There are few things that go together as well as chicken and PERi-PERi, but we believe one of them is art, design and wine. For Johannesburg creativity fans, Nando’s is hosting a fired-up art, design and wine exPERience at our head offices, Central Kitchen (aka CK), on Sunday 26 May as part of Contra.Joburg (read more about the vision behind Contra.Joburg here). Located just across the road from Victoria Yards (one of the stops on the Contra.Joburg shuttle route for Sunday 26 May) CK is a creative hub showcasing the best of southern African art and design. Enjoy the chance to: Engage ..read more

If you hadn’t heard, Nando’s has launched a new flavour – Vusa PERi-PERi. As our hottest sauce, it’s intense and mind-blowing! We’re inviting you to help us decide on the hottest artwork at Contra.Joburg this year, and rewarding you and the winning artist with our #NandosVusaAward. Here’s how it works: Snap pics or videos of your favourite artworks throughout Contra.Joburg Decide on the one artwork you think is the hottest from the whole event Upload a pic or video of it to Instagram, Facebook or Tiktok Tag us (@NandosCreativityOfficial on Instagram; @NandosCreativity on Facebook and Tik ..read more

Contra.Joburg (formerly OpenStudios.Joburg) is an immersive two-day visual arts experience taking place in Johannesburg on Saturday 25 and  Sunday 26 May.   The event invites people to come along and celebrate Joburg as one of the world’s art cities, fuelled by a network of studio spaces throughout the inner city that give life daily to the city’s status as an art capital.  Nando’s is once again sponsoring the event – this year with an exciting leg of the event being hosted at our head offices, Nando’s Central Kitchen (aka CK). More on that soon, so keep an eye on our soc ..read more

This is the fifth article in our series of tips for designers and aspiring designers, Design Takeaways, which brings you practical insights into how to improve your design skills and resources you can put to use. Access the other posts here. Imagine you’re walking through an art gallery when a painting catches your eye. What drew you in? Chances are, it was the arrangement of shapes and forms. In graphic design, shapes and forms are like the PERi-PERi spice that add depth, interest, and personality to whatever project you’re cooking up. Lines The building blocks of shapes, guiding your ey ..read more

Chatting to Nindya Bucktowar and Nikhil Tricam from Studio Kalki – the winners of the 2023 Nando’s Hot Young Designer (HYD) talent search – the conversation starts with how busy everyone is. But Nindya and Nikhil are not under the pump because of deadlines, but because they’ve just got back from Botswana where they got stuck with their vehicle out on a salt pan. “We ended up staying at a mining lodge on Sunday night because we couldn’t get back to our hotel,”says Nikhil. “We went to Botswana for a wedding, but our salt pan adventure made it far more fun!” It’s quickly apparent that this pione ..read more

We asked you to share your creativity with us on our social media channels as part of our Next Hot Thing competition and you blew us away with your talent and passion! From painting to photography, gel nail sets, handcrafted candles, sculpting, visual journaling, pet portraits, poetry, table-painting, photomicrographs and needlework, you showed us what fires you up on the creative front and we loved to see it. We also loved hearing how you #FeedYourCreativity. Congrats to our three winners, @a_poetic_painter​, @tianolivierphotos​ and @kelenkie23​, who have each scored R1000 in Nando’s vouche ..read more

Cape Town Furniture Week (CTFW) took place from Wednesday 14 February to Saturday 17 February 2024 and Clout/SA, Nando’s Creativity design partner (@clout_sadesign), showcased a spectacular hotel room setup in their exhibition stand. The stand, curated by Nando’s Design Programme creative director Tracy Lynch (@tracyleeloves), scooped several awards. Collaborating with various designers and artists, Clout/SA transformed the Sisonke Gallery at Heritage Hotel in Cape Town CBD into a staged hotel room, featuring local design items, furniture and artworks commissioned for the Spier Collection vi ..read more

Bridges for Music (BFM) – our awesome music partner – is currently accepting applications for its second 2024 intake of its Talent Development Programme at Bridges Academy, which will run from 12 July until 29 November. Applications close on 3 May, so if you’re an early-career musician whether a music producer, DJ, vocalist or instrumentalist), passionate about social change and wanting to grow your personal and professional skills (aged 18 to 35 interested in firing up your skills and prospects, read on. About BFM and Bridges Academy BFM is a non-profit organisation leveraging music and e ..read more

This is the fourth article in our series of tips for designers and aspiring designers, Design Takeaways, which brings you practical insights into how to improve your design skills and resources you can put to use. Access the other posts here. Logos serve as the visual representation of a brand or company, which means they need to quickly and effectively convey the essence of the brand and be memorable. It’s no small job, which is why logo design is so important. As with any other graphic design element, great logos tend to be built on foundational design principles, including balance, pro ..read more

February is the month of love and at Nando’s, we love the opportunity to feed your creativity and we’re fired up about sharing it. That’s why we’re offering you the opportunity to be featured as Nando’s Next Hot Thing for our last monthly slot this February. Show us your creativity on our social channels (Instagram, Facebook and TikTok), whether it’s art, design, music or something completely offbeat – whatever YOU do that you love to express your creative side. You stand to win the opportunity to have your creative flair showcased on our platforms, as well as a R1000 Nando’s voucher to #Feed ..read more