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Raise your glasses
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Chef Reuben Riffel has collaborated with Ngwenya Glass to create a gorgeous range of glassware.
30 Nov 10
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20Q: Adam Court
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If it's worth doing, it's worth doing well. This advice from his mother has certainly stood Adam Court in good stead.
30 Nov 10
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Black and white colour
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Art & Photography
Local photography legend David Goldblatt celebrates his 80th birthday today. Design Indaba pays tribute to his life and his work.
29 Nov 10
00:33:39
Toshiyuki Kita on user-friendly product design
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Product Design
In Japan good design is regarded as a valuable resource. Toshiyuki Kita talks about this notion.
29 Nov 10
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Divided by two
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Product Design
The Diviso stool works for small bums and big ones. It's great for one person but works equally well with three...
29 Nov 10
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Tretchikoff remembered
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Owners of original works by Vladimir Tretchikoff need to read this.
29 Nov 10
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Zipping around
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Urban & Landscape Design
Small, cute and compact. The Lunartic Cycle is perfect for zipping around town, or campus.
28 Nov 10
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Mountain wraparound
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Fanakalo’s wine label designs for Helderberg Wijnmakerij are bold and edgy, sure to catch the eye.
28 Nov 10
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Supporting the sisterhood
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Craft
State of the Nation is a Jo'burg-based cooperative that's empowering women by teaching them creative skills that earn them money.
27 Nov 10
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Corals for Christmas
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Architecture & Interiors
A Christmas shop window installation incorporates notions of biomimicry into an awe-inspiring design.
27 Nov 10
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Facebook facelift
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Interaction Design
Ever noticed how visually unappealing the Facebook homepage really is? No? Most people haven't, but Bruce Mau has some ideas.
26 Nov 10
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Marcel magic for MAC
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Product Design
Marcel Wanders and MAC Cosmetics have creatively collaborated on a limited edition of sophisticated makeup products.
26 Nov 10
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Meet the Minksters
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Product Design
The Minksters are more than just adorable little characters, they're also super useful USB flashdrives.
26 Nov 10
00:08:00
Heath Nash on sustainability within design
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Product Design
Plastic waste + hands + geometry = beautiful objects + employment, a system that Heath Nash has refined using other people's rubbish.
25 Nov 10
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Wheels of the future
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Urban & Landscape Design
Less is more with John Villareal's Futurist Bike but it still manages to be oh-so sleek.
25 Nov 10
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Reality check
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Interaction Design
Dunne & Raby imagine and speculate about a deconstructed future where teleportation to parallel worlds is possible.
25 Nov 10
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Creativity central
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Urban & Landscape Design
70 Juta Street is Jo'burg's new creative and cultural hotspot, with shops, galleries, restaurants and a cool urban vibe.
24 Nov 10
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Secret codes
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Graphic Design & Illustration
E-readers are all the rage but a new book, Tree of Codes, demonstrates some of the creative possibilities of the printed book.
24 Nov 10
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20Q: Jonathan Fundudis
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Product Design
In the year 2050, when teleportation has become a way of life, Jonathan Fundudis’s designs will be collector’s items…
23 Nov 10
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Fork free
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Urban & Landscape Design
A bicycle without a front fork you say? Yes, it looks a bit odd but we appreciate the innovation and creativity driving it.
23 Nov 10
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Table talk
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Product Design
Jaime Hayón’s new range of porcelain tableware emphasises the value of gathering around a dinner table with friends and family.
22 Nov 10
00:31:45
Reggie Watts on performance, space, sound and culture
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Music & Sound Design
Performance and space can go a long way towards expressing thoughts and ideas, said Reggie Watts at the Design Indaba Conference 2007.
22 Nov 10
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Right to the end
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Music & Sound Design
Bittereinder, a new(ish) group on the Afrikaans music scene are definitely worth taking note of.
22 Nov 10
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Mirror image
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Product Design
Dark, moody, elegant... the Black Rain Mirror by OKHA brings the European winter into your home.
20 Nov 10
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