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Egyptian creativity on the design map
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Design Thinking
The +20 Egypt Design installation in Cairo this week will fuse local and international design.
2 Jun 10
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Ice-cream sticks to lower unemployment
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Creative Economy
Job creation through participatory design could help to lower unemployment and support sustainability, says design student Chad Peterson.
1 Jun 10
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Three little pigs
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Product Design
Fitment, stuffed toy, luxury good, sculpture, gym equipment or just plain pig? The good thing is that it doesn't really matter.
1 Jun 10
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Exhibitor success story: Tiffany Marx
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
From simple gold rings and leather bangles, to elaborate diamond earrings and platinum watches, Tiffany Marx can complete any outfit.
31 May 10
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Versatile Velcro
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Craft
Velcro has been used in everything from heart surgery to nuclear power plants and disposable nappies. Rachel O’Neill brings it to design.
31 May 10
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Exhibitor success story: User Design
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Product Design
As the world lifts itself from the rubble left by the economic downturn, design is taking a new turn and looking to new inspiration.
30 May 10
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Exhibitor success story: Michelle Ludik
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Step into a department store to buy clothes and you’re confronted with every possible style of design, yet never quite the style...
30 May 10
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Exhibitor success story: Cupcake Country
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Craft
There’s nothing more delicious than a freshly baked cupcake, straight out the oven and covered in gloriously thick sugary icing.
30 May 10
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Exhibitor success story: Tyred Furniture
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Product Design
Using tyres as chairs seems like something you would do in the heart of the bush, around a fire. Tyred is a very different idea.
30 May 10
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Exhibitor success story: Ayesha Kamalie
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Product Design
Ayesha Kamalie isn’t just a painter, or a fashion designer, or a product designer. She’s all of these, as well as a qualified architect.
30 May 10
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Exhibitor success story: Springleap.com
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
If a T-shirt is the staple garment in everyone’s wardrobe, then it makes sense for designers to use it as a platform for expression.
30 May 10
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Exhibitor success story: blue collar white collar
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
If you’re looking for exclusively tailored casual and formal shirts of the highest standard, then you can stop looking.
30 May 10
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Exhibitor success story: Woza Moya / Hillcrest Aids
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Design Thinking
The Hillcrest Aids Centre Trust was established in 1991 offering testing and counselling to the local communities outside Durban.
30 May 10
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Exhibitor success story: BOUSQUET Creations
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Combine design, beauty, a lot of waste material and a fresh look at the old, and you get innovation that brings a smile to your face.
30 May 10
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Pluggin easy
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Product Design
An ingenious plug design shows that the best designs are those that are the most simple and functional.
28 May 10
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Green city installations for Seed Cathedral
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Design Thinking
Some interesting additions have been made to the UK Pavilion's already spectacular Seed Cathedral at the Shanghai Expo.
28 May 10
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Dr J Craig Venter breaks through
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Interaction Design
On the verge of a scientific breakthrough, Dr J Craig Venter presented his work at the 2010 Design Indaba Conference via satellite link.
27 May 10
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Dreaming of a green wedding
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Design Thinking
There's finally an eco-friendly alternative to that classic garment that usually only gets worn once.
27 May 10
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Behind the bars
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Creative Economy
A creative project in Pollsmoor Prison is teaching valuable social and developmental skills to youths.
27 May 10
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Gavin Weale interview
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Creative Economy
Live Futures, a non-profit company in London, is empowering and uplifting young people, one Live Magazine at a time.
26 May 10
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...XYZ interview
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Industrial Design
Interview with ...XYZ, an award-winning industrial design studio based in Cape Town.
26 May 10
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Setting sail
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Architecture & Interiors
Yinka Shonibare's delicately crafted ship in a bottle is on public display in London and is bound to have children and adults fascinated.
26 May 10
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Beyond tomorrow
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Urban & Landscape Design
Sustainability is all the rage. Check out how designers are contributing to the global objective.
26 May 10
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Brazil's got the solar power tower
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Design Thinking
It might look like something that belongs to a futuristic movie, but it may well become a symbol of Brazil’s commitment to a sustainability.
26 May 10
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