Tag Archives: Cape Craft and Design Institute

Look east for innovation (that’s Cape Town’s East City!)

Here is a great article on The Fringe – Cape Town’s Innovation District in Cape Town’s East City by Richard Holmes in the latest edition of Indwe Magazine, just in time for the announcement on Tuesday about the World Design Capital 2014 shortlist:

Mother City looks East

“The…

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The Fringe is a space to watch

Read an update of Cape Town’s The Fringe Innovation District by project coordinator Yehuda Raff (Cape Argus, 09 May 2011)

In 2007, a group of forward-thinking people got together and talked about the need to establish an environment that would support innovation and development in the design, media…

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What’s in a name? Have your say on what Cape Town’s East City Design Initiative should be called

The East City Design Initiative (ECDI) in Cape Town is looking for a name.  The ECDI is a proposed ‘premier African environment for design innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship’ being developed in the Cape Town Central City.  It explores issues and ideas related to the creation of an innovation hub/science park…

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Why Cape Town is bidding for World Design Capital 2014

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For an overview as to why Cape Town is currently bidding for the title of World Design Capital 2014, and changing the name of the design game in the process, read the excellent article by my colleague, Lorelle Bell, followed by the editorial by the Cape Argus, which gets it spot on. Then…

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Creative Cape Town

We have some wonderful organisations supporting creative industries in Cape Town. One of them is the Cape Craft and Design Institute (CCDI), based in the East City. Consider the following:

  • Nine years ago, CCDI started with 63 producers. They now work with 1 353 producers in Cape Town and the Western Cape

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