Crafting Crisis: How the State Undermines Creative Industries

Can a transformed South African creative economy ecosystem come to being without state investment in industry support bodies?

Creative IndustriesZayd MintyMay 31, 2018cape town, world design capital, design, crafts, creative industry, creative city, innovationComment

The Missed Opportunity: World Design Capital 2014

WDC14 had notable successes, but ultimately did not achieve its primary objective to use design as a tool for transformation in Cape Town. Why did this happen?

creative citiesZayd MintyDecember 14, 2017cape town, south africa, global south, design, city, creative city Comments

Cape Town's Two City Tale of Culture

Design and the Divided City: Culture and the transformative potential of Creativity. Part one in a series on Cape Town's journey to becoming World Design Capital 2014.

creative citiesZayd MintyNovember 30, 2017creative city, cape town, world design capital, culture, apartheid, urban, innovation, creativity, creative economy, creative industry, designComment

Cebu: Spaces make Places

We discover Cebuano arts, design and music and visit cultural spaces around the city to meet young creatives

creative cities, cultural infrastructureZayd MintyApril 5, 2017cebu, creative city, city, culture, creativity, creative industry, cultural centers, music, designComment

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