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From fashion to philately. Sir Paul Smith was honoured to be asked to design the London 2012 Olympic Stamps by the Isle of Man Post Office.
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Stan Engelbrecht and Nic Grobler have noticed that in South Africa, especially in the major centers, very few people use bicycles for transport.
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Wang Shu, a architect whose architectural practice is based in Hangzhou, The People’s Republic of China, is the recipient of the 2012 Pritzker Architecture Prize.
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Designing a sustainable future is the theme of the cover illustrated by Ben Johnston. After this year’s Design Indaba it’s been the topic of many conversations, can we truly design a better future and save our world? Kendal Brown discusses the matter using green building as an example. Sir Paul Smith designs a set of stamps for the 2012 London Olympic stamps showing us that there is nothing wrong with multidisciplinary designers. Clive van Heerden is designing a sustainable future with his Microbial Kitchen, Clive basically designs things for Phillips that don’t yet exist. In keeping with our theme we take a look at the Bicycle Portraits project by Stan Engelbrecht and Nic Grobler and how this project represents so much more than just pretty pictures. We also pay tribute to Sori Yanagi the Japanese designer known for his Butterfly stool and homeware designs. Fresh furniture designers, Werner Venter and Warno Rüde have created three unique designs on page eighteen. Enjoy! Mark Rosenberg
Salvador Dalí’s logo
Taking no longer than an hour sitting at a cafe table, Salvador Dalí managed to design a logo that’s sold billions. Salvador Dalí, the surrealist painter known for his signature melting clocks, was also the graphic designer behind the iconic Chupa Chups logo, a bright rendition of a daisy. The lollipop made its first appearance in 1958 when the founder, Enric Bernat, had the idea of placing a bonbon on a stick. He called the product Gol, imagining the candy as a soccer ball. It didn’t take off as well as he thought so Bernat hired an
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agency that renamed his product Chupa Chups which is taken from the Spanish word, meaning to suck. In 1969, Bernat was complaining about the branding to his artist friend, Salvador Dalí. According to legend, Dali began work immediately, doodling on newspapers. Dalí’s logo integrated the wordmark into the daisy design. An extremely clever feature of the design: Aware of the importance of presentation, Dalí insisted the design be placed on top of the lolly, rather than the side, so that it could always be viewed intact.
New iPad Apple launched the new iPad last month, the third generation of its category defining mobile device, featuring a stunning new Retina display, Apple’s new A5X chip with quad-core graphics and a 5 megapixel iSight camera with advanced optics. “The new iPad redefines the category Apple created less than two years ago, delivering the most amazing experience people have ever had with technology,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing. “The new iPad now has the highest resolution display ever seen on a mobile device with 3.1 million pixels, delivering razor sharp text and unbelievable detail in photos and videos.” The new iPad’s Retina display delivers four times the number of pixels of iPad 2, so dense that the human eye is unable to distinguish individual pixels when held at a normal distance, making web pages, text, images and video look incredibly sharp and realistic. The 3.1 million pixels in the Retina display are more than one million more pixels than an HD TV, and with 44 percent increased colour saturation, the new iPad displays colours that are unbelievably richer, deeper and more vivid. Movies are now capable of playing at full 1080p HDresolution, delivering an incomparable viewing experience on a mobile device. The powerful new A5X chip with quadcore graphics was specifically designed by Apple to deliver a fast, responsive user experience while supporting the incredible Retina display.
Fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier has been named the new creative director of Diet Coke in Europe. Yes that’s right, the fashion designer will be designing bottles and cans, and play roles in ad campaigns, online content and retail concepts for Diet Coke, throughout the year. “The bottles have the shape of a woman’s body, so it was great fun to dress them,” Gaultier said. To launch his new career at Diet Coke, Jean Paul Gaultier will be starring in three short films for the company. According to Women’s Wear Daily, the series will depict Gaultier as “a therapist, a journalist, and a private detective solving a puppet’s wardrobe dilemmas”, and will be released on YouTube. The first of the three films has already been released. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qoTR5bqsxw&feature=player_embedded
Ralph McQuarrie Ralph McQuarrie, the artist who helped design the look of Star Wars characters Darth Vader, R2-D2, C-3PO, and Chewbacca has died. McQuarrie also worked on Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T. and many others. His influence on design will be felt forever. There’s no doubt that centuries from now, amazing spaceships will soar, future cities will rise and someone, somewhere will say…”that looks like something Ralph McQuarrie painted.” George Lucas commented on his passing: “Ralph McQuarrie was the first person I hired to help me envision Star Wars. His contribution inspired all of the cast”
Most beautiful object DI2012 Reflections & Here is the winner of the Most Beautiful Object in South Africa at Design Indaba Expo 2012. The concept of beauty is one that is open to countless definitions and interpretations. Beauty is, after all, in the eye of the beholder. For this reason, Design Indaba’s Most Beautiful Object in South Africa (MBOISA) does not prescribe what is beautiful, but rather asks “What is beautiful to you?” From a solar light in a glass jar to a street mural, a hanging planter and a fish scale-inspired dress, the finalists for the MBOISA award were as diverse as the definition of beauty itself. While each object is beautiful in its own right, the 2012 winner of the Most Beautiful Object in South Africa, as voted for by the public online and via sms, is the Lily Pad ring by Kirsten Goss. The Lily Pad ring was nominated as one of the Most Beautiful Objects in South Africa by Jacquie Myburgh Chemaly, editor of VISI magazine. The Lily Pad Ring exemplifies Kirsten Goss’s contemporary design style, combining intriguing organic lines with a playful edge. Goss returned to South Africa after launching her eponymous design label in London in 2002. A qualified jewellery designer and Stellenbosch University alumni, she has a passion for experimenting with metal-smithing techniques, stone cutting and inspirational combinations of the two. All her pieces are handmade. Not only is the Lily Pad ring the bearer of the coveted Most Beautiful Object in South Africa title but Kirsten Goss also gets 6sqm of floor space at Design Indaba Expo 2013.
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The World Cup 2010 provided an opportunity for South African cities to be re-imagined. The investment and infrastructural impetus of the mega event became a catalyst for many public space and public transport projects, which sought to rewire South African cities into more connected, better integrated, more accessible and thus more democratic urban environments. Design was a central component of the World Cup. A diverse range of local and international creative professions were rallied to make the event the success it became, from architects, to graphic designers, urban planners and copywriters, all were essential. More importantly however, is the fact that these key problem solving skills were sharpened during the World Cup, and a bank of experienced design professionals are now better able to assist South Africa, and other global countries in their future development. Reflections & Opportunities: Design, Cities and the World Cup endeavours to grapple with the challenges and solutions of the World Cup, and in particular, with regards to design and city making. Published by Designing South Africa, the landmark publication directly questions the role the World Cup played in forging a greater South African identity. It examines the ambitious public space and transport projects that came with the event and, in general, develops a critical dialogue around the design of the event.
Better than a Van Gogh We all know oceans have high tides and low tides, water that comes in and out in waves. But how does water actually move around the world? What does that flow actually look like? Well, thanks to the guys at NASA, we don’t have to wonder anymore. NASA Scientific Visualization Studio assembled an amazing animation of the surface currents of our oceans. It’s called Perpetual Ocean, a 20 minute HD video, assembled from a huge amount of satellite, on location, and computational data generated by ECCO2 (Estimating the Circulation and Climate of the Ocean, Phase 2). ECCO2 itself exists to better
understand our oceans and their role in the changing global climate. What you’re looking at above is the surface current flow of oceans around the world, recorded from 2006 to 2007. The white lines are the currents, and the darker blue colours of the water represent bathymetry or ocean topography. What’s amazing too is how beautiful the visualization looks and how it reminds you instantly of one of Van Gogh paintings. Well done NASA for rendering a picture of the ocean that’s almost as beautiful as the ocean itself. http://www. youtube.com/watch?v=WEe1bVjORN4
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ith the world’s resources under threat on a number of fronts, it’s all about sustainability in the modern era. In a nutshell, trying to preserve resources by utilizing them in economical and efficient ways so that we don’t run out of them or destroy them too soon and hopefully not at all. All sorts of wonderful ideas are being put forward to help accomplish this noble goal. For instance, things like green building are all the rage. Yes, you and I have heard about
environments. Green building measures call for: careful building design to reduce heat loads; maximizing the use of natural light; promoting circulation of fresh air; using energy-efficient air-conditioning and lighting; using environmentally friendly, non-toxic materials; reducing waste; using recycled materials; using water-efficient plumbing; water harvesting; employing renewable energy sources; exercising sensitivity with regard to the impact of the development on the environment. Of course there are numerous other brilliant concepts aimed at designing a sustainable future for man and in all honesty many of them are really brilliant. But I have raised the green building issue because I believe it illustrates a point that has largely been ignored when it comes to raising innovative ideas. That point is that most of these ideas are aimed at people who can afford to implement them. Such people actually form a minority of the world’s population. By far, the majority of people on this planet cannot afford it. So as far as I am concerned, when one speaks of sustainability, the first thing that should come to mind is how can we get the majority of the planets’ inhabitants to benefit from this. People in high places are making noises about going green and then continue to design massive corporate buildings that are green as green can be but only really benefit big business. Even private homes are green too but who can afford them. The vast minority! What about the rest of the world’s population. If sustainability is a serious issue it has to include the billions who don’t have access to the resources that the privileged few have. How can all the designing for that sustainable future
All I see is same old same old. I must be fair and say that I have noticed the introduction of solar heating in some projects but generally I don’t see a lot of out of the box thinking. that but what is a “green building” exactly? A green building has been described as “an energy efficient”, resource efficient and environmentally responsible building, which incorporates design, construction and operational practices that significantly reduce or eliminate its negative impact on the environment and its occupants. Building green is an opportunity to use resources efficiently and address climate change while creating healthier and more productive environments for people to live and work in.’ Sounds good considering that the building industry is one of the highest carbondioxide (CO²) producers in the world. That being the case, green buildings form an important part of reducing our carbon footprint on this planet. Green building then calls for the use of design, materials and technology aimed at reducing energy and resource consumption while improving human and natural
include the masses? I have an idea but I’m not telling. Where are the great and caring minds that can bring sustainability to the larger proportion of the planets’ population? What is needed is something really simple and cost effective so as to be readily accessible to, dare I say it? All! Here in South Africa there is an enormous drive by government to build homes for all. Commendable but in the rush to do so, has anyone stopped to consider just how all these new communities could have benefitted by designs that would have contributed to a sustainable future for them? All I see are two bedroomed, 45 square meter brick and concrete homes built the same way they have been for decades. All I see is same old same old. I must be fair and say that I have noticed the introduction of solar heating in some projects but generally I don’t see a lot of out of the box thinking, thinking which if implemented now, when a whole bunch of new communities are being created, could really contribute to a sustainable future. I am only scratching the surface here and probably opening up a few righteously indignant wounds at the same time. What surface? Well, I used South Africa as an example but what about the whole world. Most countries face similar problems. What about places like China and India? The impact that such huge populations must have on the carbon footprint must be frightening. But I don’t think as scary as what the industry giants may be contributing. It’s a significant challenge as to where to begin with designing a sustainable future but all too often change is called for by those who stand to benefit most economically while those who could really do with change are ignored. If we want sustainability we need to design a more inclusive master plan that can really sustain all the planets’ inhabitants. Kendal Borwn
Why conform when you can innovate? Innovation; a word we hear often, but never stop to consider it’s meaning, which is: the introduction of new thinking, or more importantly, new ideas. This means an iconic innovation should not only be original, but inspiring. Looking at the Citroën DS4, you’re immediately captivated. Aesthetically, it’s breathtaking, that’s why it was crowned the Most Beautiful Car of The Year in 2011. But beauty is only skin deep. Is there more to the car than raunchy looks? The answer is a resounding yes. Once the remarkable exterior sweeps you off your feet, the interior will have you head over heels. Everything inside is meticulously crafted. The interior has a multitude of features, from complete soundproofing, to ergonomically designed leather seats, with massage and seat warming functions. Altogether, the interior gives you a feeling of refinement. The Citroën DS4 is definitely a looker, inside and out. What about performance?
