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Prototyping low-tech, low-cost housing solutions in Shanghai 19 Oct 2012 | 04:01 pm
Self-taught social designer Stephen Lamb of Touching the Earth Lightly together with artist Andrew Lord created a mesmerising upside-down bamboo forest sprouting mushrooms for the Manila-based Litre o...
What if Africa? Talking toilets with Marika Shioiri-Clark 9 Oct 2012 | 11:21 am
At TEDxStellenbosch 2011, social impact designer Marika Shioiri-Clark spoke about empathic architecture and her experience working on the Butaro Hospital in Rwanda. One year and an IDEO.org fellowship...
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Finnish Interior Design eeroaarnio.org 30 Jun 2011 | 10:43 pm
Hey guys, Just a quick post today to share with you a cool video I found on YouTube about Finnish capital, Helsinki, which has been designated World Design Capital. The video features the one and on...
City of Cape Town appointed as World Design Capital 2014 worlddesigncapital.com 26 Oct 2011 | 04:00 pm
Taipei, Taiwan (Chinese Taipei) – The International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid) announced today, that the City of Cape Town (South Africa) has been designated the World Capital D...
Cape Town: Creative Inspiration for The World eiledon.co.za 17 Nov 2011 | 12:08 pm
The past few weeks have been quite exciting for Cape Town for the media, design and tourism industries. First, Cape Town won the bid to be named World Design Capital for 2014. The title recognizes Cap...
Designing better sanitation services in informal settlements: Cape Town’s R138m Special Jobs Creation Programme has real potential to add impetus andrewboraine.com 4 Oct 2011 | 02:23 am
Cape Town is currently bidding for the title of World Design Capital 2014, to be announced on 26 October. Cape Town’s bid has focused on making design relevant for citizens and communities. One of th...
Designing a fairer future – why Cape Town is bidding for World Design Capital 2014 andrewboraine.com 27 Jul 2011 | 04:16 am
I can now understand that Twitter was invented for people who start writing a blog and then run out of time to keep them going. I have just spent a whirlwind three days with the World Design Capital 2...
Five reasons why making the World Design Capital 2014 shortlist is a good thing for Cape Town andrewboraine.com 22 Jun 2011 | 03:17 am
Congratulations to the cities of Dublin and Bilbao for making the World Design City 2014 shortlist with Cape Town. We are in good company, and look forward to a friendly contest. There are five reas...
Cape Town Hosts Official WDC 2014 Signing Ceremony worlddesigncapital.com 29 Jun 2012 | 07:30 pm
Cape Town (South Africa) – Cape Town was today officially appointed World Design Capital 2014 with the signing of the Host City Agreement by Executive Mayor of the City of Cape Town, Alderman Patricia...
Deadline for World Design Capital 2014 board nominations extended capetown2014.co.za 18 Jul 2012 | 09:04 pm
The closing date for the nomination of candidates for the board of the World Design Capital 2014 implementation company – the organisation mandated to oversee the planning, coordination and rollout of...
Call for Board Nominations for World Design Capital 2014 Implementation Company capetown2014.co.za 1 Jul 2012 | 03:12 pm
This week marks the official signing of the World Design Capital 2014 Host City Agreement in Cape Town on Friday 29 June 2012. In terms of the agreement, the City of Cape Town has mandated an independ...
Expert Selection Committee to appoint World Design Capital 2014 Board capetown2014.co.za 1 Jul 2012 | 02:15 pm
The City of Cape Town has mandated an independent World Design Capital 2014 (WDC2014) implementation company to oversee the planning, coordination and rollout of Cape Town’s WDC2014 programme. A not-...
