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Congratulations Tsai!

The winner of Design Indaba's 2008 Most Beautiful Object in South Africa award for his nested bunkbeds, Tsai is on an upwards trajectory... He's just been nominated as the South African finalist for the 2008 International Young Design Entrepreneur of the Year award!

Tsai is one of ten finalists who will compete for the actual award drawn from a range of sectors including: architecture, graphic design, product design, design promotion, and interactive and digital media. The countries taking part in this year’s award are Egypt, India, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Poland, South Africa and Slovenia, Taiwan and Turkey.

As a finalist, Tsai will join 8 - 10 other finalists in September 2008, for a twelve day UK tour of the national design industry, which will culminate in them attending 100% Design (18-21 September 2008) and London Design Festival (September 2008). There the overall winner will be chosen and will receive a financial prize and their own stand at 100% Design 2008.

''Personally, it will be a great privilege to bring our work to the international arena as an emerging South African designer, and to have access to international audiences and possible clients. We have many other ideas and products that are designed in the South African context, but also have international appeal. I believe the IYDEY participation will allow us to expand our vision and ambition,” said Tsai upon hearing about being selection as a finalist.

Check out his website to see some of his other amazing work: www.tsaidesignstudio.com

Design Indaba mag wins three Tabbies!

More than 700 entries were received for the 2008 Tabbie Awards, with nominations coming from the US, Canada, UK, Australia, France, Ireland, New Zealand, Lebanon, Singapore, Switzerland, UAE and South Africa.

Design Indaba mag got a Silver award in the Front Cover Digital Imagery category for the ‘Fanfest 2010' edition, done in collaboration with Grid. The judges said: "Great use of type! Love the way the image has movement! Great cover! The flags arranged in such a fashion is very interesting. The colors are wonderful."

AND a bronze in the Front Cover Photograph category for the "Green Living: The Burning Issue", photographed by Paul Hofman. The judges said: "An absolutely amazing idea to illustrate global warming. The cover is very well done."

AND AND a bronze in the Best Feature Design category for the "Waste Not, Want Not" story in the Burning Issue. Designed by our resident design superhero Richard Quintal. The judges said: "Great use of imagery, love the type for the callouts, nice use of type on the title. Very interesting use of spot art! The entire piece is pulled together very nicely. Good use of colors and photos."

Bigwood Design Exhibition in Durban on Friday

PAN AFRICAN SPACE STATION

PAN AFRICAN SPACE STATION

The Pan African Space Station (PASS) is a 4-day music intervention from 1-4 October 2008 across Cape Town, South Africa. The festival, curated by Ntone Edjabe and Neo Muyanga, is presented by the Africa Centre with the support of Spier.

One of the headline acts of the festival will be a unique radio station that will broadcast 30 days of cutting edge music and information from Global Africa to the world from 12 September - 12 October 2008.

We are asking radio makers, sound artists, DJs, musicians, producers, generally, music lovers from around the country (and the world) to contribute.

* MUSICIANS, PRODUCERS, DJs

The PASS Festival is about music from Global Africa. We will seek, identify and present music that articulates the literal cacophony of nation-building in the African world. Artists will not be expected to represent a country or cultural group. Instead, progressive and experimental, new and historic music that transcends stereotypes and that speaks for self and the world will be favoured.

Please complete and return the following form: http://www.liquidfridge.co.za/media/pass-call_for_material.doc

* PRESENTERS

If you think you're up to presenting a programme, let us know. Those with some radio experience would be preferred. E-mail: pass@liquidfridge.co.za

* VOLUNTEERS

A 1001 things need to be done to keep the station running – we'll need all the hands we can get. If you're interested in helping with just 1 aspect, tell us about your skills and past experience if any.

E-mail: pass@liquidfridge.co.za

If you wish to get involved in PASS, please let us know BEFORE 31 July 2008. Please feel free to pass this information on. Thank you.

Visit Design Indaba at the Cape Town Book Fair

DESIGN INDABA 2009 DATES:

Design Indaba Conference will run from 25 to 27 February, 2009, with the Design Indaba Expo following the Conference, running from Friday 27 February to Sunday 1 March, 2009, at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.

