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Indulgent
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Architecture & Interiors
Nendo have used a variety of doors as shielding elements to create a surprise experience for customers in a new clothing shop in Japan.
14 Nov 11
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Food fight: Matt Allison
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Design Thinking
Industrialised farming methods has stripped fresh produce of its vitamins and minerals says urban farmer Matt Allison.
14 Nov 11
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Urban intersections
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Architecture & Interiors
BIG Architects have won a competition to turn a large concrete warehouse in Basel, Switzerland, into a mixed-use arts district.
14 Nov 11
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Eat me data
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Information Design
How would you visually depict two years worth of meals? Take a look at how Lauren Manning did it.
14 Nov 11
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Fabric greens
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Craft
Not everything always needs to be functional, take Scholten & Baijings's whimsical veggies as an example...
13 Nov 11
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Sewn up sausages
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Craft
Meat lover's delight, the Aufschnitt boutique's range of cushions resemble different cuts of meat.
12 Nov 11
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Issues of informality
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Urban & Landscape Design
The South African Informal City exhibition in Johannesburg, during COP17, aims to encourage dialogue around urban development.
11 Nov 11
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Worthy creation
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Product Design
Thomas Heatherwick has designed the furniture for the Worth Abbey Church in England, using solid American black walnut wood.
11 Nov 11
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City bees
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Urban & Landscape Design
Keen to try your hand at beekeeping? It might be possible to do so in your city apartment with Philips's Urban Beehive concept.
11 Nov 11
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How to eat
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Graphic Design & Illustration
A new edition of Michael Pollan's Food Rules comes with gorgeous illustrations by Maira Kalman.
10 Nov 11
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Eleven eleven eleven - winner announced
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Depict 11.11.11 and you could win R11 111,11 worth of Design Indaba Shop vouchers. Well done to Samantha Jones whose submission got the popular vote.
10 Nov 11
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Smart biome
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Information Design
Tending a garden takes time, patience and control. With the Biome this process can be managed using your smartphone or iPad.
10 Nov 11
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Water wise
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Karim Rashid's colourful Bobble water jug is ideal for filtering water, it looks good and it's 100% recyclable.
10 Nov 11
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DIY wine making
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Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Sabine Marcelis created a system for making wine at home.
9 Nov 11
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Laduma Ngxokolo on his Xhosa fashion line
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Laduma Ngxokolo incorporates traditional Xhosa beadwork designs into his range of wool and mohair garments for men.
9 Nov 11
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The Blackheart Gang: animation and the Tale of How
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Animators The Blackheart Gang talk about their diverse creative influences and the commercial value of animation.
9 Nov 11
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Colour me healthy
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Food Design
The colourful Nature Matching System works to remind you to consume the right colour combination of fruit and veg every day.
9 Nov 11
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Food political
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Food Design
Conflict Kitchen is a restaurant concept that educates patrons about the culture and politics of countries that the USA are in conflict with.
9 Nov 11
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Mutated produce
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Food Design
Would a banana still be a banana if it weren't yellow and shaped as it is? A philosophical question perhaps, but one that Uli Westphal explores with Mutatoes.
9 Nov 11
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To eat or not to meat
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Food Design
A vegetarian butchery in The Netherlands is reinvigorating market interest in the protein-rich lupin crop.
9 Nov 11
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Rain maker
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Design Thinking
Airdrop is an irrigation concept that harvests the moisture in the air to irrigate crops in times of drought.
9 Nov 11
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Food fight: Sumien Brink
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Food Design
Given that more food does not equate to less hunger, there is nothing right with the current food system, says Sumien Brink.
9 Nov 11
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Made to fit
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Product Design
The Kickstand desk allows you to kill two birds with one stone - get your desk job done and keep fit.
9 Nov 11
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Facing the crowd
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William Kentridge's series of charcoal drawings for the Other Faces film can be seen at Goodman Gallery in Johannesburg.
9 Nov 11
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