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Sweet art by girls
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Spookasem, opening at Salon91 Contemporary Art Collection on 20 January 2010, features a remarkable group of all-female SA creatives.
17 Jan 10
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Moggridge to direct Cooper-Hewitt
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Architecture & Interiors
The designer of the first laptop computer in 1980 and co-founder of IDEO, Bill Moggridge is now director of the US national design museum.
15 Jan 10
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Lucy Orta exhibits a land without borders
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Lucy Orta doesn’t just stand by and watch the world change. She creates the change she wants to see.
18 Dec 09
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Tom Dixon launches Utility
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British lighting and furniture design maverick Tom Dixon have once again taken steps in innovation with their latest collection, Utility.
18 Dec 09
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Yves Behar: Design. Stories. Life
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Design brings stories to life, life brings design to a story and a story brings design to life, says the founder of Fuse Project.
11 Dec 09
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Brighton Festival calls on Brian Eno
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Creative Economy
Iconic culture figure and 1970s glam rocker, Brian Eno has been appointed as guest artistic director for next year’s Brighton Festival.
5 Dec 09
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Meet the authors at David Krut
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Creative Economy
David Krut publishing is hosting an eclectic selection of South African writers and poets to talk about "giving".
3 Dec 09
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Agency Leader of the Year award
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Creative Economy
For Design Indaba's Ravi Naidoo winning awards is nothing new, but last week’s Financial Mail AdFocus Awards took him by surprise.
3 Dec 09
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Kentridge in five
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Creative Economy
William Kentridge: Five Themes catalogues the career of this iconic South African artist.
2 Dec 09
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Know rules to break them
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Never Use White Type on a Black Background must be one of the most fun and quirky books one can read about design and fashion rules.
1 Dec 09
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The 10 000 hours manifesto
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Creative Economy
In Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell suggests the magical benchmark of time for success is 10 000 hours of practise.
1 Dec 09
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50c business bible
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Music & Sound Design
The 50th Law (Profile Books) tells the life of 50 Cent, aka Curt Jackson, who topped Forbes magazine’s Hip-Hop Cash King list in 2008.
30 Nov 09
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CD: Shaka Won
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Music & Sound Design
After their first album release in 2006, the cool kids of Mtkidu have (finally) released their second limited-edition album, Shaka Won.
28 Nov 09
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CD: Mooi Besoedeling
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Music & Sound Design
For Zinkplaat's fourth album, designers Fanakalo.co.za created a scratch-off album cover.
27 Nov 09
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Creative activism takes to the road
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Urban & Landscape Design
A group of five artists participated in the recent Write on Africa roadtrip through the Transkei.
24 Nov 09
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Chris Blackwell goes with his gut and brings us reggae
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Described by some as, "the definitive creative entrepreneur", Chris Blackwell pioneered the emergence of reggae into popular culture.
23 Nov 09
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Living matter for a living world
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Design Thinking
The Design for a Living World project and exhibition sees 10 leading designers focus on a natural material from a specific place.
23 Nov 09
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A stool for every occasion
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Product Design
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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Graphic Design & Illustration
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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Product Design
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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