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Thrive hive
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Industrial Design
Thrive Hive is a natural, well-insulated home for bees.
25 Aug 11
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Going solo
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Nendo's Solo Exhibition in Taiwan plays with different manifestations of black and white.
25 Aug 11
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Pop or not
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Architecture & Interiors
This is Not a Pop-Up in London is a design experiment, giving various designers the chance to make their creative mark.
25 Aug 11
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Big Yellow Rabbit
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Urban & Landscape Design
The Big Yellow Rabbit installation is a fun gesture that encourages people to rethink the purpose of public space.
24 Aug 11
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Screen dance
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Interaction Design
Film and Dance, this weekend, is an event exploring the intersection between dance and film with a screening of Wim Wenders's Pina.
24 Aug 11
00:37:15
Christien Meindertsma on her affinity for raw materials
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Her thoughtful exploration of materials such as wool and flax sees Christien Meindertsma creating gorgeously ethical design.
23 Aug 11
00:36:13
Dror Benshetrit on collaboration, reinvention and transformation in cross-disciplinary design
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Industrial Design
Dror Benshetrit launched his QuaDror structural support system at Design Indaba 2011.
23 Aug 11
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Furniture fair
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Product Design
The Western Cape Furniture Initiative presents an exhibition featuring the work of Haldane Martin, Heath Nash, Liam Mooney, Tsai and more.
23 Aug 11
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War Horse at BASA Awards
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Interaction Design
Topthorn from War Horse will be making a special appearance at the Business Day BASA Awards next week.
22 Aug 11
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Net works
Design News
A large net installation encourages child-like exploration while also hoping to help re-integrate communities.
22 Aug 11
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Carvings of white
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The book Claudette Schreuders is an insightful look into the work of this artist from the past 17 years.
19 Aug 11
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From the sky
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Product Design
Airline trolleys as covetable storage spaces for your home and office. Yes, take a look!
19 Aug 11
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Camp van
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Urban & Landscape Design
Old camper vans are transformed into funky live/work spaces (complete with surf racks) by Jay Nelson.
19 Aug 11
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Southern soul
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Here's a look at the results of Southern Comfort's creative exchange challenge.
19 Aug 11
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The city burns
Reviews
The book Fire Walker explores the meaning of the iconic sculpture of the same name by William Kentridge and Gerhard Marx, in Jozi.
19 Aug 11
00:39:05
Javier Mariscal on what creativity can do – a puppet show
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Interaction Design
Javier Mariscal asks and then shows, with live animation, what creativity can do.
19 Aug 11
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Read-Unread
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Product Design
Almost like a seesaw, the Read-Unread bookshelf reveals how many of the books in your library you have actually read.
19 Aug 11
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Mini Inflatables
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Product Design
The new Mini Inflatables hold the promise of hours of fun in the sun.
19 Aug 11
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Open, everything
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Graphic Design & Illustration
We're living in the era of "design by everyone". The book Open Design Now explores this phenomenon.
19 Aug 11
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Grow & learn
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Product Design
Get kids excited about helping out in the kitchen with the Eat Play Grow table that allows them to grow and prepare their own food.
18 Aug 11
00:46:51
Robert Wong: How Google is adding humanity to technology
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Interaction Design
Robert Wong shows how Google is positively impacting people’s lives by adding humanity to technology.
18 Aug 11
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Black
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Architecture & Interiors
With RCA Black, the Royal College of Art presents the first-ever exhibition of work by students of African and African Caribbean descent.
18 Aug 11
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Eco wash
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Product Design
Eco Automatic is a kitchen sink and dishwasher in one, elminating the need to pack everything neatly into the machine.
18 Aug 11
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Gulp!
Design News
Unbelievable – the world’s largest stop-motion animation, shot on a camera phone!
16 Aug 11
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