You can choose between 3 advanced engines: The VTi 120 Style with ingenious variable valve timing, the THP 200 Sport, optimised for dynamic performance, and the powerful yet flexible diesel engine, the HDi 160 Sport. With power and efficiency, these Euro 5 engines have it all. But a great driving car needs more than power; it needs technology to control it. From ABS with EBD, to ESP and EBA, the Citroën DS4 has all the acronyms of the technological world you need. And with airbags all around, blind-spot detecting side-mirrors, and parking assist, you’ll always be safe and secure. It’s not German. It’s not Italian. It’s a car that reflects unique French style, in a well-balanced way. That’s why it was a finalist for Car of The Year. Precise design, phenomenal performance, and intuitive technology; you’ll never want to drive anything else once you get behind the wheel of this iconic car. www.citroen.co.za
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Sir Paul Smith designs Olympic stamps major brands. While focusing on Fashion, he has tried his hand at everything from China cups to wall hangings and even Apple iPhone covers. Sir Paul is well known as an avid sports fan, particularly cycling and has a reputation for enjoying an early morning swim almost
crushed? Well, open a fashion shop, of course. After he had given up on school two years before and now survived his near death experience at seventeen, his dad dragged him into the world of clothing sales. Throw in some tailoring lessons and a stint on Savile Row and it was not long after that, that Sir Paul opened his first, but by no means the last, fashion store in 1970. Six years later and he was showing his first menswear collection to the world in Paris. The rest as they say is history. With seventeen shops in the UK and people queuing up in Milan, New York, Hong Kong and Japan and 32 other countries not to mention a Royal Knighthood, Sir Paul has been able to give the fickle world of fashion what it wants time and time again. In ‘94 he received a royal nod in the form of a CBE for his service to the British Fashion industry. Soon after that, in 98, Sir Paul first launched his women’s fashion collection. Only two years later he was knighted by the Queen. He was the second designer to ever have this privilege. So from then on it was Sir Paul so show some respect!
So what does a seventeen year old do when his Olympic dreams and a few bones are crushed? Well, open a fashion shop, of course.
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hen you think of Sir Paul Smith, they call you that when you’ve been knighted, then your mind probably goes right to the realm of fashion rather than philately. Rightly so, since over the last forty years Sir Paul has been designing and producing fashion items and even collaborating with other
everyday. It is said he still hits the road from time to time on his bicycle for a ride with friends. He certainly does have a passion for cycling. What he now enjoys socially could have actually been his profession were it not for an unfortunate life changing road accident at the age of seventeen. After spending months in hospital it became apparent that Sir Paul, just Paul back then, would no longer be heading to fame in the world of cycling. His dreams of competing in the tour de France or the Olympics were now a thing of the past. So what does a seventeen year old do when his Olympic dreams and a few bones are
Sir Paul has been collaborating with the Isle of Man Post Office to design seven Stamps to celebrate the July 2012 Olympic Games coming up in London. As a lifelong follower of the World Cycling, Paul Smith was honoured to be asked to participate in this project by the Isle of Man Post Office. The island is home to heroic Olympic Cyclist, and good friend of Paul Smith, Mark Cavendish who will be cycling in the 2012 Olympic Games. The stamps are eye catching and typical of Sir Paul’s flair for design and reflect his passion for sport. You can’t help but wonder if when he sat designing the stamp featuring cycling if he was not picturing himself at the Olympics or if the bike shown is not maybe his own. Either way, if you are a fan and enjoy wearing his designs then why not do your next letter or stamp collection a favour and give it the chance to wear a Paul Smith designer label this year. The Paul Smith Isle of Man stamps were officially released on 1st January 2012 and will be available on the Paul Smith website. Now you have the chance to stick your tongue out at Sir Paul’s work... in a good way of course. www.paulsmith.co.uk. Mark Rosenberg & Zachariah King
Leaf your mark
Antalis believes that we should all focus on leaving a positive mark on our environment. In this light a significant amount of time has been spent in designing and producing the ‘Leaf your mark’ brochure which, they hope, will ultimately assist people in choosing to view paper, and the production thereof, as a green and carbon positive product. The purpose of the brochure was to be a functional, usable and educational product whilst showcasing paper as a “green product” and promoting the extensive range of Antalis’ FSCTM certified paper products. Furthermore the brochure had to dispel misconceptions about the impact paper and its production has on the environment. This work of art is aimed at designers, printers and corporate companies alike challenging them to leave their mark by choosing ‘green’ with Antalis. The concept for the visual elements employs a tree and its construction as the central design element. Using a die-cut, in the shape of the whirls of a tree, the different sections of the brochure were aligned to the different layers. These layers, namely the bark, glue, pulp and the heart, all correlated to various target markets and their interaction with paper. The long list of available papers and their specifications allow designers and end users to make the right choices. Finally the brochure promotes Antalis’ Cocoon range of papers and is printed on the 100% recycled 350gsm coated gloss (cover) and the 100% recycled 140gsm (inners). Various print finishes were applied to create visual interest and highlight the paper’s versatility ultimately culminating in a creative masterpiece. For your own copy of the ‘Leaf a mark’ brochure please contact your Antalis paper representative. www.antalis.co.za
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ho is Clive van Heerden and what is Phillips Design doing for the peoples’ lives at large? Our world has seemingly evolved over the last century to something which would have been incomprehensible at the turn of the century. The question is: “Is our reality a result of happenstance or is it proactively designed?” A designed world unfortunately is not what the majority are experiencing at present. A very small proportion of the global population lives within defined structure and supported by infrastructure. By contrast, approximately 900 million people live without access to safe water, 1.6 billion are without electricity and 2.5 billion live without access to sanitation according to a recent World Bank Infrastructure report. What does this mean? It would seem that the majority of the world’s population lives
The team under Clive are looking at developing potential future lifestyle scenarios and testing these instead of presumptuously trying to predict the evolution of the infinitely complex human influenced world. within an informal construct. Can we follow the current model and afford everyone a western model of “life”? How can we utilize the world’s resources to bring everyone into a world where their dignity is prioritized? How do we look at
the world’s problems in a neutral manner to really address the real issues? Are our problem statements correct? Some of these questions are what Clive van Heerden, the director of Design-Led Innovation at Philips Design are addressing. What they have been doing over the last few years is specifically investigating sustainability and alternative solutions to a number of the technological processes we take for granted. Some of the topics which they have been closely researching are high-rise sustainability, home farming, up-cycling waste and livable cities. The team under Clive are looking at developing potential future lifestyle scenarios and testing these instead of presumptuously trying to predict the evolution of the infinitely complex human influenced world. Phillips Design is trying to understand the ever changing social trends in different time frames which feed into each other, either in technological leaps, ‘near-term futures’ and ‘far-future explorations’. They have focused on designing probes which look at the window period of 10 - 20 years into the future. Think back 20 years and designing “Off The Grid” lives was simply the preserve of hippies and eccentrics. Today that is no longer true, there are few retailers not capitalizing on the organic / recyclable trend. The next few decades present an interesting challenge as we now have a time limit. Progress has spiked in periods of war and shocks to society. The environmental crisis is a silent one though and we have a ticking time bomb of resource depletion and an ever more violent response from nature and what Phillips Design do, is
provide the “provocation”, provide the solution, package it, research the possible technological processes required and present it. “We have produced a lot of provocations in the area of natural, recyclable, nonpolluting, ethically produced, non-resource depleting alternative solutions which have resonated very strongly.” The test will be to see how much these sentiments remain at the level of social lip-service and to what extent consumers change their behaviours in coming years. The most interesting and somewhat ‘close to home’ provocation which we think the Phillips Design team have developed is the Microbial Kitchen which was presented at the Design Indaba 2012 conference. The simplicity of the idea is in fact what makes one think: Why not? Why can’t I have this now? That is the purpose of these provocations and it has worked, we have asked ourselves the question and now it rings in one’s mind as to when these concepts could become reality. Why create infrastructure to supply your home when you can have your home a self sustaining eco system? Each of the following components are not just fantastical concepts but are ideas based on science, based on reality, based on research and this is where the inherent strength lies. Do you believe in the value of the concept? Do you think this is our reality 10 to 20 years from now? Provocations like these beg the question as to why we can’t have it now. The world we live in needs this right now. Let us make it reality. Ryan Jared Ali
The Microbial Home System would contain the following Bio-digester island The bio-digester kitchen island is the central hub in the Microbial Home system. It consists of a methane digester which converts bathroom waste solids and vegetable trimmings into methane gas that power a series of functions in the home. Larder The larder concept is a system designed to keep ‘living food’ fresh, by using natural processes (as opposed to dead food in the refrigerator). The larder consists of an evaporative cooler and vegetable storage system built into a dining table. Urban beehive The urban beehive is a concept for keeping bees at home. The beehive is designed to allow us a glimpse into the fascinating world of these industrious creatures and to harvest the honey that they produce. Apothecary home-centered health monitoring and diagnosis, with the focus on early warning and prevention of disease. Filtering squatting toilet A waste separating squatting toilet that filters effluent while channelling excreta to a methane digester in the Microbial Home system. Paternoster plastic waste up-cycler A concept for a domestic plastic waste up-cycler that uses mycelium to break down plastic packaging waste.
