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Fun and games
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Local artist Michael MacGarry's work looks at the socio-political and economic issues in various African countries.
26 May 11
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For the love of trees
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A new tracking system hopes to protect the lush forests and valuable trees of Liberia
26 May 11
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Konstantin Grcic at Milan 2011
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Product Design
Konstantin Grcic talks about his design process from prototyping to preferred materials.
25 May 11
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Benjamin Hubert at Milan2011
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Benjamin Hubert believes that product design should evoke a tactile and emotional response.
25 May 11
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American is old hat
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Chris Harrison profiles the African continent's youth market.
25 May 11
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Moon boot
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United Nude’s Flat Pack shoe is ideal for a lunar environment, should you want to go and live on the moon.
25 May 11
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Smog consumption
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Since buildings account for so much of energy use, wouldn’t it be nice if they could help clean the air?
25 May 11
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Product support
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The Cape Craft and Design Institute now has a Product Support Space with a range of new machinery.
25 May 11
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Second skin
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Safe sex is made sexy with the Second Skin. Check out urban africa’s condom pouch.
24 May 11
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Over the rainbow
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Creations this colourful can't not make one smile. And what makes it even better is that it removes plastic pollution from beaches.
24 May 11
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Natural cuttings
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Craft
Matali Crasset’s Cuttings range of objects is the result of a collaboration with Dutch glass blower Vincent Breed.
24 May 11
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Abilities of design
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The What Design Can Do conference in Amsterdam brings together creatives thinking about design as a mindset for addressing social issues.
23 May 11
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Hidden earphones
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Nendo's new Otokurage earphones for Elecom is reminiscent of a jellyfish.
22 May 11
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Paula Scher mural
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Paula Scher's new murals at the Queens Metropolitan Campus creates a world in one room.
22 May 11
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Made to fit
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Vivian Chiu’s Inception Chair comprises 10 chair frames that all fit together to form one, very interesting, seat.
21 May 11
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Possibilities
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Architecture & Interiors
Openness to Explore at Freeworld Design Centre features the second series of room-size exhibitions by top creatives.
21 May 11
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Diederick Schneemann at Milan2011
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Diederick Schneemann talks about the significance of well designed and crafted objects, working with the Unique-Eco initiative in Kenya.
19 May 11
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Campana Brothers at Milan2011
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For the Campana Brothers design is about creating and proposing dreams, like they did in ostrich leather with the Klein Karoo company.
19 May 11
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Cups of cocoa
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fuseproject's Talamanca Cocoa project raises awareness about the positive aspects of organic cocoa farming in Costa Rica.
19 May 11
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Quilted
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Product Design
The honeycomb-like Quilt series of sofas and chairs by the Bouroullec Brothers now comes in a new colourway.
18 May 11
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Cathedral moods
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Architecture & Interiors
Anish Kapoor's cathedral-like installation in Paris reflects on the transitive nature of instants.
17 May 11
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Light bulb moment
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Information Design
Google have launched an LED light bulb which can be controlled by any Android device, paving the way for a new type of energy efficiency.
17 May 11
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Pattern people
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Renée Rossouw and Laduma Ngxokolo take abstract patterns from school-day simplicity to allusions about personal identity.
16 May 11
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Handling pressure
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Interaction Design
A new innovation allows people to monitor their blood pressure using their iPhone, iPad or iPod touch.
16 May 11
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Japan’s Kamakura Village pop-up eatery serves traditional fare in icy igloos for one month a year
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