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Wonderful water
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They say the best things in life are free and Host City Cape Town is making this adage work for football fans in the city.
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2 Jul 10
Super slick spider web
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Architecture & Interiors
What looks like Spiderman meets McGyver meets horror movie, is an art installation made entirely of clear adhesive packaging tape.
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1 Jul 10
Orchestral innovation
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Information Design
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Music & Sound Design
What do you get when you combine maths, physics, digital art, design, electronics and music? A symphony, of sorts.
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1 Jul 10
Meet the Truncheons
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Product Design
At a glance the Truncheon lamps by Commonwealth resemble a weapon, but these finely crafted lights are an interesting mix of old and new.
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1 Jul 10
Scale scale on the floor
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Product Design
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Maintaining a healthy, balanced diet is often hard work. The innovative Diet Scale tries to make things easier by making meal suggestions.
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30 Jun 10
Wrapped in foil
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Architecture & Interiors
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Thomas Heatherwick’s striking futuristic design of an arts centre in Wales has earned his studio a coveted RIBA Award.
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30 Jun 10
Jazz up your iPhone
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Music & Sound Design
Granimator is a cool new iPhone app that allows you to make your own musical wallpaper.
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30 Jun 10
Like an illusion
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Product Design
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Architecture & Interiors
A series of wallpapers representing a metamorphosis reveals some unexpected and disorientating images.
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29 Jun 10
The food will go on
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Food Design
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Design Thinking
Nobody could stop the Titanic from going down but the Boatanic may offer an eco-friendly solution for inner-city food production issues.
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29 Jun 10
Documenting the beautiful game
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Architecture & Interiors
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Urban & Landscape Design
Hosting the first World Cup on African soil is a big deal so its important to document the design process and results of this tournament.
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29 Jun 10
Show time
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Everybody has a story to tell about their town and its complexities. Now get your camera out and make that mini-documentary.
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28 Jun 10
Copacabana's stylish streets
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Urban & Landscape Design
Copacabana was probably made famous by the Barry Manilow song but this beach in Rio also has some pretty grand street art.
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28 Jun 10
Pixel power at Basil2010
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Information Design
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Interaction Design
A reinterpretation of the pixel creates a new, modular and tangible lighting system.
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28 Jun 10
Going for green goals
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Design Thinking
The World Cup may be about soccer but it's also the perfect opportunity to draw people's attention to the importance of setting green goals.
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28 Jun 10
Synthetic senses
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Product Design
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
A new exhibition in Israel explores the design possibilities and applications for Japanese synthetic fibres.
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28 Jun 10
Making headlines
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Interaction Design
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Creative Economy
Nike’s innovate “Write the future” campaign is making bold soccer headlines on the Southern Life Centre in Jo'burg.
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27 Jun 10
Balls, balls everywhere
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Architecture & Interiors
Thought Coca-Cola's Crateman was impressive? Check out Nike's massive sculpture of a soccer player in Jozi.
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27 Jun 10
Off the wall, onto the ceiling
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Product Design
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Architecture & Interiors
When something is really tiny it’s tempting to call it cute. Ji Lee’s Parallel World installation is cute, but it also just really cool.
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25 Jun 10
Creative stop along Cape Town's Fan Walk
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Craft
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Creative Economy
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Music & Sound Design
A centrally located space is drawing local and foreign soccer fans to an exhibition showcasing design in all its elements.
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25 Jun 10
See it, it is art
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Urban & Landscape Design
One of the best things about hosting the World Cup is that we get to show off our beautiful stadiums, landscapes, cities, "gees" and art.
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25 Jun 10
Ode to kitsch
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Design Thinking
Emerging and established artists honour the "King of Kitsch", Vladimir Tretchikoff, with unique interpretations of his style and techniques.
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24 Jun 10
Design challenge for mass education solutions
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Design Thinking
A global competition is calling on design and business students to develop solutions for the world's massive education crisis.
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24 Jun 10
Kick off to power
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Design Thinking
A soccer ball that harnesses kinetic energy and works as a mini generator could changes many lives in developing countries.
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23 Jun 10
Untamed in the garden
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Architecture & Interiors
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Creative Economy
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Design Thinking
An exhibition at Kirstenbosch bringing together sculpture, poetry and architecture, delves into the wild side of the human psyche.
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23 Jun 10
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