March 2012 Archive

  • Massive Attack DJ set at A Taste of Sónar
    Design News • 2 Mar 12
    The latest addition to A Taste of Sónar at Design Indaba in Cape Town: Massive Attack (DJ set) and United Visual Artists. >
  • Arobo air purifier. Photo: Hiroshi Iwasaki.
    Pure air
    Design News • 5 Mar 12
    The design of Nendo's new Arobo air purifier highlights the essence of water and air in its purest form. >
  • Photo: Kei Takashima. Courtesy of Hermés Japon.
    Forest wonders
    Design News • 12 Mar 12
    Nendo's “Wandering Forest of Hermés” window display adds a touch of playfulness to the recently renovated boutiques in Japan. >
  • Andy Cartwright wins Design Indaba Innovation Award 2012
    Andy Cartwright wins Design Indaba Innovation Award 2012
    Product Spotlight • 12 Mar 12
    Design Indaba Expo’s inaugural Innovation Award for 2012 went to design house Andy Cartwright Homeware for its groundbreaking new Korol home-décor range. >
  • Promises of type
    Design News • 13 Mar 12
    With the design of the New American Haggadah, Oded Ezer brings a fresh visual approach to a sacred religious text. >
  • Raising the bar
    Design News • 14 Mar 12
    The Bluetube Bar is made from low-cost plastic and looks spectacular at night when it is illuminated from within. >
  • New looks for favourite brands
    Design News • 15 Mar 12
    Here's a look at the winning designs in the Design Indaba/ Foodcorp Design Challenge 2011. >
  • Entracte.
    In review
    Design News • 15 Mar 12
    The Review exhibition in Johannesburg uses art to explore social and electronic networks in the urban African terrain. >
  • Walk the talk
    Design News • 15 Mar 12
    Put on your walking shoes and get ready to take part in Violet's Walk, one of the winning initiatives in the Your Street Cape Town Challenge. >
  • All's fair
    Design News • 15 Mar 12
    Haldane Martin has launched his first-ever retail showroom in Woodstock, Cape Town. >
  • From all angles
    Design News • 19 Mar 12
    It's all tennis with Hat-trick's latest poster competition for the annual tennis championships at Wimbledon. >
  • Almost textiles
    Design News • 20 Mar 12
    Textile Sketch is a range of furniture made in solid heavy metals, but that looks like it's been crafted from textile forms and shapes. >
  • Straight system
    Design News • 20 Mar 12
    Strates is a modular desk and storage system designed by Mathieu Lehanneur, inspired by sedimentary rocks. >
  • Adhesive exhibit
    Design News • 23 Mar 12
    Curved, fury and red, the Tuft Pula installation is made of adhesive tape and makes you feel like you're in a spider's web. >
  • Top architects to lead expansion of CTICC
    Design News • 23 Mar 12
    Trio of top SA architects, Piet Bakker, Anya van der Merwe and Mokena Makeka, have been awarded the contract to design the expansion of the convention centre. >
  • Out the box
    Design News • 27 Mar 12
    Thinking outside the cardboard box, Xanita highlighted the creative possibilities of their fibre board at Design Indaba Expo and Conference. >
  • Connecting angles
    Design News • 29 Mar 12
    Ineke Hans's "Swing - Wing" collection of chairs and desks are based on a simple concept of connecting various angles. >