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et on your bicycle and cycle to dinner tonight. You probably have a host of pre-conceived ideas of what you wouldn’t want to be perceived as. Who rides a bicycle to dinner? Don’t you have a car? Some of those reservations are definitely in the thoughts of people today whose personal image is greatly valued. The reality is that we live in a wonderfully temperate climate in South Africa; the most likely thought you will be left with when you arrive at any destination will probably be: “We live in a beautiful city and I feel exhilarated from the physical engagement inherent in the act of cycling” Bicycle portraits have done more than just document the role of the bicycle in South African culture in the past but also allow people to envisage themselves making a change to their transport habits. But why are Stan Engelbrecht and Nic Grobler doing this? “We’ve noticed that in South Africa, especially in the major centres, very few people use bicycles as mode of transport. This is very strange since we have no proper public transport infrastructure, and that which does exist is expensive and unsafe. Given all the benefits of cycling, independence, fitness, costeffectiveness, environmentally friendly, we would love to encourage the use of bicycles in South Africa amongst all social classes.” When you see the vast array of characters which have integrated cycling into their daily lives you begin to realize instead of it just being a novel idea it can seamlessly be integrated into our lives. Stan and Nic have noticed the growing trend of governments to make cities more car friendly places even though it is not a sustainable model and relies on a lack of equality. Imagine all people could afford cars? Firstly we would be subject to unprecedented congestion and secondly have a huge obstacle in the effort to reduce global emissions. We each have a natural carbon footprint in which we function, those of us with automobiles naturally have a larger footprint. If you are not able to afford or use a vehicle, our opportunities are diminished in terms of social interaction as well as job opportunities. Cycling equates to a minimal capital investment, nominal maintenance costs thereafter, increased access to areas otherwise inaccessible to cars and of course the health benefits afforded. Through this project we hope to give people a glimpse into each other lives through a well known object of movement, practicality and joy, the bicycle. Looking at individuals through their, sometimes unconscious, involvement in bicycle culture, we will inadvertently touch on many charged issues like the implementation of public space, lack of infrastructure development and also social problems like class division and unequal wealth distribution, but also perhaps bring those unfamiliar to each other together in their love for a simple thing. The Bicycle. What do they hope to achieve with this book?, “we want to be able to assist the underprivileged cycling community through our project, be it teaching bicycle maintenance skills or providing necessities like helmets, tyres etc. It would be great to create a support structure for the people who appear in the book. Ultimately we want to promote cycling as a means of independent transport to empower the underprivileged, and in fact, to encourage everyone capable to ride a bike as an alternative to driving a car, or even using public transport. We hope that this will lead to the kind of infrastructure development that is designed with all people in mind, not just cars.” www.dayonepublications.com
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Sori Yanagi
Complete globalization has diminished the ability of designers to be utterly individual and unique, often incapable of embodying within a design the contextual elements which afford particular designs an honesty and authenticity. Design is at a crossroads, poised for the next step. Do we throw ourselves headlong into excess or become conscious and take cues from the ethos of Sori Yanagi which
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apanese design has always focused on detail, simplicity and the quest for perfect balance. The balance between these few ideals has shown exactly why products such as the Butterfly stool have had such success and garnered such enduring admiration. Therewith, the era of the design becomes irrelevant and instead the creation itself transcends time. The organic form of the Butterfly stool and other designs by Sori Yanagi demonstrate that true beauty transcends the ages. In an interview with Mr Yanagi in 2002 he stated, “I try to create things that we, human beings, feel are useful in our daily lives.” During the process, beauty is born naturally.” It is that beauty which is elusive to the majority of designers who search each day but struggle to achieve in their designs. In today’s world it would seem that it is becoming increasingly difficult to create without much inspiration. Can we truly express unadulterated creativity in a world where we are seemingly always connected to the ubiquitous global influences. An image is posted in Japan and hours later it ‘trends’ in Brazil.
I try to create things that we human beings feel are useful in our daily lives was characterized by pure, organic form, an economy of means and material, and an emphasis on beauty in even the most functional objects. Designers such as Sori need to be venerated as they have done what design has always aimed to do - add value. To design is to make the object more than the sum of its parts. To take a basic material and process it into a form that becomes transcendental. This leaves us with a question: how much is too much, how can we be part of a global construct but without being defined by it. Sori Yanagi himself was not designing in a vacuum. To create his most revered design, the butterfly stool, he employed the production technique of shaping plywooda technique developed by Charles and Ray Eames. Sori Yanagi may have found the balance through consideration, through being able to identify what he called “anonymous design,” he cited the Jeep and a baseball glove as two examples of these. When anyone thinks of these items, the thought is universal, those items truly define the utilitarian design ethos which transcends time, class and geography. Ryan Jared Ali
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he best designs from the past 12 months have been announced with winners including Black Swan, Movie Poster Winner, Mark Ronson, Album Cover Winner and Heidi Durrow, Book Winner among others. The Annual Design Awards is a global recognition of cutting edge visual communications, set up to reward outstanding contributions within the Design industry. This years jury panel boasts some of the most amazing talents and respected figures from around the world to judge this global event including Brian Cannon, Lindon Leader, Jacob Cass and Veerle Pieters amongst others. The Annual Design Awards are unlike any other design awards as they don’t offer hundreds of categories to enter, nor do they
charge ridiculous entry fees so that only the large corporates can enter. The awards exist to discover and celebrate outstanding talents in the design world and to reward
coverage and will gain global respect within the industry as well as receiving promotional tools from us, with all winners receiving the glamourous trophy and additional promotions around the world, not to mention the shed load of prizes on offer from the sponsors. The amazing 12 inch trophy was custom made for the 2011 awards and was designed and manufactured by the worlds leading trophy suppliers ‘Mode Design’ and ‘Society Awards’ who are famous for designing trophies such as The Golden Globes and The MTV Awards to name a few. To find out more about last years winners or the upcoming 2012 Awards please visit the website. www.annualdesignawards.com
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wo fresh designers, Werner Venter and Warno Rüde, created three unique designs, ‘Layer Chair’, ‘Layer Ottoman’, ‘T-chair’ - especially for Design Indaba 2012 and were amongst the “Emerging Creatives” invited to exhibit. Working together from the very first concept sketches to finding the materials and manufacturers for their prototypes, their good quality and ‘bespoke’ furniture creations are made using Iroko Timber and red polyester weave, combining old and new, resulting in beautifully simple, hand and machine-made pieces. Only a year ago these long time friends started “Morphosis Design Studio” in Pretoria and their workshop in Cape Town, merging their love for landscape design and furniture. Having studied Landscape Architecture at the University of Pretoria they found that applying their architectural knowledge to scaled down furniture-size designs has opened up a more accessible and user-friendly aspect to their design careers. Inspired by South Africa with an international standard, they aim to become “the most sought-after niche design company in the country”. I had the privilege of finding out a bit more about these up and coming designers. What was the inspiration behind your first three designs? With the ‘Layer Chair’ and ‘Layer Ottoman’ we tried to create and design something unique but with a throwback to the old ‘Riempie’ chairs. The ‘T-chair’ was designed in such a way to show off the quality of the handmade product. Both the ‘Layer Chair’ and ‘T-Chair’ were designed to not only be viewed from the front but also from the back, as many chairs are used as dining chairs and are mostly seen from the back. The inspiration really comes out of our own sketches. We developed our most exciting sketches into something that can be manufactured. We find it thrilling to take something from a scribble on paper to a manufactured product through the various phases of design. We draw inspiration from so many different things, from the actual materials, to the way the materials are joined together. The smallest detail can spark a whole new design. Why did you choose Iroko/Nigerian Teak and the polyester weave for these pieces? Iroko/Nigerian Teak is tough, dense and very durable. It is one of the most naturally durable timbers because it contains natural oil and therefore needs no preservatives, oiling or varnishing. The texture of the Iroko in combination with the Polyester weave creates a piece of furniture that is solid yet modern in appearance. How was the Design Indaba? Being able to meet with other national and international designers and the positive feedback and interest shown by the public was a very encouraging experience for us. Meeting many like-minded creatives all in one spot meant that we could bounce ideas off each other, discuss concepts and form new ideas for possible future collaborations. For example, we met Ronel Jordaan and were really blown away by the quality and versatility of her product. Her 100% wool fabrics can be applied in a multitude of ways and combined with our designs to create something totally new. As a result we are currently working on a very exciting ‘Table Lamp’ concept and an ottoman/chair with Ronel. Using her wool fabrics we will be making a prototype of the ‘Table Lamp’ and are aiming to get this out to the public in the next few months. Kerrythe Mahaffey www.morphosisds.moonfruit.com
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Barbara Wildenboer Barbara completed a BA (Ed) with majors in English Literature, Psychology and Pedagogics at the University of Pretoria in 1996. In 2003 she obtained a Bachelor of Visual Arts from UNISA followed by a Masters in Fine Art (which she obtained with distinction) from the Michaelis School of Art at the University of Cape Town in 2007. She has been awarded several international residencies such as the Unesco-Aschberg residency (Jordan, 2006), the Al Mahatta residency (Palestine, 2009) and the Red De Residencias Artísticas Local (Colombia, 2011). Barabara has also participated in several group exhibitions both nationally and internationally. Her 5th solo exhibition entitled Library of the Infinitesimally Small and Unimaginably Large at Erdmann Contemporary was received with much critical praise.
