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Forget peace, here's to Goodwill and Fernandes!
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Urban & Landscape Design
One is almost tempted to use the old cliché “dynamite comes in small packages” when describing this teeny tiny magazine.
21 Jul 10
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Tried and tested
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Design Thinking
The field of design that emulates nature's tried 'n tested ways is gradually gaining momentum. Learn more about biomimicry at a workshop.
21 Jul 10
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Cardboard clock
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Product Design
The grandfather clock in the children’s song was too tall for the shelf. Luckily this one is built with limited space in mind.
21 Jul 10
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Every drop counts
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Design Thinking
Inspired by a sign to “Please Use Water Sparingly” Paul Priestman of Priestmangoode created an object that helps reduce your water usage.
20 Jul 10
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For the love of Camille
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Architecture & Interiors
Arne Quinze's installation on the Boieldieu bridge in France is part tribute and celebration while also aiming to reconnect people.
20 Jul 10
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Clowning around
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Containers are often very boring, purely functional objects. Tomas Kral has added a playful element to his new collection of jars.
19 Jul 10
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Light reflector
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Product Design
A light that takes its name from a spiral galaxy but resembles a sea creature is able to create just the right ambiance in private spaces.
19 Jul 10
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Rock 'n rail
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Urban & Landscape Design
A new concept design for a high-speed passenger train reflects something of the nostalgia of compartmental train travel of years gone by.
19 Jul 10
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Luyanda Mpahlwa's housing solution
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Architecture & Interiors
Finding solutions for the housing problem in South Africa is a pressing issue and one that architects have a lot to contribute to, says Luyanda Mpahlwa.
19 Jul 10
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Marcel Wanders on reaching people through design
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Product Design
In design, it’s important to experiment and find different ways of looking at your surroundings, Marcel Wanders believes.
19 Jul 10
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Pump it up
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Urban & Landscape Design
fuseproject’s latest design, the GE WattStation, hopes to popularise electric plug-in vehicles.
16 Jul 10
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A bug's life
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Design Thinking
Insects are an important part of our biodiversity. Arup provides them five-star treatment with the Insect Hotel.
15 Jul 10
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Super solar house
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Design Thinking
A house that balances the user's comfort with top-notch energy efficiency sounds like any oxymoron. Until you experience the Lumenhaus...
14 Jul 10
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Possibilities of a page
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Graphic Design & Illustration
A new exhibition at FADA Gallery look at creating spaces for artists to pursue their creativity while doing research.
14 Jul 10
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Toilet humour
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Product Design
Toilet brushes have been pretty standardised over the years but a funky Afro-inspired design adds a clean edge to this household item.
13 Jul 10
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The vuvuzela legacy lives on
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Urban & Landscape Design
Love it or hate it, the vuvuzela was iconic of the World Cup. And now the biggest one of them all has made it into the record books.
13 Jul 10
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Safe as seeds
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Marti Guixé’s piggy bank-inspired Seed Safe has the potential to make the world rich – with food.
13 Jul 10
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Circus inspiration
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Product Design
Stephen Burks's new shelving system and lamp for MatterMade is beautifully crafted, playful and highly functional.
13 Jul 10
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Lego legacy
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Minale-Maeda use the iconic children's building blocks to add a contemporary edge to classic pieces of furniture by Gerrit Rietveld.
12 Jul 10
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Go big or go home
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Creative Economy
South Africans have known for years that 2010 would be a big year. The Loerie Awards are celebrating this with their BIG issue of Migrate.
12 Jul 10
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Commonwealth on bridging the divide
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Product Design
Commonwealth talk about the process of bridging the divide between designing and making objects.
12 Jul 10
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Violent contrasts
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Music & Sound Design
Van Coke Kartel's latest album, Skop, Skiet en Donner, bears testament to their versatility as local artists of an international calibre.
11 Jul 10
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Big in Japan
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Design Thinking
A new exhibition in Tokyo interrogates the Japanese relationship with nature and explores ways of redefining Japan.
11 Jul 10
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Dwayne Spradlin on innovation and solution
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Interaction Design
Humanity is going through unprecedented change, breaking traditional boundaries and designing innovative solutions.
9 Jul 10
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