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Not dark nor light
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Art & Photography
Neither photojournalism nor visual art, Between Darkness and Light looks at Jodi Bieber’s work that defies categorisation.
25 Mar 11
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Blog: Day 1 of Toffie Festival
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Urban & Landscape Design
The first day of the Toffie Pop Culture Festival opens a range of exhibitions and presents inspiring commercial activism from Conn Bertish.
24 Mar 11
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Table detail at Milan2011
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Flat Design’s collection of linen tablecloths are infused with the personal, poetic touch of Karim Rashid, Matali Crasset and more.
24 Mar 11
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Francis Kéré: Africans need to develop their own identity in architecture
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Architecture & Interiors
Africans need to develop their own identity in architecture, says Francis Kéré.
24 Mar 11
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Graphic recollections
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Graphic Design & Illustration
A retrospective exhibition at the Design Museum in London, A Graphic Odyssey looks at the 60-year career of Wim Crouwel.
24 Mar 11
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Michael Wolff at DI2011
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Creative Economy
Years ago creativity was on the runway. Today, Michael Wolff says, it’s flying.
23 Mar 11
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Playful and practical
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Product Design
Karim Rashid’s new furniture designs for Italian brand B-Line are multi-functional and lots of fun.
23 Mar 11
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Freedom for all
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Urban & Landscape Design
Here's a look at Faith47's contribution to a new documentary about South African artists.
23 Mar 11
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Creativity on cars
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Creative Economy
Brightly coloured BMWs are not an act of vandalism but rather a celebration of the 35th anniversary of the Art Car project.
23 Mar 11
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20Q: Oded Ezer
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Type shaman, biotypographer, typochemist and typosexual are some descriptions of the innovative things Oded Ezer does with typography.
22 Mar 11
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The future, online
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Design Thinking
Trend guru Li Edelkoort has launched an online trend forecasting portal. Welcome to www.trendtablet.com.
22 Mar 11
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Design intersections
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Design Thinking
Win a place on a new course that explores the role of the designer as mediator between culture and nature.
22 Mar 11
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The ABC of South Africa
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Creative Economy
A is for Aids, B is for Black and C is for Complaining in Anton Kannemeyer’s new collection of work.
21 Mar 11
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Unpolished but Polish at Milan2011
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Craft
unPolished at Ventura Lambrate during the Milan Furniture Fair features the original work of young Polish designers and design groups.
21 Mar 11
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Happens over a cuppa
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Creative Economy
Few things clear the mind like a cup of tea. Saatchi & Saatchi take this idea further for the UCT Graduate School of Business.
20 Mar 11
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The streets of Taiwan at Milan2011
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Craft
At the Milan Furniture Fair Yii Design explores the synergy between craft and design on the streets of Taiwan.
20 Mar 11
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First hand at Milan2011
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Interaction Design
The RCA's exhibition at Ventura Lambrate during the Milan Furniture Fair will address the gap between great design and commercial viability.
19 Mar 11
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The fun in function at Milan2011
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Product Design
At the Milan Furniture Fair Laikingland will examine the functional elements of crafted kinetic objects.
18 Mar 11
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In a decade
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10 Years On is an exhibition examining the noteworthy contribution to the art world by graduates from Michaelis's class of 2001.
18 Mar 11
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Something to chew on
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Graphic Design & Illustration
The Toffie Pop Culture Festival, in Cape Town from 24 to 26 March 2011, celebrates all that is pop about culture.
18 Mar 11
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Green points for Pepsi
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Design Thinking
PepsiCo have developed the world’s first 100% plant-based, fully renewable PET bottle.
17 Mar 11
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In control
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Music & Sound Design
Spoek Mathambo collaborated with Pieter Hugo and Michael Cleary on his music video for his new band Mshini Wam.
17 Mar 11
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Being heard
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Creative Economy
Newspapers should give a voice to the voiceless, as a new advertising campaign for The Zimbabwean illustrates.
16 Mar 11
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Jens Martin Skibsted at DI2011
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Urban & Landscape Design
Jens Martin Skibsted loves bicycles because of their efficient man/machine interface.
16 Mar 11
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