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Visit the Design Indaba stand at the Cape Town Book Fair
Visit the Design Indaba stand at the Cape Town Book Fair from 14 to 17 June, 2008. We will be situated at stand Q713 in the small publishers' section, where we will be offering discounted prices on Design Indaba All Stars, the 2008 buyers guide and Design Indaba magazine.
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Drawing the line at serious fun
Both the local and international speakers at Design Indaba 2008 all concurred that design needs to tackle serious issues - but have fun while doing it. The newest edition of Design Indaba magazine, "Line Drawing", does just that - sideways.
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Design Indaba April 08 Updates
The Design Indaba All Stars book, recently published by Interactive Africa, celebrates 35 of the most prominent international guests that we have hosted at Design Indaba and featured in the magazine. Covering the first 10 years of Design Indaba, this book serves as a record of the growth of creativity at the cusp of the millennium.
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Creative Company Conference
Design Indaba has a new sister company in Europe called the Creative Company Conference (CCC). Distinct from Design Indaba, which celebrates the creative professional, the CCC honours innovative business leaders and companies that place innovation, creativity and design as central to their strategy.
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MOST CREATIVE STAND AT DESIGN INDABA 2008
Provincial Department of Economic Development and Tourism wins Most Creative Stand Award at the 2008 Design Indaba Cape Town. The stand of the Provincial Government of the Western Cape Department of Economic Development and Tourism Creative Industries Strategy (DEDT Creative Industries) was selected as the Most Creative Stand at this year's Design Indaba Expo held at the Cape Town Convention Centre from 23-26 February 2008.
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Bunk beds win Most Beautiful Object in South Africa Award
Y. Tsai of Tsai Design Studio was announced as the winner of the Most Beautiful Object in South Africa at Design Indaba Expo on February 26, 2008. The Nested Bunk Bed received 150 of the 402 public votes cast during Design Indaba Expo.
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CNMA 2008 WINNERS
The CNMA 2008 award ceremony was held on Thursday 28 February at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, winners were announced by judged Patrick Burgoyne (Creative Review), Andries Odendaal and Alex Maclean (Airside). The Construction New Media Awards, now in its eighth year, celebrates and elevates the status of new media design by honouring and accrediting those designers, writers, programmers and thinkers who produce challenging, imaginative interactive work, both on a creative and a functional platform.
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Sappi and Design Indaba - together
for eight years
Now in its eleventh year, Design Indaba is considered one of the foremost design conferences in the world. Sappi is a proud sponsor and supplier to this leading design showcase.
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STOP PRESS: Architecture Specialist Indaba for R500
Due to a glitch in communications between ourselves and the ticketing vendor, the prices for the Architecture Specialist Indaba were incorrectly stated. It should actually be at the same price as last year, which is R500. Refunds to those who have already paid will be made at the door.
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Design Indaba 2008
Fact sheet
Design Indaba will fortify as the South African Design Week in 2008, with the Expo and Conference programme running over a week from Saturday 23 February to Friday 29 February at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.
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African Carbon Trust
Design Indaba 2008 will again offset the carbon footprint of its conference, for the third year now.
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SABC at Design Indaba 2008
True to its values of creating conversations and partnerships, restoring human dignity and building a common future, the SABC not only renewed its media partnership with Design Indaba in 2008, but also announced sole sponsorship of the fashion arena and founding sponsorship of the Creative Alliance Project, commiting to growing local creative excellence.
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Design Indaba 10x10:
Ten houses for Freedom Park
Design Indaba's 10x10 Housing Project is pleased to announce that building has started on the designated plots in Freedom Park.
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Design Indaba 2008:
Most Beautiful Object in South Africa
The finalists for Design Indaba's Most Beautiful Object in South Africa award have been announced. Place your vote via SMS at the Design Indaba Expo from February 23 to 26, 2008, or vote on The Times website.
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Design Indaba Expo 2008:
Live design competition by The Times
The Times calls young creatives to showcase their talent in a live design competition on the Design Indaba Expo floor from February 23 to 26, 2008.
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Design Indaba Conference 2008:
Sold out, but book for the simulcast
We did it again... With more than a week to go still, Design Indaba Conference from February 27 to 29, 2008, has sold out for the fourth year in a row.
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Design Indaba magazine announces
Cape Town DC - as in Design Central
With the approximately 3 000 Design Indaba Conference visitors and more than 20 000 Design Indaba Expo visitors due to descend on Cape Town from February 23 to 29, 2008, the newest issue of Design Indaba magazine celebrates its Mother City in "Cape Town DC".
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Design Indaba 2008:
Font cult movie premieres in South Africa
Design Indaba is pleased to present the South African premiere of Helvetica - a film about typography, graphic design and global visual culture. Running concurrently with the Design Indaba Expo, Helvetica will be showing from February 22 to 27, 2008, at 8.30pm in the Labia Theatre on Orange Street.
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Design Indaba Journalism Workshop:
Book now!
The interest and enthusiasm surrounding the announcement of the first Design Indaba Journalism Workshop from February 23 to 26, 2008, has been astonishing. With less than two weeks to go, places are filling up fast.
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Design Indaba Expo 2008:
Fashion Mix Masala
Local fashion has come to represent a conscientious choice for discerning South Africans. Displaying a bold pastiche, our country's fashion signature speaks of pride, optimism and humanism.
