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Toilet humour
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Toilet brushes have been pretty standardised over the years but a funky Afro-inspired design adds a clean edge to this household item.
13 Jul 10
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The vuvuzela legacy lives on
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Urban & Landscape Design
Love it or hate it, the vuvuzela was iconic of the World Cup. And now the biggest one of them all has made it into the record books.
13 Jul 10
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Safe as seeds
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Marti Guixé’s piggy bank-inspired Seed Safe has the potential to make the world rich – with food.
13 Jul 10
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Circus inspiration
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Stephen Burks's new shelving system and lamp for MatterMade is beautifully crafted, playful and highly functional.
13 Jul 10
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Lego legacy
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Minale-Maeda use the iconic children's building blocks to add a contemporary edge to classic pieces of furniture by Gerrit Rietveld.
12 Jul 10
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Go big or go home
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Creative Economy
South Africans have known for years that 2010 would be a big year. The Loerie Awards are celebrating this with their BIG issue of Migrate.
12 Jul 10
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Commonwealth on bridging the divide
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Commonwealth talk about the process of bridging the divide between designing and making objects.
12 Jul 10
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Violent contrasts
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Music & Sound Design
Van Coke Kartel's latest album, Skop, Skiet en Donner, bears testament to their versatility as local artists of an international calibre.
11 Jul 10
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Big in Japan
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Design Thinking
A new exhibition in Tokyo interrogates the Japanese relationship with nature and explores ways of redefining Japan.
11 Jul 10
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Dwayne Spradlin on innovation and solution
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Interaction Design
Humanity is going through unprecedented change, breaking traditional boundaries and designing innovative solutions.
9 Jul 10
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Marian Bantjes turns to type
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Craft
It was by pure coincidence that Marian Bantjes started working as a typesetter. Years later, she has refined it into a magnificent craft.
9 Jul 10
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Happy feet
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Good news for eco-conscious parents! Woolies have launched a new range of super cute children’s shoes made from recycled materials.
9 Jul 10
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Solar soccer sight
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Design Thinking
A soccer ball that integrates solar panels into its design could allow visually impaired people to also enjoy the beautiful game.
8 Jul 10
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Fighting for freedom
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Urban & Landscape Design
Inspired by the South African Freedom Charter, Faith47's latest body of socially conscious work explores forms of discrimination.
8 Jul 10
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Fashion schmashion
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Being fashionable is hard work, especially when the rules seem to change all the time. Here's a nifty guide to make it a tad easier.
8 Jul 10
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Vortex vase
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Add Japanese moderation to French flair and the result is lust-have vase that evokes a sense of natural serenity.
7 Jul 10
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Sweet Soweto
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Creative Economy
“Soweto is like Hollywood to me. Everything is here,” says Jozi FM’s Sibongile Mazibuko in the intro to Jodi Bieber’s new book.
7 Jul 10
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Prestigious award for Seed Cathedral
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Architecture & Interiors
The UK Pavilion's Seed Cathedral has been recognised for its outstanding architecture in the international playing field.
7 Jul 10
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Football fever for the home
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Wishing football fever could last forever? Take a piece of it home in the form of Alex Garnett's football-inspired home collection.
6 Jul 10
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Clever design for keeping dry
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We all know about the iPod but now there’s also the Dry Pod, a design solution that may greatly benefit homeless people.
6 Jul 10
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Food dating
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Food Design
Forget speed dating and internet dating and try a good old fashioned blind date… With a innovate food design twist.
6 Jul 10
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Lounging around
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Jaime Hayon's new lounger is classic and comfortable, with a funky edge.
5 Jul 10
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Kitchen topology
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Architecture & Interiors
Matali Crasset's "Topologies Affectives" installation is a light graphic intervention that redefines space.
5 Jul 10
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Beat of the African drum
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Design Thinking
The Budweiser Man of the Match trophy was designed to reflect and celebrate African life, love and unity.
5 Jul 10
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Algae Window by Olafur Eliasson
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Olafur Eliasson has created an Algae Window consisting of glass spheres arranged according to the structure of diatoms.
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