Design Indaba Update

Design Indaba Superstars

Caryn — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:42:47 +0000

Description: Online competition celebrating South African creativity.

The Design Indaba "Let It Out!" campaign asked every South African from every walk of life and every age to express their creativity online.

As a celebration of the innate creativity in our country, the Design Indaba 2010 “Let It Out!” campaign asked every South African from every walk of life and every age to express their creativity online. The competition sought 11 individuals to represent our national creative team, the Design Indaba Superstars.Read more

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http://www.designindaba.com/superstars

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DI2010 Expo: A multi-platform festival

nadine — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:37:09 +0000

In just seven years, Design Indaba Expo has grown from a creative showcase to a multi-platform festival. Running from 26 to 28 February 2010, this year’s expo flexed far beyond its primary location at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.Read more

Martha Stewart

Design Indaba Expo 2010

Creativity, controversy and change at DI2010

nadine — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:40:17 +0000

The Design Indaba Conference 2010 mushroomed in scale, attention and diversity. Running from 24 to 26 February at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, over 40 speakers addressed more than 2400 delegates over three days. The main plenary sold out for the sixth year running. Opening up the Young Designer’s Simulcast for professionals, this too was sold out, for the first time.Read more

Design Indaba Conference 2010

Ronan Bouroullec answers all at DI2010

nadine — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:14:18 +0000

Shy and nervous as Ronan Bouroullec was, his deep-set passion and design integrity endeared him to every 2010 Design Indaba Conference delegate. Here the virtuoso product designer answers audience questions submitted via SMS.Read more

Bouroullec Brothers

Faith47 answers all at DI2010

nadine — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:14:48 +0000

Evocative street artist and social activist Faith47 cast a meditative spell on the conference delegates with her exquisitely sensitive work. Here she answers the audience questions submitted via SMS. Blogger Masha du Toit introduces Faith47.Read more

Faith47

Let It Out Superstar Awards

Hallie — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:55:58 +0000

Design Indaba reveals the 11 winners of our national creative team 2010!

The Design Indaba 2010 campaign asked every South African from every walk of life and every age to express their creativity online. At a glittering event on Friday 26 February at 7 pm at the Design Indaba Expo, the judges announced the ten individuals to represent our national creative team the Design Indaba Superstars. The wildcard 11th winner was chosen by you the public in a Peoples Vote on the final day of the Design Indaba Expo, Sunday 28 February at 5:15 pm.

Design Indaba Expo 2010

DI Admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:16:10 +0000

The Design Indaba Expo 2010 ran from Friday 26 February to Sunday 28 February 2010 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. Showing more than 280 exhibitors, including 80 first-time exhibitors and 40 Emerging Creatives, the Design Indaba Expo drew well over 32 000 visitors, including 379 journalists and 427 buyers – one third of which were international. A chock-a-block daily programme of additional activities fuelled the buzz. All-day fashion shows, a short-film festival, the new Design Indaba Kids workshops, a suave designer bar, tantalising designer food and daily Pecha Kucha presentations by leading local creatives were just some of the highlights.

Design Indaba Conference 2010

DI Admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:29:40 +0000

Running from 24 to 26 February 2010 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, over 40 speakers addressed more than 2400 delegates over three days at the Design Indaba Conference. Topics ranged from puppetry to social solutions, from traditional design disciplines to radically new design genres, turning the event into an elixir of creativity and innovation.

Thomas Thwaites answers all at DI2010

nadine — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:03:55 +0000

Inspired by Douglas Adams, Royal College of Arts graduate Thomas Thwaites shared his bumbling archeological-industrial adventure in building his own toaster during the Graduate Session at Design Indaba Conference 2010. There was one question on the minds of the audience:Read more

Thomas Thwaites

Design Indaba Party 2010

DI Admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:59:40 +0000

Speakers, delegates, media, buyers and exhibitors who attended the annual Design Indaba Party were entertained by Funafuji, Magic Carpet Ride, Popskarr, Jack Parow, Krushed & Sorted, Goodluck and Anthea. In addition, illustrator Stefan G Bucher demonstrated his live monster-creating abilities and Grolsch showed off their brand new pop-up bar.

Martha Stewart at Design Indaba Expo 2010

DI Admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:51:27 +0000

Design Indaba and Woolworths presented domestic diva Martha Stewart at the Design Indaba Expo on Saturday 27 February 2010. Delegates enjoyed a light breakfast, an exclusive presentation by Stewart herself and then popped down to the Design Indaba Expo to feast their senses on the best South African design.

Design Indaba speaker events 2010

DI Admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:48:00 +0000

Design Indaba’s speakers were wined and dined across Cape Town. A trip on the Blue Train introduced them to the greater Western Cape, Absa’s Cocktail Function gave them exclusive access to the new Greenpoint Stadium, and the farewell lunch at Waterkloof Wines gave them a taste of heaven.

