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Power for art’s sake
Design News
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31 May 11
South African painter Carla Busuttil has caught Charles Saatchi’s eye among others.
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Making a pitch
Design News
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31 May 11
An idea for a new board game, The Pitch, brings out the graphic designer in everyone.
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Blog: Day 2 of What Design Can Do Conference
Design News
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31 May 11
The last day of the What Design Can Do conference was a mix and match of a little bad with a whole lot of good.
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A place at the end of the world
Reviews
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31 May 11
Photographer Jo Ractliffe explores the dynamic of the war-torn Angolan landscape in a body of work titled As Terras do Fim do Mundo.
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Interactive tree
Design News
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30 May 11
Lit Tree is an interactive light installation that takes a new approach to 3D mapping.
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Types like India
Design News
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30 May 11
The headline typeface for an India-themed issue of Wallpaper* draws on the rich visual culture of India.
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Actively sitting
Design News
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30 May 11
At five metres tall, the Empty Chair by Maarten Baas is a symbol of the peaceful battle for human rights.
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Spectacle revolution
Design News
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29 May 11
Self-adjusting glasses may go on to help billions of people in the developing world with poor eyesight.
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Question mark
Reviews
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29 May 11
What is your guiltiest pleasure? Have you had any homosexual experiences? Are you a racist? Do you believe in the death penalty?
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Total joy
Design News
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28 May 11
TOTAL, a new music compilation of Joy Division and New Order, features striking artwork by Peter Saville.
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Craft evolution
Design News
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28 May 11
Jurgen Bey curates an exhibition that looks to the connection between production processes of past and present.
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Blog: Day 1 of What Design Can Do Conference
Design News
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27 May 11
Rohan Shivkumar, Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFares and Oliviero Toscani stood out on day one of the What Design Can Do Conference in Amsterdam.
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Greener grass
Design News
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27 May 11
Hat-trick have served up an interesting new brand identity for the famous Wimbledon tennis club.
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Colourful cityscapes
Design News
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27 May 11
An interactive installation, Build Up! by the Rockwell Group’s LAB invited guests to help design a virtual cityscape.
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Animation overload
Reviews
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27 May 11
If you’re a manga or anime fan you’re in for a delight. Or probably rather an emotion more akin to complete indulgence, you get the idea.
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Big dreams on little cards
Design News
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26 May 11
If you dream it, put it onto a business card and you’re one step closer to realising that dream.
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For the love of trees
Design News
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26 May 11
A new tracking system hopes to protect the lush forests and valuable trees of Liberia
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Fun and games
Design News
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26 May 11
Local artist Michael MacGarry's work looks at the socio-political and economic issues in various African countries.
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Konstantin Grcic at Milan 2011
Video Interviews
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25 May 11
Konstantin Grcic talks about his design process from prototyping to preferred materials.
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Benjamin Hubert at Milan2011
Video Interviews
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25 May 11
Benjamin Hubert believes that product design should evoke a tactile and emotional response.
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American is old hat
Q&A
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25 May 11
Chris Harrison profiles the African continent's youth market.
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Moon boot
Design News
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25 May 11
United Nude’s Flat Pack shoe is ideal for a lunar environment, should you want to go and live on the moon.
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Smog consumption
Design News
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25 May 11
Since buildings account for so much of energy use, wouldn’t it be nice if they could help clean the air?
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Product support
Design News
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25 May 11
The Cape Craft and Design Institute now has a Product Support Space with a range of new machinery.
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