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Lawn attack
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The Edible Estates project proposes the replacement of the domestic front lawn with a highly productive edible landscape.
1 Nov 09
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Straight outta SA
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Music & Sound Design
Craig Wessels directs the beautiful robotic music video for European pop-rock sensation Tokio Hotel’s Automatic.
31 Oct 09
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Fashion mystery house
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
ghd Revelations celebrates the craft of South Africa’s leading hair stylists alongside avant-garde local fashion.
30 Oct 09
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Baring it all
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Graphic Design & Illustration
South African design studio Amicollective collaborated with emerging local designers and illustrators in Project Bare.
30 Oct 09
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Less can be better
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Lisbon-based design, architecture and creativity biennale, ExperimentaDesign, celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2009.
29 Oct 09
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Milton Glaser keeps it moving
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New York’s SVA Theatre has been redesigned by world-renowned designer Milton Glaser.
29 Oct 09
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Doodle for a difference
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Graphic Design & Illustration
In its third year now, the Night of 1000 Drawings has expanded to be hosted in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Amsterdam and Dubai.
27 Oct 09
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Jungle Beat goodies at Woolworths
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The South African Jungle Beat kids’ animation is poised to become a household name in South Africa.
27 Oct 09
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The nests of Matali Crasset
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Architecture & Interiors
French designer Matali Crasset considers herself a "nest builder" and likes to communicate the diversity of, and intention behind, her work.
26 Oct 09
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Blechman & Niemann: Collaboration is key
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Graphic Design & Illustration
From concept to labour division, Nicholas Blechman and Christoph Niemann give a detailed account of the collaborative work experience.
19 Oct 09
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Oscar E Pena's guide to branding
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Oscar E Pena shares the how-tos of constructing a brand that exists in tangible design as well in the mind of the consumer.
19 Oct 09
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The deconstruction of Ji Lee
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Interaction Design
Ji Lee critically deconstructs and engages with the world around him, exploring foundations of analysis in seeing, meaning and representation.
15 Oct 09
00:49:59
Koto Bolofo: Picture perfect
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Art & Photography
Wonderfully entertaining and invaluably wise, photographer Koto Bolofo shares the secrets of making it.
15 Oct 09
00:34:54
Ze Frank on online experiences
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Interaction Design
An artist and a humourist, Ze Frank is best acknowledged for his multi-faceted understanding of online experiences.
12 Oct 09
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Spy vs spy
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The growing worldwide guerilla gardening subculture comprises people secretly meeting at night to illegally garden.
2 Oct 09
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Mother nature
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Interaction Design
IncuBra by Adam Fiannaca and Cynthia Verspaget is a wearable incubator.
2 Oct 09
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Garden variety
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Design Thinking
Reconquestea by Flavia Lucantoni is a special package of green guerrilla tea.
2 Oct 09
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Countertop farming
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Domesticated farming options to try in your kitchen.
2 Oct 09
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New territory
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Salon91 presented No Strange Land, a group show featuring five emerging creatives working across music, fine art, illustration and fashion.
8 Sep 09
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State of Our Environment competition
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Someone messing with your environment and you don’t know who to tell? Tell ACT about it in the State of Our Environment competition.
7 Sep 09
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Afro hipster
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Alexander Derrick’s American and Mauritanian roots shape the thinking behind his Zulu Rose fashion brand.
7 Sep 09
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Batswana flavoured hotel
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Architecture & Interiors
Rising out of Mafikeng, the capital of the North West Province, is the recently refurbished Peermont resort – the Mmabatho Palms Hotel.
6 Sep 09
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Jaunted Haunts Press
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Music & Sound Design
Righard Kapp recently released four albums on his garage label Jaunted Haunts Press.
5 Sep 09
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Yes, Pet Shop Boys by Mark Farrow
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Music & Sound Design
For the limited-edition of the Pet Shop Boys’s latest offering, Yes, Mark Farrow certainly responds in the affirmative.
3 Sep 09
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