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Look: Best quality since 1970
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Design Thinking
Not long ago we were a sexy, stylish and original-looking country. We had elegance, grace, sensual rituals and rhythm to our daily lives.
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1 Aug 10
Kalari
Opinion
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Design Thinking
Kalarippayattu, often called Kalari, is one of the world’s oldest martial arts still in existence.
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1 Aug 10
Jai Hind
Opinion
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Design Thinking
The defiant battle cry of the Indian National Army.
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1 Aug 10
Idealism (gone in 60 years)
Opinion
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Design Thinking
India’s elite and middle classes fail to notice that their obsession with cash has left them morally and culturally bankrupt.
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1 Aug 10
Home: Good housekeeping
Opinion
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Architecture & Interiors
Vastu Shastra is the ancient Indian architectural practice of constructing buildings in harmony with nature.
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1 Aug 10
Goa: Wish you were here
Opinion
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Design Thinking
For those that have tuned in to Goa in the recent past, in the 1980s it was much more difficult to access than it is now.
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1 Aug 10
Filmi*
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From the Golden Age of the 1950s to Bollywood today, Indian films have come a long way. They are bigger, but are they better?
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1 Aug 10
Eco-friendly: Evolution equals...
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Design Thinking
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Design Thinking
The source of Indian civilization happened in harmony with nature. In fact, forests are central to Indian development and progress.
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1 Aug 10
Dhrupad
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Design Thinking
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Music & Sound Design
Trance music, invented in India, 400 BC.
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1 Aug 10
Craft: Kitschcraft
Opinion
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Architecture & Interiors
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Craft
How “Made in India” has gone from ornate handcrafted goods to cheap ethnic products for export.
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1 Aug 10
Bangalore: The way it was
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Architecture & Interiors
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Design Thinking
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Music & Sound Design
Bangalore of yore was referred to as “the pensioner’s paradise.”
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1 Aug 10
Air India: Flights of fancy
Opinion
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Creative Economy
Regarded for decades as a model airline for its service, image and professionalism, Air India was once an Indian icon.
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1 Aug 10
President love dress
Opinion
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Design Thinking
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Interaction Design
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Music & Sound Design
Odidiva, star of House of Holy Afro and the new face of the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation, explains the power of wearing a dress.
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1 May 10
Money shot
Opinion
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Creative Economy
Kathryn White explores the supposedly sexually aware advertising industry, exposing more than a few ironies.
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1 May 10
Wall wide open
Opinion
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Craft
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Architecture & Interiors
In the north-west of SA, a wall is being built, an open-ended celebration of the skills and artistry of the people, writes Neil Stemmet.
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10 Feb 10
20:10 recall
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Interaction Design
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Creative Economy
As the FIFA Soccer World Cup 2010 looms on the horizon, Comedian Louw Venter takes a look at how South Africa will remember "the world".
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9 Feb 10
Fever pitch
Opinion
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Creative Economy
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Graphic Design & Illustration
When it seems that one man's life has been divinely designed to create the logo for Africa's biggest even, can we call it only destiny?
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9 Feb 10
Hope 2.0
Opinion
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Architecture & Interiors
The FIFA 20 Centres for 2010 exemplify how world sustainability can be underwritten by Africa’s bountiful endurance.
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9 Feb 10
1.05 4.40 3.30 2.05 3.40
Opinion
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Architecture & Interiors
The World Cup is a golden opportunity for South Africa to show off so Marine Leblond goes beyond the budgets of our new stadiums.
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9 Feb 10
The craft factory
Opinion
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Craft
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Creative Economy
Leonard Shapiro explains South Africa’s craft enterprises are reaching self-sufficiency and hankering for the next level: Industrialisation.
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9 Feb 10
Sky's the limit
Opinion
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Architecture & Interiors
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Design Thinking
Batandwa Alperstein evaluates the pros and cons of vertical farming.
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1 Nov 09
The don of design
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Architecture & Interiors
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Design Thinking
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Graphic Design & Illustration
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Product Design
Designindaba.com caught up with Massimo Vignelli in Cape Town and discovered a man for whom design is a way of life.
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1 Nov 09
But is it “African”?
Opinion
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African Design
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Graphic Design & Illustration
You’d think that, as a designer based in Africa, it would be easy to answer the question “What constitutes African design?”
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1 Aug 09
Homework
Opinion
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Design Indaba asked creatives born on the continent which of their works was most influenced by their place of birth.
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1 Aug 09
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