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Creative Work • 19 Nov 13

A new type of modem has come out of Africa – one built for rugged African conditions that can withstand power cuts. >
Tasting fear

Creative Work • 18 Nov 13

Cohen Van Balen has designed an installation that attempts to capture the flavour of fear. >
Underground history

Creative Work • 18 Nov 13

Bjarke Ingels Group has completed its renovation of the Danish National Maritime Museum, creating a cultural hotspot in the Helsingør region. >
Design and win with Alessi

Creative Work • 17 Nov 13

Alessi has launched a new competition, "Concrete in Design", that will see the winner's object forming part of a future Alessi collection. >
Arena makeover

Creative Work • 17 Nov 13

Michael Bierut has designed a programme of signage, wayfinding and environmental graphics for the home of the basketball team the Brooklyn Nets. >
Skate park playscape

Creative Work • 16 Nov 13

The City of Cape Town’s winning entry in an international design competition means the first city centre skate park is coming to town. >
Hello, my name is Paul Smith

Creative Work • 16 Nov 13

Paul Smith's latest exhibition celebrates the life and work of the famed British fashion designer at London’s Design Museum. >
Robert Sayre: Food as a way to foster inter-country discourse

Interviews • Duration: 00:05:53 • 15 Nov 13

Conflict Kitchen’s cultural director and chef talks about using ethnic food as “bait” to get people to learn about the country where that food is from. >
Christoph Niemann on the tension between his inner artist and his inner editor

Conference Talks • Duration: 00:34:45 • 14 Nov 13

Renowned illustrator and creator of the popular Petting Zoo app, Christoph Niemann talks about his work and process at Design Indaba Conference 2013. >
Crystal colonies

Creative Work • 14 Nov 13

Tokujin Yoshioka’s "Crystallize" exhibition of grown paintings and sculptures is the Japanese artist/designer's largest solo exhibition to date. >
Secret festival

Creative Work • 13 Nov 13

The 2013 Spier Secret Festival was a huge success. Here's an inside look at what the two-day celebration offered visitors. >
Natural curves

Creative Work • 13 Nov 13

A new outdoor pavilion follows the curvature of the landscape on the campus of the Kyoto University of Art and Design. >
TEN Collection: design tutorial ft Peter Jaworowski (Poland)

Point of View • 12 Nov 13

Peter Jaworowski talks through the process of creating his digital artwork for the TEN Collection. Use the captions settings on the video player for subtitles. >
Theatrical interior

Creative Work • 12 Nov 13

The mandate for Dutch product and interior designer Marcel Wanders was to create “a feeling of celebration” in the Hong Kong Mira Moon Hotel. >
Healthier home

Creative Work • 12 Nov 13

An “eco-poverty-alleviation project” in Cape Town’s Langa township provides nutrition on tap for 45 children by using the sun-facing walls of shacks. >
Marije Vogelzang: Playing with your food

Interviews • Duration: 00:06:02 • 11 Nov 13

Dutch eating designer Marije Vogelzang spoke at the Spier Secret Festival 2013 about the connections between people, rootedness and cooking in fire. >
To the edge of the earth

Creative Work • 11 Nov 13

A project is in the works to take passengers on balloon flights to the edge of the earth where they will be able to observe the planet’s curvature. >
Why Jan and Maria got their crocheted bicycles

Creative Work • 11 Nov 13

Two vintage bicycles covered in bright orange wool by Cape Town-based texture designer and yarn bomber Isabeau Joubert are doing the rounds. >
A filmmaking sprint

Creative Work • 10 Nov 13

The “fastest film ever made” from script to screen is now a Guinness World Records holder. >
Inn additions

Creative Work • 10 Nov 13

Ineke Hans has designed two furniture collections for the Fogo Island Inn as well as a range of furniture for public use around the island. >
An art first for Kenya

Creative Work • 9 Nov 13

East Africa’s first ever commercial modern and contemporary art auction in Nairobi last week generated sales of more than $US200 000. >
Homework done anywhere

Creative Work • 9 Nov 13

Megan Laughton’s prototype for a space-saving, lightweight, easy to store desk and chair is this year’s Making the Difference through Design winner. >
Hans Ulrich Obrist: Africa plays a big role for 89plus

Interviews • Duration: 00:06:12 • 8 Nov 13

In this interview in London, curator Hans Ulrich Obrist talks about digitally mapping a new generation of artists with 89plus. >
the WREN design: Emerging Creatives Q&A

Interviews • 8 Nov 13

This week’s featured Emerging Creative is product designer Wendren Setzer, who was part of the programme at Design Indaba Expo in 2010. >

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