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ED-CETERA
It's no mistake. And Alan Paton, the forward-thinking author of Cry, the Beloved Country, a seminal, anguished account of race-torn South Africa during Apartheid, will indeed turn over in his grave.
Only to sit up and nod his approval at what the latter-day Republic, boasting a united society and one of...
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DESIGNEWS
Dressed in a fitting cover of Shweshwe print material, this is one salad that will never wilt - staying fresh on your bookshelf for years
to come.
African Salad, subtitled "a portrait of South Africans at home" is more than just an innovative, idiosyncratic recipe book. It's pretty much a cultural map of this country that...
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NEW MEDIA MARVELS
Getting animated about this year's CNMA superheroes is judge and editor of the UK's Creative Review magazine, Patrick Burgoyne.
A young boy lazes under a shady tree. Suddenly he notices something is very wrong: a great hole has opened up in the sky above him. What to do?
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Blurring the brief
Iconic theatre impresario and iconoclastic designer Pluto Panoussis presents yet another fine production: a retrospective spanning ten years of his theatre posters. By Anton Krueger and Miranthe Garbett.
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Fashion revolution
After centuries of international copying, the past decade has proved revolutionary for SA fashion. By unravelLing the work of the country's cleverest designers, Adam Levin explores how the threads of origin, ethnicity, landscape, resistance, street style and futurism have woven a contemporary and relevant sartorial identity for this country.
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Hand in
The current resurgence of handicrafts positions the homespun as the ultimate in trend. Award-winning author and illustrator Heather Moore gives us a hands-on approach to the modern-day affair with old-fashioned ways.
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MR PEN
No misnomer, Emile Pen has the illustration world's most fortunate surname, accompanied by a signature style that has more to do with sheer talent, than luck.
Proving that the pen is mightier than the word, Mr Pen makes written texts all the more pointed with his layered...
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High Priestman
Paul Priestman's divine designs for super trains, gigantic aeroplanes, and even a humble kitchen knife block - the MULTIPLE award-winning Boa Clam at that - are quick to gain converts the world over.
"Design should not be just about styling, but about making products and services better." This is the mantra chanted by Priestman Goode...
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BRAND THE BELOVED COUNTRY
Founder Ravi Naidoo explains how - and why - Design Indaba's Brand the Beloved Country campaign came about.
Design Indaba is concerned that South Africa's image is trading at a discount.
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SELLINGSA
What would you do if you were given the opportunity to do an image makeover of south africa? We commissioned three top agencies to apply their skills to the uber brand, south africa, because we believe that there is a gap between our country's image and reputation, and the realities of its amazing...
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FEELIT!
While south african people have optimistically embraced the new age of cultural and social integration, South African brands have become casualties of rapid organic growth, causing fragmentation and confusion about the overall promise that South Africa offers as a destination.
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FLYING HIGH
TWO TONE FLIGHTS THE NATIONAL BIRD AS A SYMBOL OF OUR FUTURE "IDENTITY IS WHAT HELPS A COUNTRY, AN organisation, or a part of it, feel that it truly exists and that it is a coherent being, with a history and a place of its own, different from others." Jean-Noel Kapferer
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VIEW TO A THRILL
HKLM used the words of Nelson Mandela's 1994 Inaugural speech, as re-iterated by Thabo Mbeki in 2005 as inspiration. The team engineered a succinct brand vision that embodied the spirit and purpose of South Africa: To create a truly people-centered society through driving the expansion of the frontiers of...
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Gaining ground
Each year the Design Indaba Conference gains impetus, assembling the world's most pioneering and perceptive minds and providing a platform for the exchange of ideas and insights.
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Growing UP
Design Indaba Expo 2006 was a phenomenal success, doubling in size on all fronts - the volume, the quality and range of exhibitors, the number of visitors... But don't take our word for it. Hear what the independent Expo curators have to say about this leading industry event.
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