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  • Transformation by Tjep.
    True to form
    Creative Work • 19 Aug 10
    Transformation is a Dutch installation that pays tribute to the aesthetics of vernacular architecture. >
  • The History of Modern by Peter Saville. Image via designboom.
    On the edge
    Point of View • 19 Aug 10
    With it's bright colours and edgy lines, Peter Saville's design for OMD's first album since 1996 is a happy addition to visual culture. >
  • Tag your Mini. Image via minispace.
    From practical to playful
    Creative Work • 19 Aug 10
    Think again if you thought your car should only take you from A to B. The new Mini Countryman may feature a fireplace or karaoke equipment. >
  • World Cup mosaics. Photo via designboom.
    Mosaic memory lane
    Creative Work • 19 Aug 10
    The mosaics along a public transport walkway in Cape Town tell stories of the area's rich heritage. >
  • Technocraft.
    Design it yourself (new pics)
    Creative Work • 18 Aug 10
    With his curatorial debut, Yves Béhar examines the blurring of the creative line between professional and amateur designer. >
  • The Medium is the Message - BIS Publishers.
    The art of advertising
    Point of View • 16 Aug 10
    Evil or art form? There are as many opinions on advertising as there are ads. Here's a glimpse into the world of mad men (and women). >
  • The Wall Project. Photo via facebook.
    Joy to the wall
    Creative Work • 15 Aug 10
    There’s nothing like a little paint to jazz things up. Amateur Indian creatives are taking matters, or paintbrushes, into their own hands. >
  • Cubist Vases. Photo via dezeen.
    Happy anniversary to modernism
    Creative Work • 14 Aug 10
    A new 10-year collectible edition by the Boym Partners celebrates the 100th anniversary of modernism. >
  • Boniswa Pezisa and Mike Schalit.
    For the greater good
    Creative Work • 14 Aug 10
    South Africa's first non-profit creative agency is aligning smart business practices with a heightened awareness of social responsibility. >
  • Warren Pleece - detail from Montague Terrace.
    Interactive comic craze
    Creative Work • 13 Aug 10
    Hypercomics is taking the comic narrative from the printed page into an exhibition space where visitors create their own comic experience. >
  • Taj Hotel exterior view.
    Indian-inspired luxury
    Creative Work • 13 Aug 10
    What do you do with a heritage rich, prime location in the heart of the Mother City? Turn it into a Taj hotel, of course. >
  • Dirt! The Movie.
    Green screen
    Creative Work • 12 Aug 10
    Green Movies at the Encounters Documentary Festival raises concerns over your most pressing ecological and social issues. >
  • Voice Drawing by Ze Frank.
    Hand-free drawing
    Creative Work • 11 Aug 10
    Now anyone can make interesting drawings and illustrations - all you need is Ze Frank's new Flash web app. >
  • Canvas Concept by Pamela Meyers.
    Canvassing for African style
    Creative Work • 11 Aug 10
    Canvas Concept is a new range of shoes, jewellery, hats and accessories that is bound to be at the top of any fashionista’s wishlist. >
  • Ed Suter.
    20Q: Ed Suter
    Interviews • 11 Aug 10
    If not photography, Ed Suter would have been a homicide detective for the NYPD. It's a happy coincidence that photography came out tops. >
  • Fool's Gold by Stephen Hobbs.
    City treasures
    Creative Work • 10 Aug 10
    Fool's Gold is a new exhibition by Stephen Hobbs that comments on the spatial qualities of cities. >
  • Sation entrance. Photo: Russell Cleaver.
    Station transformation
    Creative Work • 10 Aug 10
    Durban's recently completed Moses Mabhida Station a design-friendly example of the possibilities for local transport infrastructure. >
  • Andrea Kleinloog.
    20Q: Andrea Kleinloog
    Interviews • 10 Aug 10
    Functions and experiments, belief and passion, bread and wine, deprivation and excessiveness. Andrea Kleinloog believes in starting big. >
  • Urbanized by Gary Hustwit.
    Below the city surface
    Creative Work • 9 Aug 10
    The third installment in Gary Hustwit's design documentary film trilogy, Urbanized, takes a look at cities as dynamic urban spaces. >
  • Anti-Design Festival. Image via Creative Review.
    Design vs Anti-Design
    Creative Work • 9 Aug 10
    What is the opposite of design? Anti-Design. But what is that? The Anti-Design Festival explores some of the possibilities. >
  • Richard Hart.
    20Q: Richard Hart
    Interviews • 6 Aug 10
    Graphic designer Richard Hart is passionate about women’s shoes. He’s also looking for a creative muse, if anybody is up to the task… >
  • Dome house with sandbags. Photo via designboom.
    Homes for Haiti
    Creative Work • 5 Aug 10
    Cal Earth stepped in after the disaster in Haiti to provide sustainable, low-cost housing, empowering unskilled workers in the process. >
  • Earthship Haiti.
    Helping Haiti
    Creative Work • 5 Aug 10
    “Earthship” sounds like something from a sci-fi movie, but it’s an environmentally friendly housing solution for earthquake-stricken Haiti. >
  • Serenade your Walls exhibition.
    Music posters
    Creative Work • 5 Aug 10
    SA's got an awesome music scene and lots of talented artists and designers so why not bring the two together? >

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