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  • Oliviero Toscani 2001 quote
    Oliviero Toscani: photography is the documentation of human memory
    Interviews • 17 Jun 11
    At What Design Can Do 2011 we discover that for Oliviero Toscani photography is the documentation of human memory. >
  • Automated
    Creative Work • 17 Jun 11
    Ready for personalised public transport? Check out the semi-automated Wi-Fly Pod. >
  • Muchness of love
    Creative Work • 17 Jun 11
    With his vibrant range of ceramics, Ruan Hoffmann is the first South African to exhibit at the Rockefeller Centre in New York. >
  • Playground senses
    Creative Work • 17 Jun 11
    “Playground closes at dusk” is Nacho Carbonell’s outdoor installation looking at connections between sense and surrounding. >
  • Creative communities
    Creative Work • 15 Jun 11
    The Louis Vuitton Young Arts Project has launched RECreative, an online platform for young creatives to showcase their work. >
  • Wow Woo
    Creative Work • 15 Jun 11
    Woo-men Plush Toys will be making their debut at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, along with Zapiro and Anton Kannemeyer. >
  • Mastering materials
    Creative Work • 15 Jun 11
    An exploration of materials and processes, Materiality is Benjamin Hubert’s exhibition of industrial design. >
  • For safekeeping
    Creative Work • 15 Jun 11
    South African artists at Art 42 Basel explore issues around security and volatile social conditions. >
  • Urban experiences
    Creative Work • 14 Jun 11
    Dencity, a collaborative exhibition by André Clements and Daniel Hirschmann, explores the city ebb and flow of London and Jo’burg. >
  • Italian influence
    Creative Work • 14 Jun 11
    An exhibition at the Pretoria Art Museum celebrates the work of Italian-South African artists. >
  • Blood ties
    Creative Work • 14 Jun 11
    Kim Lieberman’s Tribe is a handmade sculpture made in bronze and lace. >
  • Paper fantasy
    Creative Work • 13 Jun 11
    Early Morning Life is an animation film project and installation about poverty, childhood, ambition, dreams and class divisions. >
  • Three times
    Creative Work • 12 Jun 11
    3Beirut is a new development by Foster + Partners in Lebanon, which hopes to promote urban renewal in the capital. >
  • City sketches
    Creative Work • 11 Jun 11
    Here’s a look at 72 hours at the Venice Art Biennale, as sketched by Christoph Niemann. >
  • Walk in the park
    Creative Work • 11 Jun 11
    Paula Scher has created a new visual identity for the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. >
  • Bicycle bench
    Creative Work • 10 Jun 11
    The Mishmash Bench might not win votes for its comfort but it does have a fun aesthetic appeal. >
  • Photo: Hiroshi Iwasaki.
    Outlined
    Creative Work • 10 Jun 11
    Rinkak is a quirky new computer mouse designed by Nendo. >
  • Embrace
    Creative Work • 9 Jun 11
    A concept worth embracing: Jaime Hayón’s new Favn sofa for Danish furniture manufacturer Fritz Hansen. >
  • Gifts of paper
    Creative Work • 9 Jun 11
    Shigeru Ban’s Paper Concert Hall in Italy serves as a symbol of solidarity and support between two countries. >
  • Without footprints
    Creative Work • 8 Jun 11
    Have ideas of how to retrofit an existing building to be more energy efficient? Enter the Zerofootprint Re-Skinning Awards. >
  • Giddy up
    Creative Work • 8 Jun 11
    Made with love in Cape Town, Dark Horse is a new designer furniture and apparel shop. >
  • Tea time
    Creative Work • 8 Jun 11
    Tokujin Yoshioka’s Kou-An Glass Teahouse reflects the cultural value of Japanese tea ceremony practices. >
  • Future ready
    Creative Work • 7 Jun 11
    Seymourpowell and the V&A Museum in London are facilitating workshops to educate scholars about the possibilities of design. >

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