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Sound smart
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Music & Sound Design
The Serendiptichord is an exploration of the creative possibilities of wearable computing.
16 Apr 11
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Through the hoops
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Check out the Cyclehoop, an innovative solution for safe bicycle parking.
15 Apr 11
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Shakespeare on a stamp
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Hat-trick have designed a range of postage stamps for the Royal Mail, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Royal Shakespeare Company.
15 Apr 11
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Lesser known
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A new collective of global creativity, Unknown Union, recently launched in Cape Town.
15 Apr 11
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Wine me, dine me at Milan2011
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Marcel Wanders's Dressed range of cutlery and crockery for Alessi manages to be minimalist and gorgeously ornate at the same time.
14 Apr 11
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Haute couture furniture at Milan2011
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Jaime Hayón has added new pieces to his first complete range of furniture for luxury brand Sé.
14 Apr 11
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Rock solid
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Check out Safe Spaces Initiative, a grassroots public art and education campaign creating safe spaces for girls and women.
14 Apr 11
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Danish treats
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Jasper Morrison curates an exhibtion of iconic Danish designs.
13 Apr 11
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Ways of loving
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Architecture & Interiors
An exhibition space designed by Maxim Velčovský pays tribute to Finnish designer Alvar Aalto.
13 Apr 11
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Fantastical spaces
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Dream Factories at the Milan Furniture Fair looks to the people, ideas and paradoxes of Italian design.
13 Apr 11
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Blog: A tactile future at Milan2011
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Li Edelkoort presents the future of textiles in a student exhibition at Ventura Lambrate and a professional exhibition at Gianfranco Ferre.
12 Apr 11
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Wooster Collective and Faith47 on street art
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Urban & Landscape Design
Street art is about activism and intervention and should be embraced and celebrated, says Wooster Collective and Faith47.
12 Apr 11
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Market magic
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Craft
Enjoy a creative retail experience at the Designer Maker Artisan Market at Freeworld Design Centre on the Cape Town Fanwalk.
12 Apr 11
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Vases telling stories at Milan2011
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Story Vases serve as a form of individual documentation of the daily lives of women in a rural village in KwaZulu-Natal.
12 Apr 11
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20Q: Ben Fry
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Information Design
Making people curious is what creative success is about. Find out 19 other interesting things about Ben Fry.
12 Apr 11
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Blog: Students push materials at Milan2011
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Students from Bezalel, Royal College of Arts and Central St Martins show how to push the parameters of materials at Ventura Lambrate.
11 Apr 11
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Farewell to a legend of literature
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Poet, essayist, academic and teacher Stephen Watson has sadly passed away.
11 Apr 11
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Products as poetry at DI2011
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Product designers at Design Indaba Conference 2011 share their thoughts on purpose and creativity.
11 Apr 11
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With contemporary flair
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In case you missed it, here's a look at the gorgeous designs Haldane Martin launched at Design Indaba Expo.
11 Apr 11
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Responsibility, rewarded
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A new design award recognises the importance of socially responsible design, in honour of designer and educator Victor J Papanek.
11 Apr 11
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Table and chair at Milan2011
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BarberOsgerby's new table and chair will be presented at the Milan Furniture Fair.
11 Apr 11
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For the love of local
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A poster campaign draws attention to the importance of buying and eating local food.
10 Apr 11
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Steel bamboo at Milan2011
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Nendo's "Bamboo Steel Chair" uses bamboo handicraft techniques but manages to create a hard metal sense of pilancy.
10 Apr 11
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Fairytale dress
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Here’s a fairytale dress made with the pages of gorgeous fairytale books.
9 Apr 11
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