2010 Archive

  • Mix n Blend
    Look Mom, No Hands
    Reviews • 1 Feb 10
    True South African multi-culturalism, Mix n Blend display a genre-busting sound and colourful illustrations on their debut album. >
  • David Krut Publishing
    TAXI-014 Mmakgabo Mmapula Mmankgato Helen Sebidi
    Reviews • 10 Feb 10
    Playing a key role in South African arts education, the 14th Taxi art book celebrates Helen Sebedi's contribution to art during apartheid. >
  • Penguin Books
    English knows no bounds
    Reviews • 12 Feb 10
    The Wonder of Whiffling is a tour of the English language, a plunge into the world of words and a dip into a decidedly interesting lexis. >
  • Conran Octopus
    Design: Intelligence Made Visible
    Reviews • 12 Feb 10
    Design heavyweights Terence Conran and Stephen Bayley come together to beautifully package and present this 300-page design encyclopaedia. >
  • 10x10/3
    Inevitable architectural change
    Reviews • 12 Feb 10
    An up-to-the-minute commentary on contemporary architecture examining the changing innovations by the world's leading architects. >
  • Zebra Press
    The power of ideas is in everyone
    Reviews • 12 Feb 10
    Ideas are slippery things, but by personifying them with moods and reason, you control your ideas and how they can shape your life. >
  • The Blackheart Gang
    The Tale of How
    Reviews • 12 Feb 10
    An absolutely beautifully illustrated book celebrating the success of the award-winning Blackheart Gang's animation. >
  • Laugh It Off
    The joke’s on you
    Reviews • 12 Feb 10
    The fourth Laugh It Off Annual is out and proving that it's possible to find humour just about anywhere if you're looking hard enough. >
  • Phaidon
    Ai Weiwei
    Reviews • 12 Feb 10
    An exploration of 21st-century multidisciplinary creative mastermind, Ai Weiwei, his outsize public persona and outspoken world views. >
  • Quivertree Publications
    Hot Afro
    Reviews • 12 Feb 10
    Photographer Craig Fraser slips into the homes of some of South Africa's creative individuals to find distinctly South African interiors. >
  • Best Art Vinyl Award
    Vinyl still a design showcase
    Reviews • 12 Feb 10
    Showcasing a diverse mix of art and design, it was Muse's The Resistance album that took first place in the 2009 Best Art Vinyl Awards. >
  • Terence Conran's "Storage: Get Organized", published by Conran Octopus
    If you can't chuck it, store it… neatly
    Reviews • 19 May 10
    In his book "Storage: Get Organized", published by Conran Octopus, Terence Conran shows you how to systemically manage your things. >
  • The walls tell stories
    Reviews • 25 May 10
    Johannesburg Transition, subtitled “Architecture and Society from 1950”, by Clive M Chipkin is a brilliant biography of Jozi. >
  • The future is entertaining
    Reviews • 2 Jun 10
    Futuretainment by Mike Walsh is a look at the world’s continuously changing technological landscape and the increased connectivity. >
  • Soccer Chic cover. Photo: Craig Fraser.
    Bringing the chic to soccer
    Reviews • 21 Jun 10
    A gorgeous new coffee table book captures some of the unique South African aspects of soccer. >
  • Football Muti - book cover.
    Football diaries
    Reviews • 21 Jun 10
    Part photographic journey, part social documentary, Football Muti captures the spirit of football and what it means to the people of Africa. >
  • Soweto by Jodi Bieber.
    Sweet Soweto
    Reviews • 7 Jul 10
    “Soweto is like Hollywood to me. Everything is here,” says Jozi FM’s Sibongile Mazibuko in the intro to Jodi Bieber’s new book. >
  • Never leave the house naked - BIS Publishers.
    Fashion schmashion
    Reviews • 8 Jul 10
    Being fashionable is hard work, especially when the rules seem to change all the time. Here's a nifty guide to make it a tad easier. >
  • Skop, Skiet en Donner - Van Coke Kartel.
    Violent contrasts
    Reviews • 11 Jul 10
    Van Coke Kartel's latest album, Skop, Skiet en Donner, bears testament to their versatility as local artists of an international calibre. >
  • Migrate - The Loerie Awards.
    Go big or go home
    Reviews • 12 Jul 10
    South Africans have known for years that 2010 would be a big year. The Loerie Awards are celebrating this with their BIG issue of Migrate. >
  • The Wallpaper* City Guide to Cape Town. Photo: Courtesy of Phaidon publishers.
    The Republic of Cape Town
    Reviews • 4 Aug 10
    It’s a local joke that Cape Town is a republic of its own. The Wallpaper* City Guide gives some hints as to why. >
  • The Medium is the Message - BIS Publishers.
    The art of advertising
    Reviews • 16 Aug 10
    Evil or art form? There are as many opinions on advertising as there are ads. Here's a glimpse into the world of mad men (and women). >
  • The History of Modern by Peter Saville. Image via designboom.
    On the edge
    Reviews • 19 Aug 10
    With it's bright colours and edgy lines, Peter Saville's design for OMD's first album since 1996 is a happy addition to visual culture. >
  • MDBC Totem by Boym Partners. Photo: Will Caulcutt.
    Unlock the music
    Reviews • 23 Aug 10
    Boym Partners have created a miniature totem as a new label release format for record label Ghostly International. >

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