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Jak

Creative Work • 10 Aug 11

Karim Rashid has designed the Jak watch for Alessi. >
Very nice

Creative Work • 9 Aug 11

Baja is a multi-purpose DIY solution for the desk shortages experienced in lower-income schools. >
Name your Hood

Creative Work • 8 Aug 11

Hey Capetonians, show your hood some love by suggesting a cool name for it with the Name Your Hood competition. >
The Informal City

Creative Work • 8 Aug 11

The Informal City of the 21st Century exhibition considers the challenges of informal settlements and looks at possible solutions. >
Sweet and simple

Creative Work • 7 Aug 11

What could be more romantic than a plywood dinner table made for two? >
Shaded

Creative Work • 6 Aug 11

Heath Nash worked with Zimbabwean artisans to create shading for public spaces in Harare, using recycled plastic bottles. >
Cultural Emergency

Creative Work • 6 Aug 11

Irma Boom did the design for a new book about the role of culture in managing the effects of conflict and disaster. >
Light by plastic

Creative Work • 5 Aug 11

Plastic bottles, water and bleach are working to bring light into the lives of people living in a Manila slum. >
Name dropping

Point of View • 5 Aug 11

Figures & Fictions is a compelling look at contemporary South African photography. >
Hyper Reality

Creative Work • 4 Aug 11

An experimental augmented-reality system could separate your visual point of view from your body. >
Spaces in-between

Creative Work • 4 Aug 11

The materials Kate MccGwire uses in her installations play at evoking a dichotomous way of thinking, seeing and feeling. >
Riding to the next level

Creative Work • 3 Aug 11

With the new Prius bicycle, changing gears can be as easy as thinking about it. >
Cultural magnetism

Creative Work • 3 Aug 11

Director of the Museum of Architecture, Design and Urbanism in Mexico, Regina Pozo Ruiz gives a whistle-stop-tour of contemporary design. >
Spring break

Creative Work • 2 Aug 11

In a joint celebration of spring and Women's Day, Freeworld Design Centre presents a creativity-filled programme. >
Clear sight

Creative Work • 1 Aug 11

On a list of "unlikely materials for glasses and cups" fish scales might rank pretty high. But wait until you see this. >
Easily programmable

Creative Work • 1 Aug 11

An interactive building toy, Plick, turns just about anything into a modular, programmable gadget. >
Sun-powered bikini

Creative Work • 1 Aug 11

Power up with a bikini that doubles as a USB connector, charged by the sun. >
South African beauty wins again

Creative Work • 1 Aug 11

Oliver Hermanus’s Skoonheid has won at Cannes and now also at the Durban International Film Festival. >
James Victore video inspiration

Creative Work • 1 Aug 11

Take a peek at James Victore speaking at AIGA. Then experience his expertise live in Cape Town. >
Blog: TedX Stellenbosch 2011

Creative Work • 30 Jul 11

The city was the canvas for design interventions at the 2011 Stellenbosch TedX event. >
Easy reading

Creative Work • 30 Jul 11

Dyslexie is a new typeface that may help dyslexics read. >
Live reaction

Creative Work • 30 Jul 11

Light sensors in the folds of a dress transforms it into something that becomes a mediator between the wearer and the environment. >
Clipped on

Creative Work • 30 Jul 11

Nendo's new flashdrive blurs the line between organisation in the physical and virtual worlds. >
Fluid ABC

Creative Work • 28 Jul 11

The Fluid Type typeface could make learning your ABCs a whole lot more interesting. >

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