2011 Archive

  • Fringe benefits
    Design News • 1 Dec 11
    Pop into the Fringe Handmade Market in Cape Town for a great selection of locally produced creative goods. >
  • Light by bacteria
    Design News • 1 Dec 11
    Philips's new Bio-Light concept explores the possibilities of using bacteria from household waste to power light sources. >
  • Alberto Alessi
    Alberto Alessi: the godfather of Italian design
    Talks • Duration: 00:35:03 • 1 Dec 11
    Poetry and art meet function in Alessi’s extensive range of consumer products. Alberto Alessi shares the story. >
  • Dirk van der Kooij
    Dirk van der Kooij on 3D printing and recycling
    Talks • Duration: 00:08:53 • 1 Dec 11
    Dirk van der Kooij taught a robot to make comfortable chairs using 3D printing techniques and recycled plastic from discarded fridges. >
  • Indabar in Durban
    Festival News • 1 Dec 11
    Design Indabar, presented by Dube TradePort, took place in Durban, leading up to COP17. >
  • Tunnel of light
    Design News • 1 Dec 11
    At the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Preservation is Life installation uses 80 000 condom-like light bulbs to draw attention to the HIV/Aids pandemic. >
  • Carbon clock
    Design News • 1 Dec 11
    Judith Zeeman's Carbon Age project uses clocks made of biochar to draw attention to the amount of carbon emissions in the atmosphere. >
  • Locally curated
    Design News • 1 Dec 11
    Matt Allison invited four creatives to curate a space in his home using thrifted and gifted items, then they shared a meal made using only local ingredients. >
  • Spinning light
    Design News • 30 Nov 11
    Troika's Thixotropes is a kinetic sculpture for Selfridges that plays with elements of light. >
  • Kandenchi. Photo: Hiroshi Iwasaki.
    Easily portable
    Design News • 30 Nov 11
    Nendo's wireless computer mouse and iPhone stand are must-have accessories for the digitally connected. >
  • Sketch book
    Design News • 30 Nov 11
    Karim Rashid's new Sketch book contains some 300 of his conceptual drawings, offering insight into his creative processes. >
  • Future 50
    Design News • 29 Nov 11
    Neville Brody has created a new modular logo for D&AD, in celebration of their 50th anniversary. >
  • Rapa Chair III.
    Complex natures at Miami 2011
    Design News • 29 Nov 11
    Ayala Serfaty's creations at Design Miami explore the use of ancient materials in contemporary design. >
  • Crazy carpets
    Design News • 29 Nov 11
    Whoever said that carpets can't be made from plastic forks, balloons or pasta? We Make Carpets use alternative materials for this purpose. >
  • Like a shadow
    Design News • 29 Nov 11
    Nendo's new stand for iPhones and iPad resembles the shadow of a single flower in a vase. >
  • Crystal Matrix II by Erwin Redl for Swarovski Crystal Palace.
    Crystal clear
    Design News • 28 Nov 11
    Light, sound and crystals work together to create a multisensory installation at Design Miami. >
  • Garden explorations
    Design News • 28 Nov 11
    Matali Crasset's Le Blobterre de Matali is an installation that serves as a space of exploration for children. >
  • Tiles for smiles
    Design News • 27 Nov 11
    The Anda Project in Argentina is a creative urban initiative to fix broken tiles on the pavements with more colourful replacements. >
  • Lyrical cuisine
    Design News • 27 Nov 11
    Ever felt that food is so good that you want to sing and dance to it? The Recipe Project contains a collection of "song-recipes". Yes, really. >
  • Framed for famine
    Design News • 26 Nov 11
    Posterity is a collection of posters that draw attention to the famine in East Africa, while also raising funds for the cause. >
  • Wild walk
    Design News • 26 Nov 11
    Tiger & Turtle, Magic Mountain is a roller coaster-like walkway for appreciating the surrounding landscape. >
  • Marije Vogelzang on Design:Digest
    Video Interviews • 25 Nov 11
    Eating designer Marije Vogelzang talks about guest editing the Design:Digest edition of Design Indaba magazine. >
  • Jens Martin Skibsted
    Jens Martin Skibsted on the evolution of bicycle design
    Talks • Duration: 00:32:06 • 24 Nov 11
    Jens Martin Skibsted has been “shouting cars out of the city” for a long time. >
  • Pedro Reyes
    Pedro Reyes on making cities better
    Talks • Duration: 00:19:42 • 24 Nov 11
    Pedro Reyes tells of his “Palas por Pistolas” project that saw weapons being voluntarily turned in and transformed into garden shovels. >

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