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A stool for every occasion
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Along with his new shop, Tom Dixon launched two new stools at the London Design Festival.
22 Nov 09
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Kenneth Cobonpue visits South Africa
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Washington-based designer Kenneth Cobonpue presented a series of design lectures in Cape Town and Johannesburg.
21 Nov 09
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Koop showroom opens in Durban
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Sustainable furniture and design brand Koop have opened a showroom on Windermere Road in Durban.
20 Nov 09
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Misael opens in Cape Town
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Misael SA Art and Design has opened in an historic building at 103b Bree Street in Cape Town.
19 Nov 09
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Mingo Lamberti winners exhibition
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Mingo Lamberti will be launching their seventh range of limited-edition T-shirts on 3 December at 6pm at Happy Feet in Cape Town.
19 Nov 09
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New adventures in retail
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Two independent Cape Town design stalwarts, whatiftheworld and Stiaan Louw have responded to the retail call of Johannesburg.
18 Nov 09
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Soundscape tabletop
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Architect Daniel Dendra created a table in which the surface modulation translates the soundscape of Cairo into a 3D landscape.
17 Nov 09
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Administer design daily
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Design duo Dokter and Misses are set up shop in Brixton with their cardboard handbags and heavy metal bling.
16 Nov 09
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Pictures speak louder than prisoners
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Creative life-skills programme Young in Prison displays its outcomes at Word of Art studios in Cape Town.
15 Nov 09
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Unnatural landscape
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Johannesburg fashion designer Suzaan Heyns collaborated with photographer Brett Rubin to shoot her Spring/Summer 2009 collection.
14 Nov 09
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Zapiro’s puppets find airtime online
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Graphic Design & Illustration
The satirical ZA NEWS puppet show created by Zapiro and Thierry Cassuto has finally found a way to broadcast – by going online.
13 Nov 09
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Massimo Vignelli interview: Part 2 of 2
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Part 2 of 2: Interview in which Massimo Vignelli elaborates on how recessions awake dull minds and spur innovation.
12 Nov 09
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Massimo Vignelli interview: Part 1 of 2
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Part 1 of 2: Interview with preeminent multi-disciplinary designer Massimo Vignelli, who has been working in the field for over 55 years.
12 Nov 09
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Super normal shop
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The Jasper Morrison Shop is housed in an unused part of his new studio.
12 Nov 09
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Bronzed disposables
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The Boym Partners’s new collection, Timeless Objects, attempts to make everyday objects as timeless as ancient bronze monuments.
11 Nov 09
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Candy and hotdog rocks
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Product Design
American Chateau features grandiose tongue-in-cheek works by Jaime Hayon and Nienke Klunder.
10 Nov 09
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Formative fantasy
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Diptych showed scraperboard visuals by Charlotte Janse van Vuuren and sculptures by Michaella Janse van Vuuren.
9 Nov 09
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Pandamonium for a living planet
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The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) have used the power of art and design to communicate the importance of climate change.
8 Nov 09
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What if designers were scientists?
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Interaction Design
Anthony Dunne and Fiona Raby have curated an exhibition of hypothetical future designs.
7 Nov 09
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Many hands make art work
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Design Thinking
Twenty artists have collaborated to create a life-size painting of a Percheron to benefit the Cart Horse Protection Association.
6 Nov 09
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Index: to improve life
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Boasting the largest purse of any design competition INDEX: 2009 shared 500 000 euros between five category winners.
6 Nov 09
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Reflect your creativity
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Illustrator Joshua Davis has applied his algorithms to his new Reflect iPhone application.
4 Nov 09
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Amusing ourselves to death
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Information Design
Stuart McMillen presents a cartoon visualisation of two of the best-known futurist doctrines.
3 Nov 09
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Stillife
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Photographer Ross Garrett and stylist Caroline Olavarrieta evoke an austere vision of the future pastoral.
3 Nov 09
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