DESIGN INDABA AT THE CAPE TOWN BOOK FAIR

Visit the Design Indaba stand at the Cape Town Book Fair from 14 to 17 June, 2008. We will be situated at stand Q713 in the small publishers’ section, where we will be offering discounted prices on Design Indaba All Stars, the 2008 buyers guide and Design Indaba magazine.

DESIGN DESIGN ALL STARS: NOW IN STORES NATIONWIDE

Get your copy of Design Indaba All Stars in bookstores nationwide for only R350. Stockists include selected Exclusive Books stores, Wordsworth CT, Clarkes and the The Book Lounge. You can also log on to www.kalahari.net and purchase your copy online.

Covering the first 10 years of Design Indaba, this book serves as a record of the growth of creativity at the cusp of the millennium. Lucy Orta. Mark Farrow. Erik Spiekermann. Jonathan Barnbrook. Fernando Gutierrez. Stefan Sagmeister. Sir Terence Conran. Irma Boom. Stefano Giovannoni. Neville Brody. Karim Rashid. Mary Lewis. Shubhankar Ray. Kenya Hara. Ross Lovegrove. Peter Saville. Dan Pearson. Bob Sabiston. Shigeo Fukuda. Milton Glaser. Ron Arad. David Adjaye. Dieter Rams. Fernando and Humberto Campana. Michael Bierut. Tom Dixon. Inga Sempé. Christoph Niemann. Matali Crasset. Paul Priestman. Javier Mariscal. Tobias Frere-Jones. Massimo and Lella Vignelli. Yves Béhar.

For more information please contact Lucinda Johannes at Lucinda@interactiveafrica.com or Tel: (021) 465 9966.

Congratulations to Natalie Glinister, Martin van Aardt, Juliette Krige, Johan Louw and Tyrone Beck, who won a copy of Design Indaba All Stars and a South African Design T-shirt through our delegate survey

DESIGN INDABA MAGAZINE DRAWS THE LINE AT SERIOUS FUN

Both the local and international speakers at Design Indaba 2008 concurred that design needs to tackle serious issues – but have fun while doing it. The newest edition of Design Indaba magazine, "Line Drawing", does just that – sideways.

Expect the likes of New York design duo Karlssonwilker inc, hot conference-favourite Shin-ichi Takemura, jeweller Christoph Zellweger, automobile stylist Oona Scheepers, acclaimed local fashion designer Amanda Laird Cherry and a city focus on Durban, which includes a fun 50 Buck Design special.

Click here for a full distribution list. For subscriptions please contact Lucinda Johannes at Lucinda@interactiveafrica.com or Tel: (021) 465 9966.

DESIGN INDABA EXPO EARLY BIRD BOOKINGS OPEN

The Design Indaba Expo 2009 Early Bird Booking discount is open to exhibitors who sign up and pay before 31 July 2008.

Why pay R1875 per sqm for a standard package? Instead, book at the 2008 rate of R1725 per sqm.

Enjoy Custom Rates of R1500 per sqm instead of R1600 per sqm.

So call us now to take up this great opportunity!

DESIGN INDABA EXPO 2008

• Over 260 exhibitors.
• Over 20 000 visitors.
• Over 300 local and international buyers.
• Generated over R23 million worth of media value.

For new exhibitors or more information please contact Beverley Cupido: bev@interactiveafrica.com or Tel: (021) 465 9966.

Drawing the line at serious fun

Both the local and international speakers at Design Indaba 2008 all concurred that design needs to tackle serious issues – but have fun while doing it. The newest edition of Design Indaba magazine, “Line Drawing”, does just that – sideways.

“Binding the magazine on the top was just a fun idea and we thought, why not?” design director Richard Quintal explains this edition’s format of flipping open like an exam pad. “Inside, the landscape shape gives the magazine a completely new feel and will undoubtedly change the reading experience,” he goes on.

The cover itself was designed specially for this post-conference edition by New York design duo Karlssonwilker inc. Inspired by their adventures in South Africa, the layered images offer a frank, quirky and often controversial interpretation of our national icons.

	DI Magazine - Page 55-56

This utilitarian approach to the social contribution of design is continued inside the magazine, fuelled by the Design Indaba 2008 coverage. Editor of Creative Review, Patrick Burgoyne weighs in with a review of the conference; Portuguese design journalist Frederico Duarte visits the Design Indaba 10x10 Housing Project; British creative industries entrepreneur Eckhard Thiemann shares his impressions of the expo, and editor of Designtimes, Mark Rosenberg visits Design Indaba’s newest offspring, the Creative Companies Conference in Amsterdam.

