Design Indaba 2009
Thursday, Feb 26, 20097:55 AM — Monday, Mar 2, 20097:55 AMEDT
| Cape Town, South Africa
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Design Indaba Conference will run from 25 to 27 February 2009, and the Design Indaba Expo will follow, opening on Friday 27 February and running until 1 March, at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. DESIGN INDABA CONFERENCE Book now for the Design Indaba Conference from 25 to 27 February 2009. Marcel Wanders, Bruce Mau, Li Edelkoort, AdamsMorioka, 5.5, Commonwealth, Dai Fujiwara, Dunne&Raby, Javier Mariscal and more have already been announced as speakers. YOUNG DESIGNERS SIMULCAST As part of Design Indaba's ongoing commitment to design education, Design Indaba 2009 will again offer a Young Designers Simulcast, catering to young designers and students under the age of 25. This is a live broadcast from the main plenary session to a second auditorium. Students and young designers will be able to access speakers in short, informal chat sessions during and at the end of the day. DESIGN INDABA EXPO Creativity that knows no boundaries. That's what Design Indaba Expo is all about. Elegant lamps made of ostrich feathers; recycled milk bottle caps assembled together in flower mobiles; funky jewellery made from old-fashioned silverware; sophisticated laptop bags crafted from old billboard vinyls. These are just some of the ideas that have wowed the crowds over past years – as well as hundreds of influential buyers from across the globe. Now in it's sixth year, Design Indaba Expo promises to outdo itself in showcasing South Africa's best in advertising, architecture, craft, décor, film, fashion, graphic design, interior design, jewellery, furniture, industrial design, new media, publishing and product design – all under one roof. Come and see the latest on the catwalks in all-day fashion shows, sample the finest in food and drink, vote for the Most Beautiful Object in South Africa, view the short-film festival, be enticed to buy from more than 250 exhibitors and hobnob with the designers in person. Above all, be awed by the creative spirit of innovative South Africans. Opening hours: Friday 27 February: 11am to 8pm Saturday 28 February: 10am to 6pm Sunday 1 March: 10am to 6pm To book a stand, please contact Beverley Cupido on [email protected] or Tel: 021 465 9966 SOUTH The SOUTH exhibition of legends and competition finalists will debut at the 2009 Design Indaba Expo. Then it's time to take the message to the world – stand back Milan, London and New York, here comes SOUTH! Design Indaba have partnered with Creative Circle and The Loerie Awards to form the Creative Alliance who have announced the SOUTH award and exhibition, sponsored by the SABC. SOUTH is an inversion of hand-me-down Eurocentric creativity – rather turning the world map upside down to find that South is on top and South Africa the pinnacle of the world. The SOUTH exhibition will celebrate the legends who have pioneered the upswing in a display of the top icons of the past few years. In turn, the SOUTH competition encouraged of South African creativity everyone to invert their compasses and create something in the spirit of what it means to reclaim the world from the bottom up. SOUTH competition finalists will complete the exhibition and three cash prizes of R100 000, R50 000 and R25 000 will be awarded respectively. For more information please visit www.designindaba.com/south WESTERN CAPE FURNITURE DESIGN COMPETITION The inaugural Western Cape Furniture Design competition has announced its theme: EAT. The theme seeks to inspire a creative take on furniture that forms part of eating environments – tables, chairs, servers or other furniture in a dining room, outdoor, kitchen or other environments. The competition is open to all professionals and students in the Western Cape and R50 000 worth of prizes to be won. Entries close on January 23, 2009. Visit www.furniture.org.za for more information and entry details. NAMPAK PACKAGING DESIGN CHALLENGE Nampak invites all professional design studios, agencies and freelance designers to compete in the Nampak Packaging Design Challenge and be acknowledged for creativity in the area of packaging and graphic design. Entrants in the professional category can either participate as a group/business or as an individual, while the student category will involve pre-selected packaging design students. All you need to do is register in order to qualify. The deadline for submissions for the Nampak Packaging Design Challenge is January 31, 2009. Winners will be chosen and notified in February and the final exhibition of winning designs will take place at the Design Indaba Expo from February 27 to March 1, 2009, as well as being featured in the Design Indaba magazine. The first prize is an Apple Macbook Pro and the second prize a Wacom tablet. Click here to download the full entry form. DESIGN INDABA ALL STARS 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. R350 from selected bookstores nationwide or R320 direct. 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. Need we say more? Order Design Indaba All Stars now.
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