2008 Archive

Digital is not the answer

Inside View • 1 May 08

During Design Indaba 2008, Nat Hunter from Airside told us about her side project, Three Trees Don't Make A Forest. >
Digital dandies

Opinion • 1 May 08

Every year since 2001, the Construction New Media Awards has celebrated digital design innovators. The 2008 winners are... >
Stay the night

Design News • 2 May 08

Architect Andrew Makin and entrepreneur Nicky Rofail have collaborated on a new boutique hotel, Motel Mi Pi Chi. >
MoMa acquires local design zines

Design News • 2 May 08

A selection of BitterKomix and BitterJusi issues have been acquired by the Museum of Modern Art in New York for their permanent collection. >
Jupiter cracks the One Show list

Festival News • 2 May 08

The Jupiter Drawing Room Cape Town has been short listed for a number of One Show Awards this year. >
The faces that find me

Design News • 2 May 08

Dylan Culhane's Photoklecksography exhibition was inspired by Justinus Kerner and Hermann Rorschach's exploration of mirrored images. >
Watching glass grow

Design News • 2 May 08

Ilse Doyer of Glamosa Glass and glass artist Martli Jansen van Rensburg have joined forces to explore and innovate on glass work. >
Design, art or soup kitchen?

Design News • 2 May 08

Exploring the legroom between art and design is Cape Town's newest gallery - Curious, Whetstone & Frankley. >
Designer hideaway at art fair

Design News • 2 May 08

Billed as the world's first contemporary African art fair, the Jo'burg Art Fair 2008 welcomed 6 500 visitors through its doors. >
Remade plastic trees

Design News • 2 May 08

South Africa's second Open Lab was held recently at the Design Quarter in Johannesburg. >
2 000 designs for 100 year anniversary

Design News • 2 May 08

As part of the University of Pretoria's centenary celebrations, more than 2 000 designs by alumni will be exhibited. >
A body of plants

Design News • 2 May 08

Fashion design team duo Strangelove, Carlo Gibson and Ziemek Pater, collaborated with Leora Farber on Dis-Location/Re-Location. >
Inn harness

Design News • 2 May 08

Ilse Crawford has cast her enchanting touch across the English inn, using country materials such as rush matting, tweed and pewter. >
Paper architect under the hammer

Design News • 2 May 08

Japanese starchitect Shigeru Ban's Paper Tea House reached £31 700 at a Phillips de Pury and Company auction. >
SABS Design Excellence Award scheme

Design News • 2 May 08

South African product designers are invited to submit entries for the 2008 SABS Design Excellence Awards. >
A bigger personal history

Reviews • 2 May 08

Graphic designer Jan Erasmus has documented his 25-year career in Intrigue. >
Beads go ape

Reviews • 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. >
Indie Undies

Design News • 2 May 08

With six years of success as local lingerie label Ruby, Robyn Lidsky has joined forces with David Gimpel to launch Men United. >
Along the way

Design News • 2 May 08

Disturbance Design's contribution to Cascoland, a multi-disciplinary public art project, which focussed on a walking route through Durban. >
Animation challenges the imagination ceiling

Design News • 2 May 08

Roger Smythe, managing director of multiple-award-winning animation studio Masters & Savant, talks about the possibilities of animation. >
Ziggy prop

Design News • 2 May 08

Ryan Frank's ZiG is a modular display/storage system made from solid bamboo. >
Nothing is lost

Design News • 2 May 08

Jason Bruges's new Memory Project is an interactive installation piece. >
Sea change

Design News • 2 May 08

Heath Nash's Anemone light for Artecnica was launched at this year's Milan Furniture Fair. >
Coley Porter Bell launches in SA

Design News • 2 May 08

International branding and design company Coley Porter Bell has partnered with Ogilvy SA to launch locally. >

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