November 2011 Archive

  • The Blackheart Gang
    The Blackheart Gang: animation and the Tale of How
    Talks • Duration: 00:17:39 • 9 Nov 11
    Animators The Blackheart Gang talk about their diverse creative influences and the commercial value of animation. >
  • Colour me healthy
    Design News • 9 Nov 11
    The colourful Nature Matching System works to remind you to consume the right colour combination of fruit and veg every day. >
  • Food political
    Design News • 9 Nov 11
    Conflict Kitchen is a restaurant concept that educates patrons about the culture and politics of countries that the USA are in conflict with. >
  • Mutated produce
    Design News • 9 Nov 11
    Would a banana still be a banana if it weren't yellow and shaped as it is? A philosophical question perhaps, but one that Uli Westphal explores with Mutatoes. >
  • To eat or not to meat
    Design News • 9 Nov 11
    A vegetarian butchery in The Netherlands is reinvigorating market interest in the protein-rich lupin crop. >
  • Rain maker
    Design News • 9 Nov 11
    Airdrop is an irrigation concept that harvests the moisture in the air to irrigate crops in times of drought. >
  • Food fight: Sumien Brink
    Design News • 9 Nov 11
    Given that more food does not equate to less hunger, there is nothing right with the current food system, says Sumien Brink. >
  • Made to fit
    Design News • 9 Nov 11
    The Kickstand desk allows you to kill two birds with one stone - get your desk job done and keep fit. >
  • Facing the crowd
    Design News • 9 Nov 11
    William Kentridge's series of charcoal drawings for the Other Faces film can be seen at Goodman Gallery in Johannesburg. >
  • Food fight: Sarah Emily Duff
    Design News • 8 Nov 11
    Sarah Emily Duff shows that in their mystification of cooking and eating, foodies are snobs, not gluttons. >
  • Food fight: Zoe Coombes
    Design News • 8 Nov 11
    Product designer and architect Zoe Coombes feels that food culture has a lot to teach other creative fields. >
  • Food fight: Martin Hablesreiter
    Design News • 8 Nov 11
    Martin Hablesreiter thinks that Barack Obama himself should be dealing with food issues, not his wife. >
  • Inside art space
    Design News • 8 Nov 11
    An exhibition celebrating street art in Tel Aviv pays tribute to the city's street art scene while also questioning official and unofficial spaces for art. >
  • Bare minimum
    Design News • 8 Nov 11
    Frank Tjepkema's Recession Chair is a designer response to current and looming economic issues. >
  • Interpret Africa
    Design News • 8 Nov 11
    Interpretations of Africa: Football, Art and Design celebrates Puma's new football kit, inspired by African culture and history, for Puma's football teams. >
  • Food edit
    Design News • 8 Nov 11
    Photoshop for your food? The iPlate lets you play around with your food, much like you would play around with pictures in image editing software. >
  • Climate simulation
    Design News • 7 Nov 11
    SunGlacier is a "climate simulation" prototype that explores ways of making ice in the desert. >
  • Health function
    Design News • 7 Nov 11
    Taking functional jewellery to a whole new level, Jawbone’s UP wristband helps you monitor your health. >
  • Jusi flavours
    Design News • 7 Nov 11
    Stefan Sagmeister, Jonathan Barnbrook, William Kentridge and David Goldblatt are some of the artists whose work features in the i-Jusi Portfolio Number 2. >
  • Wild for animals
    Design News • 6 Nov 11
    Winner of the Best Graphic Design award at the Dutch Design Awards Rop van Mierlo tells about his Wilde Dieren book project. >
  • State/status
    Design News • 5 Nov 11
    Kudzanai Chiurai's State of the Nation exhibition unpacks the notion of "state" using art, photography, performance and videos. >
  • The Scribblings of a Madcap Shambleton. Photo: Dave Brown.
    Mad comedy
    Design News • 5 Nov 11
    Off-beat, surreal and funny but that’s what one would expect from Noel Fielding and a book with the title The Scribblings of a Madcap Shambleton. >
  • Your Street Cape Town Winners
    Do Tank News • 4 Nov 11
    A walking route, fireproof shacks, urban gardens and public community facilities, here are the winners of the Cape Town Your Street Challenge. >
  • Your Street CT winners – Acre Road, Kensington
    Do Tank News • 4 Nov 11
    The R100 000 Your Street CT Challenge prize goes to the Acre Road, Kensington Community Project, a public space development proposal. >

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