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20Q: Christine Goudie

Q&A > Industrial Design

Medical product designer Christine Goudie feels there is something incredibly peaceful about crisp, cold winter days when the world seems a little more silent.

10 Sep 12
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Thought Cloud

Design News > Interaction Design

Maarten Baas's "Thought Cloud" uses crystal clouds to symbolise hope for remembering in the digital age.

8 Sep 12
00:03:45

Heinrich Wolff: Architecture can make the world a better place

Video Interviews > Architecture & Interiors

For Heinrich Wolff the role of architecture involves developing an agenda for social change.

7 Sep 12
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Let's talk about fat

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Thought-provoking jewellery designer Christoph Zellweger explores the excess consumption of today's society.

7 Sep 12
00:32:55

Heinrich Wolff on architecture as a force of social change

Talks > Design Activism

Heinrich Wolff considers post-apartheid architecture in South Africa and the new role of the architect.

6 Sep 12
00:35:37

United Visual Artists on designing for emotional response

Talks > Music & Sound Design

Inspired by the relationship between technology and nature, United Visual Artists design for an emotional response.

6 Sep 12
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Air + Port

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

BIG Architects conceptualises an integrated transport superhighway for Greenland, as the country takes its place on the global economic map.

6 Sep 12
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Interactive osmosis

Design News > Interaction Design

Arik Levy's "Osmosis" installation uses digitally generated crystals to bring attention to the unpredictability of actions.

5 Sep 12
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Jambox your way

Design News > Product Design

Part technical wonder, part modernist artwork... and now the Jambox can be customised and personalised to suit your individual style.

4 Sep 12
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Take Time

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

The Take Time watch collection by Mathieu Lehanneur reinvents an old classic for the digital age.

4 Sep 12
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Writing-inspired style

Design News > Product Design

Resembling the writing tool, Nendo's new Bluetooth headphones for Logitech takes its name from the French word for "pen".

4 Sep 12
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City to city

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Cape Town creatives band together for STAD, a pop-up in Jo'burg, and connect city-to-city in an atmosphere of creativity.

4 Sep 12
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Dining in the car

Design News > Interaction Design

The drive-through gets a designer makeover to showcase the new Mercedes A-Class - and benefits from creative input by Jason Bruges Studio.

3 Sep 12
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20Q: Akshat Verma

Q&A > Film & Animation

Writer and filmmaker Akshat Verma identifies himself with a sloth, crossbred with a tiger, and gives advise to wannabe screenwriters.

2 Sep 12
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Urban upgrade

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

Torre David - Urban-Think Tank and Justin McGuirk's exhibition and pop-up restaurant in Venezuela - has won a Golden Lion at the Venice Architecture Biennale.

31 Aug 12
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Chocolate journey

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Mathieu Lehanneur teams up with chocolate brand Maison Cailler and designs a starting point for a motionless journey into a land of chocolate tasting.

30 Aug 12
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Hardcoded Memory

Design News > Interaction Design

Troika's "Hardcoded Memory" installation explores the concept of remembering and forgetting in the digital age.

30 Aug 12
00:35:02

Troika on things that are tangible

Talks > Interaction Design

Design trio Troika talk about artefacts that are never purely functional and bringing things from the real world into the virtual world.

30 Aug 12
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African Lookbook

Lookbook > Graphic Design & Illustration

African Lookbook connects and exposes African designers, sharing creativity around the world.

29 Aug 12
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Blaavand Bunker Museum

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

BIG Architects' Blaavand Bunker Museum relooks the bunkers that were built by German forces in Denmark during World War II.

28 Aug 12
00:47:56

Martha Stewart on the endless possibilities of glitter

Talks > Craft

The handmade and the homemade are two of the most important features of the work that Martha Stewart does, across a range of platforms and in various mediums.

28 Aug 12
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20Q: Karlssonwilker

Q&A > Graphic Design & Illustration

Read graphic design duo Karlssonwilker's thoughts on creative success, inviting Einstein and Kafka for a drink and dealing with failure.

27 Aug 12
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Air Access

Design News > Industrial Design

Britain's leading transport designer, Priestmangoode, unveils the future of accessible air travel, just in time for Paralympic Games.

24 Aug 12
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Suzaan Heyns: "Luxe-Fantasy" retail store

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Suzaan Heyns's retail store has an architectural sentiment with a feminine twist.

22 Aug 12

From the Archives

African consciousness illuminated

Design News • 14 Nov 22

A dynamic new exhibition probes the way black culture wishes to represent itself. >
Pointed Polish giant

Design News • 14 Nov 22

A new landmark is drawing pedestrians’ gazes in Poland’s capital city. >
Colour as word-free language

Q&A • 14 Nov 22

Over two years in the making, an expansive project commissioned by Google Arts & Culture and conceived by Design Indaba plots the immense creativity of Africa. >
Cable me home

Design News • 14 Nov 22

Future city transport looks personalised, clean and intelligent. >

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