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Wooster Collective answers all at DI2010

Design News • 30 Mar 10

“Why would an artist risk arrest in order to create?” asked Mark and Sara Schiller of the Wooster Collective. >
Infinite river of Egypt

Design News • 30 Mar 10

Karim Rashid deconstructs conventional ideas of table and seating concepts to recombine them in a single sinuous object. >
Heads above the rest

Design News • 29 Mar 10

As the puppeteer of 5m-tall puppets, Daniel Popper is expecting to captivate soccer fans with his larger-than-life soccer players. >
Celebration kicker

Design News • 29 Mar 10

If there has ever been a reason to celebrate, the Official Match Ball for the FIFA World Cup 2010 is that very reason. >
Play DJ with Spooky iPhone app

Design News • 29 Mar 10

In conjunction with the launch of his latest album, The Secret Song, DJ Spooky has launched a DJ-mixing iPhone app of the same name. >
Food and fun relief

Design News • 28 Mar 10

Unplug Design studio in Korea have found a way to combine both aid and fun in one package with the creative design of the Dream Ball. >
Keep jumping

Design News • 26 Mar 10

Everyone seems willing to jump onboard for Kelly Wainwright’s newest project, even the Reverend Archbishop Desmond Tutu. >
The function of the heart

Design News • 26 Mar 10

Designer Frank Tjepkema has expanded on earlier concepts of overlapping logos in his new Clockwork Love collection. >
Mind-blowing books

Design News • 25 Mar 10

A book must be pretty inspiring to blow your mind out of the back of you head. But then again, they are Biblioteq Books after all. >
Baby monitor wins SABS

Design News • 25 Mar 10

Cape Town product development consultancy ...XYZ, scoop three awards at the SABS Design Excellence Awards for mobile baby monitor, SNUZA. >
Keeping it “Afrikan”

Design News • 24 Mar 10

Muti, by Clinton and Carrick Campbell, is a clothing label that embodies the African heritage and is without a doubt 100% South African. >
Entries open for the Loerie Awards

Design News • 23 Mar 10

The biggest advertising, communication design and experiential media awards in Africa are now accepting entries. >
Unlocking nature's potential with Waterkloof

Design News • 19 Mar 10

An hour out of the city you will find the picturesque Waterkloof Estate, an oasis with top class wines and delectable cuisine. >
William Drenttel answers all at DI2010

Design News • 19 Mar 10

“What does it mean to be a designer?” asked William Drenttel throughout his reflexive, socially conscious presentation. >
A trend Flux

Design News • 18 Mar 10

The 2010 Flux Trend Review conference took place recently and identified key business trends emerging from a cross section of industries. >
Spier Contemporary announces winners

Design News • 18 Mar 10

After over 2 700 entries, the judges of the Spier Contemporary 2010 national art competition have announced the winners. >
Tord Boontje answers all at DI2010

Design News • 18 Mar 10 • Sponsored Content

“Use what you’ve got,” proclaimed master product designer Tord Boontje in his sensitive, meditative presentation. >
TOFFIE celebrates popular culture

Design News • 17 Mar 10

The TOFFIE Popular Culture Festival is a celebration of all that is pop cult right at your doorstep. >
Mokena Makeka answers all at DI2010

Design News • 17 Mar 10

“Is it possible to change people by changing buildings?” - architect Mokena Makeka evoked a higher consciousness around public space. >
Manabu Mizuno answers all at DI2010

Design News • 16 Mar 10

Creative director Manabu Mizuno’s presentation offered a gentle, reflective breath of fresh air. >
Marcelo Rosenbaum answers SMS questions

Design News • 15 Mar 10 • Sponsored Content

The Brazilian designer answers the question on everyone's lips at Design Indaba Conference 2010. >
Troika answers all at DI2010

Design News • 15 Mar 10

Conny Freyer, Eva Rucki and Sebastien Noel of Troika electrified with their playful and thoroughly executed interaction designs. >
Ronan Bouroullec answers all at DI2010

Design News • 12 Mar 10

Shy and nervous as Ronan Bouroullec was, his deep-set passion and design integrity endeared him to every Design Indaba Conference delegate. >
Faith47 answers all at DI2010

Design News • 11 Mar 10

Evocative street artist and social activist Faith47 cast a meditative spell on the conference delegates with her exquisitely sensitive work. >

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Common lens

Q&A • 25 Apr 23

Analogue photographer Sandra Leigh Nagel’s work has a clear style, cutting-edge aesthetic and unequivocal direction. >
Limited edition

Design News • 24 Apr 23

Former Design Indaba Emerging Creatives showcased their collections at South African Fashion Week 2023. >
Heads up

Design News • 24 Apr 23

William Kentridge's The Head & The Load comes to the African continent for the first time. >
Cabin fever

Design News • 24 Apr 23

This wooden cabin can be opened up to let in nature. >

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