Neil graduated with B.Mus (Performance & Technology) from NMMU. After touring America in 2004 he joined Damelin's Sound Department as Senior Lecturer where he lectured software, practical and theoretical subjects for the past 8 years. Neil is a live sound engineer with experience in stage management and has worked with Berlinda Carlisle and Ronan Keating. He has also done FOH for a number of festivals including the Durban One World Festival and Kenton New Year's Music Festival. He also writes and records music ranging from alternative industrial rock to orchestral compositions. His most recent orchestral work was commissioned by the Eastern Cape Philharmonic Orchestra for performance at the Eastern Cape Youth Orchestral experience. He has been an active member of this orchestra for the past 20 years holding the position of section leader for the lower brass for the last 10 years and serving on the executive committee for the past 8 years.
Hansie Visagie Hansie received his BA Honours Degree in Information Design from the University of Pretoria in 1981. He was responsible for the designing and manufacturing of numerous sets, props, costumes, make-up and masks, for major productions for the SABC, M-Net, Rand Afrikaans University, The State Theatre, Klein Karoo National Arts Festival, Artscape etc. His unique skill set has allowed him to travel extensively to Europe and the USA (especially with The Little Marionette Company for which he served as Artistic Director for 30 years). He has received national and international acclaim for his involvement with puppetry and the arts. He was appointed Head of CityVarsity's Art Department in 2004 after spending 30 years as an Art Director in Television, Film, Theatre, and Advertising.
For more than a decade CityVarsity has played a pivotal role in providing top quality, industry relevant, hands-on education to the media and creative arts sector. In the context of higher education frameworks, CityVarsity has successfully aligned student learning with the needs of industry. We do this by utilising lecturers who are active and sought-after commodities in their respective fields. The passion and dedication of our academic team provides an immensely rich source of inspiration and opportunity for students. The eclectic mix of talented lecturing staff includes award-winning actors, editors, producers and directors; animation staff who have worked at the world’s most recognised companies; nationally and internationally recognised experienced art directors and designers; exhibited photographers; multidisciplined sound engineers and published journalists. Throughout their journey with us, students are challenged and guided along a learning path that enables them to travel seamlessly into their chosen career.
Our industry professionals ensure the best in hands on education At CityVarsity we ensure that you get the best real world experience allowing you to enter into your chosen field with confidence! In the current fast pace world of media there is no time to be scratching your head trying to figure out what to do next and that’s why we make sure that you are ready to hit the ground running. Here is a showcase of our Heads of Department who will ensure that you get a full understanding of what is needed from you in the industry.
Enrol now for the 2012 academic year For more details on each course go to www.cityvarsity.co.za. Alternatively contact us on: 021 466 6800/1, 021 488 2042 or 084 206 0620 Mail us at: info@cityvarsity.co.za Full-time courses available: Multimedia Design & Production | Animation & New Media Production | Professional Photography | Motion Picture Production Design Film and Television Production Techniques | Animation | Professional Acting for Camera | Motion Picture Make-up | Journalism for Print and Digital Media New Media Development | Bachelor of Arts in Acting | Bachelor of Arts in Film and Television | Sound Engineering.
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Animation Journalism Lesley Caplan Jacques Roux Jacques completed a BA (Hons) in Labour Law at the University of Stellenbosh as well as an MA (Social Sciences Clinical) at the University of Johannesburg. In addition to this, Jacques has a Diploma in Personnel Management as well as a Diploma in Public Relations. Discovering his natural aptitude for both logics as well as the complexities of computer languages, both his career and interest evolved away from the human sciences to that of the Internet and computer languages. One Saturday morning 10 years ago while attending a computer fair in Cape Town the head of a computer training college approached him and offered him a lecturing position. Jacques soon realised that he had found his passion in life and decided to dedicate his professional career to the training of computer languages.
Riaz Solker Rosalind Burr Rosalind started her education in Fine Art (drawing, advanced anatomy study, painting & sculpture) and theatre (acting & design), and moved on to complete an Honours Degree in animation (traditional 2D drawn & 3D stop frame). Rosalind then completed an Advanced Diploma in Character Animation (with advanced Maya) from Central St Martin's London with distinction. She believes her background in acting gives her an edge in character animation, story creation and ultimately cinematography. Maya is her preferred animation tool. Rosalind has worked both nationally and internationally on television productions, blockbuster films and with SONY PlayStation.
Lucinda Jolly Lucinda started her career in 1982 as a freelance journalist for the Argus & Cape Times newspapers and teaching art. She then worked as a Copywriter for a number of advertising agencies before joining the Groote Schuur Hospital as a medical illustrator until mid-1994. She has been involved in producing and presenting a weekly magazine radio programme on Bush Radio and served on the Film and Publications Board as an examiner. Lucinda is a graduate of Michaelis School of Fine Art (UCT) with a BA Fine Art majoring in Printmaking and an HED (UCT).
Riaz (BSc Hons; HDE) has vast experience in both film and video editing. He has a Higher Diploma in Education, and has taught at UCT, AFDA, Cape Tech, high schools as well as in the UK. His knowledge ranges across all aspects of filmmaking, both behind and in front of the camera. As an actor Riaz has appeared in local films, TV dramas, sitcoms and commercials. As a crew member has worked behind the camera on numerous local and international features and commercials. “CityVarsity Film students are given total creative freedom,” he says “yes, they are obliged to pitch their ideas to their lecturers, who will make suggestions and recommendations, but their vision is theirs to realize.”
Lesley's origins are in Great Britain where she qualified with a BA (Hons) in Graphic Design in London. She has worked for the BBC and Independent TV in the UK as well as Computer Animation companies as a Graphic Designer. Among others, Lesley designed the iconic M-Net logo which has been in use for 23 years. Her experience ranges from TV, film, animation, graphic design & photography, to lecturing and management in the educational sector. She has a passion for design and imagery and continues to draw, paint and illustrate her own work. Lesley has been with CityVarsity since its inception, as a lecturer in Graphic Design and as a Head of Department. She recently returned to CityVarsity having worked for TSiBA Education for 3 years and is now enjoying being involved with her primary passion of design in all its wondrous forms.
Nic van Rensburg Nic has vast experience in lecturing, Film & TV directing and producing, radio, TV news reading and radio anchor work. His numerous awards include the International Energy 'Best Film' Award (Light Journey), the Star Tonight 'Best Director' Award as well as the Rapport 'Best Actor' Award (Weerskant Die Nag). His producing and directing theatrical credits include The Return of a Soldier (State Theatre), Chekov's The Marriage Proposal (Civic Theatre) and Die Haasvanger (Nico Malan Theatre) He also participated in several TV productions as an actor: Valley of the Vines, Harmony, Geknelde Land, The Queen and the Rebels, Koöperasie Stories and Danie Theron.
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Wang Shu wins Pritzker prize
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ang Shu, a 48 year old architect whose architectural practice is based in Hangzhou, The People’s Republic of China, is the recipient of the 2012 Pritzker Architecture Prize, it was announced by Thomas J. Pritzker, chairman of The Hyatt Foundation which sponsors the prize. The formal ceremony for what has come to be known throughout the world as architecture’s highest honor will be in Beijing on May 25. In announcing the jury’s choice, Pritzker elaborated, “The fact that an architect from China has been selected by the jury, represents a significant step in acknowledging the role that China will play in the development of architectural ideals. In addition, over the coming decades China’s success at urbanization will be important to China and to the world. This urbanization, like urbanization around the world, needs to be in harmony with local needs and culture. China’s unprecedented opportunities for urban planning and design will want to be in harmony with both its long and unique traditions of the past and with its future needs for sustainable development.” The purpose of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, which was founded in 1979 by the late Jay A. Pritzker and his wife, Cindy, is to honor annually a living architect whose built work demonstrates a combination of those qualities of talent, vision and commitment, which has produced consistent and significant contributions to humanity and the built environment through the art of architecture. The laureates receive a $100,000 grant and a bronze medallion. Pritzker Prize jury chairman, The Lord Palumbo, gives the the reasons for this year’s choice: “The question of the proper relation of present to past is particularly timely, for the recent process of urbanization in China invites debate as to whether architecture should be anchored in tradition or should look only toward the future. As with any great architecture, Wang Shu´s work is able to transcend that debate, producing an architecture that is timeless, deeply rooted in its context and yet universal.” Wang earned his first degree in architecture at the Nanjing Institute of Technology,
Department of Architecture in 1985. Three years later, he received his Masters Degree at the same institute. When he first graduated from school, he went to work for the Zhejiang Academy of Fine Arts in Hangzhou undertaking research on the environment and architecture in relation to the renovation of old buildings. Nearly a year later, he was at work on his first architectural project—the design of a 3600 square meter Youth Center for the small town of Haining (near Hangzhou). It was completed in 1990. For nearly all of the next ten years, he worked with craftsmen to gain experience at actual building and without the responsibility of design. In 1997, Wang Shu and his wife, Lu Wenyu, founded their professional practice in Hangzhou, naming it “Amateur Architecture Studio.” He explains the name, “For myself, being an artisan or a craftsman, is an amateur or almost the same thing.” His interpretation of the word is relatively close to one of the unabridged dictionary’s definitions: “a person who engages in a study, sport or other activity for pleasure rather than for financial benefit or professional reasons.” In Wang Shu’s interpretation, the word “pleasure” might well be replaced by “love of the work.” By the year 2000, he had completed his first major project, the Library of Wenzheng College at Suzhou University. In keeping with his philosophy of paying scrupulous attention to the environment, and with careful consideration of traditions of Suzhou gardening which suggests that buildings located between water and mountains should not be prominent, he designed the library with nearly half of the building underground. In 2004, the library received the Architecture Arts Award of China. His other major projects completed, all in China, include in 2005, the Ningbo Contemporary Art Museum and five scattered houses in Ningbo which received acknowledgment from the Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction in the Asia Pacific. In that same city, he completed the Ningbo History Museum in 2008. In his native city of Hangzhou, he did the first phase of the Xiangshan Campus of the China Academy of Art in 2004, and then completed phase two of the same campus in 2007.
