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The Boomslang, a raised walkway through Kirstenbosch Garden’s arboretum designed by Mark Thomas Architects and Henry Fagan & Partners, was the public’s choice among the 12 nominations in this year’s competition.
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Also popular was our coverage of another winner – the Watt Scooter by eLabs, which won Design Indaba’s Innovation Award, presented by Adams&Adams. The scooter is a sustainable and practical way to commute in the inner city.
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Another Expo feature that grabbed readers’ attention was the Paper Planes exhibition, a partnership between Alexander’s Band and Design Indaba. This popular exhibition drew on South Africans’ shared heritage by depicting little-known mythologies from our various cultures.
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Many readers, not wanting Design Indaba Conference to end, headed to our website to relive the most memorable moments of the Conference’s last day.
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Readers were also captivated by the announcement of charismatic graphic designer Micheal Bierut’s new book, “How to: Use graphic design to sell things, explain things, make things look better, and (every once in a while) change the world”.
