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Desk for design
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CO Designs will unveil their new Concept Designer’s desk at Design Indaba Expo 2011.
16 Feb 11
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Twitter lights!
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The Twitter Ball raises awareness about plastic waste in the ocean, using Twitter to highlight the cause.
16 Feb 11
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Behind the scenes
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Creative Economy
There’s something both mysterious and inviting about a coffee table book that has the phrase “You should have been with me”.
15 Feb 11
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Wearable lyrics
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Less than a year old, Kooky is a jewellery design business based in Cape Town, established to produce and market fun, quirky accessories.
15 Feb 11
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Electric
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Architecture & Interiors
David Adjaye's Elektra House is seen as one of the most innovative houses designed in the last century.
14 Feb 11
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Light carrier
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Product Design
Nacho Carbonell's Luciferase collection of lights highlight the hybrid possibilities in lighting design.
14 Feb 11
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Blown glass ceiling
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Craft
Smelt is a glass blowing studio that promotes the exploration and innovative use of glass in South Africa.
14 Feb 11
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Ceramic canvasses
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Craft
Tamarillo's recent range comprises simplistic ceramic objects that can go from the wall to the table.
14 Feb 11
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Vuvu iPhone
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Product Design
The Vuvuzela is so cool that even the iPhone wants it as an accessory!
13 Feb 11
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Mountain high
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Architecture & Interiors
The Mountain House seamlessly fits into its natural environment, with minimal impact on the site.
13 Feb 11
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Artistic stance
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Creative Economy
Positions is a book that looks at the role of contemporary artists in modern-day South Africa.
12 Feb 11
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Green feet
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Product Design
Forget green fingers. With Oats Shoes's new Virgin Collection you can have green feet, or shoes rather.
12 Feb 11
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Sweet as biscuits
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Product Design
Sootcookie's range of beautifully unusual ceramic pieces are sure to make you smile.
11 Feb 11
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Smell the roses
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Urban & Landscape Design
Sometimes in life one just needs to stop and smell the roses. In New York it is now hard to miss the roses.
11 Feb 11
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Great opportunity for local jewellers
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
South African jewellers are encouraged to apply for a residency opportunity in the UK.
11 Feb 11
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Illuminated
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Product Design
Matali Crasset’s new lanterns aim to establish a connection between heritage and contemporary relevance in Saint Bénigne Cathedral.
10 Feb 11
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Just a spoonful
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Silver Spoon creates functional clothing pieces with character, and more than just a touch of fun.
10 Feb 11
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Taku Satoh on packaging design
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Product Design
Taku Satoh talks about retaining packaging design elements that characterise a product.
9 Feb 11
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All that glitters is gold
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
A unique collection of gold jewellery, by South African designers, can be seen at the Gold of Africa Museum and Design Indaba Expo.
9 Feb 11
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Famous food
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Creative Economy
Reinventing Food tells the story of Ferran Adrià's rise from dishwasher to world-famous gastronomic maestro.
9 Feb 11
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Daniel Ting Chong by Alasdair McCulloch
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Filmmaker Alasdair McCulloch interviews illustrator Daniel Ting Chong about this work and his creative process.
8 Feb 11
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bluecollar whitecollar interview by Jolynn Minnaar
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Filmmaker Jolynn Minnaar takes a peak into the workings of bluecollarwhitecollar for her Design Indaba 2011 Film Crew submission.
8 Feb 11
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Carl Lamprecht interview by Marius vd Merwe
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Marius van der Merwe interviews Carl Lamprecht for his contribution to the Design Indaba Film Crew 2011.
8 Feb 11
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Murg interview by Stacey Howell
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Product Design
Stacey Howell interviews Murg for her submission to be part of the Design Indaba Film Crew 2011.
8 Feb 11
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