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Hands-free viral
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Product Design
Cow Africa is a small agency in Cape Town that specialise in guerrilla marketing through stunts, the web and mobile.
1 Aug 09
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Immortal be captured
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Art & Photography
Youssef Nabil tells Design Indaba about cinema, sleep, death and living between places.
1 Aug 09
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Homework
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Design Indaba asked creatives born on the continent which of their works was most influenced by their place of birth.
1 Aug 09
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Paint the town with poetry
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Lemn Sissay turns words into monuments, literally. Spending some time in South Africa, the poet gives Nadine Botha a verbal whiplashing.
1 Aug 09
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But is it “African”?
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Graphic Design & Illustration
You’d think that, as a designer based in Africa, it would be easy to answer the question “What constitutes African design?”
1 Aug 09
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Interversion
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Givan Lötz seeks to blur the line between design craft and contemporary fine art.
1 Aug 09
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The indigenous style
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Design duo Adriaan Hugo and Katy Taplin are designing a cross-cultural commonality through abstraction.
1 Aug 09
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Cover activist
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Ghariokwu Lemi’s cover designs continue to spread the Felasophy in Nigeria and the world. “It is forever and a day,” he tells Design Indaba.
1 Aug 09
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Graphics beyond language
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Graphic Design & Illustration
De Wereld Volgens Gorilla is an anthology of the best works that have appeared on the front page of De Volkskrant in Holland.
28 Jul 09
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Installation in motion
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
A large scale and site-specific installation by designer Clive Rundle entailed three models climbing out of a wall.
28 Jul 09
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Gorgeous mushroomed playroom
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Architecture & Interiors
French designer Matali Crasset has completed the interior of House for the Little Ones at the 104 Centquatre arts centre in Paris.
27 Jul 09
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SA design lights up the White House
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Two chandeliers by the Karoo-based Magpie Collective have been selected for the Obamas' private residence.
24 Jul 09
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Success story: Nuno Designs
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Craft
Design Indaba talks to Sue Kingsma and the rest of the Nuno Design team, regarding their expo experience.
17 Jul 09
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Success story: freeRange Jewels
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freeRange designer Marelé Lamprecht shares her experience as an exhibitor at Design Indaba 2009.
17 Jul 09
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Success story: Casamento
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Casamento revives mid-century furniture, appealing to a wide audience – from the eco-conscious and nostalgic to international clients.
24 Jun 09
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Design Indaba Expo: Early Bird Bookings Now Open
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Come and be part of the Design Indaba Expo from 26 to 28 February 2010 and enjoy a discounted rate!
22 Jun 09
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Individuals in the crowd
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Stiaan Louw Menswear will launch its Summer 2009 Collection at the Cape Town Fashion Week from August 13 to 16.
19 Jun 09
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Social nesting
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Urban & Landscape Design
Cape Town creative consultancy Animal Farm have designed a human-sized Weaver's Nest, following the success of their sustainable Lite.
15 Jun 09
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Public design for Jozi
Design News
Designer Adriaan Hugo from Dokter and Misses has stuck a dollop of design on the Transport Square outside Ellis Park.
14 Jun 09
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Hot metal
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Product Design
Using three different production means, Tom Dixon explores metal in his British Steel exhibition.
14 Jun 09
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Community theatre for Eastern Cape
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Architecture & Interiors
The Eastern Cape is due to receive a new community theatre designed by Ryder Architecture and facilitated by Dodgy Clutch theatre company.
14 Jun 09
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Success story: Imiso Ceramics
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Craft
Exhibiting at Design Indaba has enabled Imiso Ceramics to access their market, gain exposure and drive continued growth.
11 Jun 09
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Beat this bike!
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Urban & Landscape Design
Yves Béhar designs the Mission One Electric Motorcycle, the first electric sports bike that features uncompromised performance.
20 May 09
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Chic Afrique
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Music & Sound Design
In line with their exciting live performances, the packaging of Gazelle’s debut CD, Chic Afrique, is an experience.
15 May 09
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Renowned Senegalese architect Fatiya Diene Mazza, who is founder of the firm ID+EA, has been instrumental in refreshing the infrastructure of her nation
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