Bonolo Chepape on how her heritage inspires her designs

Bonolo Chepape is a textile and surface designer based in Cape Town, South Africa.
Originally from Rustenburg in the North West, Bonolo started of as a small scatter cushion business. Today it has grown into LulasClan, a thriving textile and product design studio.
'My work reflects a mixture of a structured-rational and spontaneous-intuitive thinking! I find a way to capture moments, experiences or memories in a visual form; some days it’s a quick sketch, others it’s tinkering with the idea on a digital form. Once I get part of the picture or flow, I build on it and start to add structure to consider how to express and communicate the story I want to tell'. she says
In 2020 Bonolo was selected to be one of over 60 African designers who participated in the Colours of Africa project by Design Indaba in partnership with Google Arts & Culture.
The unique online project showcases 60 specially curated artworks produced by over 60 African creatives, each invited to contribute a work that captures the colour and character of their home country.