In a sunlit Durban studio, two architects-turned-makers spend their days hand-cutting tiles, mixing glazes, and sketching bold new designs – proof that sometimes the best design journeys start by getting your hands dirty.
In a sunlit Durban studio, two architects-turned-makers spend their days hand-cutting tiles, mixing glazes, and sketching bold new designs – proof that sometimes the best design journeys start by getting your hands dirty.
A demolition site usually signals the end of something. For WAYST, it’s just the beginning. Alkaline’s latest project turns brick rubble and cast-off material into sculptural, functional objects, giving waste a second life, and a story worth keeping.
From hand-cast Jesmonite to poetic silhouettes, Alkaline’s work sits at the intersection of art, utility, and quiet presence. It all began with soap, curiosity, and a deep love of process.
In a world obsessed with speed, Laurie Wiid van Heerden champions the precision and intention of true craft. The Cape Town designer behind Wiid Design builds not just furniture, but feeling. Pieces that hum with originality, honesty, and a kind of grounded beauty that could only be born at the southern tip of Africa.
In the hands of Stellenbosch’s Mia Mélange, humble cotton rope becomes sculpture. Their hand-stitched baskets and bags balance function and feeling – woven with precision, colour, and the quiet joy of human craft.
