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A social agenda
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The DMY International Design Festival in Berlin will be introducing a new annual section that focuses on social design.
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27 May 14
Food's influence on design
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Food Design
'Design & Making: The story of food' traces the evolution of design through food.
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16 May 14
Designs on Zimbabwe
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The National Gallery of Zimbabwe is hosting its first design exhibition that surveys contemporary design across the country. Design Indaba chats to the curator.
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15 May 14
Mister who?
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African Design
Meet Mr Somebody & Mr Nobody. Their collection of African-flavoured domestic curiosities runs the spectrum of quirky cool.
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4 May 14
Communal crafting
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What can crafters from opposite ends of the earth learn from each other? Can they reach a common ground? What are the common methods they employ?
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1 May 14
Focus On: Cultural influences in design
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What is the relationship between culture and design? Valerie Steele, Chris de Beer, Massoud Hassani, Carla Fernandez explore this question.
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29 Apr 14
Designers without Borders
Designers without Borders is a non-profit organisation that donates books, equipment and software to African countries.
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24 Apr 14
Fantastical fabrication
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Textile designer Zinzi de Brouwer pushes the boundaries of materials and technology to create complex knits with three-dimensionality.
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19 Apr 14
Why Africa is Now
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What's so special about African creativity? An architect, fashion designer, lighting designer, inventor and product designer share their insights.
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8 Apr 14
Iconic textiles
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Malian-based company Ndomo teaches young unemployed Africans the art of creating eco-friendly textiles.
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5 Apr 14
Ndomo
Boubacar Doumbia is a textile designer, social innovator and founder of Ndomo a social enterprise addressing unemployment issues.
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2 Apr 14
Weaving a tradition
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Gone Rural's Fluoro Vases – Series 2 showcase a modern translation of traditional African patterns.
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28 Mar 14
Nifty lighting
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The Colour Cup designed by Editions in Craft looks at a unique way to transform ordinary light bulbs into décor accessories.
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27 Mar 14
Gone Rural
Gone Rural is an organisation that provides home-based incomes to over 750 rural African women through craft.
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26 Mar 14
Editions in Craft
Editions in Craft is an international platform for artists and designers to explore the technical and artistic possibilities of traditional crafts.
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25 Mar 14
Bowls like baskets
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Inspired by childhood memories of the tradition of basketmaking, Marjorie Wallace creates ceramic work that echoes the woven quality of the baskets.
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24 Mar 14
Plant loving
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Margarete Woermann combined her love of plants and clay to create a unique set of vases for Design Indaba Expo's First Editions feature.
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9 Mar 14
Triangular trend
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A triangle is one of the basic shapes in geometry. This simple shape found a myriad of applications at Design Indaba Expo 2014.
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5 Mar 14
Africa is Sharp!
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"Africa is Sharp!" is one of the five themes of the "Africa is Now" exhibition at the Design Indaba Expo 2014.
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1 Mar 14
Africa is Resourceful
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"Africa is Resourceful" is one of the five themes explored in the "Africa is Now" exhibition at the Design Indaba Expo 2014.
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26 Feb 14
Victoria Verbaan
Victoria Verbaan is a design studio embarking on all facets of creativity, from fabrics and prints, to ceramics and beyond.
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20 Feb 14
Coral Stephens Handweaving
Coral Stephens produce handmade decor from the finest mohair, raffia, cotton and silk.
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20 Feb 14
Barbara Hudson Ceramics
Barbara Hudson's ceramics are inspired by South Africa's rich archaeological history.
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20 Feb 14
Just J
Just J was established in 2011 by Cape Town-based Juanita Oosthuizen.
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20 Feb 14
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