2011 Archive

  • 20Q: Oded Ezer
    Q&A • 22 Mar 11
    Type shaman, biotypographer, typochemist and typosexual are some descriptions of the innovative things Oded Ezer does with typography. >
  • Transforma Design
    Social reinventions
    Q&A • 30 Mar 11
    With the support of the Brazilian government, Paula Dib of Transforma Design is tackling pressing social and environmental issues. >
  • 20Q: Charlie Todd
    Q&A • 30 Mar 11
    He makes others laugh by causing scenes of joys and chaos in public places. Find out here what makes Charlie Todd laugh and other titbits. >
  • 20Q: Karin Fong
    Q&A • 5 Apr 11
    She creates cinematic masterpieces but Karin Fong still dreams of doing a children's book and laughs at The Simpsons. >
  • 20Q: Ben Fry
    Q&A • 12 Apr 11
    Making people curious is what creative success is about. Find out 19 other interesting things about Ben Fry. >
  • 20Q: Jen Bilik
    Q&A • 19 Apr 11
    She awed the audience at Design Indaba Conference. Find out what makes Jen Bilik laugh, who she'd like to lunch with and more. >
  • 20Q: Daniel Ting Chong
    Q&A • 11 May 11
    Cape Town creative Daniel Ting-Chong is excited about the local design industry and would fancy having lunch with Megatron. Yes. Really. >
  • 20Q: Ian Kelynack
    Q&A • 15 May 11
    Ian Kelynack of Isle of Trees made his Design Indaba Expo debut this year. His sustainable work won him the Most Creative Stand Award. >
  • 20Q: Aram Lello
    Q&A • 15 May 11
    Italian architect and designer Aram Lello won the Western Cape Furniture Design Competition at the 2011 Design Indaba Expo. >
  • 20Q: Katie Thompson
    Q&A • 15 May 11
    Using discarded junk, each item of Katie Thompson's Recreate range of furniture, lighting and interiors is infused with character. >
  • 20Q: John Edwards
    Q&A • 15 May 11
    Architect by day, designer by night. John Edwards is currently working on a new modular furniture range for small spaces. >
  • 20Q: Pedersen + Lennard
    Q&A • 15 May 11
    James Lennard and Luke Pedersen use a combination of handmade and machine-made techniqies to make functional and beautiful designs. >
  • 20Q: Thingking
    Q&A • 15 May 11
    Marc Nicolson and Lyall Sprong of Thingking would like to contribute towards ideas and objects that have a meaningful impact on people. >
  • 20Q: Danielle Ehrlich
    Q&A • 15 May 11
    LIV is Danielle Ehrlich's design company. She is passionate about design that is environmentally, culturally and socially sensitive. >
  • American is old hat
    American is old hat
    Q&A • 25 May 11
    Chris Harrison profiles the African continent's youth market. >
  • The real Paul Ward
    Q&A • 1 Jun 11
    Seemingly effortlessly, Paul Ward discreetly captures and expresses Cape Town’s nightlife through his photographic blog. >
  • One x one
    Q&A • 15 Aug 11
    From Berlin to Burkina Faso, Francis Kéré is building a bridge using education, upliftment, local materials and energy efficiency. >
  • 20Q: Stefan G Bucher
    Q&A • 13 Sep 11
    Hummingbirds, spaceships and numbers are just some of the things that Stefan G Bucher really enjoys. >
  • Visual broadcast
    Q&A • 19 Oct 11
    The Broadcasts exhibition at the KZNSA Gallery in Durban is a "visual mouthpiece", illustrating people's thoughts on important issues. >
  • 20Q: Jens Martin Skibsted
    Q&A • 1 Nov 11
    Bicycles, electric cars and airships for fat cats are some of the things Jens Martin Skibsted would still like to do. Or live in a kitsch sci-fi poster. >
  • The bull is not dead
    Q&A • 16 Nov 11
    Although the elBulli restaurant has closed, Ferran Adrià is only just getting started. He talks to us about the future, broadening his audience and creativity. >
  • Taste bud trickery
    Q&A • 16 Nov 11
    Swapping pots and pans for lasers and liquid nitrogen, Maciek Dubla chats to Homaro Cantu and Ben Roche about the benefits of food replication. >