Design VISI Picks of the Week Series – Week 31 Design October 17, 2013 VISI Picks of the Week Series – Week 31 This week’s creative inspiration ranges from the extreme adrenaline packed wakeboard light-art to surreal extraterrestrial wicker lights. Not to mention quirky cookie tables, mesmerising fluorescent jellyfish aquariums and a table based on the human knee. Full Article
Design Squeaky clean Design October 17, 2013 Squeaky clean A South African advertising agency have designed a soap with a toy inside to incentivise kids to wash properly. VISI is not alone in loving ingenious solutions that add an element of fun to the dreary everyday — the concept also won two Cannes Silver Lion Full Article
Design Rock Girl bench at WDC2014 offices Design October 16, 2013 Rock Girl bench at WDC2014 offices The World Design Capital 2014’s pop-up office was featured in our SPRINGLOADED VISI 68. The most recent addition is a Rock Girl bench designed by architect Mokena Makeka. Full Article
Design 8 ways to sit straight Design October 16, 2013 8 ways to sit straight “Sitting in the same position for eight hours a day is just as bad as if you were standing for the same duration,” says Jessica Hutchings, ergonomics consultant, and secretary of the Ergonomics Society of SA. Here’s how to make your office work for you. Full Article
Lifestyle Andy’s Meat Mandate Lifestyle October 15, 2013 Andy’s Meat Mandate Andy Fenner, co-owner of Frankie Fenner, will be part of the line-up of speakers at the upcoming Spier Secret Festival on Friday 25 and Saturday 26 October. Full Article
Architecture CT skate park wins international award Architecture October 15, 2013 CT skate park wins international award A City of Cape Town team’s proposed skate park has won the top prize in the international Playscapes competition, which focuses on turning unused city spaces into interactive community hubs and, well, encouraging “playing”. Full Article
Lifestyle Art on track Lifestyle October 14, 2013 Art on track Filling the public spaces in our cities with art and design is something close to VISI’s heart as it invites us to engage with our surroundings — just like this is a quirky range of sport-inspired sculptures in Green Point. Full Article
Decor The bathroom of the future Decor October 14, 2013 The bathroom of the future In a 21st-century in which space, time and natural resources are experiencing massive constraints, it’s time to redefine the bathroom says Philippe Grohe. Recently he was in Joburg to launch the Hansgrohe Inspiration Centre and the Starck Organic range. Full Article