Decor Gender trending Decor March 26, 2013 Gender trending It’s 2013 and things are a-changing. Gender roles are morphing, and with them so are textile trends, according to the trend report from this year’s Heimtextil Fair in Frankfurt. Full Article
Decor Roses are… Decor March 26, 2013 Roses are… The Rainbow Rose phenomenon has divided the VISI team: is it kitsch or cool? Since autumn is the season of evocative colours, we thought we’d let you decide — and try it — for yourself. Full Article
Design Oh bokkie! Design March 26, 2013 Oh bokkie! The new VISI 65 Autumn edition has landed and, well, oh bokkie… you’re gonna love it! Here’s what our content director, Sumien Brink, has to say. Full Article
Design Metal mania Design March 11, 2013 Metal mania Southern Guild ArcelorMittal SA Heavy Metal was an independent exhibition of high-end design investment pieces in the Woodstock Foundry at the same time as Design Indaba. Is this the beginning of a design-fuelled fringe festival? Full Article
Design Creativity, allure and inspiration Design March 11, 2013 Creativity, allure and inspiration There was no shortage of beautiful things at this year’s Design Indaba Expo and the winners were Gavin Rajah for Most Beautiful Object, Wintec for Most Innovative Product and Thingking for Most Creative Stand. Full Article
Design Design Indaba Conference 2013: Day 3 Design March 2, 2013 Design Indaba Conference 2013: Day 3 From biological design to reigniting a passion for fixing, with a whimsical app in between, and rounding off with a starchitect and a knight, the third and final day of the Design Indaba Conference 2013 did not disappoint. Full Article
Design Design Indaba Conference 2013: Day 2 Design March 1, 2013 Design Indaba Conference 2013: Day 2 The second day of the Design Indaba Conference really pushed the frontiers of food, science and technology in relation to design. Two standing ovations, one for South Africa’s own Nicholas Hlobo, expressed the audience’s appreciation. Full Article
Design Design Indaba Conference 2013: Day 1 Design February 28, 2013 Design Indaba Conference 2013: Day 1 Shoe fetishes, dancing sperm, a RGB vase, a government website, digital music instruments, architectural typography, design hacking and high-rise hell headline the first day of the Design Indaba Conference 2013. Full Article