Featured speakers include hot conference-favourite Shin-ichi Takemura, who revisits his assertions of a new era of mass media and describes his projects in more detail. In turn, jeweller Christoph Zellweger interrogates the future of the body image, while South African automobile stylist Oona Scheepers explains how she is inspired by nature. Acclaimed local fashion designer Amanda Laird Cherry shows how her work is intertwined with the recent history of South Africa.

DI Magazine - Page 62-63

The interview with Laird Cherry also introduces a city focus on Durban design. Besides features on architect Ruben Reddy, illustrator Kim Longhurst and city rejuvenation project Cascolands, there is also a fun R50 Buck Design special, which invited Durban creatives to select the best design to be bought in the city for less than R50.

A chockablock news section includes Jason Bruges’s new Memory Project, Andrew Makin’s Motel Mo Pi Chi, South Africans at the Milan Furniture Fair, the second Open Lab, the Verge Digital Conference and Cape Town’s newest design space – Curious, Whetstone and Frankley. Readers also stand the chance of winning a R750 hamper of “indie undies” from Ruby and Men United, or one of three copies of Along the Way by Disturbance Design.

See, serious fun.

DI Magazine - Page 34-35

Design Indaba, Q208, “Line Drawing”, is available in selected Exclusive Books stores, Melissa’s and other outlets.

Click here for a full list of distribution points.

International Young Design Entrepreneur

The British Council presents the International Young Design Entrepreneur (IYDE) award for the fourth time. IYDE champions and celebrates the importance of creative entrepreneurs working in the field of design. It is awarded in partnership with 100% Design (http://www.100percentdesign.co.uk/), London’s international trade fair for furniture and interiors.

The IYDE awards are unique in rewarding entrepreneurial ability. We recognise that a finalist may be active as a designer, however his/her work as an artist should be secondary to their focus as an entrepreneur in the promotion of the design industry in their country. Artistic talent will not be factored into the judging procedure – finalists will be judged solely on the merit of their entrepreneurial abilities in the industry.

Application is open to all South African nationals.

Applicants should: - Be aged between 25 and 35
- Already be working in the design sector (see sector list below)
- Be entrepreneurial and have shown their ability in the promotion of South African design, in either a commercial or public context, or both
- Through their character, drive and abilities demonstrate their potential to be a future leader of the sector in their country
- Have English language skills to IELTS 6 - ‘competent user’ or above

Download information and the application form which will be available on 11 June 2008 at: www.britishcouncil.org/africa-za-iydey

This award programme is open to all qualified candidates throughout South Africa.

Please email your application to Andrea Ogle at: andrea.ogle@britishcouncil.org.za or Tel: 011 718 4318 by 30 June 2008.

Mark the subject line of the email ‘‘ 2008 IYDEY application material”.

If you would like to attach your CV or copy/photo of your work, you are welcome to do so.

Design sector definition - Participants will be drawn from any of the following sectors:
· Architecture, interiors and environment
· Graphic design: communication, publishing, branding and multimedia
· Product design manufacture: furniture, industrial products and craft
· Interactive and digital media
· Design promotion: exhibitions, events, festivals and retail

The New Spell

The New Spell An Exhibition of Contemporary South African Art Opens: Thursday June 5, 2008 18:00 – 20:00 Closes: July 30, 2008 David Krut Projects, New York is pleased to present The New Spell, an exhibition of contemporary South African art curated by Lucy Rayner, with artists Themba Shibase, Michael MacGarry, Nandipha Mntambo, Maja Maljevic, Nina Barnett, and Robyn Nesbitt.

Architecture exhibition

Architecture Tour on Saturday May 24

To book email oh.architecture@gmail.com or tel: 021 424 3561.

