January 2011 Archive

  • Exciting new exhibitors at DI2011 Expo
    Festival News • 27 Jan 11
    The creative shopping choices are endless at Design Indaba Expo 2011 with more than 60 first-time exhibitors. >
  • Plonk on the Ploum
    Design News • 28 Jan 11
    The Bouroullec Brothers have created a four-seat settee that encourages sitters to face one another. >
  • From trash to treasure
    Design News • 28 Jan 11
    Unique-Eco uses the trash they collect on the shoreline of Kenya to make bright and beautiful sculptures and accessories. >
  • International icon at DI2011
    Festival News • 28 Jan 11
    At the helm of one of the world’s most iconic homeware brands is Alberto Alessi, one of the most influential people in contemporary design. >
  • And again
    Design News • 29 Jan 11
    Things Revisited takes classic design icons and updates them for modern use. >
  • Maya chair for Punkalive by Karim Rashid.
    Seat yourself
    Design News • 29 Jan 11
    Karim Rashid’s furniture designs for Punkalive combines elements of the natural world with mathematical constructs. >
  • After creation
    Design News • 30 Jan 11
    An exhibition in Israel, curated by Li Edelkoort, considers the past to look to the future. >
  • Chop chop
    Design News • 30 Jan 11
    What do you get when you put 8 000 chopsticks, 4 000 joints and 2 000 rings together? Two seats for the prices of one! >
  • Wall project
    Design News • 31 Jan 11
    The Verse One exhibition at Field Office in Cape Town works to turn the café into an interactive art space. >
  • Afronaut at DI2011
    Festival News • 31 Jan 11
    He’s floated among the stars, but these days Mark Shuttleworth is shaping future interfaces in the free operating system Ubuntu. >
  • Bidum. Photo: ECAL/Laetitia Florin.
    Contained movement
    Design News • 31 Jan 11
    The Bidum container is like a living product, that is defined by how it feels when used. >

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