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Design Indaba Expo:
Newcomers set to delight visitors
This year's Design Indaba Expo, from February 23 to 26, 2008, pushes the boundaries of creative expression with some highly original new exhibitors.
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Design Indaba Expo:
10 ways to drive a revolution
Design Indaba Expo 2008 again offers a curated commercial platform for South African designers to showcase local goods and services to the global market. We give you 10 reasons why to be there!
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Design Indaba 2008:
Two weeks to go, don't miss out!
Two weeks to go until Design Indaba 2008 and some of the makers of the world as we know it are preparing to arrive in Cape Town for what has been called the world's most glamorous design convention. Running from February 23 to 29, 2008, the Design Indaba Expo will be extended by a day and precede the Design Indaba Conference this year, in the inauguration of South African Design Week.
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DJ Spooky installation at Design Indaba 2008
Design Indaba are pleased to announce the presentation the New York is Now music-visual installation by Paul D Miller (DJ Spooky that Subliminal Kid) at Michaelis School of Fine Art. Forming part of Design Indaba's South African Design Week, this free event offers unique entry into the world of DJ Spooky.
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CNMA 2008: Time is running out - enter now!
The Construction New Media Awards, now in its eighth year, celebrates and elevates the status of new media design by honouring and accrediting those designers, writers, programmers and thinkers who produce challenging, imaginative interactive work, both on a creative and a functional platform.
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Design Indaba 2008
Conference pop quiz!
Two weeks to go until Design Indaba 2008 and some of the world's most influential creatives are dusting off their luggage to travel to Cape Town. From laptops, robots and cars to media, logos and events, what would the world be like without these people?
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A night of enchantment
with Design Indaba and Madame Zingara
Design Indaba in association with Absa have booked an evening at Madame Zingara on Wednesday 27 February, 2008, to host our Design Indaba international speakers, guests and sponsors.
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Design Indaba specialist focus:
Architecture, Lifestyle and Jewellery
Design Indaba 2008 will again present the Specialist Indabas to complement the main conference programme. Focusing on sectors identified as key areas of development in South Africa, these sessions will run alongside the Design Indaba Expo this year, allowing attendance by conference delegates and the public.
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Invitation of participation: Design Indaba Journalism Workshop
For the first time, Design Indaba is presenting the Design Indaba Journalism Workshop in conjunction with the Design Indaba Expo taking place from February 23 to 26, 2008, at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. New York design critic and assistant professor at Parsons, Susan Yelavich will lead the workshop.
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Buyers flock to Design Indaba Expo 2008
Design Indaba Expo 2008 has already pre-registered more than 160 local and international buyers. With still a month to go before the event, this is a significant increase on 2007, which recorded 112 buyers at the final event.
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Young Designers Simulcast bookings open
As part of Design Indaba’s ongoing commitment to design education, Design Indaba 2008 will again offer a Young Designers Simulcast, catering to young designers and students under the age of 25. This is a live broadcast from the main plenary session to a second auditorium. Students and young designers will be able to access speakers in short, informal chat sessions during and at the end of the day.
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DESIGN INDABA EXPO UPSIZES FOR 2008
Now in its fifth year, Design Indaba Expo has established itself as the premier showcase of South African creativity – and it continues to grow. In 2008 visitors will be treated to an even bigger expo floor with even more exhibitors and the addition of a dedicated fashion hall.
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Design Indaba lines up the beta generation
Design Indaba magazine, "The Odde2t Prime", is inspired by the radical move towards Web 2.0, but dedicated to how the youngest generation of designers are engaging with the social shift in society. Surveying 20something South African designers under the age of 30, as well as looking to Britain's Nipa Doshi and Jonathan Levien, Holland's Marije Vogelzang and the Czech Republic's Maxim Velcovsky, the answer is clear: By creating objects with emotional significance.
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Design Indaba 2008: A BETTER WORLD THROUGH CREATIVITY
How does one keep milk cold in the desert? Put a roof over people’s heads? Turn a magazine into a mirror? Distribute night light to the remotest ends of the Earth? And answer all five of these questions with the same solution? Simple: Creativity.
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Design Indaba burning headlines
Design Indaba gears up for spring with new dates set for the 2008 Expo and Conference from Saturday February 23 to Friday February 29, and the latest issue of Design Indaba magazine hitting the shelves.
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Interactive Africa wins Gold at Loeries for Design Indaba
Interactive Africa clinched ten Loerie awards at the ceremony held in Margate from July 28 to 29, 2007.
The booty included Jupiter Drawing Room (SA)'s Grand Prix award for its Design Indaba integrated campaign, "Ideas", and Design Indaba's Gold award in the Live Events category. These accolades can now be added to our 2005 EIBTM award for Best Conference in the World.
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DIS 2008: Designing Interactive Systems
DIS 2008 is the first main SIGCHI conference to be held in Africa. It is being held in Cape Town in
conjunction with the annual African design conference - Design Indaba - from 25th to 27th of February2008. The conference aims to bring together creative people from all over the globe.
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The Ultimate Guide to Local Design out now
THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO LOCAL DESIGN, presented by DESIGN INDABA brings together a collection of South Africa's best designs and designers from across the creative industries. The beautiful products presented here were first seen at the Design Indaba Expo 2007.
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DESIGN INDABA 10 RETROSPECTIVE- Designers that shape the world
Redefining the world was a key idea that emerged at the Design Indaba 10 event in Cape Town this year, where some of the world's most revolutionary and discerning creative minds assembled to share insights.
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