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Bus beautiful
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Urban & Landscape Design
The new design for the famous red London buses was recently unveiled. And Thomas Heatherwick is the creative behind it.
19 Nov 10
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Market snapshots
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Dave Southwood's latest collection of photographs captures the intricacies of the legendary Milnerton Market.
18 Nov 10
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A personal touch
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Product Design
ECAL students take inspiration from the Bouroullec Brothers, resulting in a collection of bathroom products suited to individual needs.
18 Nov 10
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In the bag
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Design Thinking
We just love it when things are local (because it's lekker), eco-friendly and street chic, like Give it Bag.
18 Nov 10
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Kentridge awarded Kyoto Prize
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William Kentridge was recently awarded the coveted Kyoto Prize for his contribution to art and philosophy.
18 Nov 10
00:24:08
Hideki Inaba on striking a balance between graphic design and commercial considerations
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Graphic design should be something that’s easy to understand, almost instinctive, Hideki Inaba believes.
17 Nov 10
00:30:22
Front on experiencing objects
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Product Design
Computers, explosions, robotics and animals are interesting elements that form part of Front’s design process.
17 Nov 10
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Wind pipes
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Architecture & Interiors
A project by Olson Kundig Architects plays with possibilities of using a client's products in the design of their offices.
17 Nov 10
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Life, crocheted
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Craft
In recent years knitting, yes that thing your grandmother does, has become cool again. And it seems crocheting is not far behind.
17 Nov 10
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Suitable for sleep
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Product Design
Comfort is king when it comes to sleeping arrangements. This duvet cum futon cum chair has comfort as a number one objective.
16 Nov 10
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20Q: Ji Lee
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Graphic Design & Illustration
In (almost) 20 questions Ji Lee reveals interesting things about himself and some of the definitive moments in his life.
16 Nov 10
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Pots composted
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Design Thinking
Compots are a brilliant local innovation to reduce agricultural waste, create jobs and lessen the damage caused by replanting.
16 Nov 10
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Coded
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Music & Sound Design
Yuri Suzuki's Barcode Book uses a barcode reader connected to a speaker, together with illustrations, to tell stories.
15 Nov 10
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Interactive Engine
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Architecture & Interiors
Engine 26 is an interactive digital painting project that allows for the manipulation of live video and other cool features.
14 Nov 10
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Carbon cool
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Urban & Landscape Design
A bicycle made of wood? An interesting concept, and it's not bad looking.
14 Nov 10
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Flipped out
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Architecture & Interiors
A flip-flop Fat Monkey, made entirely with flip-flops. Yes, those you wear on your feet!
13 Nov 10
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VI
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Stiaan Louw's latest collection interrogates the artistic but atypical understanding of African design.
13 Nov 10
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Pop it in
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Product Design
Airing your dirty laundry in public is not recommended but displaying it on your wall adds a funky interior touch.
12 Nov 10
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Cracks appearing
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Product Design
In product design it’s often true that the real character of an object is expressed through its imperfections.
12 Nov 10
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Democratising design
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Various technologies and social platforms has allowed for, literally, anybody to be a designer. Here's a book that considers this.
11 Nov 10
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Hand creations
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Product Design
Bird in Hand is a lamp that pays tribute to the age-old pasime of casting hand shadows on walls.
11 Nov 10
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Case in point
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Interaction Design
Type Case is an installation that creates interesting displays with digital pixels of different shapes and sizes.
11 Nov 10
00:40:17
Ruudt Peters on enchantment in jewellery design
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Enchantment, magic and communication are aspects of jewellery design that should not be neglected, says Ruudt Peters.
10 Nov 10
00:44:02
Mark Dytham on using social networks to mobilise people
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Interaction Design
The time has come for designers to be more than just designers, Mark Dytham says.
10 Nov 10
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