If you’re keen on creativity then seek out the designer districts in areas in Johannesburg such as Newtown, Maboneng, Milpark, Braamfontein, Fourways and Parkhurst. A number of top boutique hotels also make a unique design statement by combining high design with local craft. more

Cape Town’s Dignified Places Programme is a cornerstone of the city’s 2014 World Design Capital bid. Conceived in 1999, it's an effort to implement, through design, the principles of equity, integration and sustainable development in the city’s poorest areas. In so doing, the city aims to improve accessibility, quality of life, and dignity for all. more

Home to Arts on Main, Main Street Life, 12 Decades Hotel, Revolution House, The Main Change, Fox Street Studios and more, the Maboneng Precinct is a haven of creativity and commerce in the heart of Johannesburg. more

Signs of Art Deco architecture are scattered across South Africa’s major cities like sand in a desert. Wander through most downtown areas and be delighted by stepped forms, chevron patterns and sweeping curves. In Johannesburg alone there are over 100 buildings in the style, many of them national monuments. more

Johannesburg's Arts on Main is breathing new life into the city centre and is an important feature on the South African arts and crafts landscape. This inner city development provides a stimulating space for artists from many disciplines, including film, literature and contemporary art, to create and sell their work. more

Fashion designer Thula Sindi is renowned for designing both ready to wear and glamour items that reflect the femininity, sophistication and expression of the modern urban woman. Bold yet elegant, his designs stand out from the crowd and are aimed specifically at women who want to do so too. more

Johannesburg – like many cities worldwide – is transforming its inner city. A visionary project is Main Street Life. Once a drab industrial building, it’s now an edgy and vibrant space to live, work and eat. Check out the creative offices, shops, restaurants and cinemas, along with a daringly different boutique hotel. more

The Nelson Mandela Bridge is located at the heart of downtown Johannesburg, a gleaming apex in the city sky. The area is part of a massive rejuvenation drive, filled with sites of cultural and historic significance – and the bridge is the conduit for all traffic to and from the area. more

The Durban City Hall was built in the early 1900s in classic neo-Baroque-style architecture. Aside from the city's municipal chambers, the building houses a public library, auditorium, the Durban Art Gallery and the Natural Science Museum behind its gracious façade. more

Historic Hillbrow is an area rich in heritage, both in the development of early Johannesburg and in modern immigrant culture. The Department of Arts and Culture has chosen to revive the area by turning it into a cultural precinct with the Windybrow Theatre as the star attraction. more

Icons of South African fashion design include rule-breakers, visionaries and business entrepreneurs, who, in flexing their creative muscles, have helped create South Africa’s unique design identity. Some have worked tirelessly behind the scenes, while others have shown their designs on catwalks from Cape Town to New York. more

Nothing is more evocative of this continent than the vision of a cluster of African tribal huts baking in the blazing sun against a backdrop of scraggly thorn trees. In fact, many visitors to South Africa express their surprise at their arrival in gleaming cities filled with high-rise buildings. more

South African gold and diamonds are in demand all over the world. These precious resources have inspired a local jewellery industry worth billions of rands. You’ll find South African jewellery on display throughout the country, as well as housed in local and international museums and collections. more

Design in South Africa is thriving and our artistic talents are expressed in many different ways – in our buildings, our furniture, the art we hang on our walls, our airports and our public spaces. We believe that design can make a difference and constantly seek innovation. more