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A Kyoto treaty for design
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Design Thinking
The case for designers to tackle the challenges of environmentalism, posed by Valerie Casey of frog design.
1 Aug 07
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New old solutions
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Design Thinking
Despite his collection of restored Alvar Aalto furniture classics, Tom Dixon has no pretensions of getting green right just yet.
1 Aug 07
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Waste not want not
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Even superficial changes to the production, material, care methods and end-of-life scenario of fashion do have environmental benefit.
1 Aug 07
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Buying green back
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Design Thinking
Greening the shopping trolley is possibly the easiest place to start getting environmental.
1 Aug 07
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Sustainable = humanist
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Industrial Design
Yves Béhar explains that usefulness and functionality are not the same thing.
1 Aug 07
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Electric avenue
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Urban & Landscape Design
To paraphrase Mark Twain, rumours of the electric car's death have been greatly exaggerated. Fiona Zerbst discovers the Tesla.
1 Aug 07
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How many designers does it take to change the light?
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Design Thinking
The visual icon of a bright idea, one of the most prevalent modern inventions, Thomas Edison’s lightbulb is long overdue for a makeover.
1 Aug 07
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Carpet bombing
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Design Thinking
Traditional carpets are the equivalent of a layer of crude oil covering the floor. Rather keep the floor bare and get a mat.
1 Aug 07
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Flotsam and jetsam
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Design Thinking
Ryan Frank is repurposing the debris of the urban ocean into quirky eco-sensitive furniture.
1 Aug 07
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Gold Loerie for Design Indaba
Design News
Interactive Africa clinched 10 Loerie awards at the ceremony held in Margate from July 28 to 29.
1 Aug 07
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10 Houses = 10 Families
Design News
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Urban & Landscape Design
Design Indaba’s 10 x 10 Housing Project has challenged 10 architectural teams to provide innovative and dynamic design solutions for the low-cost housing sector
1 Aug 07
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The brief: Fan your passion 2010
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Creative Economy
South Africa will host one of the world's greatest sporting events in only three years time - the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
1 May 07
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Fanfest proposal by Grid
Opinion
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Creative Economy
"If the world were to play a match on Mars what colours would we be wearing?" ask Grid in their vision for the 2010 Fanfests.
1 May 07
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Fanfest by King James RSVP
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Creative Economy
King James RSVP proposes that our local taxis and taxi drivers become the hosts and ambassadors to the tourists.
1 May 07
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Fanfest proposal by Enterprise IG
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Creative Economy
Enterprise IG used the layout of a football pitch in creating the venue for the greatest party ever.
1 May 07
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Online innovation
Design News
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Interaction Design
Daljit Singh is creative director and founder of Digit, one of the world's longest-established digital agencies.
1 May 07
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Super normal
Design News
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Product Design
Jasper Morrison has evolved from semi-industrial mixed components to a fresh appreciation of timeless or "super-normal" classics.
1 May 07
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Man about town
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Music & Sound Design
During his visit to the 2007 Design Indaba, influential "non-musician" Brian Eno showed his 77 Million Paintings installation at Michaelis.
22 Mar 07
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The Ultimate Guide to Local Design out now
Design News
The Ultimate Guide to Local Design brings together South Africa's best designs and designers who exhibited at the Design Indaba Expo 2007.
20 Mar 07
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Design Indaba 2007 Commercial: Flowerball
Design Indaba Campaigns
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Product Design
An official commercial for Design Indaba 2007, based on Heath Nash's Flowerball light.
20 Feb 07
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Design Indaba 2007 Commercial: Kreepy Krauly
Design Indaba Campaigns
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Design Thinking
The official commercial for Design Indaba 2007. The commercial showcases the kreepy krauly, a South African invention by Ferdinand Chauvier.
19 Feb 07
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Design Indaba 2007 Commercial: Hippo Roller
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Design Thinking
The official commercial for the Design Indaba 2007, featuring the hippo roller - an invention designed by Johan Jonker and Pettie Petzer.
19 Feb 07
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Film noir
Opinion
The signing of the film co-production treaty between South Africa and the UK should open up new avenues of financial support.
1 Feb 07
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A Taste For Type
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Tobias Frere-Jones has designed over 500 typefaces for retail publication, custom clients and experimental research.
1 Feb 07
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