Michael Bierut answers all at DI2010

nadine — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 06:43:30 +0000

Maverick design writer, graphic designer and incisive conference MC, Michael Bierut answers questions from the Design Indaba Conference 2010 audience, submitted via SMS. Whose quote is: “Everybody who is honest is interesting”?Read more

Michael Bierut

Stefan Sagmeister

Stefan G Bucher answers all at DI2010

nadine — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:08:52 +0000

Stefan G Bucher – monster god, kerning extraordinaire and sometime designer – answers questions from the Design Indaba Conference 2010 audience, submitted via SMS.Read more

Stefan G Bucher

Troika

Michael Bierut

Harry Pearce

11th winner of Let It Out! campaign

nadine — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:51:31 +0000

The final day of the Design Indaba Expo saw the announcement of the 11th and final member of the national creative team, the Design Indaba Superstars. On Friday 26 February the first 10 members were announced, following which votes were collected over the weekend for the final “Peoples Vote” winner.Read more

Joanne Thomas

Nathan Reddy

Most Beautiful Object in SA 2010

Hallie — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:03:09 +0000

We reveal this year's winner of this prestigious award!

Design Indaba’s Most Beautiful Object in South Africa (MBOISA) Awards took place on Sunday the 28th of February 2010. Anatomy Design with the Lab Light was the winner of this prestigious prize.

The idea behind the winning piece, the Lab Light, invokes a strong message of functional design. Andrea Kleinloog from Anatomy Design explains that functional design is both an outcome and a process. The product, she explains with flair, simply works well to perform its assigned task.

Beyond functional design, the Lab Light is seamlessly effortless in all its beauty. A true example of the talent South Africa produces.

2010 Most Beautiful Object in SA announced

nadine — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:46:18 +0000

They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Although a timeless cliché, it is one that to this day still holds a great deal of truth. It is for this reason that for Design Indaba’s Most Beautiful Object in South Africa (MBOISA), we did not ask, “What is beautiful?” but instead “What is beautiful to you?”Read more

Haldane Martin

Most Creative Stand 2010

Hallie — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 18:27:46 +0000

Of all the exceptional stands and exhibitions, the Best Stand Award went to the young Emergin Creative, Justin Southey.

Design Indaba Expo 2010, presented us an exceptional calibre of stands and exhibitions. Of all of these, the young Justin Southey - an Emerging Creative - won Most Creative Stand. Design Indaba catches up with Justin…

Cape Town Design Route goes beyond the walls

nadine — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 16:45:28 +0000

The Design Indaba Expo has shown you the best in design both locally and internationally, but you’re craving more? The only way to beat that craving is to pick up the Cape Town Design Route, hop on a bus and get ready for a sensory overload…all over again.
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Stefan G. Bucher drawing monsters

Hallie — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:16:55 +0000

Illustrator extraordinaire- Stefan G. Bucher, draws monsters at the Design Indaba 2010 party.

The Design Indaba party was held on the 25th of February 2010, at the Old Biscuit Mill in Cape Town, South Africa. Design Indaba conference attendees also took pleasure in learning more about the man behind 344 Design and the Daily Monster.

Martha Stewart at Design Indaba Expo

nadine — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:51:00 +0000

Design Indaba and Woolworths are proud to present domestic diva Martha Stewart at the Design Indaba Expo on Saturday 27 February 2010. Enjoy a light breakfast, an exclusive presentation by Martha Stewart herself and then pop down to the Design Indaba Expo to feast your senses on the best South African design.Read more

Piyush Pandey Interview

DI Admin — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 07:16:23 +0000

Creative Director of Ogilvy and Mather, Mumbai, Piyush Pandey introduced us to his approach to cracking advertising concepts.

Design Indaba interviewed Piyush Pandey at this year’s conference.

Creative Director of Ogilvy and Mather, Mumbai, Piyush Pandey introduced us to his approach to cracking advertising concepts, and to a charming set of ads for Vodafone that have proved an enormous success in India.

In 2004, Piyush became the first Asian to be the president of the Cannes jury.

Piyush hates being called the Godfather of Indian Advertising, a title often thrust upon him. He would rather be known as the Minister of Fun at O&M Advertising.

Toyi-toyi for film

nadine — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:00:00 +0000

Made by entrepreneur, drop-out Sangoma, Xhosa teacher, ex-actor, wannabe philanthropist, cultural immersion facilitator and quasi film-maker Craig Charnock, How to Toyi-Toyi is a quick dummies-guide to South Africa’s most powerful dance.Read more

First 10 winners of Let It Out! announced

nadine — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:06:44 +0000

As a celebration of the innate creativity in our country, the Design Indaba 2010 campaign asked every South African from every walk of life and every age to express their creativity online.Read more

Joanne Thomas

Nathan Reddy

John Bauer premiers DinnerArt

nadine — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:00:00 +0000

Working with John Bauer over the past six months has been nothing short of enlightening. He is by far one of the most dynamic people I have encountered. In my mind, he has grown to be a mixture of Dr Seuss, Charlie from the Chocolate Factory and Harry Potter. He is as outlandish and full of imaginative madness and splendour as anything from Seussville. Read more

Lounger inspired by cartoon

nadine — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:00:00 +0000

One of South Africa’s leading designers, Haldane Martin will be revealing his latest prototype, the Baba Papa lounger. Inspired by the organic shape of beach pebbles and with the name taken from an early-1980s South African cartoon, the Baba Papa lounger is made from rust-proof stainless steel wire making it ideal to put outdoors by the swimming pool.Read more

Haldane Martin

Shwe-shwe shoe-shoe

nadine — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:00:00 +0000

Stomping firmly on the South African earth, Bokkie is launching their playful new shwe-shwe range of shoes for adult – and little – girls. Bokkie Shoes are produced in a limited-edition and assembled by hand.

