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Re-figuration
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
A Turkish visual artist challenges conventional notions of beauty and body ornaments with her “face-distorting” jewellery.
6 Mar 11
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Printed fashion
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Welcome to the future with 3D printed couture that effectively, and fashionably, utilises rapid prototyping.
5 Mar 11
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Opposing meanings
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Graphic Design & Illustration
The clever folks at Pentagram in New York sent an ingenious little book that challenges you to a word game, but not just any word game.
4 Mar 11
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Noted
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Product Design
The NoteSlate proposes an electronic alternative to paper.
4 Mar 11
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One wheel
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Urban & Landscape Design
The Solowheel is small, convenient, eco-friendly, compact and fun - without reinventing the wheel.
4 Mar 11
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Handspring Puppet Company: Engineers of emotions
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Interaction Design
Handspring Puppet Company believe that puppeteers are engineers of emotions.
3 Mar 11
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Light for the night
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Product Design
Like sand through the hourglass, this clever night light will help you gently fall asleep...
3 Mar 11
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Toys from trash
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Design Thinking
A US soldier in Afghanistan is using creativity and recycled materials to bring joy to the children in this war-torn area.
2 Mar 11
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Ode to cycling
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Design Thinking
The Danube Bicycle is a kinetic sculpture that recognises the importance of cycling as a form of urban transport.
2 Mar 11
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Indigo assertions
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A South African artist is the youngest ever to hold a solo exhibition at the National Arts Club in New York.
1 Mar 11
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Through the window
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Studio Xag’s dazzling window installation for a fashion boutique takes its cue from original Vegas signage.
1 Mar 11
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Up-rooted
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In a new exhibition, local artist Neill Wright looks to the predatory culture that has emerged in South Africa.
28 Feb 11
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Awesome accessories
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Natural, original and beautiful. Tjerrie's range of gorgeous and glam accessories will have you coming back for more.
28 Feb 11
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Pottering around
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Craft
Design Indaba Expo exhibitor, the Potter's Workshop recently collaborated with Swedish firm studio Glimpt.
28 Feb 11
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Fired up
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Firepetals highlights the delights of handmade jewellery at Design Indaba Expo 2011.
27 Feb 11
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Rural inspiration
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Product Design
Chic Revolution's vintage-inspired décor accessories take their cue from farm life.
27 Feb 11
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Ancient celebration
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Craft
Diane Harper's ceramic creations celebrate a unique African heritage.
27 Feb 11
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Game on
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
African Gameskin's FSP Collection is an adventurous range of handbags, where wildlife meets contemporary chic.
27 Feb 11
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Wall flowers
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Craft
Hennie Meyer and Clementina van der Walt’s wall of flower vases are certainly not wall flowers like we know it.
27 Feb 11
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Fully engaged
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Gerry + Eric present a range of classic jewellery that comes with a fun twist.
27 Feb 11
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Making faces
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Have you seen these faces around Cape Town, or have you seen the FACT bags that tell a little story about life in the townships?
27 Feb 11
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Cuppa Tee
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Craft
Mingo Lamberti introduces an interesting new range of scatter cushions.
26 Feb 11
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Elegantly simple
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Rohan Cherry's jewellery designs draw on the best of natural materials.
26 Feb 11
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Dramatically digital
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René Twigge’s digital artworks merge abstract and pop art in a very vibrant way.
26 Feb 11
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