Robot opening on Friday

The MTCS Project is a collaboration between M18J92T (Fine Artist) & Chris Saunders (Photographer). A robot prototype was created from about 50 photographs of construction equipment which were then deep-etched and comped to create the 'bot. The 3m long and 2.5 m high Prototype travelled from Johannesburg to Cape Town as street art and was pasted up in locations around Johannesburg, Kimberley, Graaff Reinet and Cape Town. But the locations to those will only be shown on the evening of the 9th of may, unless you have spotted them already. At the exhibition we have also created super imposed images of the Prototypes journey from one side of South Africa to the other. There will also be an installation in the gallery with the entire wall of the space wallpapered from floor to ceiling with the robot in Johannesburg landscape image. Be at the Exposure Gallery 9th May 6:00 PM for the opening. Check out the blog for more info at http://mtcs-project.blogspot.com/

Creativity Can

Design Indaba 2008 video

Architectural tour this Saturday

To book email oh.architecture@gmail.com or tel: 021 424 3561.

New website for iCommons

In the build-up to the iSummit in Japan from July 29 to August 1, iCommons have launched a dedicated website. The iSummit is an annual exploration of the emerging opportunities for co-ownership, co-creation and the widespread distribution and sharing of knowledge, ideas and creativity in the digital age.

Participants will be actively involved in the planning of the iSummit programme and event activities through the dedicated web platform and the new site facilitates programme submissions, participant registration, blogging feedback and communication with the event organisers.

Participants are also encouraged to get involved in the build up to the event and volunteer to translate content from English to Japanese. Curators, builders and others willing to help with coordinating speakers and topics for the iSummit in Second Life are also encouraged to sign up online. 

http://www.icommonssummit.org/

The sale season

Shunji Yamanaka

1. When, do you predict, will robots like Halluc 2 start being used by the public?
It will probably take more than 10 years to be used as passenger vehicle. Still, 5 years might be enough for some product with similar technology to come out.   

2. What are the applications for your robot prototypes?
If vehicles can move flexibly and sensitively, just like this robot prototype, there is no need to destroy nature to make big roads. This vehicle does not pollute, and it can travel over any terrain for versatile application.

3. Will the robots you have shown be produced as toys?
There are no plans to be produced as toys for the moment.  

4. Do you only do the body design? Who does the technical aspect?
Myself and our staff are all engineers as well as designers. We solve many technological and structural design problems.  In large projects, we collaborate with companies and researchers to develop together as well.  

Design Indaba April 08 Updates

Creative Company Conference

The first Creative Company Conference (CCC), Design Indaba’s new sister company, was lauded by delegates and media in attendance. Distinct from Design Indaba, which celebrates the creative professional, the CCC honours innovative business leaders and companies that place innovation, creativity and design as central to their strategy. Held on April 1 at Amsterdam's spectacular Muziekgebouw, the CCC secured 10 leading innovators from four continents for its inaugural event, including Marc Mathieu, Stanley Hainsworth, Arkadi Kuhlmann, Bill Moggridge, Robert Brozin, Richard Reed, Ivy Ross, Carlos Miele, Peter Diamandis and John Howkins.

Website: www.creativecompanyconference.com

Creative Circle award for recycled radio ad

Design Indaba’s recycled radio advert won first prize for best radio advert in the February Creative Circle awards. Created by Jupiter Drawing Room Cape Town for the Creativity Can campaign, the advert comprised old radio adverts that were spliced together.

Said Joanne Thomas, creative director at Jupiter Drawing Room: “In keeping with the theme of this year's campaign, we needed to find a way to demonstrate the power of creativity on radio – a notoriously difficult medium. Most of our campaign relied on powerful visuals to express the concepts, so we needed to look at the ‘creativity can’ concept from a different angle. Using the principles of recycling (creating something new and useful from something that has been discarded), we went into our archive of old radio ads and cut them up, finding the words we needed to complete our script. This gave us an ad that not only sounded unique, but was also pretty cost-effective to produce.”

Download the radio advert here.

Design Indaba All Stars: On sale now

The Design Indaba All Stars book, recently published by Interactive Africa, celebrates 35 of the most prominent international guests that we have hosted at Design Indaba and featured in the magazine. Covering the first 10 years of Design Indaba, this book serves as a record of the growth of creativity at the cusp of the millennium.

