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Ideas galore in New York
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Design Thinking
A new festival in New York calls on the power of the creative community to explore notions of a future city.
6 May 11
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Flexible flux at Milan2011
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Product Design
It has an unconventional look and is available in a variety of bright colours. The foldable Flux Chair is one that you want in your garden.
6 May 11
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Social seating
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The design of Aram Lello's Community Bench is both multi-functional and great for encouraging social interactions.
6 May 11
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Made of steel at Milan2011
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Four designers. Four innovative "total white" lighting elements. Here's a look at Bysteel's creations.
5 May 11
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Sunshine cooking
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Food Design
A new restaurant experience in Europe uses only solar energy to cook the food.
5 May 11
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Great crates
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It's multi-functional, recycled and a great mate for kids. What more do you need from a storage system?
5 May 11
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BarberOsgerby at Milan2011
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Product Design
For BarberOsgerby it's important that their designs are simple yet effective and that design pieces are accessible to everybody.
4 May 11
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Ineke Hans at Milan2011
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Innovation, clarity, comfort and understandability is what design is about for Ineke Hans.
4 May 11
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Light of your life at Milan2011
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Product Design
Alessi have ventured into the field of lighting design with their new Alessilux project.
4 May 11
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Handspring Puppet Company wins a Tony award
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Interaction Design
South African puppeteers, Handspring Puppet Company, have received a special Tony recognition.
4 May 11
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Knitting pattern at Milan2011
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Product Design
Patricia Urquiola’s BiKnit Chair for Moroso highlights the importance of detail while creating a tactile seating experience.
3 May 11
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A stitch in time at Milan2011
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Tord Boontje’s Stitched Collection of tables, chairs and lights draws on his interest in sewing and embroidery.
3 May 11
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Coca-Cola upcycling
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Design Thinking
Upcycling has never been as attractive as Coca-Cola is making the versatile 111 Navy Chair®.
3 May 11
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Madiba legacy
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Art & Photography
Icon Iconoclast is a body of work by Beezy Bailey inspired by the father of a free South Africa, Nelson Mandela.
3 May 11
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Wood craft at Milan2011
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Craft
Elisa Strozyk's Accordion Cabinet and Wooden Textiles point to the possibilities of wood as a very flexible material.
2 May 11
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A little bit hazy at Milan2011
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Product Design
A study of architectural invisibility, the Blur sofa questions the scale between volume and space.
2 May 11
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Growth spurt at Milan2011
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Craft
“Cocoon” was the abstract theme of a glass vase installation by Nendo at the Milan Furniture Fair recently.
1 May 11
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(Im)possible at Milan2011
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Product Design
Doshi Levien's Impossible Wood chair redefines the material possibilities of outdoor furniture.
1 May 11
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Chic sheets
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
South African fashion designer Gavin Rajah has launched a gorgeous home ware collection.
30 Apr 11
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Uncontained plastic at Milan2011
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Product Design
Moving away from the “container” look of moulded furniture, Ron Arad has created the Raviolo chair for Magis.
30 Apr 11
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Award for SA interior designers
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Architecture & Interiors
South African interior designers can now strut their stuff in a new competition that recognises interior design excellence.
29 Apr 11
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Light and subtle at Milan2011
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Product Design
The Bouroullec Brothers created a multi-functional table and a super light chair for Magis.
28 Apr 11
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Multi-purpose at Milan2011
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Product Design
Jasper Morrison’s Hal chair for Vitra is multi-functional and super comfortable.
28 Apr 11
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Tord Boontje at the RCA Exhibition at Milan2011
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Design Thinking
Tord Boontje talks about a renewed interest in handmade designs and craft and the gap between great design and commercial reality.
28 Apr 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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