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Public art at IRT Stations
If you’ve used the new Integrated Rapid Transport system then you would’ve come across these mosaic murals along the walls of the station and walkways. Each one was designed specifically with the history and culture of Cape Town in mind. The murals include mosaic art of Cape Minstrels, the Mouille Point lighthouse, horse-racing, the Metropolitan Golf Club and supporters of the world cup.
Click through to see some of the mosaics. (pics found at www.andrewboraine.com)
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CHURCH
In what is possibly the coolest news we’ve heard all year, The President is opening a new design store called CHURCH.
The shop will stock a selection of international and local items, including Comme des Garcons perfumes, Jorge Alderete prints, The President’s own merchandise, some international magazines and books, fresh flowers and lots of interesting finds.
CHURCH will be opening its doors on Monday 10 May at 9 am. Be sure to visit them at 12 Spin st (opposite Church Square) in Cape Town.
Smirnoff Package Desing Mash-up by JWT
The other day we featured some mad Smirnoff package designs done by local illustrators. Here is a mash-up of the work as well as a bit of an explination behind the theme of each design. The video was created by JWT Cape Town.
(thanks @shawnroos)
MINI: 6 colours to stand by.
If you’ve seen any Mini’s around town with South African flag mirror caps, this is why. Work done by Black River FC. For more information about the initiative, visit the website here.
Kulula New Plane Design
Kulula has received lots of praise and applause for their great plane liveries.
Here’s one that has recently been released. Love it!
It’s “WRAP DAY” Everybody!
Wrap Day is an awesome intiative hosted by Spier Contemporary 2010 that aims to turn everyday objects of your life into works of art. This can be your apple, the desk of your boss, your fax machine, your doorway, dinner, television, phone, house, husband, …the list goes on and on…
Here’s how to do Wrap Day:
Wrap ANYthing of your choice in brown paper.
Mark it ‘Open for Art’ (bonus points for using the ‘open for art’ logo above)
Post a picture of your new artwork to this page or on our blog at http://openforart.blogspot.com/
Do it and post it on the 5th March (That’s today!)
Have fun while you’re doing it.
visit the event page for more info.
We-Are-Awesome launches spaces
The boys over at We-Are-Awesome have launched their latest project titled Spaces – it’s a collection of spaces people inhabit.
In the first issue they feature Angie and Shane Durrant:
Shane and Angie kindly showed us around their apartment in Jozi and now we in turn are showing you. Avid collectors of all things nice, Shane and Angie have managed to hoard a great variety of porcelain animals, dvds, books and artwork. That combined with the ultimate collection of band memorabilia and clothing items from all corners of the fashion earth, makes for a good living space.
Check out more about We Are Awesome Spaces.
Tyred furniture updates
Check out some of the updates from TYRED Furniture – the recycled tyres made into chairs.
TYRED furniture will also be at the Design Indaba Expo this year, so swing past their stall to check out the chairs!
TYRED will create 10 PLAIN WHITE CHAIRS for 10 chosen potential artists/illustrators/designers/makers/crafters to create their own look, and the winning designer chair chosen by TYRED, will be physically showcased at the Indaba at our stand. The other 9 entries will be printed and postered and showcased too over the Indaba weekend. We are looking into charity options, and will confirm them publicly and to the designers when we know. (Cape Town only, sorry guys)
Mail tyredfurniture@gmail.com if you are interested to create a custom chair, and to get the full details of what we had in mind. Also check out the Facebook group.
MyOws – Copyright Protection For Creatives
MyOws is a recently launched local application that every designer really should have. In a nutshell uploading your work to MyOws provides you with evidence as well as a deterrence measure designed to prevent theft. The site will also assist you in contacting unauthorised users of your work and is able to provide verifiable third-party evidence on your behalf, at your request.
Currently, all profiles are totally free and gives you 500 megs worth of storage date.
If you are a local designer, I really suggest you check this out and make sure your work is protected.
Cape Town Tourism Blogger Activation Day
Cape Town Tourism recently had a blogger activation day. The idea behind the day was to show them and their followers why Cape Town is cool. The day encompassed the bloggers driving Reynard F1 styled cars that could hit up to 240km/h!
Their PR team hosts quarterly media days with different areas in marketing/media in order to network with them and let everyone build relationships within the local media and their area of business.
Check out the awesome photos over at Cape Town Daily Photo and Cape Town Travel.
Unfortunately the 10and5 team could not attend, but be sure you’ll see us at the next one.
