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Shadowless
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No Shadow is a collection of sculptures by Makoto Tojiki that uses light as a form of expression.
15 Aug 11
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Soho Synagogue
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Architecture & Interiors
Soho Synagogue by Dror Benshetrit brings design direction and interventions to a Jewish place of worship.
15 Aug 11
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Never forgotten
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Product Design
Can't get rid of old clothes for sentimental reasons? Why not use it to craft a chair? Like the Rememberme chair.
12 Aug 11
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Public light
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Architecture & Interiors
A light installation on the façade of the Zeilgalerie in Frankfurt hopes to make this building an architectural highlight in the city.
12 Aug 11
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Modern reinvention
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Architecture & Interiors
A design concept by Tsai Design Studio and Jakupa Architects and Urban Designers draws on historical relationships to modernise a building.
12 Aug 11
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Creations in cowhide
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Art & Photography
Using cowhide as her main canvas, Nandipha Mntambo challenges social and cultural norms with her creative work.
12 Aug 11
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Michael Edwards on incentivising kids by turning it into a game
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Interaction Design
Michael Edwards talks about incentivising kids by turning it into a game.
12 Aug 11
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Bicycle Library
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Urban & Landscape Design
Here's a different type of library, one where you can borrow bicyles rather than books.
12 Aug 11
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Leaving footprints
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Craft
Umcebo Design is planning an exhibition for Durban that looks to ways in which art and craft can address climate change.
12 Aug 11
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Solid
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Product Design
Concrete was the preferred material choice for Magnus Pettersen's desk accessories.
11 Aug 11
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Un-design
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Could ugly, badly designed packaging discourage people from smoking?
11 Aug 11
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New Things
Design News
Senyol, Southey and Mackay Studio present New Things, an exhibition of paintings, drawings, sculptures and prints.
11 Aug 11
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Tap stand
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Product Design
Nendo's new stand for smartphones and tablets resembles water dripping from a tap.
10 Aug 11
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Jak
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Product Design
Karim Rashid has designed the Jak watch for Alessi.
10 Aug 11
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Very nice
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Product Design
Baja is a multi-purpose DIY solution for the desk shortages experienced in lower-income schools.
9 Aug 11
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Name your Hood
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Urban & Landscape Design
Hey Capetonians, show your hood some love by suggesting a cool name for it with the Name Your Hood competition.
8 Aug 11
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The Informal City
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Urban & Landscape Design
The Informal City of the 21st Century exhibition considers the challenges of informal settlements and looks at possible solutions.
8 Aug 11
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Sweet and simple
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Product Design
What could be more romantic than a plywood dinner table made for two?
7 Aug 11
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Shaded
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Design Thinking
Heath Nash worked with Zimbabwean artisans to create shading for public spaces in Harare, using recycled plastic bottles.
6 Aug 11
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Cultural Emergency
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Irma Boom did the design for a new book about the role of culture in managing the effects of conflict and disaster.
6 Aug 11
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Light by plastic
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Industrial Design
Plastic bottles, water and bleach are working to bring light into the lives of people living in a Manila slum.
5 Aug 11
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Name dropping
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Figures & Fictions is a compelling look at contemporary South African photography.
5 Aug 11
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Hyper Reality
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Interaction Design
An experimental augmented-reality system could separate your visual point of view from your body.
4 Aug 11
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Spaces in-between
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Architecture & Interiors
The materials Kate MccGwire uses in her installations play at evoking a dichotomous way of thinking, seeing and feeling.
4 Aug 11
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