Thandi Mokoena

Design and interiors writer covering architecture, craft, and material culture across sub-Saharan Africa. Previously at Wallpaper* and Surface.

Based in Sea Point, Cape Town · 2 stories for KOPJE

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  Design & Interiors · DESIGN

  Houses built for the wind

  Six architects redrawing the Atlantic seaboard, from Llandudno to Simon's Town — and the granite, fynbos and glass they can't stop returning to.

  14 April 2026 · 11 min read

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  Design & Interiors · DESIGN

  The artisans rebuilding Joburg's material culture

  In Maboneng, Newtown, and Braamfontein, a generation of furniture makers, ceramicists, and textile artists is turning reclaimed urban material into gallery-grade craft — and rethinking what 'local' means for South African interiors.

  7 April 2026 · 8 min read