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Surfing in the USA
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Graphic Design & Illustration
DJ Stout has designed the layout and cover for a new coffee-table book that looks at the surfing culture in Texas.
27 Mar 14
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Nifty lighting
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Product Design
The Colour Cup designed by Editions in Craft looks at a unique way to transform ordinary light bulbs into décor accessories.
27 Mar 14
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Speed racing
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Hat-trick have recently completed the new branding for the Williams Formula One team.
27 Mar 14
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From discarded bottle to desirable decor
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African Design
The Blantyre Jars by People of the Sun offer a fresh way of reusing discarded wine bottles.
26 Mar 14
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Behind the scenes at Shonaquip
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Product Design
What began as a mother's wish to give her daughter mobility has become an enterprise making all-terrain wheelchairs for more than 70 000 users.
26 Mar 14
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An industrial jungle gym
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Interaction Design
Rotterdam-based Studio Makkink & Bey fuse public and private outdoor furniture with their design of a one-of-a-kind industrial playground.
26 Mar 14
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Music man
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Music & Sound Design
Graham Reynolds has written scores for trash trucks, designed sound for meals and at Design Indaba Conference 2014 he gave the audience a Texas soundtrack.
25 Mar 14
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Lighting up
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Product Design
Dirk Vander Kooij has designed the world's largest 3D printed object, the Lenses Vase.
25 Mar 14
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Carry the load
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African Design
Dennis Chuene has designed a multipurpose bag that aims to bring dignity to the less fortunate.
25 Mar 14
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3D fabrics
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Product Design
Rowan and Erwin Bouroullec's create three-dimensional fabrics for textile manufacturer Kvadrat.
24 Mar 14
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Bowls like baskets
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African Design
Inspired by childhood memories of the tradition of basketmaking, Marjorie Wallace creates ceramic work that echoes the woven quality of the baskets.
24 Mar 14
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Free design book by Massimo Vignelli
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Product Design
Design veteran Massimo Vignelli has designed a book "Designed by Lella" in celebration of his partner and wife's work.
24 Mar 14
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Desirable jewels
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
"See it. Touch it. Need it" is the catch phrase for Shelley & Harry's "Luxury" jewellery collection.
23 Mar 14
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89plus | Jody Brand
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Another Africa's Missla Libsekal chats to 89plus artist Jody Brand after her presentation at Design Indaba Conference 2014.
23 Mar 14
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Colourful storage
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Product Design
Matali Crasset designs a do-it-yourself, contemporary storage unit for IKEA.
22 Mar 14
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89plus | Haroon Gunn-Salie
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Another Africa's Missla Libsekal chats to 89plus artist Haroon Gunn-Salie after his presentation at Design Indaba Conference 2014.
22 Mar 14
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Meet the Makers: Michael Elion
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In the second edition of Creative Cape Town's Meet the Makers series you meet Michael Elion, a public artist.
21 Mar 14
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Sassy streetwear
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
The Blue Worm Onesy by Loin Cloth & Ashes has a tongue-in-cheek tomboy aesthetic that would look equally chic worn with high heels or high tops.
21 Mar 14
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DJ Stout: Big Texas, a sense of place
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Pentagram partner and graphic designer DJ Stout believes that designers should retain a sense of place in order to be relevant in a global context.
20 Mar 14
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Colour One for MINI Scholten & Baijings
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Product Design
Design Indaba Conference speakers Scholten & Baijings' exhibition "Colour One" for MINI was on show at the CTICC, in Cape Town.
20 Mar 14
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Taboo seating
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African Design
Ayse Birsel and Bibi Seck turn plastic trash into trendy seating with their innovative Taboo furniture series.
20 Mar 14
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Play Play Pattern
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Product Design
Deánne Viljoen and Renée Rossouw fuse their respective talents for furniture and pattern design to create a new collection of furniture for De Steyl.
19 Mar 14
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Smoking design
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African Design
The 500-year-old hookah pipe gets a modern makeover courtesy of Moroccan designer Hicham Lahlou.
19 Mar 14
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Furniture trio
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Product Design
Front showcased three contemporary furniture pieces at the 2014 Stockholm Furniture Fair.
19 Mar 14
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