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Vitra Design Museum looks to Africa
Design News
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1 Oct 14
The institution plans a major exhibition on contemporary African design in spring 2015.
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"Get High" by Mr Moeh 24
Track of the Week
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2 Oct 14
This track by multitalented designer, photographer and DJ Mpumelelo Macu is a staple for anyone who values seamless production.
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Tyneside lounger by David Irwin
Product Spotlight
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2 Oct 14
The Irish designer's timber chair for Deadgood began life as cinema seating.
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Crawly couture
Lookbook
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3 Oct 14
It might make us twitchy, but Hendrik Vermeulen's latest fashion collection is inspired by the intricate patterns of insects.
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There’s no place like here: Brazenhead Books
FilmFestFriday
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3 Oct 14
A short movie about a secret second-hand bookshop and its determined owner.
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Industrial dreams
Lookbook
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4 Oct 14
The director David Lynch's black and white photographs of factories affirm his penchant for dark, surreal imagery.
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Bronze Age by Studio Tjep.
Product Spotlight
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6 Oct 14
Frank Tjepkema's latest body of work conveys solidity even as it seems to be melting away.
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Eye on digital art from Africa
Design News
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6 Oct 14
Curator Christine Eyene tells us about her selection of experimental artists from Africa whose work was part of London's recent "Africa Utopia" festival.
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A step up
Design Frontiers
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7 Oct 14
Michaella Janse van Vuuren's latest pieces take her technical proficiencies to new heights – and onto the fashion runway.
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Bad Boys by Matali Crasset
Product Spotlight
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7 Oct 14
French designer Matali Crasset has designed a quirky collection of wall clocks for DesignerBox.
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Brass Top dressing table by James Mudge
Product Spotlight
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9 Oct 14
Cape Town-based designer-carpenter James Mudge crafts a delicate, contemporary dressing table.
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"Kinshasa" by Alec Lomami (CHLLNGR Remix)
Track of the Week
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9 Oct 14
Our Track of the Week is an Afro-electro ode to the idea of home by Congolese rapper-producer Alec Lomami.
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'Function/Void' by The Bug and Factory Fifteen
FilmFestFriday
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10 Oct 14
This creative collaboration of music and film offers up a dystopian vision of a possible near-future.
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A haunted, handmade world
Next Generation
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10 Oct 14
Artist Ali Aschman makes emotionally layered animations using handmade puppets and paper cut-outs.
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Paragon takes top sustainability honours
Design News
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10 Oct 14
The Johannesburg-based firm won the 2014 AfriSam-SAIA Award for Sustainable Architecture for its design of the Alexander Forbes Headquarters.
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Africa through the lens
Lookbook
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11 Oct 14
The winning work from the third annual POPCAP photography competition celebrates new visions of Africa.
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Mushroom mania
Design News
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13 Oct 14
Ineke Hans gets playful with her latest glassware collection for Czech brand Křehký.
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Tile style
Lookbook
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13 Oct 14
We round up the top five tiles trends that emerged at the recent Cersaie international exhibition of ceramic tiles in Bologna, Italy.
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Ed Suter launches wallpaper
Product Spotlight
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14 Oct 14
The Cape Town-based photographer brings the vibrant style of Africa's street life and tropical climate indoors.
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A toy that teaches empathy
Design Frontiers
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15 Oct 14
Canadian industrial designer Ilana Ben-Ari’s puzzle game teaches the creative skills children won’t find in textbooks.
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Using design thinking to help fight Ebola
Design News
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15 Oct 14
OpenIDEO and USAID launch global call for innovative tools to help health-care workers on the frontlines of the virus.
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"Golide" by Sonye
Track of the Week
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16 Oct 14
Track of Week is a light and catchy love song by Malawian R&B singer-songwriter Sonye.
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How the Cape Was Made
Design News
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16 Oct 14
The "Make It New" exhibition traces the Western Cape's indigenous past and contemporary creativity through craft and design.
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Jessica Hische - Like Knows Like
FilmFestFriday
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17 Oct 14
This short film takes a revealing look at American typographer Jessica Hische's everyday life.
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