Crochet to the moon

nadine — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 22:00:00 +0000

Led by designer and artist Dani le Roy in collaboration with crochet maniac Laura Summs, the Moonbasket community-based project generates beautiful items for living spaces. The dynamic team’s spiral-stitched ball lampshade uses cotton string and jute twine to emphasise the sculptural quality of the stitchwork.

Design Indaba kick off

Hallie — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:16:33 +0000

Design Indaba Day One is a wrap, and here's how it went...

With a Day One closing dinner at Greenpoint Stadium, Design Indaba speakers and media tell us how it’s been so far…

Edgy bling

nadine — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:48:14 +0000

Tiffany Marx’s interest in art and design began long before she ever began moulding precious metals into beautiful pieces of work. Her grandfather was an artist and as a child she was always drawing, painting and making things. She was first introduced to jewellery when she took it as a subject at school and quite simply, Marx struck gold.Read more

Jewellery on a fashion ramp

nadine — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 12:16:16 +0000

A unique collection of jewellery first showcased at the M-Net Face of Africa Finals earlier this month will debut in South Africa at the Design Indaba Expo.Read more

Absa L’Atelier celebrates 25th anniversary

nadine — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:00:00 +0000

Absa has long been a dedicated participant in the development of arts and culture in South Africa, boasting the largest corporate art collection in the Southern Hemisphere and the second largest in the world. With a motto “Creativity takes courage”, it’s no surprise that South Africa’s biggest and longest running art competition, Absa L’Atelier is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.Read more

BarberOsgerby stool made in KZN

nadine — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 22:00:00 +0000

Khumbulani Craft has signed a contract with the internationally renowned BarberOsgerby, who spoke at last year’s Design Indaba Conference, to produce their woven stools exclusively. Currently being made by five groups in northern KwaZulu-Natal, additional weavers are being skilled to increase capacity for the production of this very popular high-end product.

Bruce Nussbaum Interview

Hallie — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 18:38:37 +0000

Bruce Nussbaum on his love affair with the design of business, and the business of design.

Bruce Nussbaum’s love affair with the design of business, and the business of design, began at Business Week. His first, small articles on incorporating elements of design into the methods of business, generated an overwhelming response, and it was then that Bruce first considered, “that design can be the bottom-line for business”.

In this interview Bruce Nussbaum shares his thoughts, on how design has become our core competency in a time of economic instability. Through his businessman eyes, and in the context of Design Indaba, Bruce Nussbaum pauses to marvel at South Africa’s authentically diverse and design-rich culture and considers the ways in which a culture of design can drive an economy.

Cape Town for World Design Capital 2014

nadine — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:42:35 +0000

The City of Cape Town is bidding to become the World Design Capital in 2014. Do you think that Cape Town is a design city? What are you planning for 2014 that would contribute to making Cape Town a World Design Capital?Read more

Green winners

nadine — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:06:28 +0000

House and Leisure magazine and Woolworths are set to announce the three winners in the second annual House and Leisure Green Designers at Woolworths competition at Design Indaba on Thursday 25 February 2010.Read more

Students from across the globe at DI2010

nadine — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:31:51 +0000

Aside from drawing professionals, Design Indaba has become a veritable student Mecca, attracting graduates and learners from around the world.Read more

Sonja Bäumel

Michael Edwards

Boback Firoozbakht

Tomas Kral

Thomas Thwaites

Oliver Hermanus

Jurgen Bey

Lynda Relph-Knight

Incisive collaboration

nadine — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:00:00 +0000

An exciting new cross-disciplinary collaboration, Anatomy Design is led by Andrea Kleinloog and features designers Gareth Henderson (furniture designer), Geraldine Fenn (jewellery designer), Sarah Buitendach (décor stylist) and Tiaan Nagel (fashion designer).Read more

Style with conscience

nadine — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 22:00:00 +0000

Since Olivia Kennaway and Alice Heusser launched Lalesso in 2005, the Kenya-inspired fashion brand has enjoyed worldwide recognition and been worn by the likes of Sienna Miller and Kate Moss. Giving back to Africa, Lalesso’s production is fuelled by various temporary and permanent community empowerment and job creation projects.Read more

Designer baguettes at Design Indaba Expo 2010

nadine — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:28:03 +0000

South Africa not only boasts a number of leading chef schools, but also a number of budding young chefs from previously disadvantaged backgrounds wanting to explore the culinary arts. In light of this, Design Indaba and Foodcorp have partnered to create the Chef Development Fund, a fund that will award scholarships to individuals allowing them to get the best culinary education possible.Read more