2010 Archive

  • Tom Dixon
    Tom Dixon on the world’s most expensive vibrator
    Talks • Duration: 00:41:11 • 3 Dec 10
    Tom Dixon talks about his work, from starting as a welder to designing the world’s most expensive vibrator. >
  • KLM tableware by Marcel Wanders.
    Elegance in the air
    Design News • 4 Dec 10
    Marcel Wanders has designed a fab new range of tableware for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines >
  • A short history of design
    Reviews • 5 Dec 10
    The Genius of Design gives a surprisingly interesting account of the recent history of design. >
  • Christmas with the Conrans
    Design News • 5 Dec 10
    The Conran Shops in London are a visual feast of Christmas trees, made using recyled wood. >
  • Fashion recreation
    Design News • 6 Dec 10
    Tokujin Yoshioka has designed the first shop for the 132 5 Issey Miyake range. >
  • Babymo Creed mohair designs.
    Wool essentials
    Design News • 6 Dec 10
    Babymo Creed fashions are soft, sensual and have a low impact on the environment. Oh, and they're made using kid mohair. >
  • Just Beer's Case of the IPA.
    Hidden in the beer label
    Design News • 7 Dec 10
    Now just have your beer and read it too... or something equally novel. >
  • Tron Armchair by Dror Studio.
    Outlandish legacy
    Design News • 7 Dec 10
    Dror Studio's Tron Armchair is unconventional but interestingly reminiscent of the possibilities of a digital world. >
  • Jakob Trollbäck.
    20Q: Jakob Trollbäck
    Q&A • 7 Dec 10
    Working hard to create something new and unseen is what Jakob Trollbäck considers creative success to be, with a dash of playfulness. >
  • Calling all emerging SA filmmakers
    Festival News • 7 Dec 10
    Apply now to be part of the official 2011 Design Indaba film crew. >
  • Endless chairs by Dirk vander Kooij.
    Plastic goes on
    Design News • 8 Dec 10
    A creative process that gives discarded plastic a second life is always welcome, like Dirk van der Kooij's Endless range of chairs. >
  • Karin Fong.
    Cinematic mastery at DI2011
    Festival News • 8 Dec 10
    Karin Fong of Imaginary Forces has a magical way of making ideas, concepts and storytelling come to life in cinematic masterpieces. >
  • Munken Journal.
    Paper pleasure
    Design News • 8 Dec 10
    Antalis South Africa's gorgeous Munken Journal is sure to provide inspiration overload, for all creatives - even if it's just at heart. >
  • Adam Levin on South African fashion
    Adam Levin on South African fashion
    Talks • Duration: 00:42:05 • 8 Dec 10
    Fashion is an intimate social and political expression of who we are as a people. Adam Levin talks about this notion. >
  • Desert escape
    Design News • 8 Dec 10
    See new pictures of Matali Crasset’s eco-lodge in the middle of the desert. >
  • Funktionide by Stefan Ulrich.
    For the lonely
    Design News • 9 Dec 10
    A design that incorporates artificial muscle technology could provide a tangible solution for people who are lonely. >
  • Break-up shake-up
    Design News • 10 Dec 10
    It’s kinda weird but it’s also kinda cool – the Museum of Broken Relationships. >
  • Microclimates by PostlerFerguson.
    Cooling the desert
    Design News • 10 Dec 10
    What if you could have an art installation in the desert that also works as an energy-free cooling device? PostlerFerguson have a solution. >
  • Trinket Brooch.
    Pin up
    Design News • 10 Dec 10
    Gone are the days when brooches were for grannies. Try pinning a funky Trinket brooch to your scarf, hat, bag or jacket. >
  • No idle racism
    Reviews • 10 Dec 10
    Anton Kannemeyer's new Bitterkomix collection Pappa in Afrika deals with the controversial and uncomfortable topic of racism. >
  • Bikoff by Marcos Madia.
    Briefcase or bicycle?
    Design News • 10 Dec 10
    Briefcase meets bicycle with the Bikoff. Now even executives don’t have an excuse for not cycling to work. >
  • Ecotypic Bed by Arthur Xin.
    Work while you sleep
    Design News • 10 Dec 10
    What if the energy you produce in bed can be used to power lights and devices? It might encourage more um… Tossing and turning in bed. >
  • Owl pillowcase designs by Daniel Ting Chong.
    Sleep tight
    Design News • 12 Dec 10
    Sleeping is an important thing to do, so why not add a playful touch to your linen? Daniel Ting Chong has some ideas. >
  • Plexus installation by Gabriel Dawe.
    Rainbow threads
    Design News • 13 Dec 10
    Gabriel Dawe's intriguing thread and textile installation comments on the human experience. >

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