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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.
DESIGN INDABA MAGAZINE
Design Indaba changes more than the lightbulb
The newest edition of Design Indaba magazine, “Green Living: The Burning Issue”, announces that green and sustainable design is not a limitation, but an opportunity for greater creativity and innovation.
Featuring Yves Béhar, Tom Dixon, Valerie Casey, Mary-Ann Williams, Ryan Frank, Louisa Power and special features on lighting and fashion, the magazine highlights challenging questions while offering tangible solutions and futuristic dreams to designers and consumers alike.
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page 50 & 51
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page 64 & 65
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Design Indaba, Q307, “Green Living: The Burning Issue” will be available in selected Exclusive Books stores from September 14, 2007. Other outlets include Tonic, the Gallery Shop, Melissa's and the Exposure Gallery.
DESIGN INDABA FASHION
Design Indaba fashion is upsizing
Design Indaba Expo (February 23 to 26, 2008) is launching a dedicated fashion hall in 2008, following the success of its fashion area in 2007. With four days of uninterrupted fashion, animation and film showings playing host to the more than 20 000 Expo visitors, the demand for expansion was clear. The new fashion hall in 2008 will continue to offer the customised Design Indaba approach to fashion and aims to create a convivial atmosphere for Expo visitors. Comprehensively decked out with lighting, sound and infrastructure equipment and support, the arena is set to glam from dawn to dusk.
In the evening, the hall is available to hire for relevant social gatherings such as balls, dinners, film evenings or cocktail presentations.
Please contact Mike Purdham for more details on (021) 465 9966 or mail diexpo@interactiveafrica.com
DESIGN INDABA FILM
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The Design Indaba Expo showcases the best SA short films, music videos and animation. In 2008 the screenings will take place between fashion shows in the new fashion hall. The film showcase is open to viewing by all Design Indaba Expo visitors. Film screenings may not exceed 12 minutes in length and there are no costs associated. If you would like to submit your short film, music video or animation for possible screening at the 2008 Design Indaba Expo, please contact Beverley Cupido on (021) 465 9966 or mail diexpo@interactiveafrica.com.
DESIGN INDABA EXPO EMERGING CREATIVES PROGRAM
The Emerging Creatives Program runs concurrently with the Design Indaba Expo. This program was initiated to identify students or emerging creatives that show great design potential. Exposure at the Design Indaba Expo gives these participants a public platform where they have access and exposure to local and international media, agencies and companies. The selected participants are invited to exhibit at the Design Indaba Expo during the four-day event. Students are also invited to attend the first day of the Young Designers Simulcast.
For more information about the selection process and participation please contact Beverley Cupido on (021) 465 9966.
INTERNATIONAL
DIS 2008
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DIS 2008 (Designing Interactive Systems), the first main
SIGCHI conference to be held in Africa will be held at the CTICC in conjunction with the Design Indaba from February 25 to 27, 2008. Paper submissions closed on August 10, 2007, and 152 papers were received. Once the international peer review process has been completed, approximately 50 papers will make up the conference proceedings. Keynote speakers at the event include Adrian Cheok, director of the Mixed Reality Lab at the National University of Singapore, and William Gaver, head of the Interaction Research Studio at Goldsmiths College, University of London.
Email: dis2008@acm.org for more information.
INDEX
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On August 24, 2007, the winning designs in the five INDEX: categories were announced, receiving the world's biggest design award of 100 000 € each. Two South African designers were among the 2007 winners. Elon Musk was part of the group that won the PLAY category for the Tesla Roadster, a 100% electric vehicle and 0-to-60 mph acceleration (read about in the new issue of Design Indaba magazine).
The second South African, Graeme Davies was among the industrial designers who won the WORK category for the Tongue Sucker. This device allows untrained bystanders at the scene of an accident to immediately open the airway of unconscious victims, preventing death or brain damage due to the tongue blocking the airway passage.
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