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Stefano Giovannoni: The heyday of designers working with manufacturers is over
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Product Design
The Italian industrial designer advises young designers to think like entrepreneurs and work at creating their own signature brand identities.
7 Jul 15
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Toast and a hug from RCA graduate
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Product Design
London-based designer Ted Wiles designed a toaster that only works when you give it a hug in an attempt to make its users happy.
7 Jul 15
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A bikini that helps protect wearers from harmful UV
Product Spotlight
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Product Design
Spinali Design’s new bikini helps women monitor their sun exposure responsibly.
7 Jul 15
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A glass bubble transforms in motion
Product Spotlight
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Product Design
"Holon" is an intriguing glass sculpture created by Dutch designers Jetske Visser and Michiel Martens.
6 Jul 15
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Six key collections from South African Menswear Week
Lookbook
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
From soft pastel hues to bold silhouettes, menswear designers in Africa have adopted a new confidence.
6 Jul 15
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Ripe Near Me takes the local organic food market online
Design News
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Interaction Design
Get fresh fruit and veg from the neighbours via an app that encourages homegrown food sharing.
6 Jul 15
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Jack Lennie designs a motorbike you can download
Next Generation
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Product Design
Tinker is a downloadable, no weld, motorcycle kit designed by Edinburgh Napier University graduate Jack Lennie
6 Jul 15
00:03:56
Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg: The dream of better
Video Interviews
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Interaction Design
By applying design thinking to emerging technologies Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg imagines a better future for us all.
6 Jul 15
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Ninjabreadboy confronts the dark drinking culture of the Winelands
Design News
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Graphic Design & Illustration
"Late Harvest" confronts the problem of alcohol dependency within the farming communities juxtaposed against the beautiful Cape Winelands.
3 Jul 15
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Julia Veldman’s short captures the madness of Russian Absurdism
FilmFestFriday
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Graphic Design & Illustration
"Andrej”, a short film illustrated and animated by Julia Veldman, is inspired by the literature of Russian absurdists.
3 Jul 15
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ByALEX: purity by design
Q&A
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Product Design
Purist functionality and a pared-down aesthetic are key ingredients in Alex Swain’s decisively simple product designs.
3 Jul 15
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Young township photographer Sipho Mpongo is heading to New York
African Report
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Art & Photography
This is the story of a boy from Langa who went to a school dance with a “stolen” camera and found himself and his camera on a plane to New York.
2 Jul 15
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Lady Skollie’s latest exhibition is a manifestation of her desires
Design News
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Design Thinking
“Ask for What You Want” is a provocative exploration of the nature of human sexual desire by Cape Town-based artist Lady Skollie.
2 Jul 15
00:02:54
Carla Kreuser: An illustrator goes back to the drawing board
Video Interviews
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Going back to school was one of the best decisions I’ve made, says Carla Kreuser.
2 Jul 15
00:05:03
Michael Johnson: The future is social branding
Video Interviews
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Creative Economy
The founder of brand identity firm Johnson Banks unpacks the growth of social branding in a competitive corporate world.
2 Jul 15
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Pink Intruder builds a cardboard pavilion in Valencia’s town square
Design News
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Interaction Design
The Ekklesia pavilion was assembled in the centre of a crossroads in the Spanish city of Valencia to coincide with the annual Falla festival.
2 Jul 15
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The power of Icelandic crystals are captured in the 101.86° light
Product Spotlight
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Product Design
Thomas Vailly and Laura Lynn Jansen examine the colourful nature of crystals to create layers of colourful illumination.
1 Jul 15
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Portraits of Afghan women imprisoned for “moral” crimes
Design Frontiers
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Design Activism
Photographer Gabriela Maj gained direct access to female prisoners in Afghanistan after being overlooked by guards.
1 Jul 15
00:00:46
Trailer: Carla Kreuser on why designing by hand still matters
Trailers
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Carla Kreuser pulled herself away from her computer screen and went back to basics, illustrating and binding an entire book by hand.
1 Jul 15
00:06:51
Carla Kreuser on why designing by hand still matters
Talks
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Carla Kreuser pulled herself away from her computer screen and went back to basics, illustrating and binding an entire book by hand.
1 Jul 15
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Every startup has a "Brand Debt" – make sure you know yours
Opinion
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Design Thinking
Jim Bull, the co-founder and chief creative officer of Moving Brands, asks: “How early do startups need to think about their brand?”
1 Jul 15
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Jackie Burger on curated fashion experiences
Inside View
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Former editor at ELLE South Africa Jackie Burger offers insight into a changing retail landscape that calls for more personalised consumer experiences.
1 Jul 15
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Celebrating fifteen years of Serpentine Pavilions
Design News
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Graphic Design & Illustration
To celebrate 15 years of the Summer Pavilion, the Serpentine Galleries have teamed up with Pentagram to launch a digital platform and campaign.
30 Jun 15
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Smart Specs offers a visual aid to the legally blind
Design Frontiers
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Design Thinking
Smart Specs are new augmented reality smart glasses designed by Oxford University research fellow Dr Stephen Hicks.
30 Jun 15
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Former Design Indaba Emerging Creative Kenyaa Mzee’s latest visual collection is exhibiting at Youngblood Gallery, Cape Town in October.
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Design Indaba, Beefeater Gin and I Love The Dough collaborated on turning a pavement into a community-minded parklet.
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Iconic furniture design studio Herman Miller collaborated with Danish design brand HAY on a collection that reimagines the classic Eames collection.
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