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Wool essentials
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Babymo Creed fashions are soft, sensual and have a low impact on the environment. Oh, and they're made using kid mohair.
6 Dec 10
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Fashion recreation
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Tokujin Yoshioka has designed the first shop for the 132 5 Issey Miyake range.
6 Dec 10
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Christmas with the Conrans
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The Conran Shops in London are a visual feast of Christmas trees, made using recyled wood.
5 Dec 10
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A short history of design
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The Genius of Design gives a surprisingly interesting account of the recent history of design.
5 Dec 10
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Elegance in the air
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Marcel Wanders has designed a fab new range of tableware for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
4 Dec 10
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Tom Dixon on the world’s most expensive vibrator
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Tom Dixon talks about his work, from starting as a welder to designing the world’s most expensive vibrator.
3 Dec 10
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Temptations at Temporium
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Architecture & Interiors
The Temporium pop-up shop in London is any shopaholic's Christmas dream.
3 Dec 10
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Borderline
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Roger Ballen's collection of work, Boarding House, explores aspects of the human condition.
3 Dec 10
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Fluid dynamics
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Product Design
Generous, curvaceous and desirable... We're talking about Amada.
2 Dec 10
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Visual protest
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Graphic Design & Illustration
On World Aids Day we take a look at some of the most thought-provoking posters aimed at educating people about the disease.
1 Dec 10
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Doshi Levien
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Product Design
At the design intersection of culture and technology some very interesting things are possible, as Doshi Levien have discovered.
1 Dec 10
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Creative play
Profiling
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Just make beautiful work. Meet Cape Town illustrator Daniel Ting Chong, for whom this works.
1 Dec 10
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Motor-biCycle
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Urban & Landscape Design
Looks can be deceiving with the HMK 561 bike... What appears to be a bicycle is in fact a light motorcycle.
1 Dec 10
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Like a fish in the sea
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Architecture & Interiors
Troika's latest installation mimics the fluid movements of a school of fish.
30 Nov 10
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Raise your glasses
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Chef Reuben Riffel has collaborated with Ngwenya Glass to create a gorgeous range of glassware.
30 Nov 10
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20Q: Adam Court
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If it's worth doing, it's worth doing well. This advice from his mother has certainly stood Adam Court in good stead.
30 Nov 10
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Black and white colour
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Art & Photography
Local photography legend David Goldblatt celebrates his 80th birthday today. Design Indaba pays tribute to his life and his work.
29 Nov 10
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Toshiyuki Kita on user-friendly product design
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In Japan good design is regarded as a valuable resource. Toshiyuki Kita talks about this notion.
29 Nov 10
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Divided by two
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The Diviso stool works for small bums and big ones. It's great for one person but works equally well with three...
29 Nov 10
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Tretchikoff remembered
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Owners of original works by Vladimir Tretchikoff need to read this.
29 Nov 10
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Zipping around
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Urban & Landscape Design
Small, cute and compact. The Lunartic Cycle is perfect for zipping around town, or campus.
28 Nov 10
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Mountain wraparound
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Fanakalo’s wine label designs for Helderberg Wijnmakerij are bold and edgy, sure to catch the eye.
28 Nov 10
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Supporting the sisterhood
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Craft
State of the Nation is a Jo'burg-based cooperative that's empowering women by teaching them creative skills that earn them money.
27 Nov 10
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Corals for Christmas
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Architecture & Interiors
A Christmas shop window installation incorporates notions of biomimicry into an awe-inspiring design.
27 Nov 10
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