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"Design Samurai" Manabu Mizuno on the possibilities of design

Talks • Duration: 00:31:56 • 13 Jul 11 • Sponsored Content

Manabu Mizuno likes to refer to himself as a design samurai, in a very positive sense. >
William Drenttel on design's global impact

Talks • Duration: 00:39:28 • 13 Jul 11 • Sponsored Content

Promoting social entrepreneurship and applying design innovation to impact the world is what creativity is about for the William Drenttel (1953-2013). >
Free voices

Design News • 12 Jul 11

Voices in Freedom is a collection of posters that celebrate the independence of Mexico. >
Home and heart

Design News • 12 Jul 11

Show that home is where the heart is with a sustainable concept for the Eco Design Competition. >
Instant fix

Design News • 11 Jul 11

The Bike Fixtation is like a vending machine for cyclists, where they can both fix their bikes and grab a snack for themselves. >
Striking

Design News • 11 Jul 11

A striking campaign by Saatchi & Saatchi draws attention to the work of the Volunteer Wildlife Services in rescuing animals from fires. >
Essentially organic

Design News • 11 Jul 11

Luxurious, sustainable and gorgeous, Pacific Perfumes rethinks organic scents and its packaging. >
Maths-inspired

Design News • 10 Jul 11

anOtherArchitect’s Hedronics chair is based on the mathematical polyhedron concept. >
Road side

Design News • 10 Jul 11

Dave Southwood’s N1 collection of photographs captures the essence of the National Road One in South Africa. >
Transcendental Wayfaring

Design News • 9 Jul 11

Dylan Culhane’s first solo exhibition in London, Transcendental Wayfaring, considers the natural beauty of his native South Africa. >
Tube hotel

Design News • 9 Jul 11

A tubular, pyramid-like hotel targets budget travellers in Mexico. It comes with a spectacular view and is built with recycled concrete. >
Balloon mania

Design News • 8 Jul 11

Soccer players, wearable fashion and Da Vinci, here's what it looks like in latex balloon. >
Common love

Design News • 7 Jul 11

Share your community-changing ideas for the common good. >
For Men

Design News • 7 Jul 11

In an array of beautiful and natural fabrics, Stiaan Louw presents a collection of favourite pieces at the White Box Showroom in Jo’burg. >
Harry Pearce on useful uselessness in graphic design

Talks • Duration: 00:44:23 • 7 Jul 11 • Sponsored Content

Conundrums, dreams and fluttering butterflies. Harry Pearce talks about his graphic design process. >
Plywood paintings

Design News • 7 Jul 11

Graphic design meets craftsmanship in Russian artist Aske’s Plywood artworks. >
Desk buddies

Design News • 7 Jul 11

The AZ desk grows with children, making it the ideal workspace for tots, tweens and teens. >
Coke live

Design News • 7 Jul 11

Billboards are everywhere, so what if they could absorb carbon dioxide? Cola-Cola and WWF have the right idea. >
Mark Shuttleworth on the benefits of open-source

Talks • Duration: 00:37:37 • 6 Jul 11 • Sponsored Content

South African entrepreneur Mark Shuttleworth talks about the Ubuntu Project, a free, open-source Linux-based operating system. >
Fine hair

Design News • 6 Jul 11

Attraction/Aversion is a range of intricately designed necklaces. And they’re made from no ordinary material, human hair. >
Private Public

Design News • 5 Jul 11

Gary Van Wyk’s Private Public exhibition of photographic work is a visual diary of the situations he finds himself in. >
Sub-Saharan renegades

Design News • 5 Jul 11

With his Renegades body of work Frank Marshall examines the outcropping of a decisive heavy metal subculture in Sub-Saharan Africa. >
Work wear

Design News • 5 Jul 11

Inspired by socialist work culture, Comradettes is a range of clothing that encourages people to take pride in utility clothing. >
Mosaic migration

Design News • 5 Jul 11

Coming To The City is a large mosaic artwork by Clive van den Berg for Nando’s in London. >

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