Here are seven key design takeaways from Wednesday, 23 February 2011, the first day of this year’s Design Indaba conference currently being held at the Cape Town International Conference Centre in Cape Town.
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#DesignIndaba: contradictions in architecture
As riots and revolution rocks the Arab world, the rulers of Abu Dhabi are building yet another offshore island villa complex for the super-rich. Designer Dror Benshetrit, speaking on the first day of the annual Design Indaba conference, currently underway at the Cape Town International Convention Centre in Cape Town, admits he spent several minutes laughing loudly over the phone during the call in which he was told he’d won the design contract (admittedly approved before the current wage of rage swept the region) that he’d designed in only five weeks.
[Design Indaba 2011] Glittering er design lights
by Herman Manson. Fear not, glitter pork and cupcakes are not on the menu at this year’s Design Indaba Conference. Instead, delegates will be treated to a range of fascinating characters from the design world, sharing global design best practice in areas as diverse as architecture, service delivery and advertising.