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Roger Smythe: imagining dreams and ideas into reality

Talks > Design Thinking

Roger Smythe explains that when Masters and Savant Worldwide was established, they wanted to give both their clients and team an incredible experience. Roger Sm

5 Oct 11
00:33:50

Piyush Pandey on his Ministry of Fun in advertising

Talks > Creative Economy

In his hilarious presentation, Piyush Pandey pays tribute to the greatest design of all – the heart – and talks about using humour and emotion.

5 Oct 11
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Visualising the city

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

Experimenting with data and transport route design, Black Hat and Nimbus show that there’s more to an urban environment than architecture.

5 Oct 11
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Blog: Day 2 of AGI Open Barcelona

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Questions, answers and happiness were considered on the final day of the AGI Open in Barcelona. There was even a song and dance to end it off.

5 Oct 11
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Bamboo electric

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

A bamboo bicycle is souped up with a small motor, resulting in a sustainable alternative to urban mobility.

5 Oct 11
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Wooden structure

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

The largest wooden structure in the world, in the city of Seville, serves as a museum and community centre.

5 Oct 11
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Blog: Day 1 of AGI Open Barcelona

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Maps, books, processes and asking “how, what, why?” were some of the themes to emerge on day one of the AGI Open in Barcelona.

4 Oct 11
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Forgotten failures at EXD2011

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

The Utilitas Interrupta exhibition at Experimentadesign 2011 shows what abandoned infrastructure reveals about society.

2 Oct 11
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Menagerie of menageries at EXD2011

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Sidelines at Experimentadesign 2011 is a curated exhibition of collections from a variety of sources, ranging from curators to children.

2 Oct 11
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Coasting to kill

Design News > Industrial Design

“Quietly in my sleep” is a common answer to “how would you like to die?” But how about dying on a roller coaster? Euthanasia style.

1 Oct 11
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Picture/portrait

Design News

Ross Garrett’s work explores the boundary between fine art and fashion photography.

1 Oct 11
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From sea to school

Design News > Design Thinking

Woolworths and Safmarine challenged high-school learners to come up with a concept for turning shipping containers into classrooms.

1 Oct 11
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Sleep easy

Design News > Design Thinking

Leaf Supply's modular cardboard bed was designed for emergency situations, though it can also be used as a stool or table.

1 Oct 11
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Curious times

Design News

Saatchi & Saatchi's Curious Times animation highlights the importance of asking questions in an executive context.

1 Oct 11
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Ways of living

Design News > Product Design

The Way We Live Now is an exhibition exploring the work of Sir Terence Conran, in celebration of his 80th birthday.

1 Oct 11
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Art stolen from JAG

Design News

Johannesburg Art Gallery appeals to the public for information regarding three valuable bronze sculptures that have been stolen.

30 Sep 11
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Kevlar skin

Design News > Interaction Design

The Bulletproof Skin concept takes personal safety to a whole new level with a bulletproof superhuman skin.

30 Sep 11
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Pop gallery

Design News > Craft

A pop-up gallery and shop in Franschhoek presents the work of top local designers, including Heath Nash, Zizamele Ceramics, Urban Africa and more.

29 Sep 11
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Leaf rug

Design News > Product Design

Matali Crasset's Big Leaf rug is hand-knitted and made of 100% wool.

29 Sep 11
00:32:32

Han Feng talks fashion

Talks > Fashion & Jewellery Design

From Nanjing to New York, fashion designer Han Feng talks about making it big, costume design and Asian influences in Western fashion.

29 Sep 11
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Ricky Burdett at Open Book

Video Interviews > Urban & Landscape Design

Professor Ricky Burdett talks about Living in the Endless City, a book that gives a comprehensive overview of contemporary urbanism.

29 Sep 11
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Doodlers

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Calling all doodlers - Spend a fun afternoon in the park doing drawings for a good cause.

29 Sep 11
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Hats for objects

Design News > Product Design

Tomas Kral's latest series of lamps are inspired by traditional hat-making processes.

29 Sep 11
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Avian anxieties

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Holding a mirror up to human nature, Decadent Pigeons asks whether the quest for prosperity and freedom is making us like grey, bored and scandalous birds.

28 Sep 11

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