Calling all designers, creative studios, makers and design-led brands – applications for Cape Town and Joburg’s inaugural Decor & Design Weeks are now open.
Held in conjunction with Decorex, 100% Design Africa and Design Joburg, Decor and Design Week will capture the energy and excitement of SA’s world-class talent in the comfort of their workshops, stores and studios, through product launches, educational talks, customer events, open studios and exhibitions.
2023 Dates
Cape Decor & Design Week – 19 – 25 June
Joburg Decor & Design Week – 31 July – 6 August
Dynamic design platform
Design colleagues and brands are invited to coordinate their launches, customer events, innovation announcements and client meet-and-greets.
After the success of Decorex Africa’s reimagined return in 2022, RX Africa is taking this dynamic design platform to the next level with the launch of South Africa’s first-ever Decor & Design Weeks, which will bring together SA’s three leading decor and design exhibitions, each with its own distinct identity.
Decorex Cape Town, Decorex Joburg, 100% Design Africa and Design Joburg will run simultaneously while, all around them, SA and Africa’s top designers, retailers and creatives will join forces for an expanded programme that will spread throughout each city’s design districts. Decor & Design Week will be a city-wide celebration of creativity, inspiration and insight. Creative studios, stores, makers and designers are invited to apply to participate in this inaugural week that gives them an opportunity to show off their work like never before.
“We have seen from global design weeks that collaboration leads to thoughts and ideas that help improve our societies and economies,” says Bielle Bellingham, Executive Creative Director Decorex Africa, 100% Design Africa and Design Joburg. “Decor and Design weeks not only provide a platform for designers, makers and artisans to showcase their products and talents, but also contribute significantly to the economy, attracting visitors from all around the world and fostering creativity which leads to the growth of new businesses and job opportunities.”
Multifaceted programme
Each Decor & Design Week encapsulated a multifaceted programme of design events, exhibitions, showrooms, open studios and talks spread throughout the cities. These exciting schedules will be unmissable for both design professionals and enthusiasts who want to stay abreast of the spirit of the times.
“This year is Decorex’s 30th anniversary,” adds Carol Weaving, Managing Director at RX Africa. “What better occasion for a unique platform that has become synonymous with decor and design to grow and evolve to celebrate the power of design?”
“Burgeoning creative communities all across Africa have arisen as loci of global excellence and inspiration and an urgent voice of optimism at a time when solutions, action and energy are most needed,” says Sandra Barrow, RX Portfolio Director of Lifestyle, Design and Retail.
According to the 2022 Decorex State of the Industry Report, however, South African creativity is better appreciated outside the country than at home. “It’s time for the local design industry to take back its agency and reclaim its narratives, rather than letting others interpret them and Design Week will provide the perfect vehicle to do so,” Barrow adds.
International design weeks have become an indispensable force in facilitating connections, jumpstarting collaborations and bringing new and undiscovered talent to light, and bringing talented groups and individuals together to share their visions and ideas, which plays an invaluable role in keeping the design community vital and motivated. It’s a role Decorex, 100% Design and Design Joburg have each played in their own rights, but which will be enhanced exponentially with the introduction of the Decor & Design Weeks.
2023 Dates for your diary
- Monday 19 – Sunday 25 June – Cape Decor & Design Week
- Thursday 22 – 25 Sunday June – Decorex Cape Town and 100% Design Africa, CTICC
- Monday 31 July – Sunday 6 August – Joburg Decor & Design Week
- Thursday 3 – Sunday 6 August – Decorex Joburg, Design Joburg, 100% Design Africa, Sandton Convention Centre.
What: Decor and Design Week South Africa
Participate: www.decorex.co.za
Tickets: Decorex, 100% Design Africa Design Joburg
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