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Flotsam and jetsam
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Design Thinking
Ryan Frank is repurposing the debris of the urban ocean into quirky eco-sensitive furniture.
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1 Aug 07
The brief: Fan your passion 2010
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Creative Economy
South Africa will host one of the world's greatest sporting events in only three years time - the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
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1 May 07
Fanfest by King James RSVP
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Creative Economy
King James RSVP proposes that our local taxis and taxi drivers become the hosts and ambassadors to the tourists.
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1 May 07
Fanfest proposal by Enterprise IG
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Creative Economy
Enterprise IG used the layout of a football pitch in creating the venue for the greatest party ever.
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1 May 07
Online innovation
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Interaction Design
Daljit Singh is creative director and founder of Digit, one of the world's longest-established digital agencies.
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1 May 07
Super normal
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Industrial Design
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Product Design
Jasper Morrison has evolved from semi-industrial mixed components to a fresh appreciation of timeless or "super-normal" classics.
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1 May 07
The Ultimate Guide to Local Design out now
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The Ultimate Guide to Local Design brings together South Africa's best designs and designers who exhibited at the Design Indaba Expo 2007.
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20 Mar 07
A Taste For Type
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Tobias Frere-Jones has designed over 500 typefaces for retail publication, custom clients and experimental research.
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1 Feb 07
Geografias ingenuas
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Product Design
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Interaction Design
Javier Mariscal has been dubbed the Peter Pan of Spanish design, but his work is often full of social commentary.
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1 Feb 07
Afro Guchi
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Vlisco’s transformation into a leading fashion house is partly the result of competition from cheap Chinese imports.
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1 Feb 07
Creative nation
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Parliament wants a fresh new image and has asked the nation to get its creative juices flowing by designing its new emblem.
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1 Feb 07
Put your best foot forward
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Product Design
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Hands up if you’ve ever cross-tied the laces of your takkies? Or coloured in your toecaps with a permanent marker?
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1 Feb 07
Mechanical magic
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
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Graphic Design & Illustration
A winner has been chosen for Big Blue’s 2006 Makhulu Polane design competition.
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1 Feb 07
Fresh talent
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Architecture & Interiors
Taswald Pillay, from the University of Johannesburg, has scooped the prestigious PG Bison Interior Design Student of the Year Award.
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1 Feb 07
Make a big noise
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Dream up a non-traditional campaign idea for Oxfam's Make Trade Fair campaign.
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11 Dec 06
Sovereign beauty
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Beverley Price’s unique jewellery is inspired by western as well as indigenous South African goldsmithing and ritual objects.
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1 Nov 06
Africa adorned
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African Design
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Renowned jeweller Ida-elsje is in demand for her beautiful and highly personal engagement rings and other fine pieces.
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1 Nov 06
Floral finesse
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Architecture & Interiors
The interior design for SRK Legal Assistance in the Hague is a tribute to the Dutch flower.
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1 Nov 06
Blooming marvellous
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Urban & Landscape Design
Nine large-scale metal tree sculptures with colourful, rotating mid-sections have given new life to Juta Street in Johannesburg.
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1 Nov 06
Between Ownership & Belonging
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Architecture & Interiors
Michael MacGarry writes about the South African exhibition at the 10th Venice International Architecture Biennale.
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1 Nov 06
Home comforts
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Architecture & Interiors
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Design Thinking
Providing the right solution between cool design and peace of mind, ZenKaya is a new local concept for prefab living and working space.
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1 Nov 06
Stairway to heaven
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Architecture & Interiors
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Creative Economy
The first contemporary flagship store for Longchamp has been designed by Heatherwick Studio.
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1 Nov 06
Death star
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Product Design
Top graduates of Design Academy Eindhoven recently exhibited eco-friendly "death designs" that are, quite literally, to die for.
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1 Aug 06
Don't call me babe
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Design Thinking
It may look cute and cuddly, but it's one of the planet's worst poo-llutants.
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1 Aug 06
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