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Sun-powered bikini
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Industrial Design
Power up with a bikini that doubles as a USB connector, charged by the sun.
1 Aug 11
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South African beauty wins again
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Film & Animation
Oliver Hermanus’s Skoonheid has won at Cannes and now also at the Durban International Film Festival.
1 Aug 11
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James Victore video inspiration
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Take a peek at James Victore speaking at AIGA. Then experience his expertise live in Cape Town.
1 Aug 11
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Blog: TedX Stellenbosch 2011
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Urban & Landscape Design
The city was the canvas for design interventions at the 2011 Stellenbosch TedX event.
30 Jul 11
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Easy reading
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Dyslexie is a new typeface that may help dyslexics read.
30 Jul 11
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Live reaction
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Interaction Design
Light sensors in the folds of a dress transforms it into something that becomes a mediator between the wearer and the environment.
30 Jul 11
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Clipped on
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Product Design
Nendo's new flashdrive blurs the line between organisation in the physical and virtual worlds.
30 Jul 11
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Fluid ABC
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Graphic Design & Illustration
The Fluid Type typeface could make learning your ABCs a whole lot more interesting.
28 Jul 11
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Loud and clear
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Hat-trick has created a new visual identity for the Action on Hearing Loss charity, making their message loud and clear.
28 Jul 11
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Living spaces
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Andrew Tshabangu’s photographic work is an exploration of the way that people inhabit their living spaces.
28 Jul 11
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Ceramic character
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Product Design
The Pico collection of ceramics by the Bouroullec Brothers emphasises the natural characteristics of the material.
27 Jul 11
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Tomas Kral
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Product Design
ECAL graduate Tomas Kral talks about designing a luxury tea set for his graduation project and integrating craft and industrial design.
27 Jul 11
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Stefan G Bucher
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Graphic Design & Illustration
While his brain may not be a team player, Stefan G Bucher works to get out of his head.
27 Jul 11
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Solid sound
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Music & Sound Design
Extending the application of materials, Shmuel Linski used raw concrete to create speakers.
27 Jul 11
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DIY Pen
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Product Design
Create your own pen with the DIY Pen. No additional tools or materials needed, except a hairdryer.
27 Jul 11
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Cooking utensils
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Creative Economy
Hat-trick’s branding for Great British Chefs is based around an iPhone and iPad app, featuring more than 180 recipes.
26 Jul 11
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Branch extension
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Industrial Design
Street lights with adjustable components are ideal for illuminating public spaces.
26 Jul 11
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Under wraps
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Sewing is made simple with Jungeun Lee’s Wrapped Garment, which eliminates the need for sewing, cutting or weaving.
25 Jul 11
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Solar Sinter
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Interaction Design
What if sand and sunlight could be used as the raw energy and material to produce glass objects using 3D printers?
25 Jul 11
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Farewell Design Week
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Creative Economy
After 25 years as one of the leading and most respected design publications in the world, Design Week has closed.
25 Jul 11
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Holding out for a hero
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Architecture & Interiors
From a neglected concrete structure the Heroes Monument in Bogota, Colombia has been transformed into a vibrant cultural space.
24 Jul 11
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Street factory
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Urban & Landscape Design
A new structure in Spain incorporates a skate park, street theatre stage, graffiti wall, climbing wall and more, and it’s all for youth.
22 Jul 11
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Typewriter style
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Typewriters may be a relic from a bygone era but Keira Rathbone still uses this old machine to create interesting works of art.
22 Jul 11
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Thomas Thwaites on making a toaster from scratch
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Industrial Design
Royal College of Art graduate Thomas Thwaites investigates how one would go about making a toaster from scratch.
22 Jul 11
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A never-ending stream of dominoes extending upwards provides the building blocks of architect Jean-Paul Cassia’s latest brainchild, the Zanzibar Tower
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The multipotentialite side of life
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