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New fair trade shop in South Africa

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

British fair trade company adila (just & fair) moved its head office to Langebaan and is opening its first retail store in November.

1 Nov 08
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SA fashion hits the silver screen

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

South Africa’s first fashion magazine show has launched on SABC3 on Saturdays at 6.30pm showcasing all things fashion in Africa.

1 Nov 08
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Witty wallpaper

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Javier Mariscal has launched a new range of wallpaper through Tres Tintas BSC, each design bearing Mariscal’s trademark quirkiness.

1 Nov 08
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The end of minimalism

Design News > Product Design

Stefano Giovannoni’s OrienTales opens a new chapter in the collaboration between Alessi and the National Palace Museum of Taiwan.

1 Nov 08
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Cattle heads ceramics competition

Design News > Craft

This year’s Corobrik National Ceramics Exhibition demanded “something beautiful” of participants, inspired by man's interaction with earth.

1 Nov 08
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Full moon for eco-fashion

Design News > Design Thinking

Ethical South African fashion label Lunar, is one of 28 international designers to participate in Esthetica at the London Fashion Week.

1 Nov 08
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Cops coin it on Sagmeister

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Dutch police confiscate Stefan Sagmeister’s installation of 300 000 eurocent coins for Droog at Experimentadesign in Amsterdam in September.

1 Nov 08
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Hot foreigners in Jozi

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Love Jozi models posed for the camera showing off the ninth range of T-shirts, the Xenocentric Range, after telling why they live in Jozi.

1 Nov 08
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The art of fashion

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Wearable Art - the theme for this year's Rendezvous curated by Gordon Froud drew fine artists and fashion designers to participate.

1 Nov 08
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Tees for trees

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Brazilian fashion designer Carlos Miele has launched a range of T-shirts as a fundraiser for the Rainforest Foundation.

1 Nov 08
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Direct via the Transkei

Design News > Product Design

South African Design Afrika participated in the new Inspiration series for the Conran Shop with Xhosa gourd baskets.

1 Nov 08
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Travelling on trains with kids

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Illustrator Christoph Niemann’s new New York Times blog grabbed attention when he added these illustrations of subway travel with his sons.

1 Nov 08
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Not quite Discovery Channel

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

The Sex Lives of Animals is the first natural history exhibition in the US to explore non-reproductive sexual behavior in animals.

1 Nov 08
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Juliette Lewis chooses Misfit

Design News > Music & Sound Design

Signature South African fashion label Misfit made the breakthrough into the European market at this year's Bread & Butter show in Barcelona.

1 Nov 08
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Paula Scher does China

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Renowned graphic designer and artist Paula Scher has released a new print of China in her Map series.

1 Nov 08
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And now for the black blob

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

The design for a new concert and congress centre in Budvar, Czech Republic, has been unveiled by Future Systems, led by Jan Kaplicky.

1 Nov 08
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Design Indaba film to air

Design News

United States filmmaker Rob Nilsson’s feature film Frank Dead Souls debuted at the Mill Valley Film Festival in October.

1 Nov 08
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Waste worthy of art

Design News > Design Thinking

The Wasted exhibition, at Johannesburg’s Unity Gallery, emphasised the beauty of the art and technical skill, instead of the materials used.

1 Nov 08
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Shrinking the art world

Design News

The 2008 Absa l’Atelier prize awarded to James Webb for Auto Hagiography, engages with Webb’s interest in the psychological impact of sound.

1 Nov 08
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The gospel truth

Design News > Product Design

Matali Crasset's new project In Vino Veritas, about wine, is showing at the Gandy Gallery in Slovakia.

1 Nov 08
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But how does nature make you feel?

Reviews > Design Thinking

An exploration of design inspired by the natural world, the release of Fabiola Reyes’s Nature, by Spanish publishing house Monso is timely.

1 Nov 08
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Green goes orange

Reviews > Design Thinking

Architecture of Change is a book about sustainable buildings, and the cover has not a single shade of green.

1 Nov 08
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Design stuffs its face

Reviews > Creative Economy

Fabrico Próprio: The Design of Portuguese Semi-Industrial Confectionery makes a strong case for the design fame of 90 single-serving cakes.

1 Nov 08
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Tangible brand marks

Reviews > Creative Economy

Logos are possibly the most ubiquitous intervention that the birth of the advertising industry in the 20th century has brought to market.

1 Nov 08

From the Archives

Joburg Her Homeburg

Next Generation • 23 Mar 15

Rendani Nemakhavhani, graphic designer and frequent taxi commuter, captures the hustle and style of Joburg’s streets in her work. >
Dominic Wilcox on playful creativity – Cool Hunting

Profiling • 23 Mar 15

Cajsa Carlson catches up with the English artist at this year's Design Indaba for an inside look at his open-minded approach. >
Roy Choi takes gourmet fast food to the streets – Designboom

Q&A • 23 Mar 15

Roy Choi, co-founder of Kogi BBQ trucks, has revolutionised food truck culture by bringing gourmet cooking to the masses, reports Designboom. >
Head, hands and heart

Q&A • 23 Mar 15

"Craft art", says author Elbé Coetsee, heralds the merging of "art" and "craft" as makers bring a conceptual approach to traditional handmade techniques. >

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