Design WCFI at the Design Indaba Design March 6, 2013 WCFI at the Design Indaba The Western Cape Furniture Initiative (WCFI) stand at this year’s Design Indaba expo was truly impressive. South African designers are knocking our socks off with trendy but simple designs with natural finishes. Full Article
Design Design Indaba Conference 2013: Day 3 Design March 2, 2013 Design Indaba Conference 2013: Day 3 From biological design to reigniting a passion for fixing, with a whimsical app in between, and rounding off with a starchitect and a knight, the third and final day of the Design Indaba Conference 2013 did not disappoint. Full Article
Design Design Indaba Conference 2013: Day 2 Design March 1, 2013 Design Indaba Conference 2013: Day 2 The second day of the Design Indaba Conference really pushed the frontiers of food, science and technology in relation to design. Two standing ovations, one for South Africa’s own Nicholas Hlobo, expressed the audience’s appreciation. Full Article
Design Design Indaba Conference 2013: Day 1 Design February 28, 2013 Design Indaba Conference 2013: Day 1 Shoe fetishes, dancing sperm, a RGB vase, a government website, digital music instruments, architectural typography, design hacking and high-rise hell headline the first day of the Design Indaba Conference 2013. Full Article
Design Boards of blue Design February 26, 2013 Boards of blue When Gavin Rooke of craft initiative Dutchmann met master surfboard shaper Spider Murphy, it spurred an idea for art in a new form. The result is the Delft series of surfboards, hand-shaped by Spider and embellished by South African artists and designers. Full Article
Design Crank it up Design February 26, 2013 Crank it up Master of invention Joe Paine has created a mechanical space-saving desk perfect for laptop users. Full Article
Design Most Beautiful Objects in South Africa 2013 Design February 25, 2013 Most Beautiful Objects in South Africa 2013 The 2013 finalists for the “Most Beautiful Object in South Africa” (MBOISA) award have been announced. These range from an umbrella, bicycle and surfboard to a newspaper and a theatre, and will be exhibited at the Design Indaba Expo from 1 to 3 March. Full Article
Design Smullekker plakkershuis Design February 25, 2013 Smullekker plakkershuis Hoe verander jy ’n “plakkershuis” in ’n tuiste met ’n spens wat homself vol hou? Ons het met die ontwerper Stephen Lamb gesels oor Touching the Earth Lightly se magdom projekte en hulle “Green Shack”-installasie by vanjaar se Design Indaba. Full Article