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How we change cities and how cities change us
human rights standards, more personal freedom and a more democratic system. The metropolises of today and tomorrow with their high population density, the improved communication systems and the relative anonymity are the ‘pressure cookers’ for change. Only here the complex overlay of opportunities and problems, the juxtaposition of rich and poor and the
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oday the new cool is green, many have taken this and merely superficially bought into the idea. From corporations to celebrities many have been guilty. So, what is the next step in design responsibility? The next step is balance, balance without compromise. It sounds like an impossibility but the boundaries of beauty are free to be redefined and a growing consciousness thereof needs to pervade the mainstream. Sori Yanagi described it as economy of means and material. That is the balance between what ‘needs to be’ and how to make it beautiful. Beauty, as in nature, does not only lie in the aesthetic. What lies beneath the surface has become more part of the design than ever and so the program informs the PROCESS of design. Cavalli Wine & Stud Farm embodies the principles of responsibility and provides a model for others to emulate, where the design seamlessly follows function and function follows design. Cavalli Estate is home to a world class equestrian facility, vineyards for its in house wine label, Cheval D’Or and a restaurant complex including a 250 seater function facility and art gallery, due to open in late 2013. All these functions are to be completed but without negative impact, seamlessly integrating with nature. The current design rhetoric revolves around a single word, sustainability. But what does this mean in todays context? Aesthetic? Economic? Environmental? Well, sustainability needs to address each
issue. The reality is that these ideals feed one another. Aesthetically, design needs to fulfill its task without excess material while respecting the context of its landscape. Environmentally, a system needs to be designed in order to minimize waste and where waste is unavoidable, to be reused or recycled. The environment is the main resource and by recycling and reusing waste economic burden is decreased and running costs are diminished. What we see is all these principles are integrated, they are not mutually exclusive. If we look at the facilities of Cavalli Estate these ideals of respecting the world we inhabit are realized by a family who have created a monument to responsible business and environmental consciousness whilst providing a platform to showcase South African artists and artisans. The wine farm goes further to uphold the principles of beauty, sustainability and economy. The objective was to rehabilitate the footprint of the land by planting thousands of plants and over 400 large trees, with a focus on indigenous species in a bid to encourage the return of birds, insects and other wildlife to the farm, in doing so, contributing to the Botanic Biosphere of the Cape. Seed from a 4Ha conservation area was harvested and hydro seeded at large around the farm and the landscaping concept of an ‘evolving tapestry’ informed the planting of fynbos groups according to colour, texture and variety. The majority of the South African winelands fall within the Cape Floral Kingdom, a UNESCO world heritage site and the most richly diverse floral kingdom in the world, South American rain forests coming in second with less than a third of the density. Cavalli are registered members of the BWI (Biodiversity & Wine Initiative) a collaboration between the WWF and the Cape Botanical society. Their goal is to protect and conserve these critically endangered ecological zones while maintaining the agricultural productivity of these landscapes. The Food: the restaurant complex currently under construction embodies the principles of sustainability through renewable energy in the form of a geothermal system, basic environmentally responsive design criteria and economical utilization of resources through re-use and recycling. One of the benchmark-setting technologies at Cavalli Estate is its waste water treatment
facility. The goal of the waste water treatment facility is to dispose of waste in a responsible way while extracting value from it (detail). The recycling of water is a major focal point whereby a system was designed and in its implementation, will recycle up to 97% of the water utilized on the estate. This feeds directly into all the ideals by having a closed loop waste system whereby the residual waste is composted and reapplied to the vineyards. Finally the methane generated from the effluent is harvested utilizing an anaerobic digester at a projected rate of 3.6kg of LPG per day which will thereafter be fed back into the restaurant’s natural gas supply. The Horses: The training facility of the horses appears to turn the idea of the crude precedents conventionally applied when stabling animals to a boutique hotel for horses where process is clearly designed. The stable complex was designed with passive design principles at heart. Large eaves, high level windows, strategically positioned louvres and a central massive skylight afford natural light and ventilation and an arena space that is unprecedented in year round ambient comfort. The design was informed by the dimensions of the indoor training arena, the buildings core function. The pallette of materials of structural steel, light clay pavers and timber cladding translate the function of this ‘working barn’ space in a contextually appropriate, new and contemporary way, while embodying principles that support the understanding of the psychology behind horses and the harmony required for their environment. Horses are taught the distinction between the training/work space and their ‘private’ space through use of a ‘ready room’ where grooming and tacking up is done. The stable remains exclusively theirs for feed and rest, thereby affording a productive training regimen by the mutual respect created between trainer and horse, and hereby the idea of designed process is carried through. Aesthetic beauty, environmental responsibility and economic viability realized in joint partnership, ideals supporting each other to become great as a whole. When the public will begin to experience Cavalli, it will surely become a Cape Town landmark with more and more detail being uncovered with each visit. Ryan Jared Ali
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t is probably one of the most quoted facts of recent years, but it very well might be the biggest driver of change in the coming century: we are living in the urban age. For the first time in history more people live in cities than in rural areas. But what does that mean for the future? How will live, will societies and will entire states change? There are a number of things that simply need to be organized for cities to function today and ideally also to function in the future. MLA+, the office I am running now, and its predecessors MaccreanorLavington Architects have been involved in a number of these plans, above all the masterplan for the re-use of the Olympic Park in London, once the Olympic Games of 2012 have ended. In previous positions I was also involved in a number of large scale masterplans, particularly in China and Russia. The basic demands all these plans are similar - they provide a template for development of pieces of city, about how we change our cities today and how we will change them in the future. But these plans address more… In medieval Germany, cities existed that knew early forms of democratic rule - in stark contrast to the feudal system in the surrounding states. In these ‘free cities’, people enjoyed a degree of freedom and protection unknown to the rural areas. In this time the term “Stadtluft macht frei.” - the air in cities liberates was invented. Since then cities always have been at the forefront of movements that pushed for civil and equal rights and personal and political freedom. Social democracy was a direct result of workers living in the emerging metropoles and working together in the big factories of the 19th century. The movement to overcome the Mubarak rule in Egypt took place in Cairo, the only real city of Egypt, and not anywhere else. Also the Apartheid regime in South Africa was not forced to resign in the countryside. It all happened in cities. Many authoritarian leaders were very well aware of that. It therefore is not an accident that Stalin tried to decentralize the labour force and with them - the cities. The Cultural Revolution in China was an attempt to fight the evil - read - hard to control - city dwellers and the military dictatorship of Myanmar even left Rangoon for rural Naypidaw, to be better protected from the potentially dangerous forces in the city. The past gives reason to assume that with increasing urbanisation cities will not lose their role as forefront for movements that ultimately lead to higher
To be successful, our plans and our buildings need provide solutions for a much more diverse society sheer number of people create the critical mass that is hard to control. Governments around the world and in authoritarian countries in particular are well advised to accommodate the desire for participation to prevent the critical mass from becoming explosive. The simple fact that cities in China keep growing inevitably will lead to more participation. Citizens of growing Moscow will ask for more involvement in decision making on urban change. And also residents of London want their voice to be heard to an increasing extent when it comes to the future of their city. What does that mean for an architect and urban designer? … To be successful, our plans and our buildings need provide solutions for a much more diverse society. Architecture needs to be more flexible and less uniform to respond to ever changing lifestyles and demographics. Masterplans have to move from a blueprint that defines one single solution to a framework that describes the qualities that should be achieved but leaves it to a process to define how exactly it will be filled with life in many different ways. These approaches deliver more sustainable solutions, but they also require a redefinition of the role of the architect or urban designer. Rather than being the creative genius that pushes for an aesthetic result, we need to be curators, integrators and activists that work with a wide range of stakeholders, from the client across future users to neighbours and all kinds of experts in the technical and socio-economic field. MLA+ is a practice that has been set up with these principles at the basis of our way of working. In the past a lot of our work has been in London and the Netherlands. Here we had the opportunity to work in the most complex, most democratic and most divers places that exist. To make this knowledge available to more places worldwide, MLA+ has been founded. But MLA+ wants to achieve more than simply applying concepts developed for a place somewhere else. MLA+ is committed to the development of solutions that are rooted in local culture but with the knowledge available worldwide. MLA+ want to be ‘local partners, no matter where’ – in the Netherlands or the UK, but also in Vietnam or South Africa. Markus Appenzeller Markus Appenzeller is partner of London, Rotterdam and Shanghai based MLA+. He is a guest professor at the Berlage Institute in Rotterdam and frequent lecturer on urbanism and architecture worldwide. www.mlaplus.com
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SOME OF THE 2010 ESKOM FINALISTS
Ané Matthee ENTRY NAME Luminest City Pretoria
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Eskom Energy Efficient Lighting Design Competition 2012 lighting designs and innovations to the Eskom Energy Efficient Lighting Design Competition 2012. The goal is to show that efficient lighting technologies can be used in contemporary and attractive luminaires
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ll the excitement, all the drama, without the guilt Clever lighting finishes a room, creating ambience, providing a function, punctuating colour and highlighting features. Delivering drama, turning drab to fabulous, lighting has become an indispensable aspect of décor – a vital tool in our design armoury. Where would we be without it? Lately though, a lot of us may have been left feeling a little guilty about our love of light. Some of us have been persuaded to pull in the reins. The pressure is on to use lighting sparingly, to use low energy lights, to switch them off. Where
does this leave design, character, mood, drama? From gas discharge lights, compact fluorescent lamps and light emitting diode (LED) technologies in various shapes and forms, there is a low energy, long-lasting alternative for almost every lighting application. It’s up to us to explore and be creative. You can go wild mixing and matching new generation lighting technologies to deliver all the good things you love about using lighting in interior design. Here’s your chance to shine! Eskom is inviting everyone with a flair for design, a love for lighting or a passion for the planet to submit their energy efficient
