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Gugu = pride
Opinion
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1 Feb 08
Two contrasting views on Gugulethu from The Beautiful Struggle, by Per Englund and Mlamli Figlan, and the Gugulective.
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A kick and a wink
Opinion
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1 Feb 08
Toshiyuki Kita has always applied his Japanese heritage to his European designs - and vice versa - to create flexible forms.
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mapDIct
Hot Topic
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1 Feb 08
map n 1 a diagrammatic representation of the Earth’s surface or part of it. 2 what Design Indaba asked four Cape Town creatives to redefine
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My ekasi, my ekapa
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1 Feb 08
Six of Cape Town's top designers tell Monique Pelser's lens what their favourite design in the Mother City is.
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Imagination @ 2.0 gbps
Opinion
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1 May 08
Professor Shin-ichi Takemura announces the dawn of a new era of mass media.
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Digital dandies
Opinion
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1 May 08
Every year since 2001, the Construction New Media Awards has celebrated digital design innovators. The 2008 winners are...
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Processed space
Opinion
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1 May 08
Cascoland producer and evangelist, Vincent Truter explains what it means to be one among many.
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Phantom limbs
Opinion
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1 May 08
With science fiction turning into reality on a daily basis, what will our bodies look like in the future, asks Christoph Zellweger.
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Digital is not the answer
Inside View
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1 May 08
During Design Indaba 2008, Nat Hunter from Airside told us about her side project, Three Trees Don't Make A Forest.
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Ooona Scheepers' timeless automobile design
Inside View
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1 May 08
Oona Scheepers tells Design Indaba how nature inspires timeless automobile design.
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Beads go ape
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2 May 08
Bead by Bead presents the uplifting story of Monkeybiz, from original lightbulb moment to the beacon of social upliftment it is today.
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A bigger personal history
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2 May 08
Graphic designer Jan Erasmus has documented his 25-year career in Intrigue.
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Optical delusions
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2 May 08
Cape Town's emo-electro outfit Unit.r have launched their debut album decked out in a full-house design campaign from illustrator Kronk.
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Fashion tips for superheroes
Reviews
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19 Jun 08
The Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy exhibition explored comic book characters and fashion, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
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"Having guts always works out for me"
Reviews
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1 Aug 08
Design Indaba reads Things I Have Learned In My Life So Far by Stefan Sagmeister.
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Gardening on pavements
Opinion
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1 Aug 08
Lloyd Gedye and Michael MacGarry explain the value of a physical publication to an independent music scene.
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Look ma, no skool
Opinion
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1 Aug 08
Ontwerp.TV have struck a balance between commercial output and their ideals by generating influential underground marketing.
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All that glitters
Hot Topic
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1 Aug 08
Design Indaba asks four resident jewellery designers of Egoli, city of gold, to explain what's worth its weight in bling.
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Elaborately cheeky work
Reviews
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1 Aug 08
Jaime Hayon Works offers a thorough exposition of the prolific designer's interdisciplinary approach and extraordinary talent.
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Sneaker dreams
Reviews
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19 Aug 08
Chinese graphic design student Shumeng Ye went in search of the secret history of Warrior basketball sneakers.
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Hot or cold?
Opinion
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1 Nov 08
Visiting the London Design Festival, Nadine Botha finds herself torn between sustainable and pop.
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Green goes orange
Reviews
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1 Nov 08
Architecture of Change is a book about sustainable buildings, and the cover has not a single shade of green.
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Waaksaam en Wakker
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1 Nov 08
Although originally the offspring of Fokofpolisiekar, Van Coke Kartell have grown into themselves with a second album, Waaksaam en Wakker.
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Sound/culture smash
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1 Nov 08
Paul D Miller – aka DJ Spooky – addresses “the remix” in his new book Sound Unbound.
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