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  • Matali on herself
    Creative Work • 1 Feb 06
    Both valuable and useful, the collectable creations of French product designer Matali Crasset are climbing their way into design history. >
  • Wordplay
    Point of View • 1 Feb 06
    Well-known anthropologist and author, Marc Augé writes about why Matali Crasset's work is hard to define in words. >
  • Next, please!
    Creative Work • 1 Feb 06
    After longstanding complaints about a dearth of fresh talent in the industry, a new wave of product designers has at last emerged. >
  • Red hot
    Point of View • 1 Feb 06
    The first African company to win a coveted Red Dot Design Award proves that South Africa has the potential. >
  • Story teller
    Point of View • 1 Feb 06
    Design brings stories to life. Or so says Yves Béhar, whose own tale is made up of one brand success story after another. >
  • Wine wins
    Point of View • 1 Nov 05
    What happens when you grab a bunch of juicy Gauteng students and team them up with renowned graphics guru and self-confessed wino Ken Cato? >
  • Bling!
    Design Indaba News • 1 Nov 05
    The Design Indaba Expo 2006 takes the crown for mounting the largest curated exhibition of contemporary South African jewellery to date. >
  • The bigger apple
    The bigger apple
    Point of View • 1 Nov 05
    What happens when you take an African-American designer from New York to Africa for the first time and expect him to work with crafters? >
  • De-colonising design
    Point of View • 1 Nov 05
    What would the design landscape of Africa look like if colonialism had never happened? Carl Harrison asks the tricky, pertinent question… >
  • Pieter Hugo
    Boss Hugo
    Creative Work • 1 Nov 05
    Photographer Pieter Hugo is rapidly climbing to the top of his game. >
  • He said, she said
    Creative Work • 1 Nov 05
    Award-winning duo Birsel+Seck also happen to design their lives together. >
  • Cultural nomad
    Interviews • 1 Nov 05
    The talents of the Indian-born, Amsterdam-based product designer Satyendra Pakhalé migrate happily from one design oasis to the next. >
  • Take design advantage
    Point of View • 1 Nov 05
    Would you bet money on South Africa getting ahead in the global design game? What is it that really holds the Third World back? >
  • David the Goliath
    Creative Work • 1 Nov 05
    A "starchitect" with an artistic vision, David Adjaye's London-based studio is winning some of the world's most prestigious commissions. >
  • Hi-Fidelity
    Creative Work • 2 Oct 05
    We're proud to present the work of Joey Hi-Fi, a design delinquent who's turning up the volume… >
  • Bling!
    Design Indaba News • 2 Oct 05
    In this case, all that shimmers is indeed gold! The Design Indaba Expo 2006, which runs from the 24-26 February, takes the crown for... >
  • De-colonising design
    Creative Work • 2 Oct 05
    What would the design landscape of Africa look like if colonialism had never happened? Designer and Nottingham Trent University... >
  • Monkeybiz
    Do you care?
    Creative Work • 2 Oct 05
    Well, Monkeybiz does! The local women's empowerment group recently won the United Kingdom's DoUKCare award alongside Nelson Mandela. >
  • Best? Better. Good!
    Design Indaba News • 2 Oct 05
    If you want to attend the best conference in the world, you needn't leave the country – unless you're a non-South African, of course >
  • On the line
    Design Indaba News • 2 Oct 05
    If new media is your message, then it's time to enter the Construction New Media Awards >
  • Wine Wins
    Creative Work • 2 Oct 05
    What happens when you grab a bunch of juicy Gauteng students and team them up with renowned graphics guru and self-confessed wino Ken Cato? >
  • Best? Better. Good!
    Design Indaba News • 2 Oct 05
    If you want to attend the best conference in the world, you needn't leave the country - unless you're a non-South African, of course >
  • Take Design Advantage
    Creative Work • 2 Oct 05
    Would you bet money on South Africa getting ahead in the global design game? What is it that really holds the Third World back? >
  • David the Goliath
    Creative Work • 2 Oct 05
    David Adjaye is a force to be reckoned with… >

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