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The bespoke comeback
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Urban & Landscape Design
A splurge of second generation bicycles have recently flooded the design wires.
1 Nov 10
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Afronaut
Profiling
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Information Design
If Apple won us over with the power of design, could design bring Ubuntu to the masses? Guy Bedford gets geeky with Mark Shuttleworth.
1 Nov 10
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Google this
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Creative Economy
“Get the genius out the building”, is Robert Wong’s brief as creative director of Google Creative Lab.
1 Nov 10
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Afterfacts
Design News
In the future gallery of now, photographer Guido Schwarz turns the gaze to nostalgic artefacts that inspirit a second life.
1 Nov 10
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Second nature
Opinion
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Design Thinking
Whatever we need to do to sustain our lives, nature already does, writes Beth Peterson.
1 Nov 10
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Game on
Opinion
A fascinating and emerging design field, a game is one of the most collaborative projects a designer can take on, writes Michael Edwards.
1 Nov 10
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From the Zef Side to the Guggenheim
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Music & Sound Design
It's not every day that a zef band from South Africa makes it big in the Guggenheim...
1 Nov 10
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Egg-static
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Product Design
All we want is an egg chair... by Karim Rashid!
31 Oct 10
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Simply South Africa
Reviews
Sometimes we need to be reminded of the things that make South Africa special. Michael Poliza and friends have captured the magic in a book.
31 Oct 10
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Sensible shelving
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Product Design
Cycling is great but storing your bike can be a hassle so take a look at this clever solution.
31 Oct 10
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Green game farm
Design News
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Design Thinking
Dalton Private Game Reserve in KZN wins top award for sustainable architecture.
30 Oct 10
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Saving our seas
Design News
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Design Thinking
A brilliant initiative by Electrolux is using plastic debris salvaged from the ocean to create sustainable vacuum cleaners.
30 Oct 10
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Stacked up
Design News
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Product Design
Studio Makkink & Bey's Crate Series is an inquiry into the many functions of crates, both in public and private spaces.
29 Oct 10
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Shooting in Jo'burg
Design News
"I Was Shot in Joburg" is an edgy creative experiment that's enriching the lives of street kids and generating an income.
29 Oct 10
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Modern mohair
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Port Elizabeth student Laduma Ngxokolo's mohair fashion collection won top prize in London.
28 Oct 10
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Busy bees
Design News
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Design Thinking
Cross-disciplinary collaborations are nothing new in design, but what about an interspecies collaboration? Meet a trio that made it work.
28 Oct 10
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From vine to vase
Design News
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Product Design
Using reclaimed wine bottles and local labour, Liam Mooney is creating some rather interesting vases.
28 Oct 10
00:50:47
Jo Noero on socially purposeful South African architecture
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Architecture & Interiors
Architecture in post-apartheid South Africa has a very important role to play, Jo Noero shares his thoughts on this.
27 Oct 10
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Rick Valicenti on the real human presence in design
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Finding the real human presence in design is a big task, but one that Rick Valicenti finds particularly interesting.
27 Oct 10
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Stylish and stackable
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Product Design
The Troy Chair by Marcel Wanders brings together elegance, comfort and practicality.
27 Oct 10
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Machine made
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Mechanical Couture, an exhibition at the Design Musuem Holon examines the relationship between craftmanship and mass production.
27 Oct 10
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Digital view
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Interaction Design
Jon Stam’s Imaginary Museum prototype project explores the ways in which we ascribe meaning to our virtual experiences.
27 Oct 10
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May the force be with you
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Craft
Inspired by space, designed on Earth, Mingo Lamberti’s new range of T-shirts brings a strong force with it.
26 Oct 10
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Wall wonder
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Product Design
It's almost hard to believe that something made of corrugated cardboard can look this good...
26 Oct 10
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