Lucy Orta. Mark Farrow. Erik Spiekermann. Jonathan Barnbrook. Fernando Gutierrez. Stefan Sagmeister. Sir Terence Conran. Irma Boom. Stefano Giovannoni. Neville Brody. Karim Rashid. Mary Lewis. Shubhankar Ray. Kenya Hara. Ross Lovegrove. Peter Saville. Dan Pearson. Bob Sabiston. Shigeo Fukuda. Milton Glaser. Ron Arad. David Adjaye. Dieter Rams. Fernando and Humberto Campana. Michael Bierut. Tom Dixon. Inga Sempé. Christoph Niemann. Matali Crasset. Paul Priestman. Javier Mariscal. Tobias Frere-Jones. Massimo and Lella Vignelli. Yves Béhar.

All stars. All in one book.

Cost R320.00 direct, excluding postage. Soon at a stockist nationwide.
Please contact Lucinda Johannes at Lucinda@interactiveafrica.com
or Tel: (021) 465 9966 for more information.

Design Indaba Expo products go global

Design Indaba Expo 2008 was a great success spanning four days from February 23 to 26. Offering a curated showcase of the best South African design for the fifth time, the Expo continues to grow with more than 20 000 visitors, over 351 local and international buyers attend, and over 260 exhibitors.

“This year's Design Indaba gave our tiny fledgling enterprise incredible exposure... We were actually overwhelmed. It was definitely worth more than any other attempts at advertising could have done,” said Dawn Burger from Casamento.

Among other feats, UMCEBO trust will be designing new objects for the US company Tucker Robbins and Michael Haigh Ceramics were purchased off the floor by trend forecaster Li Edelkoort. Due to further exposure on the floor to the Design Indaba global network, Haigh is also currently working on a range of jugs for Terence Conran's Exhibition in September.

Design Indaba invites all exhibitors to keep us posted regarding their accomplishments, business feats, promotions, exhibitions, expansions, new ranges and any other successes.

Design Indaba Winners

The Most Beautiful Object in South Africa award this year went to Y Tsai of Tsai Design Studio for the Nested Bunkbed. The design received 150 of the 402 public votes cast. This Cape Town creative studio strives to design products that are socially and culturally relevant to South Africa.

The MBOISA 2008 was decided by popular vote. Visitors to the Design Indaba Expo could vote for their MBOISA via sms. Voting also took place through The Times website. The lucky voter was Brett Osrin of Sea Point who won a years subscription to the Sunday Times and a R3000 Woolworths voucher.

The Provincial Department of Economic Development and Tourism, designed by award-winning theatre practitioner Brett Bailey, won the Most Creative Stand award. It started out each day as one big white canvas. Performing and visual artists then filled the space with art, animation, photography, crafts and designs while interacting with the public, showcasing creativity in Cape Town and the Western Cape. The award was presented by the Cape Town Partnership as part of its Creative Cape Town programme. Congratulations to Cathy Cronje of Cambridge Press who won the lucky draw prize for voting for the best stand. The prize included a creative night for 2 on long street which includes a night for 2 at Daddy Long Legs, dinner for 2 at Royale Kitchen in addition to a creative trends tour of Long Street for 20 friends with Cherry Flava.

Congratulations to Mary Ralphs, from HSRC Press, who is the winner of a trip to Cannes courtesy of SABC and the Creative Alliance project.

Design Indaba T-Shirts

The limited edition South African Design T-shirts are on sale for only R80 excl postage.

Please contact Caryn van Rooyen at carynv@interactiveafrica.com
or Tel: (021) 465 9966.

Design Indaba Magazine

Conference delegates are reminded that they will no longer receive complimentary copies of the post-event issue of Design Indaba magazine. Design Indaba magazine is available in selected Exclusive Books and Melissa’s stores nationwide.

Click here for a full distribution list.

For subscriptions or more information please contact Lucinda Johannes at Lucinda@interactiveafrica.com or
Tel: (021) 465 9966.

 

 

Jason Bruges

Where could one find literature and info with regards to the hardware and suppliers of lighting for interactive sculpture?

This really depends on what you are trying to do and at what scale and whether it has to be permanent or temporary. Some of the companies we have used in the past which are relatively global:
Aurduino
Artistic Liscence
Color Kinetics
Makezine

Would you rather be an astronaut or a designer?

I thought it was Jason and the Argonauts! Probably would only be happy be an astronaut if could fly as a designer and solve problems come with ideas from a totally new perspective!