and lighting design systems for homes. Since 1999, the biennial competition has helped mobilise transformation in the market, motivating lighting designers, architects and interior designers to use energy efficient lighting in their portfolios, and inspiring consumers to adopt innovative and green lighting concepts. Participating and being honoured in the Eskom Energy Efficient Lighting Design programme is an accolade that entrants can leverage as a launch pad into energy efficient design and development in South Africa’s increasingly eco-conscious residential sector. There is a total of R214 000 in prize money to be won, as well as the opportunity to be honoured with the prestigious Sparks Trophy. The closing date for entries is the 31st of August 2012. Full details are available at www.lighting-design.co.za or from Ruth Kolevsohn at ruth@silverroot.co.za. The competition is supported by Philips, the Radiant Group, LED Lighting SA, Voltex, Eurolux, ARB Electrical, OSRAM, the Department of Energy, the eta Awards, 49M, NEEA, NMISA, SESSA, IESSA,
Technology Innovation Agency, the South African Institute of the Interior Design Professionals, Miss Earth, Electricity and Control, Sparks Electrical News, Vector, Lighting in Design and VISI magazine. The 2010 Eskom Energy Efficient Lighting Design Competition winners. Student category: Winner: Lee Hutton, Runnerup: Ane’ Matthee, Third place: Navarre Ebesohn. Professional category: Winner: Christopher Wood, Runner-up: Trevor Hollard, Third place: Rudie Botha
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o mark The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee in 2012, John Walker & Sons, Scotch Whisky Distillers By Appointment to Her Majesty The Queen, has created Diamond Jubilee Blended Scotch Whisky by John Walker & Sons, a unique blend of grain and malt whiskies all distilled in and maturing since 1952. Finished in a marrying cask of English oak from The Queen’s Sandringham Estate, just 60 of these rare editions, one for each year of The Queen’s reign, have been offered for sale at £100,000 each, that’s about R1.2 million. Master Blender Jim Beveridge and his apprentice Matthew Crow explored vast stocks of Scotch Whisky to seek out some of the most exceptional casks of whiskies distilled in 1952, the year The Queen acceded to the throne, to craft the exquisite liquid. Jim drew on expertise gained over more than 30 years and inspiration from the Walker family blending notes to create
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ts hard to believe that Grand Designs Live celebrates its third year in South Africa this year and devotees of the ‘grandest’ event on the home design, décor, garden and building scene will be happy to know that the show returns to the Coca Cola Dome in May, as always promising to deliver a unique, award-winning home show packed with even more design and inspiration for your abode. Grand Designs Live 2012 is certainly taking it to an all-new level with a focus on interactivity, innovation, experts and trending. In line with this, well known Johannesburg-based TV personality, designer and writer, Colin O’Mara has been commissioned to join the Grand Designs Live Team as Guest Editor of this years show – bringing even more creative
flair to this grand affair! Grand Designs Live Home & Garden Show brought to you by DSTV takes place from the 25th – 27th May 2012 and has become recognised as a not-to-be-missed event for anyone who
It’s about being inspired by the latest and greatest in all areas of design is seeking to improve their home whether it be by renovating, building or simply redecorating. It’s about being inspired by the latest and greatest in all areas of design for your home and garden, a place where experts that normally charge for their time are available and on hand to offer advice,
and where the latest trends are showcased to make sure you are in the know when making decisions in the pursuit of your own Grand Design. Promising to outdo its own high standards from previous years, this years Grand Designs Live Home & Garden Show promises to be even grander than ever before! Tickets cost R80 for adults with children under 12 attending for free, making the Grand Designs Live Home and Garden show one that the whole family can enjoy. This year, compliments of Growa-Tree, the first 1000 people through the door at Grand Designs Live will receive a Grow-a-tree pack for them to plant. For ticket bookings or more information, visit www.granddesignslive.co.za: Tel: +27 11 835 1565
this peerless blend with a unique sense of provenance. The Diamond Jubilee marrying casks were created by Master Cooper David Taylor, working with his journeymen tutors and apprentices, as he retired after 42 years as a John Walker & Sons cooper. Sandringham oak, provided by kind permission of The Queen, was cut and carved into staves, shaped by hand and jointed seamlessly using age-old techniques to create the two small casks. Baccarat, the ultimate reference in luxury crystal, made the diamond-shaped decanters, which stand on a base of six radial legs to reflect each decade of The Queen’s enduring reign. They are decorated with Britannia silver adornments, including the John Walker & Sons Royal Warrant, entwined JW&S monogram and a collar that features a half-carat diamond, by Scottish silversmiths Hamilton & Inches. The silver is hallmarked with the commemorative Diamond Jubilee mark.
Diamond Jubilee coins After 60 years of unprecedented change in the world, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II represents stability and hope to millions of people. On the 6th of February 1952, after the death of her father King George VI, Her Majesty the Queen acceded to the throne as the head of state for the United Kingdom and simultaneously inherited the position of Head of the Commonwealth. Born on 21 April 1926, Queen Elizabeth Alexandra Mary II is the daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Her Majesty is head of state in 16 of the 54 Commonwealth member countries, all of them fully independent in which – apart from the UK – she is represented by a governor general. Now at the age of 86, the Diamond Jubilee marks the 60 year anniversary of the reign of Her Majesty the Queen. Queen Victoria in 1897 is the only other monarch in the histories of the United Kingdom, Canada,
Australia and a few other Commonwealth realms to have celebrated a Diamond Jubilee. It is for this reason that The Queens Royal Mints of the Commonwealth namely The British, Canadian and Australian Royal Mints have united and each produced a remarkable coin for a three coin set exclusively commissioned in celebration of The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. This magnificent sets beauty is amplified through the rarity of its creation being drawn over 3 Royal Mints in Her Majesty’s honour. The gold proof set comprises of the following 3 coins: a 50c coin from Australia, a Diamond Jubilee £5 coin from the UK together with a $300 coin from Canada which is encrusted with a 0.11 carat diamond. This set is available from the SA Coin Shop and The South African Gold Coin exchange. www.sagoldcoin.com
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rban Think Tank are a team dedicated to solving real social problems, through innovative solutions and collaborative dialogue with the communities themselves whose lives are affected. The problem which was faced by local residents of the San Agustin barrio in Caracas was that older persons and children took over an hour to descend from the top of the area to the lowest point where they could access transport infrastructure to other parts of the city. This one hour descent was made totally impossible during torrential downpours, the rain creating rivers of the narrow foot traffic pathways. This naturally presented a major problem. Mobility greatly affects our ability to operate within a society especially when a person is not inhabiting a modern city where one can operate quite seamlessly with the use of internet connectivity and reliable electrical infrastructure. What was the initial approach to the problem? The original proposal was to install road infrastructure which is formulaic and has been implemented many times before. Due to the high density of the barrio, road infrastructure would have resulted in displacement of 30%
of the barrio inhabitants. Where would they be relocated to and how would it be determined fairly and which families would be displaced? That proposal would in turn create more of a problem than a solution. Urban Think Tank proposed a different approach which was sensitive to the context and in fact, would have minimal negative impact on the community.
Urban Think Tank are a team dedicated to solving real social problems, through innovative solutions Today there needs to be a sensitivity to the fact that more than half of all housing is informal, it is a major challenge to attempt to solve the housing problem with each social infrastructure initiative. The reality is there is an explosion of barrio’s and informal settlements. Infrastructure solutions needs to integrate with these to adequately address the problems faced with the impending urbanized century. What Urban Think Tank proposed was a solution that co-exists with the precondition of the high density barrio instead
of demolishing large tracts thereof. They utilized proven technology from a very different application, the ski lifts of the Swiss Alps, seemingly a world away. The technology though is proven and proven in particularly hostile environments. The victory also came about through engagement with the community leaders which helped streamline the project. The cable car system, which is integrated with the Metro System of Caracas, is 2.1 km in length and employs gondolas with a capacity of 8 passengers each. Metro Cable’s capacity allows for the movement of 1,200 people per hour in each direction. The five stations’ designs share a basic set of components in common. However, each station differs in configuration and offers additional functions as well as replacement of demolished residences with more homes, as well as public spaces and a link between the cable car system and the municipal bus circuit. With creative minds such as Urban Think Tank the design and infrastructure problems of the urban explosion seems to be able to be solved. With teams like these hungry to solve these problems, the outlook is positive for solving the issue of how to condense the world’s population into a percentile of the globes surface area. Ryan Jared Ali
he City of Tshwane sports a brand new logo designed by two creative minds studying at the Department of Visual Communication (Graphic Design and Multimedia), Tshwane University of Technology (TUT). The logo was officially launched during the State of the City Address delivered by Executive Mayor, Kgosientso Ramokgopa, at the City Hall on 27 March. Earlier this year, Bridget Phaahla (22) and Moshe Ngoasheng (21), both in their third year of study, entered a competition inviting city students to submit logo designs and a new slogan for the City. Of the 61 entries received, nine logo designs (eight of them entered by TUT students) and four slogans were shortlisted. After deliberations, the adjudication committee concluded that the two best logos, those of Bridget and Moshe, should be combined into a final design. The winning slogan, Igniting Excellence, was entered by Jessica Adendorff (20), a thirdyear student at the Open Window Design College. Bridget and Moshe each received prize money of R20000, and Jessica received R10000. The brand and corporate id specialists To top it all, the Department of Visual Communication (Graphic Design and Multimedia) was contracted to develop a new brand manual for the City – a clear sign that people are taking note of the expertise that resides in the Department. The new branding will encompass the complete spectrum of branded material, from buses, signage, and interiors to stationery. “I am extremely proud of Bridget and Moshe,” says Herman Botes, Section Head of Graphic Design and Multimedia at the Department of Visual Communication, who has put hours of work into the project. “They (Bridget and Moshe) have started their design careers doing the type of work
that most designers only dream of doing once in a lifetime. They are part of an exceptionally talented group of third-year Graphic Design students who have been developed from their first year by dedicated staff members,” he adds. Proud Tshwane citizens “It took a lot of convincing on her part to persuade her parents, and especially her dad, Frans, that one could actually make a career of graphic design,” says Bridget. That’s probably why she enrolled for a BCom degree first, before realising that fonts, rather than figures, are her forte. This small-framed student was born in GaPhaahla, about 200 km from Polokwane in the Limpopo Province. But the family swapped the “Province of Peace” for Benoni in Gauteng later on, where she matriculated at the Willowmoore High School. Nowadays, she calls Sunnyside home and says she is proud of the diversity and friendly nature of the people living in the City of Tshwane. The Union Buildings is her favourite landmark and she fell in love with the spectacular views of the city from the first day she visited the historic site. Moshe was born as the only son of Rose and Lesiba Klaas, in Toronto, close to Mankweng on the outskirts of Polokwane in the Limpopo Province. His interest in design was sparked when he was still a learner at the SJ van der Merwe High School in Lebowakgomo, where he excelled in the subject Technical Drawing. After completing matric, he enrolled at TUT on the recommendation of his sister, Tebogo, who was studying Food Technology at the time. At the Department of Visual Communication he was instantly drawn to the world of shapes, colors, typefaces, images and words that cause people to react or feel some emotion. The Union Buildings is also his favourite Tshwane destination.
