September 2010 Archive

  • Entries open for Emerging Creatives at DI2011
    Do Tank News • 30 Sep 10
    Show your talent at Design Indaba Expo 2011 by entering the Emerging Creatives Programme. >
  • Youturn Pavilion by UNStudio. Photo: Ding Musa.
    Enabling communication
    Design News • 30 Sep 10
    UNStudio's Youturn Pavilion is part artwork, part architecture and part installation that encourages diverse forms of communication. >
  • Boi Boi, Zuko & Prince. Photo: Araminta de Clermont.
    Watershed photography
    Design News • 30 Sep 10
    Araminta de Clermont's exhibition, A New Beginning, explores the outer transition newly initiated young men go through. >
  • Wendren Milford of Wren Design.
    20Q: Wendren from Wren Design
    Q&A • 30 Sep 10
    Making your life simpler, more organised and just more wonderful. That is what Wendren Milfrod of Wren wants her designs to do. >
  • Tucker Viemeister
    Tucker Viemeister: it always costs more not to design
    Talks • Duration: 00:35:42 • 29 Sep 10
    For Tucker Viemeister, design is about persuasion, inspiration and trust. >
  • AlessiTab by Stefano Giovannoni. Photo via designboom.
    Kitchen cool
    Design News • 29 Sep 10
    The new AlessiTab designed by Stefano Giovannoni is the ideal interactive, multimedia device for domestic spaces. >
  • Jasper Morrison on designing from personal experience
    Talks • Duration: 00:43:13 • 28 Sep 10
    Designers are often responsible for making atmospheres, but they must steer away from visual pollution says Jasper Morrison. >
  • Rock, string, machine
    Q&A • 28 Sep 10
    It was the search for his authentic voice that resulted in Justin Fiske becoming a fine artist who makes kinetic sculptures. >
  • Paul Senyol.
    Ark-inspired art
    Design News • 28 Sep 10
    The biblical story of Noah's Ark is the metaphoric reference for the Ark Exhibition featuring Justin Southey, Paul Senyol and Bruce Mackay. >
  • World's largest offshore wind farm.
    Blown away
    Design News • 28 Sep 10
    Renewable energy solutions are a key concern for designers across the world. See the world's largest offshore wind farm in the UK. >
  • Pigeon D'Or by Tuur van Balen.
    What happens next
    Design News • 27 Sep 10
    Further Instructions, a critical design show by Revital Cohen and Tuur van Balen, explored the complexity of multiple urban narratives. >
  • Antalis Award of Design Awards.
    Graphic recognition
    Design News • 27 Sep 10
    The 2010 Art of Design Awards delivered an original and inspiring selection of creative work - a slap on back for the local industry. >
  • Djibouti City, Djibouti.
    The other side of Africa
    Design News • 27 Sep 10
    Africa, through the eyes of architect David Adjaye, presents some interesting insights into the continent’s built environment. >
  • Architecture of the Third Landscape.
    The forgotten province
    Reviews • 25 Sep 10
    The architectural richness of the Free State province is often forgotten or overlooked, but a new book succeeds in capturing the highlights. >
  • Caruaru Collection by Marcelo Rosenbaum. Photo: Fran Parente.
    Fairground furniture
    Design News • 25 Sep 10
    Marcelo Rosenbaum's latest collection of furniture, Caruaru, is inspired by one of the oldest cultural fairs in Brazil. >
  • Guelar Muanza. Photo: Makhulu/Rowan Pybus.
    Creative makeover
    Design News • 24 Sep 10
    The healing power of art and creativity is helping to uplift and empower teen boys living on the streets of Cape Town. >
  • Ellis Park Swimming Pool.
    Journey through Jo'Burg
    Reviews • 24 Sep 10
    Jo'burg is a place of harsh contrasts and with fast pace. But it's also full of hidden treasures, as the Wallpaper* guide points out. >
  • Maxim Velčovský
    Maxim Velčovský on communist philosophy and design
    Talks • Duration: 00:41:04 • 23 Sep 10
    Influenced by his "nice totalitarian childhood", Czech designer Maxim Velčovský talks about how this philosophy inspire his designs. >
  • Vuvu Chandelier by Louise Pretorius.
    Viva vuvuzela!
    Design News • 23 Sep 10
    Creativity knows no bounds and all of that, but this notion really comes to life with ideas for the reuse of the much-loved vuvuzela. >
  • Chico and Rita.
    When Chico met Rita
    Design News • 23 Sep 10
    Javier Mariscal's new animated film, Chico and Rita, is a story of love, passion and ambition with a great Latin jazz soundtrack. >
  • Paul Davis.
    20Q: Paul Davis
    Q&A • 23 Sep 10
    Paul Davis really adores somebody called Cheryl. He also enjoys good wine and spending time with Cheryl. And did you know he loves Cheryl? >
  • Jakob Trollbäck
    Talks • Duration: 00:39:13 • 22 Sep 10
    Creativity is largely responsible for the type of lives we live today, which is a good thing, says Jakob Trollbäck. >
  • Ruins of Fietas - Yusuf Garda.
    Urban considerations
    Design News • 22 Sep 10
    Architecture ZA sees some of the world's leading architects and cultural producers in discussion about sustainability, urban public spaces. >
  • John-Paul Flintoff at his sewing machine.
    Love thy neighbour
    Q&A • 22 Sep 10
    Live and let live, sew your own clothes, grow your own veggies and stop the blame game. Meet one writer/activist that's made this work. >

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