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Coffee on the go

Design News > Product Design

The Flej personal drinking system is an all-in-one quality coffee solution for camping enthusiasts!

26 Mar 13
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Heart of Gold

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Daniel Ting Chong and Jordan Metcalf use graphic design to outline South Africa's economic status.

25 Mar 13
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Design Indaba 2013: Ben Terrett and Willy Wong talk designing for government

Video Interviews > Urban & Landscape Design

After his talk at Design Indaba Conference 2013 Ben Terrett sat down with Willy Wong (for Core77) and discussed design decisions for web, based on user needs.

25 Mar 13
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Historical campus

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

Bjarke Ingels will lead a core design team to rethink and redesign the USA's Smithsonian Institution, making it more accessible to the public.

23 Mar 13
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Light, night, never

Design News > Art & Photography

Richard Hart's "Night and Light and Neverness" exhibition looks into African rituals, magic and mysticism.

21 Mar 13
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LEGO House

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

BIG Architects is set to design the first public museum for LEGO.

21 Mar 13
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Pocket map

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Paula Scher's intricately detailed map drawings of London, Paris and New York have been turned into the covers of mini journals.

21 Mar 13
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Christoph Niemann launches Petting Zoo app at Design Indaba 2013

Design News > Interaction Design

Christoph Niemann launched his first interactive illustrated app at Design Indaba Conference 2013. It's now available in the South African iTunes store.

20 Mar 13
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Sky suite

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Hella Jongerius redesigned KLM's World Business Class interiors.

20 Mar 13
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For Formica

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Happy 100th birthday to Formica Laminate! Abbott Miller paid creative homage to the ubiquitous brand.

20 Mar 13
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The Story of My App by Christoph Niemann

Inside View > Interaction Design

Christoph Niemann launched his first interactive, illustrated app, Petting Zoo, at Design Indaba 2013. He tells The New Yorker how it came about.

20 Mar 13
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Furniture forward

Design News > Product Design

The Western Cape Furniture Initiative brought up-and-coming furniture design talent to Design Indaba Expo 2013 and showcased forward-thinking furniture flair.

19 Mar 13
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Jeanne van Heeswijk: Becoming co-producers of our own future

Video Interviews > Urban & Landscape Design

In an interview with Design Indaba, Jeanne van Heeswijk discusses how her work encourages people to become co-producers of their environments.

19 Mar 13
00:05:41

Ben Terrett: Don't make the user do the hard work

Video Interviews > Interaction Design

In an interview with Design Indaba, Ben Terrett tells how he uses design to make government services simpler.

19 Mar 13
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District transformation

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

David Adjaye has proposed a complete transformation of London's Hackney Central District to create a fashion and commercial hotspot.

19 Mar 13
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Surface tension

Design News > Product Design

Front Studio have created a lamp that will transform its shade to reveal over three million colours over the course of 50 000 hours.

19 Mar 13
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Hexagonal inspiration

Design News > Product Design

Inspired by hexagonal patterns found in nature, Haldane Martin's collection of coffee and side tables are efficient and aesthetically pleasing.

18 Mar 13
00:05:33

Daan Roosegaarde: When innovation and imagination merge

Video Interviews > Interaction Design

In an interview with Design Indaba Daan Roosegaarde talks about what happens in the space where innovation and imagination merges.

17 Mar 13
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Celebrating words

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

The "Back in 5 Minutes" exhibition showcases the diverse beauty in South African typography and illustration.

15 Mar 13
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Bright and red

Design News > Information Design

Studio Formafantasma designed an exhibition space showcasing the history of Turkish red from the Roman Empire to the French Revolution.

15 Mar 13
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Designer luggage

Design News > Product Design

Tom Dixon and adidas are teaming up to design a dynamic set of travel bags and apparel, perfect for the modern jet setter.

15 Mar 13
00:06:13

Alex Chen: I'm a visual designer at Google Creative Lab

Video Interviews > Interaction Design

A music instrument that consists of no more than a couple of lines? Alex Chen did it, and it went viral!

15 Mar 13
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God, war and the future at Design Indaba

Design News > Design Thinking

At Design Indaba there are always a few speakers that completely blow you away, either in their wonderful delivery, content or with their total inspiration.

15 Mar 13
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Found for shopping

Design News > Interaction Design

With a strong focus on user location, Found Shopping has launched the perfect app for competitive shopping and budget-friendly spending all year-round.

14 Mar 13

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