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Pecha Kucha in SA

Posted on August 12th 2008

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


The design open-mic event Pecha Kucha has already spread to more than 100 cities across the world, and now it's hit Cape Town. Using the "20 images shown for 20 seconds each" format devised by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham, eight local creatives presented at South Africa's first, hosted by Instant Grass at the Whatiftheworld Gallery on June 19. The presenters were photographer and writer Dylan Culhane, manga artist Jesca Marisa, Streetwires managing director Patrick Schofield, coffee mogul David Donde, product designer Heath Nash, eco-architect Andy Horn, photographer Brett Rubin and interactive designer Rahle Dusheiko. The next event is due for the end of August. More information: www.pecha-kucha.org/cities/cape-town.

 

Mark Dytham

Mark Dytham graduated from the Royal College of Art in London and established architectural firm Klein Dytham in Tokyo with Astrid Klein in 1991.

Heath Nash

Heath Nash holds a BA in Fine Art (sculpture) from the University of Cape Town. He was the Elle Decoration SA designer and lighting designer of the year in 2005/6, and also won the title of British Council South African Creative Entrepreneur of the Year in 2006.

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