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Free voices
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Voices in Freedom is a collection of posters that celebrate the independence of Mexico.
12 Jul 11
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Home and heart
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Design Thinking
Show that home is where the heart is with a sustainable concept for the Eco Design Competition.
12 Jul 11
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Instant fix
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Industrial Design
The Bike Fixtation is like a vending machine for cyclists, where they can both fix their bikes and grab a snack for themselves.
11 Jul 11
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Striking
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Graphic Design & Illustration
A striking campaign by Saatchi & Saatchi draws attention to the work of the Volunteer Wildlife Services in rescuing animals from fires.
11 Jul 11
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Essentially organic
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Design Thinking
Luxurious, sustainable and gorgeous, Pacific Perfumes rethinks organic scents and its packaging.
11 Jul 11
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Maths-inspired
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Product Design
anOtherArchitect’s Hedronics chair is based on the mathematical polyhedron concept.
10 Jul 11
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Road side
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Dave Southwood’s N1 collection of photographs captures the essence of the National Road One in South Africa.
10 Jul 11
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Transcendental Wayfaring
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Dylan Culhane’s first solo exhibition in London, Transcendental Wayfaring, considers the natural beauty of his native South Africa.
9 Jul 11
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Tube hotel
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Design Thinking
A tubular, pyramid-like hotel targets budget travellers in Mexico. It comes with a spectacular view and is built with recycled concrete.
9 Jul 11
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Balloon mania
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Soccer players, wearable fashion and Da Vinci, here's what it looks like in latex balloon.
8 Jul 11
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Common love
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Design Thinking
Share your community-changing ideas for the common good.
7 Jul 11
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For Men
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
In an array of beautiful and natural fabrics, Stiaan Louw presents a collection of favourite pieces at the White Box Showroom in Jo’burg.
7 Jul 11
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Harry Pearce on useful uselessness in graphic design
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Conundrums, dreams and fluttering butterflies. Harry Pearce talks about his graphic design process.
7 Jul 11
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Plywood paintings
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Graphic design meets craftsmanship in Russian artist Aske’s Plywood artworks.
7 Jul 11
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Desk buddies
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Product Design
The AZ desk grows with children, making it the ideal workspace for tots, tweens and teens.
7 Jul 11
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Coke live
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Design Thinking
Billboards are everywhere, so what if they could absorb carbon dioxide? Cola-Cola and WWF have the right idea.
7 Jul 11
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Mark Shuttleworth on the benefits of open-source
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Interaction Design
South African entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth talks about the Ubuntu Project, a free, open-source Linux-based operating system.
6 Jul 11
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Fine hair
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Attraction/Aversion is a range of intricately designed necklaces. And they’re made from no ordinary material, human hair.
6 Jul 11
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Private Public
Design News
Gary Van Wyk’s Private Public exhibition of photographic work is a visual diary of the situations he finds himself in.
5 Jul 11
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Sub-Saharan renegades
Design News
With his Renegades body of work Frank Marshall examines the outcropping of a decisive heavy metal subculture in Sub-Saharan Africa.
5 Jul 11
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Work wear
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Inspired by socialist work culture, Comradettes is a range of clothing that encourages people to take pride in utility clothing.
5 Jul 11
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Mosaic migration
Design News
Coming To The City is a large mosaic artwork by Clive van den Berg for Nando’s in London.
5 Jul 11
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Limitless living
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Product Design
Flexible and multifunctional, the Living Tools collection of versatile furniture pieces is ideal for small spaces.
4 Jul 11
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African sounds
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Graphic Design & Illustration
The Post Office have released a series of stamps depicting rare, indigenous musical instruments at the National Arts Festival.
4 Jul 11
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Design Indaba alumnus Morag Myerscough built a striking fort to celebrate 1900 years of Hadrian’s Wall
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Johannesburg-based interior architect Daniella Kilpatrick designs steel furniture that marries form and function
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