2009 Archive

Protofarm 2050

Do Tank News • 24 Nov 09

Design Indaba commissioned a range of top designers to conceive the ways in which farming will adapt in the future. >
Protofarm 2050 in Singapore

Do Tank News • 24 Nov 09

“Farming should be viewed as the sustainable cultivation of a renewable resource,” announces Protofarm 2050 at the World Design Congress. >
Creative activism takes to the road

Design News • 24 Nov 09

A group of five artists participated in the recent Write on Africa roadtrip through the Transkei. >
Chris Blackwell goes with his gut and brings us reggae

Talks • Duration: 00:30:13 • 23 Nov 09

Described by some as, "the definitive creative entrepreneur", Chris Blackwell pioneered the emergence of reggae into popular culture. >
Living matter for a living world

Design News • 23 Nov 09

The Design for a Living World project and exhibition sees 10 leading designers focus on a natural material from a specific place. >
A stool for every occasion

Design News • 22 Nov 09

Along with his new shop, Tom Dixon launched two new stools at the London Design Festival. >
Kenneth Cobonpue visits South Africa

Design News • 21 Nov 09

Washington-based designer Kenneth Cobonpue presented a series of design lectures in Cape Town and Johannesburg. >
Koop showroom opens in Durban

Design News • 20 Nov 09

Sustainable furniture and design brand Koop have opened a showroom on Windermere Road in Durban. >
Bookings open for Young Designers Simulcast

Festival News • 20 Nov 09

Students and young designers are again invited to book for the Young Designers Simulcast at the 2010 Design Indaba Conference. >
Design Indaba 2010 promises a world of creativity

Festival News • 19 Nov 09

The Design Indaba Conference will run from 24 to 26 February 2010 and the Design Indaba Expo will run from 26 to 28 February 2010. >
Design Indaba magazine farms the future

Do Tank News • 19 Nov 09

Underpinning this edition is the Protofarm 2050 project, which Design Indaba presented at the ICSID World Design Congress in Singapore. >
Mingo Lamberti winners exhibition

Design News • 19 Nov 09

Mingo Lamberti will be launching their seventh range of limited-edition T-shirts on 3 December at 6pm at Happy Feet in Cape Town. >
Misael opens in Cape Town

Design News • 19 Nov 09

Misael SA Art and Design has opened in an historic building at 103b Bree Street in Cape Town. >
Vespa Takeone Video Challenge

Festival News • 18 Nov 09

Enter the Vespa Takeone Video Challenge online now and stand a chance to win a new Vespa LX. >
New adventures in retail

Design News • 18 Nov 09

Two independent Cape Town design stalwarts, whatiftheworld and Stiaan Louw have responded to the retail call of Johannesburg. >
Soundscape tabletop

Design News • 17 Nov 09

Architect Daniel Dendra created a table in which the surface modulation translates the soundscape of Cairo into a 3D landscape. >
Administer design daily

Design News • 16 Nov 09

Design duo Dokter and Misses are set up shop in Brixton with their cardboard handbags and heavy metal bling. >
Pictures speak louder than prisoners

Design News • 15 Nov 09

Creative life-skills programme Young in Prison displays its outcomes at Word of Art studios in Cape Town. >
Unnatural landscape

Design News • 14 Nov 09

Johannesburg fashion designer Suzaan Heyns collaborated with photographer Brett Rubin to shoot her Spring/Summer 2009 collection. >
Zapiro’s puppets find airtime online

Design News • 13 Nov 09

The satirical ZA NEWS puppet show created by Zapiro and Thierry Cassuto has finally found a way to broadcast – by going online. >
Massimo Vignelli interview: Part 2 of 2

Video Interviews • 12 Nov 09

Part 2 of 2: Interview in which Massimo Vignelli elaborates on how recessions awake dull minds and spur innovation. >
Massimo Vignelli interview: Part 1 of 2

Video Interviews • 12 Nov 09

Part 1 of 2: Interview with preeminent multi-disciplinary designer Massimo Vignelli, who has been working in the field for over 55 years. >
Super normal shop

Design News • 12 Nov 09

The Jasper Morrison Shop is housed in an unused part of his new studio. >
Bronzed disposables

Design News • 11 Nov 09

The Boym Partners’s new collection, Timeless Objects, attempts to make everyday objects as timeless as ancient bronze monuments. >

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