This week the cream of the international and local design crop will descend on Cape Town as the city once again plays host to the prestigious Design Indaba. There is a whole lot to see and experience.
Here are four of our favourites:
Designer and owner Elske Nel confesses that each beautifully crafted laser-cut metal, leather and Perspex piece is inspired by a personal story.
For example, Little Cavity - a necklace of a tooth that is part of a new collection created especially for the Indaba - was created after Nel found an old application form to study dentistry during a spring- cleaning session.
Said Nel: "I think it is important to stay inspired as a designer. Every year when I visit the Indaba I feel motivated and amazed by all the talent."
You can see all her new pieces at the expo or on her newly launched website www.trinket.co.za.
Roberto Millan's comic strip of edgy gay squirrels that live in Cape Town's Company Gardens will no doubt be of some interest to creative onlookers of the Indaba.
Political and topical, the strip will be among the country' s best, and is being presented for the first time at the SA Comics Presentation.
Said Millan: "The South African comic book illuminati are finally embracing LGBTI content. Cool, hey?"
Hear Millan's presentation at the Events arena on March 1, and keep a lookout for his upcoming political cartoon website, Toonshini Wami.
- Food: Hemazing Food Truck
Fusion dishes, packed full of flavour, Hemazing Food Truck is the home of Hema Laithwaite's modern take on traditional curry.
Make sure you grab her Banting-deconstructed sweet potato samosa with a pomegranate and mint raita, topped with fresh coriander and black lava salt.
It is a recipe she conceived especially for the Indaba.
Laithwaite said: "I'm hoping that people immerse themselves in the fabulous creativity that will be under one roof."
You can find Hemazing's truck on the Expo's floor and follow her exploits on Facebook.
Amy Ayanda has recently garnered a lot of attention from contributing her spacey and eerie sound to the track La Llorna in collaboration with producer Thor Rixon.
Their performance this week marks the beginning of a whole new experience, as it is the first time their music will be translated into an electronic set.
Said Ayanda: "I think this will be the start of something very interesting.
"The cool thing about it is that most of the creation of the songs are unique each time we practise them, which makes it a lot more fun for us to play live."
Catch Ayanda and Rixon at The Side Show today.
Follow her Facebook page to keep up to date about her upcoming performances and tracks.
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