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Afridoctor diagnosing direct from your handset
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Africa’s first personal mobile health clinic took first place in the Nokia Africa Calling All Innovators application competition.
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10 Apr 10
Skyscraper for peace
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Polish architect could have solved the conflict in Sudan with this design of a water tower skyscraper.
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10 Apr 10
The Earth Awards
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The Earth Awards are looking for your innovative design solutions for the 21st century.
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8 Apr 10
W+K Delhi open art gallery
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Indian advertising agency W+K Delhi have expanded to launch an art gallery, W+K Experience, which aims to make art accessible to everyone.
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6 Apr 10
World architecture gets Rich
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Architecture & Interiors
Peter Rich’s Mapungubwe Interpretation Centre was recognised as World Building of the Year 2009 at the World Architecture Festival.
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5 Apr 10
Step into an art director’s shoes
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Renowned creatives were asked to customise a pair of Toms Shoes as part of the Art Directors Club’s Designism 4.0 annual forum.
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3 Apr 10
Heatherwick redefines the power station
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Never content to be categorised, Thomas Heatherwick has turned his architectural hand to a biomass-fuelled station and created a masterpiece
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2 Apr 10
Trending lightly
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Trends are pesky things. They come and go as they please, leaving behind a mixed bag of objects without much use.
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1 Apr 10
Gary Hustwit answers all at DI2010
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Director of Objectified and Helvetica, Gary Hustwit makes the films that he wants to see but haven't yet been made.
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31 Mar 10
What is a hybrid?
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Inspired by cultural mash-ups and globalisation, Stephen Burks collaborates on a series that explores hybridity in colourful assemblages.
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31 Mar 10
Wooster Collective answers all at DI2010
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“Why would an artist risk arrest in order to create?” asked Mark and Sara Schiller of the Wooster Collective.
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30 Mar 10
Infinite river of Egypt
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Karim Rashid deconstructs conventional ideas of table and seating concepts to recombine them in a single sinuous object.
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30 Mar 10
Heads above the rest
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Interaction Design
As the puppeteer of 5m-tall puppets, Daniel Popper is expecting to captivate soccer fans with his larger-than-life soccer players.
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29 Mar 10
Play DJ with Spooky iPhone app
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In conjunction with the launch of his latest album, The Secret Song, DJ Spooky has launched a DJ-mixing iPhone app of the same name.
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29 Mar 10
Celebration kicker
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If there has ever been a reason to celebrate, the Official Match Ball for the FIFA World Cup 2010 is that very reason.
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29 Mar 10
Food and fun relief
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Unplug Design studio in Korea have found a way to combine both aid and fun in one package with the creative design of the Dream Ball.
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28 Mar 10
Keep jumping
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Everyone seems willing to jump onboard for Kelly Wainwright’s newest project, even the Reverend Archbishop Desmond Tutu.
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26 Mar 10
The function of the heart
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Designer Frank Tjepkema has expanded on earlier concepts of overlapping logos in his new Clockwork Love collection.
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26 Mar 10
Mind-blowing books
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A book must be pretty inspiring to blow your mind out of the back of you head. But then again, they are Biblioteq Books after all.
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25 Mar 10
Baby monitor wins SABS
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Cape Town product development consultancy ...XYZ, scoop three awards at the SABS Design Excellence Awards for mobile baby monitor, SNUZA.
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25 Mar 10
Keeping it “Afrikan”
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Muti, by Clinton and Carrick Campbell, is a clothing label that embodies the African heritage and is without a doubt 100% South African.
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24 Mar 10
Entries open for the Loerie Awards
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The biggest advertising, communication design and experiential media awards in Africa are now accepting entries.
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23 Mar 10
Unlocking nature's potential with Waterkloof
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Architecture & Interiors
An hour out of the city you will find the picturesque Waterkloof Estate, an oasis with top class wines and delectable cuisine.
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19 Mar 10
William Drenttel answers all at DI2010
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Design Thinking
“What does it mean to be a designer?” asked William Drenttel throughout his reflexive, socially conscious presentation.
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19 Mar 10
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