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Mr Pen

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Emile Pen has the illustration world's most fortunate surname, accompanied by a signature style that has more to do with sheer talent.

1 May 06
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Hand in

Inside View > Graphic Design & Illustration

Award-winning author and illustrator Heather Moore gives us a hands-on approach to the modern-day affair with old-fashioned ways.

1 May 06
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Fashion revolution

Opinion > Fashion & Jewellery Design

After centuries of international copying, the past decade has proved revolutionary for SA fashion, writes Adam Levin.

1 May 06
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Blurring the brief

Lookbook > Interaction Design

Iconic theatre impresario and iconoclastic designer, Pluto Panoussis presents a retrospective spanning 10 years of his theatre posters.

1 May 06
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New media marvels

Opinion > Interaction Design

Getting animated about this year's new media superheroes is CNMA judge and editor of the UK's Creative Review magazine, Patrick Burgoyne.

1 May 06
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Design Indaba Classic: David Adjaye, Starchitect

Talks > Architecture & Interiors

Renowned architect David Adjaye was named among Time Magazine's 100 most influential people of 2017.

26 Apr 06
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Design Indaba 2006 Commercial

Design Indaba Campaigns > Film & Animation

The official commercial for Design Indaba 2007. Created by Jupiter Drawing Room.

19 Feb 06
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Moving on up

Opinion > Urban & Landscape Design

Going high-tech isn't always the answer to rural transport problems. Sometimes the way forward lies with simple yet sustainable solutions.

1 Feb 06
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Design Philistines?

Opinion > Industrial Design

Does South Africa have a design culture? Not really, opines award-winning industrial designer Bernard Smith.

1 Feb 06
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A new visual taal

Next Generation > Graphic Design & Illustration

The next generation of "alternatiewe" Afrikaners is creating a glorious, guilt-free visual language for the South Africa of their tomorrow.

1 Feb 06
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From the archives: Head for humour

Q&A > Graphic Design & Illustration

Christoph Niemann's pictures paint a thousand witty words. In this interview, we profile the illustrator's more serious side.

1 Feb 06
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Contact lens

Opinion

Making contact, even if only momentarily, with the subject in front of her lens gives upcoming portrait snapper Sarah Nankin her focus.

1 Feb 06
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Matali on herself

Design News > Product Design

Both valuable and useful, the collectable creations of French product designer Matali Crasset are climbing their way into design history.

1 Feb 06
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Wordplay

Opinion > Product Design

Well-known anthropologist and author, Marc Augé writes about why Matali Crasset's work is hard to define in words.

1 Feb 06
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Next, please!

Next Generation > Product Design

After longstanding complaints about a dearth of fresh talent in the industry, a new wave of product designers has at last emerged.

1 Feb 06
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Red hot

Opinion > Industrial Design

The first African company to win a coveted Red Dot Design Award proves that South Africa has the potential.

1 Feb 06
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Story teller

Opinion > Creative Economy

Design brings stories to life. Or so says Yves Béhar, whose own tale is made up of one brand success story after another.

1 Feb 06
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Wine wins

Opinion > Graphic Design & Illustration

What happens when you grab a bunch of juicy Gauteng students and team them up with renowned graphics guru and self-confessed wino Ken Cato?

1 Nov 05
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The bigger apple

Opinion > Product Design

What happens when you take an African-American designer from New York to Africa for the first time and expect him to work with crafters?

1 Nov 05
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De-colonising design

Opinion > Design Thinking

What would the design landscape of Africa look like if colonialism had never happened? Carl Harrison asks the tricky, pertinent question…

1 Nov 05
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Boss Hugo

Lookbook > Art & Photography

Photographer Pieter Hugo is rapidly climbing to the top of his game.

1 Nov 05
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He said, she said

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

Award-winning duo Birsel+Seck also happen to design their lives together.

1 Nov 05
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Cultural nomad

Q&A > Urban & Landscape Design

The talents of the Indian-born, Amsterdam-based product designer Satyendra Pakhalé migrate happily from one design oasis to the next.

1 Nov 05
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Take design advantage

Opinion > Design Thinking

Would you bet money on South Africa getting ahead in the global design game? What is it that really holds the Third World back?

1 Nov 05

From the Archives

What artworks see

Lookbook • 24 Jan 15

Masashi Kawamura’s new photo project reverses the relationship between artwork and viewer. >
Take Five

Take Five • 24 Jan 15

Performance artist Celeste Theron, wearing a crown of plastic bottles and making her way La Dolce Vita-style into a river, intrigued readers this week. >
Andrea Zittel: Art & Design

FilmFestFriday • 23 Jan 15

Art21 produces the first of a two-part documentary on Andrea Zittel. In this first installation she talks about “living in art”. >
The wood whisperers

Lookbook • 23 Jan 15

The duo behind Studio Propolis, who present at Design Indaba Conference 2015, are single-minded about making by hand and using resources sparingly. >

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