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Steel bamboo at Milan2011
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Nendo's "Bamboo Steel Chair" uses bamboo handicraft techniques but manages to create a hard metal sense of pilancy.
10 Apr 11
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Fairytale dress
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Here’s a fairytale dress made with the pages of gorgeous fairytale books.
9 Apr 11
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Both sides at Milan2011
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Matali Crasset’s Double Side table/seat is great for both work and play. Check it out at Milan2011.
9 Apr 11
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Karoo-inspired at Milan2011
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The Campana Brothers present a selection of designs made in collaboration with Klein Karoo ostrich leather supplier at Milan2011.
8 Apr 11
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Downloadable at Milan2011
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Droog presents downloadable furniture and accessory design at Milan2011.
8 Apr 11
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Learn with Lego
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Architecture & Interiors
Playtime is a travelling workshop that uses Lego to teach students about architectural themes and principles.
8 Apr 11
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See through at Milan2011
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Is it wood or is it clear acrylic? Nendo’s Transparent Table is like an optical illusion. See it at Milan2011.
7 Apr 11
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Community originals
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Urban & Landscape Design
Creative community rejuvenation is where its at for the All Originals I Art SA community mural project.
7 Apr 11
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Dipped at Milan2011
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Product Design
Dip in Space is a showcase and celebration of student work created in a workshop led by Matali Crasset.
7 Apr 11
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Banking it
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Architecture & Interiors
For their first project in Africa, a Moroccan bank, Foster + Partners designed a modular, energy efficient system.
6 Apr 11
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Joy stick
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Product Design
Please welcome the third and final addition to the “Pleasure to the People” range of pleasurable products.
6 Apr 11
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African impressions
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Dark Clouds are Gathering is the solo exhibition of Berlin-based artist Olaf Hajek at Whatiftheworld gallery in Cape Town.
6 Apr 11
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Visible change at DI2011
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Creative Economy
Speakers at the 2011 Design Indaba Conference share their thoughts on creativity, a better world, design thinking and more.
5 Apr 11
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Ronan Bouroullec on design hits and disasters
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Product Design
The French designer gets candid about their most popular pieces and reveals which designs bombed.
5 Apr 11
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Starting point at Milan2011
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Product Design
The Dutch Standard presents “Back to Square One” at the Milan Furniture Fair.
5 Apr 11
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In the wings at Milan2011
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"Waiting for... GLASSTRESS 2011" at Milan2011 is a preview of a "waiting-in-the-wings" exhibition for the Venice Biennale.
5 Apr 11
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20Q: Karin Fong
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She creates cinematic masterpieces but Karin Fong still dreams of doing a children's book and laughs at The Simpsons.
5 Apr 11
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Waterfall light at Milan2011
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Product Design
Drawing its form from a rhizomatic composition, Matali Crasset’s new pendant lamp is reminiscent of a waterfall.
4 Apr 11
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Desirable at Milan2011
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Product Design
Here’s a preview of the works of students at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague, that will be shown in Milan shortly.
4 Apr 11
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Rubber recycling
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A tyre rubber recycling programme in Marrakesh sees this material being turned into beautiful and useful objects.
4 Apr 11
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Illustrations from India
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Kedarnath Gupta is an Indian illustrator who makes all his work by hand. Yes, just with pencil and paper! Take a look.
3 Apr 11
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With regards
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Regard, an exhibition featuring the work of Manolo Belzunce and Kagiso Pat Mautloa, explores the nature of self.
3 Apr 11
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Tricks and treats at Milan2011
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Design Thinking
Furniture company Royal Ahrend will be presenting two new projects by Ineke Hans and Yuya Ushida at Ventura Lambrate in Milan.
2 Apr 11
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Surfin' SA
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Mingo Lamberti have ventured into an exciting new realm, that of surfboard design. Check out their first creation here.
2 Apr 11
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