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Nature verses science

Troika's first solo exhibition "The Far Side of Reason" combines new and old works to investigate the tension between perception and reality.

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Love ZA Buy ZA is a new campaign aimed at creating awareness around the positive impact of buying local clothing.

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You’ve got the infrastructure, so how do you get people out of their cars and onto public transport? You find a more engaging way of speaking to them.

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Stories from the South side

What happens to cultural production when the West is the “exotic other”? No More Westerns, the theme of the 2012 Impakt Arts Festival, explores this question.

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Walking the talk Published 01 October 2012 Sometimes you need to shout, other times you need to talk. But you’ve always got to walk the talk, Jens Martin Skibsted believes.	Breaking out of the silo and onto the street Published 26 September 2012 The Your Street Challenge, inspired by Design Indaba, seeks to transform urban space through creative thought.
Turning Point Published 11 May 2012 At the 2nd Holon Design Week, Israeli design shows it's ready for its international debut.	Designer Water Published 22 March 2012 Water is on everyone's lips today so we look to our back garden to see how the design world is utilising this natural resource in innovative ways.
Design Indaba Conference Speakers chat to 567 CapeTalk Published 08 March 2012 Design Indaba 2012 speakers ignited the creative fires of conference delegates last week. Behind the scenes 567 CapeTalk chat to their programme highlights.	Final feasts Published 23 January 2012 Photographer Melanie Dunea was curious about the last meal the world's top chefs would want to have. She documented it in a collection of visual delight.
Questioning the question Published 23 January 2012 As the director of Design-Led Innovation at Philips Design, Clive van Heerden is working to bring designers into the process of technological development.	Why Designer John Bielenberg Thinks Wrong Published 12 January 2012 John Bielenberg thinks wrong. And he's changing the world, one design project at a time. Design Indaba chats to this mastermind about his creative progeny.
Design as a verb Published 07 January 2012 When it comes to his job, starchitect Thomas Heatherwick doesn’t think about titles, he thinks about verbs.	Unexpected transformations Published 18 December 2011 Interior designer Tracy Lynch tells of her passion for finding the unexpected, her love for junk shops and the importance of heartfelt spaces.
Urban acupuncture Published 15 December 2011 Alfredo Brillembourg of interdisciplinary design practice Urban-Think Tank will be speaking at Design Indaba 2012. Here he offers insight into his work.	Specialised generalist Published 13 December 2011 With a form follows materials approach, Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek creates distinctive designer furniture from scraps of wood.
Shades of green at COP17 Published 23 November 2011 The look of the South African Climate Change Response Expo running alongside COP17 in Durban was conceptualised by designworkshop : sa.	Story of an African farm Published 16 November 2011 The untapped natural resources of the African continent are not easily assimilated into global food security issues.
Biting bytes Published 16 November 2011 “Every day 1.5 billion cups of tea are enjoyed throughout the world” and other things that you didn’t know about your food.	Pop supping Published 16 November 2011 Besides gearing up for World Design Capital 2012, Helsinki is undergoing a food revolution enabled by the temporary, experimental nature of pop-up restaurants.
Declaración de Lima Published 16 November 2011 The International Advisory Board of the Basque Culinary Centre met in Lima, Peru, from 9 to 11 September 2011.	Naked revolution Published 16 November 2011 Even though he might rightly be regarded as one of the originators of food pornography, Jamie Oliver has never been about overindulgence.
Taste bud trickery Published 16 November 2011 Swapping pots and pans for lasers and liquid nitrogen, Maciek Dubla chats to Homaro Cantu and Ben Roche about the benefits of food replication.	René Redzepi + Marije Vogelzang Published 16 November 2011 Marije Vogelzang chats to René Redzepi of Noma Restaurant about MAD Foodcamp, creativity, intuition, fingers, social media and being part of the future.

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