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Desirable jewels

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

"See it. Touch it. Need it" is the catch phrase for Shelley & Harry's "Luxury" jewellery collection.

23 Mar 14
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89plus | Jody Brand

Q&A > Art & Photography

Another Africa's Missla Libsekal chats to 89plus artist Jody Brand after her presentation at Design Indaba Conference 2014.

23 Mar 14
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Colourful storage

Design News > Product Design

Matali Crasset designs a do-it-yourself, contemporary storage unit for IKEA.

22 Mar 14
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89plus | Haroon Gunn-Salie

Q&A > Art & Photography

Another Africa's Missla Libsekal chats to 89plus artist Haroon Gunn-Salie after his presentation at Design Indaba Conference 2014.

22 Mar 14
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Meet the Makers: Michael Elion

FilmFestFriday > Art & Photography

In the second edition of Creative Cape Town's Meet the Makers series you meet Michael Elion, a public artist.

21 Mar 14
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Sassy streetwear

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

The Blue Worm Onesy by Loin Cloth & Ashes has a tongue-in-cheek tomboy aesthetic that would look equally chic worn with high heels or high tops.

21 Mar 14
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DJ Stout: Big Texas, a sense of place

Video Interviews > Graphic Design & Illustration

Pentagram partner and graphic designer DJ Stout believes that designers should retain a sense of place in order to be relevant in a global context.

20 Mar 14
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Colour One for MINI Scholten & Baijings

Lookbook > Product Design

Design Indaba Conference speakers Scholten & Baijings' exhibition "Colour One" for MINI was on show at the CTICC, in Cape Town.

20 Mar 14
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Taboo seating

Design News > African Design

Ayse Birsel and Bibi Seck turn plastic trash into trendy seating with their innovative Taboo furniture series.

20 Mar 14
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Play Play Pattern

Q&A > Product Design

Deánne Viljoen and Renée Rossouw fuse their respective talents for furniture and pattern design to create a new collection of furniture for De Steyl.

19 Mar 14
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Smoking design

Design News > African Design

The 500-year-old hookah pipe gets a modern makeover courtesy of Moroccan designer Hicham Lahlou.

19 Mar 14
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Furniture trio

Design News > Product Design

Front showcased three contemporary furniture pieces at the 2014 Stockholm Furniture Fair.

19 Mar 14
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Alex Atala on creativity and innovation in cuisine

Talks > Food Design

At the 2013 Design Indaba Conference Alex Atala spoke about creating dishes that sum up an entire culture.

18 Mar 14
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Wash malaria away

Design News > Product Design

Moctar Dembele and Gérard Niyondiko's Faso Soap is an innovative solution for the prevention of malaria.

18 Mar 14
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Housing solutions

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

Urban-Think Tank develops a housing prototype for South African informal settlements that empowers residents to engage in changing their living conditions.

18 Mar 14
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Roadside seating

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

The winning proposal in the Gauteng iteration of the Your Street Challenge, Twist Street has been completed.

17 Mar 14
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All-terrain vehicle

Design News > African Design

Road or no road - South African-born designer Ackeem Ngwenya's innovative adaptable wheel system takes on any terrain.

17 Mar 14
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Your not so weekly creative moment of Zen: The Value of Design

FilmFestFriday > Film & Animation

Our new "not so weekly creative moment of Zen" features an animation by the UK Design Council, highlighting the importance of design thinking to small business.

17 Mar 14
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Architectural identity

Design News > Product Design

The 25s32e line is a handcrafted scrap-wood furniture collection designed by members of the Mozambican design collective Piratas do Pau.

16 Mar 14
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89plus | Kyla Philander

Q&A > Music & Sound Design

Another Africa's Missla Libsekal chats to 89plus artist Kyla Philander after her presentation at Design Indaba Conference 2014.

16 Mar 14
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89plus | Bogosi Sekhukhuni

Q&A > Art & Photography

Another Africa's Missla Libsekal chats to 89plus artist Bogosi Sekhukhuni after his presentation at Design Indaba Conference 2014.

15 Mar 14
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The Ukhamba lamp

Design News > African Design

Inspired by the shape of the traditional Zulu "Ukhamba" clay pot, this lamp by Ari Geva’s and Sian Eliot reinterprets it in a delicate metallic mesh.

14 Mar 14
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Meet the Makers: Atang Tshikare

FilmFestFriday > Product Design

In the first edition of Creative Cape Town's Meet the Makers series you meet Atang Tshikare, a Cape Town maker and former Design Indaba Emerging Creative.

14 Mar 14
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Heroines of fashion

Lookbook > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Adam&Eve launched their Autumn/Winter 2014 collection at Design Indaba Expo 2014. Here's a look at the desirable garments shown on the fashion ramp.

13 Mar 14

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