NIKON D800 & D4 Nikon launched their flagship DSLR’s this month in Cape Town, the D800 and D4. The event was held at the DIS Daylight Studio and guests had the opportunity to test the D4 and D800 while taking images of the spectacular surroundings. Craig Kolesky, ambassador for Nikon and extreme sports photographer presented the capabilities of the D4 and thoroughly impressed guests by showcasing the frames per second ability of the camera, in conjunction with the incredibly fast processing speed. Acclaimed fashion photographer and Nikon ambassador Jacques Weyers, focused on the unprecedented detail of by the 36.3 megapixel sensor of the D800 as well as true
to life colours. Johan Pretorius, renowned professional Nikon photographer, spoke about his experience of the new Nikon cameras and explained the phenomenal features of the Nikon D800 and D4, adding that “these cameras produce exceptional quality stills and video which will greatly assist professional photographers in their field”. Carla Scholtz, Adobe representative, explained the improvements of the new Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4, amongst others the GPS tagging ability via Google Maps. Nikon in South Africa’s authorised Cape Town service centre was announced to be opened in May 2012 and will be located in Wembley Square 2.
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hen Outdoor living at it’s absolute best. ORA the outdoor boutique is proud to bring you top quality international brands, including HOLiLi, Corradi, Fischer Moebel, and Viteo, to just name a few. From designing the space, to the layout to the furniture, lighting, plants, umbrellas and accessories that you will need, ORA has it all. The team of exterior decorators is always on hand to assist you in achieving the home outdoors of your dreams. The team will come out and measure the space and taking your budget into consideration a full plan can be put together with 3D
drawings of everything you want and need. We will visualize your dream home outdoors with you and then make it happen. ORA the outdoor boutique in Kramerville is the only destination for your home outdoors. Just launch is our Viteo Outdoor Shower and Planter’s Wall, both simplistic and perfect for home and hospitality. The hottest products from Europe, winner of a Red Dot design award, is the 1st Worldwide Outdoor Ipod Docking Station. Not only is it a great conversational piece, but its unique design and engineering makes it a must for your outdoor living. When decorating your home outdoors, ORA the outdoor boutique is the new chic destination not to miss out on. www.oraoutdoor.com
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After a mere two years of trading Giti Collections is fast becoming a well known name in the South African wholesale home decor market. A name that is synonymous with supplying good quality, character pieces at the right price. Mother and daughter team Gilly Beviss-Challinor and Tiffany Kroll are the masterminds behind this successful enterprise – choosing or creating each piece themselves. This ‘hands
We like to treat our customers how we would like to be treated, with respect on’ approach has given them a reputation of being trustworthy and going the extra mile. “We like to treat our customers how we would like to be treated” says Tiffany, “with the respect they deserve”. Choosing the right pieces is an ‘art’ and is a subject that Gilly and Tiffany would get an A Plus for. With a keen eye for all things beautiful, they seem to intuitively know what will look good in your home, whether it is hanging from your wall or ceiling, taking centre stage or adorning your dining table. Giti Collections offers a large range of reclaimed wooden furniture which has proven to be extremely popular, not only for its evident beauty but because of its sustainable source – a cause which is very close to eco-warrior Tiffany’s heart. To take a peek at their luxurious range visit their website at www.giticollections.co.za and follow the registration instructions on the login page. Visits at their showroom in Ottery, Cape Town are by appointment only, but it is an opportunity that shouldn’t be missed! Michelle Leadbitter
Versatile by nature, mohair is coveted by the world’s fashion industry as well as by interior designers, craft specialists, industrial fibre specialists and the tourism sector. Mohair manufacturers maximise on the fibre’s unrivalled natural beauty, capitalising on its rare, natural qualities, which include its lustre, durability and light weight. Mohair South Africa was established to support and advance the mohair industry. To achieve this they seek international partnerships and alliances that will enhance the consumption of mohair and lead to sustainable demand and profitability for all role players – from producer to processor, buyer to manufacturer. One of these partnerships is Mohair SA’s current alliance with Lidewij Edelkoort, world famous trendforecaster, to forecast the future of mohair yarn. Mohair SA has been calling upon Lidewij Edelkoort since 2009 to conduct forecasts about mohair trends to inform, inspire and innovate the fibre in the fields of fashion and lifestyle. Mohair SA annually awards a 3rd Year NMMU fashion Design student in recognition of outstanding fashion design using the mohair fibre. Mohair SA has also partnered with Mode Gakuen University in Nagoya, Japan where they support a similar project. With the strong resurgence of coupling natural fibres with design, the quest for mohair is back and for good reason. Mohair has come into focus after long time being neglected as a vintage fabric. Mohair is natural, alive and vibrant and remains famous to South Africa with more than half of the world’s mohair being grown here. Mohair remains the material of choice for innovative, expressive design. www.mohair.co.za
Reflections of style Décor is one simple way in which people can express their individuality and their own unique sense of style. But in an age of mass production and commercialisation, it’s not always easy to find distinctive décor items that answer a particular need. But Lesley Kelly Ullrich, acclaimed graphic designer and the creative force behind Mettle Mirrors, has a solution. She creates distinctive frames that turn ordinary mirrors into bespoke works of art, each one slightly different from the next. Using recycled aluminium and indigenous woods, and featuring hand painted, coloured metal as an embellishment, Ullrich crafts frames that have a unique artisan character and sense of authenticity. They are the answer to the current trend towards honest, simple, handmade design that’s as interesting as it is enduring as it is functional. “Geometric patterns, shapes and patterns are seen throughout Africa and are used in many instances as a form of communication, sharing an identity and providing a sense of belonging. This has been my inspiration. Reinterpreting these patterns gives each frame its own story and a special signature,” says Ullrich. Mettle Mirrors will be showcased at this year’s Design Indaba Expo, from March 2nd to the 4th, in Cape Town.
