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Lego legacy
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Minale-Maeda use the iconic children's building blocks to add a contemporary edge to classic pieces of furniture by Gerrit Rietveld.
12 Jul 10
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Go big or go home
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Creative Economy
South Africans have known for years that 2010 would be a big year. The Loerie Awards are celebrating this with their BIG issue of Migrate.
12 Jul 10
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Commonwealth on bridging the divide
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Product Design
Commonwealth talk about the process of bridging the divide between designing and making objects.
12 Jul 10
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Violent contrasts
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Music & Sound Design
Van Coke Kartel's latest album, Skop, Skiet en Donner, bears testament to their versatility as local artists of an international calibre.
11 Jul 10
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Big in Japan
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A new exhibition in Tokyo interrogates the Japanese relationship with nature and explores ways of redefining Japan.
11 Jul 10
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Dwayne Spradlin on innovation and solution
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Interaction Design
Humanity is going through unprecedented change, breaking traditional boundaries and designing innovative solutions.
9 Jul 10
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Marian Bantjes turns to type
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Craft
It was by pure coincidence that Marian Bantjes started working as a typesetter. Years later, she has refined it into a magnificent craft.
9 Jul 10
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Happy feet
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Good news for eco-conscious parents! Woolies have launched a new range of super cute children’s shoes made from recycled materials.
9 Jul 10
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Solar soccer sight
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A soccer ball that integrates solar panels into its design could allow visually impaired people to also enjoy the beautiful game.
8 Jul 10
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Fighting for freedom
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Urban & Landscape Design
Inspired by the South African Freedom Charter, Faith47's latest body of socially conscious work explores forms of discrimination.
8 Jul 10
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Fashion schmashion
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Being fashionable is hard work, especially when the rules seem to change all the time. Here's a nifty guide to make it a tad easier.
8 Jul 10
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Vortex vase
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Add Japanese moderation to French flair and the result is lust-have vase that evokes a sense of natural serenity.
7 Jul 10
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Sweet Soweto
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Creative Economy
“Soweto is like Hollywood to me. Everything is here,” says Jozi FM’s Sibongile Mazibuko in the intro to Jodi Bieber’s new book.
7 Jul 10
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Prestigious award for Seed Cathedral
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Architecture & Interiors
The UK Pavilion's Seed Cathedral has been recognised for its outstanding architecture in the international playing field.
7 Jul 10
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Football fever for the home
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Wishing football fever could last forever? Take a piece of it home in the form of Alex Garnett's football-inspired home collection.
6 Jul 10
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Clever design for keeping dry
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We all know about the iPod but now there’s also the Dry Pod, a design solution that may greatly benefit homeless people.
6 Jul 10
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Food dating
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Food Design
Forget speed dating and internet dating and try a good old fashioned blind date… With a innovate food design twist.
6 Jul 10
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Lounging around
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Jaime Hayon's new lounger is classic and comfortable, with a funky edge.
5 Jul 10
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Kitchen topology
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Architecture & Interiors
Matali Crasset's "Topologies Affectives" installation is a light graphic intervention that redefines space.
5 Jul 10
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Beat of the African drum
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Design Thinking
The Budweiser Man of the Match trophy was designed to reflect and celebrate African life, love and unity.
5 Jul 10
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On form
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Do you think sex toys are sleazy, mass-produced objects best left hidden in a drawer? Take a look at the vibrator that's won a design award.
5 Jul 10
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Autonomous considerations
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Architecture & Interiors
An exhibition of eight designers and artists explores concepts of autonomy and other critical attitudes in design.
4 Jul 10
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Function meets fantasy
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Nostalgic, eco-conscious, beautiful and desirable. And the good news is that Casamento have opened a showroom.
4 Jul 10
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Wonderful water
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Urban & Landscape Design
They say the best things in life are free and Host City Cape Town is making this adage work for football fans in the city.
2 Jul 10
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