2018.
04 Dec 2017

Design Foundation Awards Draw New Support For The Industry

By Staff Writer

Leaders of South African design were honoured at the recent fifth annual Design Foundation Awards, in a ceremony held in Cape Town. The seven awards, lauding the industry’s top achievers in design, manufacture, commercial success and innovation, were sponsored by various forward-thinking local companies, as a new wave of supporters joins the celebration of South...
13 Jun 2017

Southern Guild opens new gallery with inaugural show of SA’s design stalwarts

By Staff Writer

Southern Guild, Africa’s only design gallery representing collectable, limited-edition work from the continent, will open its new flagship venue at the V&A Waterfront Silo District in Cape Town this June, with its inaugural exhibition celebrating the most lauded local design heroes.
20 Jan 2017

Group Show At Southern Guild Blurs The Line Between Art And Collectible Design

By Staff Writer

Transformation, the group show at Southern Guild, Cape Town, exhibits newly commissioned work from 14 South African designers and artists. Transformation presents experimentation in material and scale, challenging the traditional understanding of where artwork ends and functional design begins.
17 Nov 2016

New Name And New Home For Southern Guild

By Staff Writer

The Guild Group, with a mission to revolutionise African design in the global marketplace, has a new website at www.theguildgroup.co.za, communicating the particulars of the various dynamic companies and projects falling under its brand umbrella.
12 Aug 2016

Dokter And Misses Wins ‘icon’ Award

By Staff Writer

Dokter and Misses, a leading multi-disciplinary product design company based in Johannesburg, has won the highly revered ‘Icon’ award at the recent Southern Guild Design Foundation Awards 2015/2016.
13 Apr 2016

Call For New Wave Design Submissions

By Staff Writer

Southern Guild is calling for submissions of one-off, never-before-seen, collectible design pieces from South Africa’s new generation of designers. What is collectible design? Collectible design is the term used for highly crafted design pieces that are either one-off or part of a limited edition. These products are valued for their considered design, high-quality production levels...
30 Mar 2016

Southern Guild Gallery Presents Graphica

By Staff Writer

Following on the highly successful Monstera Deliciosa by Porky Hefer, Southern Guild brings a group exhibition of equally tantalising design product to its Cape Town gallery. Graphica introduces some collectible design pieces not yet seen in South Africa, despite having been exhibited by the gallery at international fairs such as Design Miami in both Basel...
24 Nov 2015

Porky Hefer’s Delicious Monsters

By Staff Writer

MONSTERA DELICIOSA, VOLUME I, the first solo exhibition by Cape Town designer Porky Hefer, opened at Southern Guild Gallery on 20 November, with an old-school craft-consciousness that will appeal to a modern audience.
22 Jan 2015

Design stars head for Guild design fair in February

By Staff Writer

Carlo Massoud will be at Guild  As the world awakens to the economic potential of Africa, all eyes are on its sources and likely staying power. A leading supporter of design-driven economic growth, Southern Guild is putting the spotlight on the continent with GUILD, Africa’s only international design fair in Cape Town from 25 February...