Dille Thomas left a ten-year career at the Netherlands’ biggest bank to make furniture. Every colleague he told said the same thing: I wish I could do that.
Dille Thomas left a ten-year career at the Netherlands’ biggest bank to make furniture. Every colleague he told said the same thing: I wish I could do that.
Warren Turnbull’s story is one of grit, curiosity, and a deep love for making. From building his first piece as a schoolkid to founding Hutch Custom and launching the first Makers Festival South Africa, Warren has carved a path shaped by traditional craft, bold ideas, and a genuine commitment to community.
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.
Peter Murray makes things the slow way – by hand, by feel, by instinct. From his workshop in Swellendam, he crafts honest leather goods and wooden wares with a focus on function, tactility, and quiet precision. No bells. No whistles. Just thoughtful, durable design, stitched with humour and a little thumbs-up.
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 heart of Johannesburg, a designer duo crafts furniture that feels alive – bold lines, playful colour, and a story in every surface. Meet Dokter and Misses, where an industrial designer and graphic designer collide to turn function into sculpture and urban rhythm into form.
In a dusty corner of Ouagadougou, sparks fly and metal sings. Here, Burkinabé artist Hamed Ouattara pounds life into discarded oil drums — turning the leftovers of industry into sculptural pieces that carry the heartbeat of Africa’s resilience.
