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Person vs object
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Product Design
A new exhibition featuring, among others, Maarten Baas questions the relationship between people and objects.
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9 Nov 10
Curtain call
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Product Design
The “Decorated Shade” curtain not only has a city chic about it but it also uses materials otherwise destined for landfills.
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9 Nov 10
Not of the body
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Product Design
Antibodies is a rich visual exploration of the work of the Campana Brothers from the past 20 years.
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8 Nov 10
Monsters inc
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Monsters monsters everywhere... On your desk, in your bathroom. But don't worry, they're eco-friendly.
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7 Nov 10
Pennies for Pyggy
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Product Design
Piggy banks are not just for children... They're functional and decorative home items with a unique history.
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7 Nov 10
Ordinary fun
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Adding a bit of playfulness to the everyday objects that we interact with... Check out Bitplay's first collection.
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6 Nov 10
Willowlamp
Willowlamp’s are dynamic – every movement in the air can be seen on their surface, suggesting something quite ‘impressionable’ and delicate.
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4 Nov 10
Massimo and Lella Vignelli keep design simple, elegant and timeless
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Product Design
Design legends Massimo and Lella Vignelli talk about some of their famous designs of the past 50 years.
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4 Nov 10
Built to size
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Product Design
A modular shelving solution by Miriam Aust allows for books to take up a new (design) function within the home.
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4 Nov 10
Mine for keeps
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Product Design
Nobody likes a bomb in their home, except when it's been converted into an interesting piece of furniture.
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4 Nov 10
Zenzulu
Zenzulu founder and designer Marisa Fick-Jordaan embraces the inventive possibility and the skilful artistry of the human hand to breathe life into ideas.
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3 Nov 10
Magpies and makeovers
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Architecture & Interiors
Creative alternatives to mass-produced furniture are always welcome. And of course it doesn’t hurt that it’s chic and ultra-modern.
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3 Nov 10
Basket case
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Urban & Landscape Design
Cycling is the ideal alternative in car-crowded cities. And with a new design, you can carry cargo on the bike too.
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2 Nov 10
Design by the other 90%
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Craft
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Design Thinking
The streets of Brazil are full of startling design solutions by ordinary people driven by pure human need.
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1 Nov 10
Cameron Barnes
In a world where things are designed to be used once and thrown away, we picture a new lifecycle for the furniture and products we design and make.
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1 Nov 10
Penny wise
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Urban & Landscape Design
They're called classics for a reason, because they're elegant, timeless and oh-so desirable, like the Penny Farthing bicycle.
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1 Nov 10
The bespoke comeback
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Product Design
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Urban & Landscape Design
A splurge of second generation bicycles have recently flooded the design wires.
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1 Nov 10
Egg-static
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Product Design
All we want is an egg chair... by Karim Rashid!
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31 Oct 10
Sensible shelving
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Product Design
Cycling is great but storing your bike can be a hassle so take a look at this clever solution.
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31 Oct 10
Saving our seas
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Design Thinking
A brilliant initiative by Electrolux is using plastic debris salvaged from the ocean to create sustainable vacuum cleaners.
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30 Oct 10
Tintown
Whimsical and fun homeware is TinTown's speciality.
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29 Oct 10
Stacked up
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Product Design
Studio Makkink & Bey's Crate Series is an inquiry into the many functions of crates, both in public and private spaces.
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29 Oct 10
Busy bees
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Design Thinking
Cross-disciplinary collaborations are nothing new in design, but what about an interspecies collaboration? Meet a trio that made it work.
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28 Oct 10
From vine to vase
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Product Design
Using reclaimed wine bottles and local labour, Liam Mooney is creating some rather interesting vases.
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28 Oct 10
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