A3 Interiors
“It is not where you start but how high you aim that matters for success.” Nelson Mandela Design is not static, it is not formulaic, and at A3 Interiors we strive to challenge not only the concept of environment, but our own abilities as individuals and inventors too. Every project is a journey of discovery using what we already know and honing or manipulating this to create something new, something special and something that we, and our clients are proud of. At A3 we believe in building relationships with our clients, we strive to be honest as individuals, we love design and we try to have a bit of fun along the way! The company was started in 2008 by Jacky Allart (Btech Interior Design) and currently functions as an independent sister company to A3 Architects, headed by Kevin Hinde (B.Arch). This alliance allows us to offer a formidable turnkey service in the built environment. A3 consists of a highly competent team of interior designers, architects, graphic designers, project managers and quantity surveyors who all work in a synergistic structure to ensure the success of any project we embark on. We have over 30 years experience in various fields of design including corporate, commercial, retail, healthcare, residential and hospitality. Our main impetus lies in the healthcare and corporate sectors where we believe our expertise to be of greatest impact. www.a3interiors.co.za
Improving the power of touch! During March 2012 Antalis South Africa (Pty) Ltd proudly added Cocoon Silk and gloss Extra White 100% FSC™ recycled to the extensive range of papers they represent. The Cocoon collection, now consist of offset and coated options in a range of grammages and sheet sizes. Cocoon’s ultra smooth surface and consistent finish is suitable for CSR and environmental reports, manuals, brochures, inserts, financial reports, invitation catalogues, calendars, dividers, press kits, pamphlets etc. The range is guaranteed for offset litho, letterpress and silkscreen printing suitable for all varnishing, film laminating, embossing, debossing, foil blocking, die-
The Cocoon collection, now consist of offset and coated options in a range of gsm’s and sizes cutting, folding, whilst pre-creasing is recommended for 150g/m² and over. Antalis and Arjowiggins Graphics aim to be the leaders in environmental and innovative solutions for paper based communication; the launch of this magnificent paper is another feather in their caps. Cocoon papers are manufactured using green technology, which reflects Antalis’ holistic approach to sustainability. The fact that it is made from chlorine free, 100% FSC™ post consumer waste recycled pulp meets the needs of the environmentally conscious consumer by recycling and reusing waste paper, avoiding landfill and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. To see exactly how you have reduced your environmental impact by choosing recycled Cocoon please go to http://www. arjowigginsgraphic.com/ and use the Enviro Calculator Antalis believes it’s all about thinking green. So convinced of this fact that they are in the process of designing and printing a green brochure that reiterates the power of touch because “we leave a mark on everything we touch – choose what your mark will be” “As paper is our passion, we tend to think in terms of trees and we think of our suppliers and customers as parts of a tree’s trunk – supported by the heart – Antalis papers.” By choosing and insisting on Antalis FSC™ certified papers you become part of the green solution. For more information contact marketing.print@antalis.co.za About Antalis South Africa In the beginning there was paper! Plain sheets of paper. As always, Antalis supplies the paper you use. The paper you print your documents on, and your paper reams, reels and flat sheets. In fact Antalis as one of the largest paper distributors of traditional and digital printing papers offers so much more. Our ‘Easy to use… Easy to choose’ range of office papers and our range of environmentally friendly packaging boards and specialty papers make us your partner of choice. However Antalis does more! Through our highly qualified specialist, we offer outstanding consulting advice and unmatched service as the leading suppliers of technology, equipment and consumables. Today Antalis South Africa (Pty) Ltd offers a comprehensive range of papers and board for every need as well as solutions for Viscom and Graphics. www.antalis.co.za
Chancellor House
“I am fully supportive of the project. I would like to see it not merely as a historical monument but used by our young people as a library and training centre for candidate attorneys.” These were the words of Nelson Mandela in 1998, speaking of Chancellor House, the first black law offices of the world-renowned struggle leader and his partner Oliver Tambo. Now, one of Madiba’s dreams has been realized as this derelict building at 25 Fox Street in Ferreira Dorp in central Johannesburg once the focal point of the political arena of the fifties - has been brought back to life by Gandhi Maseko Architects, GMA. Bauhaus-trained Gandhi Maseko adhered to the legendary concept of this progressive creative and design institution’s director Mies van der Rohe: “less is more”. “The architectural approach, which embodies the spirit of both renewal and memory, was to restore the structure to its original form and not to integrate new features or modern elements, except for new lift for mobility impaired persons,” explains Maseko. After years of neglect, near-demolition and its illegal occupation by 70 homeless, the City of Johannesburg expropriated the structure in 2010 and started revamping it for approximately R8 million. The “Geist des Ortes”, or Sense of Place, is memorialized by retaining Mandela and Tambo’s offices on the second floor whilst the remaining office space will be leased to the legal fraternity. The original wooden door at the main entrance with signage of gold lettering that graced the building in the 1950s have also been restored. The restored building is in sync with the its national heritage status (acquired in 1999) and pays homage to Chancellor House as an important symbol of hope, honoring black lawyers in their struggle against apartheid. Instead of the rows of people who called on Chancellor House seeking legal advise for their political activities, visitors are now welcomed by an exhibition space and the sociable Sosi’s coffee shop at street level. The whole area is also being developed as part of an urban renewal initiative. Neverbefore-seen, life-size photos also grace the windows for passers-by to engage with Madiba and OR. Here they can also glimpse the history of Ferreia Dorp, then a predominantly Indian residential area, where black tenants could rent office space. Other important characteristics are the building’s scale, height, materials and texture that communicate soundly with the neighbouring Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court, creating a balance in the urbanity. ‘We must preserve our architectural heritage through accurate, modern and minimalistic interventions, so that historically significant resources remain in context and are tangible,’ emphasizes Maseko. I. Lichtenberg
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Create advanced glow effects using layer styles and blending modes in Adobe Photoshop Mastering the use of Blending Modes is a vital key to creating special effects in Photoshop, writes Eva Csernyanszky
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important step and you won’t be able to proceed unless you have it selected. Right-click and select Stroke Path. In the dialog box, choose Brush and ensure that Simulate Pressure is ticked. This will apply tapered ends to the curves. Next, right click again and select Delete Path.
01 Create a radial gradient on a blank
canvas. The colours you select are not important, but make sure that you select a bright colour for the centre and fade it out to black at the edges of the document.
02 Duplicate the
layer you have just created and set the blending mode of to Colour Dodge to make it appear more vibrant.
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The curve should thin out as it reaches the end point of the stroke and be fattest in the middle, as shown on the left hand side.
When used in conjunction, Layer Styles and Blending Modes can be used to create a variety of visual effects to enhance your designs. Whilst most Photoshop enthusiasts know of Layer Styles, few know that they are the basis of lighting effects.
new layer and draw in a radial gradient as illustrated on the left. Any colour will do, just make sure your gradient fades to transparent.
09 Next, add the glows. The easiest way to add glows is via Layer Styles. In this example I’ve added two sets of glows. To do this I first used an Outer Glow and then to add a second glow, I change the Drop Shadow settings so that it becomes a colourful drop shadow with Overlay Mode applied to it, hence becoming a glow. Try reducing the Distance and changing the blend mode to Color Dodge too for varying results. I’ve used a Color Overlay to make the glow yellow so that it appears more intense at the centre.
In this tutorial,we will revisit Layer Styles and create complex and professional looking glow effects using a combination of these simple tools. DURATION 45 minutes LEVEL OF difficulty Intermediate
Eva Csernyanszky Founder of Friends of Design Academy of Digital Arts. Eva has been in the design software training business for 14 years, with 5 of those years spent running one of South Africa’s leading digital design academies. www.friendsofdesign.net
05 Using the Pen Tool, draw some simple curves as illustrated above.
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curve, create a new layer and select the Paintbrush (B). Choose a very thin, hard brush, for example, set the thickness to 3 and the hardness to 100. Try experimenting with different presets to see the variety of effects that can be created once you understand this technique.
Do this by right-clicking on the layer with the style you wish to copy and choosing Copy Layer Style, then rightclicking on the target layer and choosing Paste Layer Style. Create a few more curves using steps 5-8 and apply the same layer style to them.
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choose Filter > Render > Clouds. Make sure that black is set to both the Foreground and background colour.
transparency of this layer to 30% and the blending option to Overlay. For an interesting effect, apply the Filter > Sketch > Chrome setting to this layer and see how it affects your result.
once created, you can apply them to other layers easily to save time.
Add text and copy and paste the same Layer Style onto its layer.
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For some finishing touches, you can create elements such as dots using a thin brush on a new layer and apply the same layer style used on the curved lines and text. Have fun experimenting further with Layer Styles.
12 Next, set that layer’s Blending Mode to Color and change its opacity to 50%.
You’ll see that it creates a subtle tint over the image with the colours you have used. Try experimenting with creating multiple layers in the same fashion using various colours. By adjusting the position of these, you can create layers of ethereal light which is quite stunning to look at.
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Photoshop colouration Seagram Pearce takes a look at some methods used to improve & refine our photos in the digital darkroom Due to the really good response from a Photoshop related tutorial last month, I have decided to do another in the same vein. In all honesty, as a full time photographer, one does in fact spend a majority of your time slogging behind the screen. Now, you might notice I’m basing the tutorial on Photoshop CS6. Wait a minute, that isn’t out yet, is it? Well, if you havn’t done so already, do yourself a favour & go download the FREE Beta version from Adobe’s website. Available on both PC & Mac platforms (only difference being the download size). In the recent weeks since the Beta launch I have spent a lot of time singing the praises over this new release. I really do hate sounding like an Adobe rear-end smoke blower -however if I didn’t, I would be called a silly man & given a silly hat. It really is that fantastic. So, with that out of the way, let us take a look at this months tutorial where we will look at something very often overlooked: colouration & fixing thereof. DURATION 1 hour LEVEL OF difficulty Beginner
01 Go ahead & start up Photoshop CS6
(if you’re using any other version, your rooms lights flickering & dimming isn’t an added feature. Sorry.) Now for this tutorial I tried to find a stock image that had really off colour, especially on skin tones. www.sxc.hu/photo/585275
05 Another way to adjust colour globally is by using the Selective Colour adjustment.
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do global colour adjustments (that means to the entire image) that will target your major colouration issues. The first one is maybe the more well known adjustment: hue/saturation adjustment. Over on the right hand side panel you’ll find the button for creating a hue/saturation adjustment layer. Or on the menu, IMAGE > ADJUSTMENTS > HUE/SATURATION. (CTRL+U or CMD+U)
03 Looking at the image, we can
immediately see that the skin tone has issues in the RED & YELLOW colour channels. Most of the time you’ll find the culprit channels are red & yellow. Now there are 2 ways to adjust a certain channel on its own. First, you can use the drop-down box to select your channel. Or click on the target adjustment button -then click on the skin tones. This will select the target colour channel.
04 Now I’m going to manually select
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This is also on the right hand panel as circled in the picture. Now Selective Colour is far more powerful in its colour control because it lets you adjust individual colours within a colour channel. At first, its pretty mind blowing stuff. Colours within colours. (Inception anyone?). However the principle remains the same. Adjusting the RED & YELLOW channels will change the skin tones. To get the same kind of effect as using the Hue/ Saturation adjustment, I used the following settings: Red Channel : Cyan +60, Yellow Channel: Cyan +27 Yellow -20.
my colour channel I want to adjust -first red. I’m just going to adjust the saturation slider, because that is what I think will help correct the colour balance. Dragging my slider back on saturation to -30 I can immediately see how the skin comes back to a ‘natural’ red. How much you adjust the saturation is different on all images, so always play around with the slider to see what looks best. Just be careful of going too far & removing all redness & making your skin look like its turning to stone. Next I select my yellow channel & drag the saturation slider back to -10. Without getting too complex.
06 Here you can see the before & after of adjustments. Much better skin tones.
However as I’ve been mentioning, all these adjustments have been global (applied to the whole image). If you want to target just certain areas of the image, your adjustments all already have a Layer Mask. This is a alpha channel (black & white) representation of what displays & what is hidden. You’ll see it as a white block next to each adjustment layer. By painting black onto this white Layer Mask, you will hide the adjustment layers properties. In the final before & after, I masked out a bit of the boys spiderman face paint. Because it was red to begin with, it was adjusted when we tweaked the skin tone.
That is a very quick introduction to colour adjustment in Photoshop. These tweaks can be applied to anything & everything. Making skies blue-er, trees greener, etc. Play around with the hue/saturation adjustment & more importantly start taking notice of what in your image falls into what colour channel. It might not always be what you think. As always, I hope this helps you when it comes to your digital imagery. Next time we’ll go back to photography as that is where it all begins. Feel free to drop me a mail (info@seagrampearce.com) with any feedback or questions & I’ll do my best to help.
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