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As deep as it gets
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Art & Photography
Designer Richard Hart has created recesses of kindness in his first art exhibition.
2 May 09
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Me, myself & Dai
Opinion
From the frontlines of Dai Fujiwara’s entourage of groupies, Sandhya Lalloo witnesses a creative master fuelled by minimalism and humility.
2 May 09
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The art of science
Profiling
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Product Design
Integrating engineering and art, Michaella Janse van Vuuren has stumbled upon infinite applications for rapid prototyping.
2 May 09
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Fishing for nonsense
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Music & Sound Design
We persevered... and got some sense out of 'nonsense pioneer' Nobumichi Tosa.
2 May 09
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Foam for thought
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Food Design
Food is more than simply feeding oneself. Michelle Matthews uncovers the design secrets of culinary genius Ferran Adrià.
2 May 09
00:06:50
Zapiro Pecha Kucha (part two): Polokwane Pirates
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Graphic Design & Illustration
This is the second part of Zapiro’s presentation at Design Indaba Expo 2009.
2 May 09
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What can your creativity do?
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Design Thinking
A lively series of quotable quotes from the speakers at the Design Indaba Conference 2009.
1 May 09
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You and Your Browser
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Interaction Design
Illustrator Christoph Niemann has created an animated ad for Google's new browser, Chrome.
30 Apr 09
00:04:01
Geraldine Fenn Pecha Kucha
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Jeweller Geraldine Fenn weaves narratives through small sculptural pieces, fashioned out of found objects.
24 Apr 09
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Richard Hart interview
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Hart sees creating art as a wonderful indulgence, to be enjoyed as much as possible in as organic a process as possible.
23 Apr 09
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Braam Jordaan interview
Video Interviews
Braam Jordaan shares the origins of The Rubbish Monster, a vivid and effective animation that has fetched him a string of awards.
23 Apr 09
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We heart mags
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Creative Economy
Design Indaba magazine participated in the We Love Magazine Library exhibition in Japan in March.
14 Apr 09
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Exorcised ghosts
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Architecture & Interiors
Architect Pedro Gadanho writes about the family home he recently completed in Oporto River in Portugal.
14 Apr 09
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Rockefeller Foundation co-sponsors Innovation Prize
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Design Thinking
The newly established African Carbon Trust seeks a South African company to match the Rockefeller Foundation's pledge towards innovation.
14 Apr 09
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5.5 designers at DI2009
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Product Design
Far from focusing only on shaping objects, 5.5 designers enforce a conceptual rigour that sees them permanently question their design status
8 Apr 09
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W+K Delhi answers all at DI2009
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Creative Economy
V Sunil of W+K Delhi responds to Design Indaba Conference 2009 audience questions submitted via SMS.
20 Mar 09
00:03:14
Haldane Martin Pecha Kucha
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Product Design
Established South African furniture designer Haldane Martin discusses his work and inspiration.
19 Mar 09
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Dai Fujiwara answers all at DI2009
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Dai Fujiwara, creative director of Issey Miyake, responds to Design Indaba Conference 2009 audience questions submitted via SMS.
19 Mar 09
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Revital Cohen Pecha Kucha
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Interaction Design
Royal College of Arts top graduate in interaction design, Revital Cohen presents her provocative work in Pecha Kucha format.
19 Mar 09
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Commonwealth answers all at DI2009
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Architecture & Interiors
David Boira and Zoë Coombes of Commonwealth are two architecturally trained furniture designers.
16 Mar 09
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Stephen Burks answers all at DI2009
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Craft
Design Indaba 2009 was not Stephen Burks’s first visit to South Africa.
16 Mar 09
00:02:06
Nobumichi Tosa's bright peace world
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Product Design
Nobumichi Tosa's quirky and inspired, youthful perspective is made manifest in his limitless innovations – his "nonsense machines".
6 Mar 09
00:01:52
Stephen Burks: Connecting design to people
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Product Design
Stephen Burks discusses his recent work with African artisans and craftsmen – addressing issues of collaboration and distribution.
6 Mar 09
00:03:15
Commonwealth at DI2009
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Industrial Design
Commonwealth aims to produce work that embodies elegant design, through engagement with both newest of tools and the oldest technologies.
6 Mar 09
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