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Gadget: Purpose wanted

Design News > Information Design

The Chumby, a real geek's toy, is an internet-connected touchscreen device. It's thoroughly open-source and runs widgets on Linux software.

19 Aug 08
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Crime unleashes a reptile

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Cape Town illustrator and graphic novelist Luis Tolosana has unleashed the first episode of his self-drawn, written and funded Iguana-Man.

19 Aug 08
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Sneaker dreams

Reviews > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Chinese graphic design student Shumeng Ye went in search of the secret history of Warrior basketball sneakers.

19 Aug 08
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The origin of light

Design News > Product Design

Ingo Maurer unveiled his egg-shaped light for Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio della Spezia, declaring the egg to be the perfect form.

18 Aug 08
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Durban design headed for Berlin

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Durban's artSPACE gallery hosted the second annual Bigwood exhibition during July, featuring more than 40 designers.

12 Aug 08
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But sausages grow on trees?

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Marije Vogelzang’s first solo exhibition, Fuel, at Mama in Rotterdam from May 21 to July 6 included cuddly sausages.

12 Aug 08
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Egg and green beans

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Durban's Bean Bag Bahia Beach Club, sibling to Bean Bag Bohemia and Deli, features an up-market restaurant café as well as a deli.

12 Aug 08
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Sinking into beauty

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Design Indaba alumnus Ilse Crawford, tasked with designing the Aesop shop pairs modern interventions with endearing revival.

12 Aug 08
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Green house for green skin

Design News > Design Thinking

Biodegradable body product range Jozi O have expanded into a brand new environmentally friendly building, named the Energy Works.

12 Aug 08
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Fashion unions take to the street

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Grabbing public attention in May, the SA Clothing and Textile Workers' Union (SACTWU) took the Cape Town Fashion Festival to the streets.

12 Aug 08
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Fashion week frenzy

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

The fashion week season saw fashion shows galore delighting audiences at the Durban, Johannesburg and then Cape Town Fashion Weeks.

12 Aug 08
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Garden furniture for good

Design News > Design Thinking

Environmental design studio Orange 22 in Los Angeles has launched the Botanist Blank Canvas Project, which raises money for charity.

12 Aug 08
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Cape Town librarians vote Kaplicky

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Jan Kaplicky's design for Prague's new national library won the state competition in October last year, causing a political maelstrom.

12 Aug 08
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Princesses have backsides too

Design News > Product Design

Inspired by the princess and pea story, Doshi Levien's Principessa daybed consists of many thin mattress layers.

12 Aug 08
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Edelkoort leaves Eindhoven

Design News > Design Thinking

Li Edelkoort resigned as chairwoman of Design Academy Eindhoven in Holland after 10 years in this role, but will remain affiliated.

12 Aug 08
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The green design race

Design News > Design Thinking

Cape Town creative agency the Design Works goes green, encouraging their clients to become more environmentally aware.

12 Aug 08
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Business for fashion students

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

The Old Mutual Vukani Fashion Awards, aimed at empowering young fashion designers with business mentoring, have announced the 2008 winners.

12 Aug 08
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Hands-on, minds-on, hearts-on student design

Design News > Design Thinking

The winners of the South African Bureau of Standards Design Achievers student awards were announced on Youth Day, June 16.

12 Aug 08
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Yves is for the children

Design News > Product Design

Los Angeles company, Y Water, is the first in a new category of super drinks engineered to ensure children's healthy growth.

12 Aug 08
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Pecha Kucha in SA

Design News

South Africa's first Pecha Kucha design open-mic event presented eight local creatives, hosted at the Whatiftheworld Gallery.

12 Aug 08
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Come on, let's twist again!

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Dubai will be home to the world's first rotating skyscraper, the so-called Dynamic Tower, designed by Italian architect Dr David Fisher.

12 Aug 08
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Brick-and-mortar design shop

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Continuing to expand and diversify, Whatiftheworld have now added a design showroom to their books.

12 Aug 08
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Elaborately cheeky work

Reviews > Creative Economy

Jaime Hayon Works offers a thorough exposition of the prolific designer's interdisciplinary approach and extraordinary talent.

1 Aug 08
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Orchestrating chaos

Design News > Product Design

Since Burning Man 2006, wooden clouds have started creeping across the world's cityscapes like rising damp.

1 Aug 08

From the Archives

Flipping the script

Design News • 6 Feb 22

Pandemic lockdowns inspired Mina Kasirifar’s multifunctional sensory furniture for kids >
Setting down roots

Design News • 6 Feb 22

DRIFT’s LED-lit Tree of Ténéré finds a permanent home in Dallas, Texas >
Paying homage to the matriarchy

Design News • 6 Feb 22

Nokukhanya Charity Vilakazi’s work explores the power of the stories African grandmothers tell their grandchildren. >
Light my wire

Design News • 6 Feb 22

A contemporary spin on telephone wire weaving makes for a range of mesmerising pendants. >

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