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  • Drawn object
    Creative Work • 20 Feb 11
    Justin Southey is a multi-disciplinary artist whose work covers many different mediums and stylistic variations. >
  • Sweet seat
    Creative Work • 20 Feb 11
    The Snowjob chair is made of sweet wrappers that would otherwise have been discarded. >
  • Graphic revelations
    Creative Work • 19 Feb 11
    Confessions of a Design Thief in New York is an overview of some of Durban-based Garth Walker's work since democracy. >
  • Everyday design
    Creative Work • 19 Feb 11
    For over 12 years Ideso has helped clients create over 300 products that people use and and interact with everyday. >
  • Underground antics
    Creative Work • 18 Feb 11
    Check out a rollicking indie documentary about the "Merry Pranksters" of architecture at the 2011 Design Indaba Filmfest. >
  • Locker up
    Creative Work • 18 Feb 11
    Raw Studios specialises in original products made from sustainably sourced, engineered materials. >
  • Room with a view
    Creative Work • 18 Feb 11
    A Zen-inspired room, atop a building in the middle of a city, is like floating in the space between earth and sky. >
  • Grand introductions at DI2011 Filmfest
    Creative Work • 17 Feb 11
    We don’t mean to name drop but we thought we’d mention the celebrated creatives who’ll introduce films at the Design Indaba Filmfest. >
  • Window dressing
    Creative Work • 17 Feb 11
    From shocking pink to acid yellow, Karim Rashid's blackout blinds are anything but dull. >
  • Cattle adornments
    Creative Work • 17 Feb 11
    Astrid Sulger transforms Nguni cow horn into a collection of sophisticated necklaces, rings, and bracelets. >
  • Desk for design
    Creative Work • 16 Feb 11
    CO Designs will unveil their new Concept Designer’s desk at Design Indaba Expo 2011. >
  • Twitter lights!
    Creative Work • 16 Feb 11
    The Twitter Ball raises awareness about plastic waste in the ocean, using Twitter to highlight the cause. >
  • Behind the scenes
    Point of View • 15 Feb 11
    There’s something both mysterious and inviting about a coffee table book that has the phrase “You should have been with me”. >
  • Wearable lyrics
    Creative Work • 15 Feb 11
    Less than a year old, Kooky is a jewellery design business based in Cape Town, established to produce and market fun, quirky accessories. >
  • Electric
    Creative Work • 14 Feb 11
    David Adjaye's Elektra House is seen as one of the most innovative houses designed in the last century. >
  • Light carrier
    Creative Work • 14 Feb 11
    Nacho Carbonell's Luciferase collection of lights highlight the hybrid possibilities in lighting design. >
  • Blown glass ceiling
    Creative Work • 14 Feb 11
    Smelt is a glass blowing studio that promotes the exploration and innovative use of glass in South Africa. >
  • Ceramic canvasses
    Creative Work • 14 Feb 11
    Tamarillo's recent range comprises simplistic ceramic objects that can go from the wall to the table. >
  • Vuvu iPhone
    Creative Work • 13 Feb 11
    The Vuvuzela is so cool that even the iPhone wants it as an accessory! >
  • Mountain high
    Creative Work • 13 Feb 11
    The Mountain House seamlessly fits into its natural environment, with minimal impact on the site. >
  • Artistic stance
    Point of View • 12 Feb 11
    Positions is a book that looks at the role of contemporary artists in modern-day South Africa. >
  • Green feet
    Creative Work • 12 Feb 11
    Forget green fingers. With Oats Shoes's new Virgin Collection you can have green feet, or shoes rather. >
  • Sweet as biscuits
    Creative Work • 11 Feb 11
    Sootcookie's range of beautifully unusual ceramic pieces are sure to make you smile. >
  • Smell the roses
    Creative Work • 11 Feb 11
    Sometimes in life one just needs to stop and smell the roses. In New York it is now hard to miss the roses. >

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