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A pavilion made of cardboard tubes highlights the uses of discarded materials.
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2 Feb 11
Heath Nash + Hella Jongerius
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Craft
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Product Design
From the icy global hub of Berlin in Germany and the sunny backwaters of Coffee Bay in South Africa, Hella Jongerius and Heath Nash met on Skype.
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1 Feb 11
From trash to treasure
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Unique-Eco uses the trash they collect on the shoreline of Kenya to make bright and beautiful sculptures and accessories.
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28 Jan 11
Made by hand
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Craft
See the very best handmade items in the Western Cape at Design Indaba Expo with the Cape Craft and Design Institute.
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27 Jan 11
Chain-delier
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Product Design
Industrial chic meets Victorian-era grace in these awe-inspiring chandeliers, made with recycled bicycle parts.
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8 Jan 11
Living lightly
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Information Design
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Architecture & Interiors
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Design Thinking
Karim Rashid’s Komb House is techno-savvy, ecological and trendy.
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7 Jan 11
Step up
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Puma’s new Creative Factory is giving everybody the opportunity to add creative flair to their products. Look at what Heath Nash did.
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31 Dec 10
Far from China
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Product Design
Not Made in China is designer Guillem Ferran's critique on the modern trend of production decentralisation.
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29 Dec 10
The power of plants
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Interaction Design
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Design Thinking
Troika’s latest project imagines a world where plants work to address pressing urban issues including recycling and biofuels.
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23 Dec 10
Chained down
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Product Design
Cycling enthusiasts will love this chair made of recycled bicycle chains.
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17 Dec 10
Ho ho ho
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Interaction Design
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Urban & Landscape Design
The iconic Cratefan at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town has donned a cool Christmas look.
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17 Dec 10
Plastic goes on
Design News
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Product Design
A creative process that gives discarded plastic a second life is always welcome, like Dirk van der Kooij's Endless range of chairs.
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8 Dec 10
20Q: Jakob Trollbäck
Q&A
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Music & Sound Design
Working hard to create something new and unseen is what Jakob Trollbäck considers creative success to be, with a dash of playfulness.
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7 Dec 10
Christmas with the Conrans
Design News
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Product Design
The Conran Shops in London are a visual feast of Christmas trees, made using recyled wood.
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5 Dec 10
Raise your glasses
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Product Design
Chef Reuben Riffel has collaborated with Ngwenya Glass to create a gorgeous range of glassware.
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30 Nov 10
20Q: Adam Court
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Product Design
If it's worth doing, it's worth doing well. This advice from his mother has certainly stood Adam Court in good stead.
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30 Nov 10
Corals for Christmas
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Architecture & Interiors
A Christmas shop window installation incorporates notions of biomimicry into an awe-inspiring design.
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27 Nov 10
20Q: Jonathan Fundudis
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Product Design
In the year 2050, when teleportation has become a way of life, Jonathan Fundudis’s designs will be collector’s items…
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23 Nov 10
In the bag
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We just love it when things are local (because it's lekker), eco-friendly and street chic, like Give it Bag.
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18 Nov 10
Pots composted
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Product Design
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Design Thinking
Compots are a brilliant local innovation to reduce agricultural waste, create jobs and lessen the damage caused by replanting.
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16 Nov 10
Curtain call
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Product Design
The “Decorated Shade” curtain not only has a city chic about it but it also uses materials otherwise destined for landfills.
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9 Nov 10
Monsters inc
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Product Design
Monsters monsters everywhere... On your desk, in your bathroom. But don't worry, they're eco-friendly.
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7 Nov 10
Mine for keeps
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Product Design
Nobody likes a bomb in their home, except when it's been converted into an interesting piece of furniture.
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4 Nov 10
Saving our seas
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Product Design
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A brilliant initiative by Electrolux is using plastic debris salvaged from the ocean to create sustainable vacuum cleaners.
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30 Oct 10
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