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Water works
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A solution to the looming world water crisis requires an interdisciplinary design approach. Australia’s been giving it some thought.
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23 Jun 10
Positive painting
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A coat of paint can go a long way in making a colourful and empowering difference in the lives of poor communities.
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14 Jun 10
Can-do creativity with the Cratefan
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It bears a slight resemblance to the Incredible Hulk but the Cratefan in Jozi and Cape Town is no ordinary superhero.
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14 Jun 10
Beyond tomorrow
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Sustainability is all the rage. Check out how designers are contributing to the global objective.
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26 May 10
Seed Cathedral at Shanghai Expo
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"You ain't see nothing yet" is what you'll be telling people about the Thomas Heatherwick's UK Pavilion at the Shanghai Expo.
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7 May 10
Design competition for the new big Mini
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Design functions for the Centre Rail in the new Mini Countryman and win a trip to the Paris Motor Show.
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23 Apr 10
Wooster Collective answers all at DI2010
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“Why would an artist risk arrest in order to create?” asked Mark and Sara Schiller of the Wooster Collective.
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30 Mar 10
Faith47 answers all at DI2010
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Evocative street artist and social activist Faith47 cast a meditative spell on the conference delegates with her exquisitely sensitive work.
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11 Mar 10
Mokena Makeka
Mokena Makeka is principal and founder of Makeka Design Lab.
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18 Feb 10
Oona Scheepers interview
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As a lead interior designer for Porsche, then Audi and now Volkswagen, Oona Scheepers offers a glimpse into the world of automotive design.
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10 Feb 10
Str.smarts
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Wooster Collective founders Marc and Sara Schiller discuss the coming-of-age of street art and its significance to the cities it populates.
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9 Feb 10
Wooster Collective
The Wooster Collective are husband-and-wife team Marc and Sara Schiller.
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24 Jan 10
Faith XLVII
Faith XLVII is an internationally acclaimed street- and studio-based artist currently living in Cape Town, South Africa.
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24 Jan 10
Creative activism takes to the road
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A group of five artists participated in the recent Write on Africa roadtrip through the Transkei.
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24 Nov 09
Vespa Takeone Video Challenge
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Enter the Vespa Takeone Video Challenge online now and stand a chance to win a new Vespa LX.
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18 Nov 09
Soil soul
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Multiple award-winning designer David Davidson believes gardening is as good for our minds as it is for the planet.
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1 Nov 09
Suburban spread
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Farmadelphia by the Front Studio, proposes to transform the urban environment by introducing bucolic farmlands into the city’s urban fabric.
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1 Nov 09
Protofarm 2050
Design Indaba presented Protofarm 2050 at the ICSID World Design Congress in Singapore from 23 to 25 November.
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30 Oct 09
Social nesting
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Cape Town creative consultancy Animal Farm have designed a human-sized Weaver's Nest, following the success of their sustainable Lite.
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15 Jun 09
Beat this bike!
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Yves Béhar designs the Mission One Electric Motorcycle, the first electric sports bike that features uncompromised performance.
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20 May 09
Design Indaba 10x10 Housing Project
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The 10x10 project employs a sandbag-based building method that has irreversibly changed the future possibilities for low-cost housing.
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18 May 09
Urban art on auction
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Urban & Landscape Design
Cape Town graffiti artists raise money for underprivileged communities and new urban art space opens in Woodstock.
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14 May 09
Joule on South African roads by 2010
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South Africa's first locally designed and manufactured electric car is ready for production.
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14 May 09
10x10 Industrial
The Design Indaba 10x10 Industrial Project matches 10 South African manufacturers with 10 teams of local and international designers.
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12 Feb 09
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