Tag Archives: Design Indaba

Why Cape Town is bidding for World Design Capital 2014

05 September 10 3 Comments

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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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Alejandro Aravena: design for social change

10 March 10 0 Comments

Many delegates to the recent Design Indaba conference in Cape Town have told me how impressed they were with the presentation by Alejandro Aravena, a Chilean architect, on the design and financing of affordable housing. I unfortunately missed the presentation, but here are two views worth reading: one by

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Cape Town World Design Capital 2014?

21 February 10 1 Comment

As we head into the last 100 days to the 2010 FIFA Football World Cup, a bunch of creative Capetonians have been looking at ways to sustain the momentum beyond 2010. One idea is a campaign to bid for Cape Town as World Design Capital in 2014 to be

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