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Escapism
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen's "Escapism" collection pushes the boundaries of fashion and technology with 3D-printed design.
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2 Sep 11
Nuked
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Product Design
A table lamp resembling a nuclear bomb cloud was created using 3D printing techniques.
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20 Jul 11
3D Printed Heads - Design Indaba 2009
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Creative Economy
What can your creativity do? Behind the scenes of the Design Indaba 2009 campaign, 3D printing is utilised to create a series of busts.
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8 Jun 11
Cardboard creations
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Architecture & Interiors
Michael Hansmeyer’s Subdivided Columns may be the most intricate object ever fashioned out of cardboard.
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8 Mar 11
Lighting the way
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Product Design
Karim Rashid’s Cross Lamp consists of countless small figures joined together to create an iconic symbol.
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3 Feb 11
Hands-free pottery
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Product Design
A new machine allows users to make beautiful clay sculptures without ever coming in contact with the muddy material.
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21 Jun 10
Beautiful birdman
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Product Design
Design Indaba Expo 2010: Winner of the 2009 Most Beautiful Object in South Africa, this year NOMILI has pushed 3D printing even further.
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18 Feb 10
Most Beautiful Object in SA 2009
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Product Design
The votes are in: The Most Beautiful Object in South Africa for 2009, is the Chrysanthemum Centerpiece by Michaella Janse van Vuuren.
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8 Apr 09
Commonwealth at DI2009
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Architecture & Interiors
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Industrial Design
Commonwealth aims to produce work that embodies elegant design, through engagement with both newest of tools and the oldest technologies.
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6 Mar 09
Craft debate: Professor Neil Gershenfeld
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Craft
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Information Design
Director of MIT’s Center for Bits and Atoms and Design Indaba 2007 speaker, Professor Neil Gershenfeld weighs in on the craft debate.
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1 Feb 09
Craft debate: Satyendra Pakhalé
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Product Design
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Craft
Industrial designer, DI2006 speaker and Design Indaba 10x10 Industrial project participant, Satyendra Pakhalé weighs in on the craft debate.
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1 Feb 09
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