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Comfort up above

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

PearsonLloyd designed the new business class seat and cabin for German airline Lufthansa, focussing on both comfort and elegance.

3 Apr 12
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Carry it

Design News > Product Design

"Dror for Tumi" is a new range of exclusive luggage, designed by Dror Benshetrit, that easily transforms to suit the needs of the modern traveller.

2 Apr 12
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Pecha Kucha 2012

Video Interviews > Design Thinking

At Design Indaba 2012 we sat down with Pecha Kucha team Andy Chen, Renée Rossouw, Massoud Hassani, Rahim Bhimani, Sputniko!, Carly Berger and Brynjar Sigurðason

29 Mar 12
00:05:44

Andrew Shoben: Our work erupts from the city

Video Interviews > Urban & Landscape Design

Andrew Shoben’s work does not just exist within the city, rather it is art that erupts out of the city.

29 Mar 12
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Connecting angles

Design News > Product Design

Ineke Hans's "Swing - Wing" collection of chairs and desks are based on a simple concept of connecting various angles.

29 Mar 12
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Out the box

Design News > Creative Economy

Thinking outside the cardboard box, Xanita highlighted the creative possibilities of their fibre board at Design Indaba Expo and Conference.

27 Mar 12
00:04:30

Akshat Verma: The power of film

Video Interviews > Film & Animation

Akshat Verma, the creative mastermind behind the Bollywood hit movie Delhi Belly, talks about the power of film to change people’s lives.

26 Mar 12
00:04:11

UVA and Massive Attack: Work at the intersection of traditional fields

Video Interviews > Music & Sound Design

United Visual Artists draw on different creative skills to visually and musically represent ideas, like for Massive Attack, who also feature in this interview.

23 Mar 12
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Top architects to lead expansion of CTICC

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Trio of top SA architects, Piet Bakker, Anya van der Merwe and Mokena Makeka, have been awarded the contract to design the expansion of the convention centre.

23 Mar 12
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Adhesive exhibit

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Curved, fury and red, the Tuft Pula installation is made of adhesive tape and makes you feel like you're in a spider's web.

23 Mar 12
00:02:00

Porky Hefer: Creative doer of a strategic thought

Video Interviews > Product Design

Designer, activist and agitator Porky Hefer believes its all about being brave, bold and trusting your gut.

23 Mar 12
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Designer water

Focus On > Product Design

Water is on everyone's lips today so we look to our back garden to see how the design world is utilising this natural resource in innovative ways.

22 Mar 12
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Straight system

Design News > Product Design

Strates is a modular desk and storage system designed by Mathieu Lehanneur, inspired by sedimentary rocks.

20 Mar 12
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Almost textiles

Design News > Product Design

Textile Sketch is a range of furniture made in solid heavy metals, but that looks like it's been crafted from textile forms and shapes.

20 Mar 12
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From all angles

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

It's all tennis with Hat-trick's latest poster competition for the annual tennis championships at Wimbledon.

19 Mar 12
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All's fair

Design News > Product Design

Haldane Martin has launched his first-ever retail showroom in Woodstock, Cape Town.

15 Mar 12
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Walk the talk

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

Put on your walking shoes and get ready to take part in Violet's Walk, one of the winning initiatives in the Your Street Cape Town Challenge.

15 Mar 12
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In review

Design News

The Review exhibition in Johannesburg uses art to explore social and electronic networks in the urban African terrain.

15 Mar 12
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New looks for favourite brands

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Here's a look at the winning designs in the Design Indaba/ Foodcorp Design Challenge 2011.

15 Mar 12
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Raising the bar

Design News > Industrial Design

The Bluetube Bar is made from low-cost plastic and looks spectacular at night when it is illuminated from within.

14 Mar 12
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Promises of type

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

With the design of the New American Haggadah, Oded Ezer brings a fresh visual approach to a sacred religious text.

13 Mar 12
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Andy Cartwright wins Design Indaba Innovation Award 2012

Product Spotlight > Product Design

Design Indaba Expo’s inaugural Innovation Award for 2012 went to design house Andy Cartwright Homeware for its groundbreaking new Korol home-décor range.

12 Mar 12
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Forest wonders

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Nendo's “Wandering Forest of Hermés” window display adds a touch of playfulness to the recently renovated boutiques in Japan.

12 Mar 12
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Design Indaba 2012 I Am Not A Designer

Design Indaba Campaigns > Creative Economy

The official TV advertisement for Design Indaba 2012, launched at the opening of the annual conference

10 Mar 12

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