August 2009 Archive

  • Photos full of marvel
    Reviews • 31 Aug 09
    With barely a human subject in sight, Roger Ballen’s newest book, Boarding House, makes his oeuvre even more intangible. >
  • Get a handle on SA architecture
    Reviews • 18 Aug 09
    Professor ‘Ora Joubert has judiciously curated the 10 Years + 100 Buildings compendium to contemporary South South African architecture. >
  • Graphic novel goes down the gut
    Reviews • 12 Aug 09
    In Jesse Breytenbach’s graphic novel I Don’t Like Chocolate every story relates to food from a different slant. >
  • Green objectified
    Reviews • 11 Aug 09
    Going multidisciplinary, Green Design by Marcus Fairs is one of the first books to give a thorough overview of the burgeoning movement. >
  • Homework
    Opinion • 1 Aug 09
    Design Indaba asked creatives born on the continent which of their works was most influenced by their place of birth. >
  • But is it “African”?
    Opinion • 1 Aug 09
    You’d think that, as a designer based in Africa, it would be easy to answer the question “What constitutes African design?” >