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Design can-do
Design News
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15 Aug 11
The inaugural What Design Can Do conference brought together designers, thinkers and doers working in a transformative space.
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Sonja Bäumel
Talks
• Duration: 00:10:39
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15 Aug 11
Fashion designer Sonja Baumel talks about growing clothes out of the bacteria on your skin.
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Live transformation
Design News
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16 Aug 11
Designer Paul Cocksedge transforms old LP records into smartphone sound amplifiers.
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Mind Over Matter
Design News
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16 Aug 11
An exhibition at Kemistry Gallery pays tribute to Alan Fletcher on the 10th anniversary of the publication of The Art of Looking Sideways.
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Designs in sawdust
Design News
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16 Aug 11
Collect sawdust, add resin, press into mould and voila - you have very interesting furnture pieces, as Yoav Avinoam discovered.
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Concrete stools
Design News
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16 Aug 11
Strong, comfortable and not bad looking, Florian Schmid's Stitching Concrete stools are great for indoor and outdoor use.
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Carpet magic
Design News
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16 Aug 11
Images from Google Earth make for compelling rug designs with David Hanaeur's WorldWide Carpets.
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Gulp!
Design News
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16 Aug 11
Unbelievable – the world’s largest stop-motion animation, shot on a camera phone!
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Eco wash
Design News
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18 Aug 11
Eco Automatic is a kitchen sink and dishwasher in one, elminating the need to pack everything neatly into the machine.
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Black
Design News
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18 Aug 11
With RCA Black, the Royal College of Art presents the first-ever exhibition of work by students of African and African Caribbean descent.
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Robert Wong: How Google is adding humanity to technology
Talks
• Duration: 00:46:51
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18 Aug 11
Robert Wong shows how Google is positively impacting people’s lives by adding humanity to technology.
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Grow & learn
Design News
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18 Aug 11
Get kids excited about helping out in the kitchen with the Eat Play Grow table that allows them to grow and prepare their own food.
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Open, everything
Reviews
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19 Aug 11
We're living in the era of "design by everyone". The book Open Design Now explores this phenomenon.
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Mini Inflatables
Design News
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19 Aug 11
The new Mini Inflatables hold the promise of hours of fun in the sun.
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Read-Unread
Design News
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19 Aug 11
Almost like a seesaw, the Read-Unread bookshelf reveals how many of the books in your library you have actually read.
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Javier Mariscal on what creativity can do – a puppet show
Talks
• Duration: 00:39:05
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19 Aug 11
Javier Mariscal asks and then shows, with live animation, what creativity can do.
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The city burns
Reviews
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19 Aug 11
The book Fire Walker explores the meaning of the iconic sculpture of the same name by William Kentridge and Gerhard Marx, in Jozi.
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Southern soul
Design News
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19 Aug 11
Here's a look at the results of Southern Comfort's creative exchange challenge.
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Design Indaba and Shanghai
Festival News
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19 Aug 11
Going to the Far East for the first time, Design Indaba Shanghai will demonstrate the power of design, creativity and innovation.
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Camp van
Design News
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19 Aug 11
Old camper vans are transformed into funky live/work spaces (complete with surf racks) by Jay Nelson.
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From the sky
Design News
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19 Aug 11
Airline trolleys as covetable storage spaces for your home and office. Yes, take a look!
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Carvings of white
Reviews
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19 Aug 11
The book Claudette Schreuders is an insightful look into the work of this artist from the past 17 years.
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Net works
Design News
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22 Aug 11
A large net installation encourages child-like exploration while also hoping to help re-integrate communities.
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War Horse at BASA Awards
Design News
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22 Aug 11
Topthorn from War Horse will be making a special appearance at the Business Day BASA Awards next week.
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