What is Trend Talk: The Present Sense? Well it’s an industry gathering where key presenters reveal the latest design and decor trends, by sharing visuals, provocative ideas and thoughts on the lifestyle shifts that will touch us in 2012 and [...]
Continue readingToday is Day 3 and final day of Design Indaba 2012 conference. According to the theme this year ‘this is not a conference’ and I ‘am not a delegate’. What I get from that is: don’t put yourself in a [...]
Continue readingIf you’re a regular reader of the Freeworld Design Centre blog, you’ll know that tonight is the opening of the new exhibition, Kidults. As with the previous exhibitions, the four window pods at the centre have been transformed into imaginative, [...]
Continue readingThe Cape Town Science Centre has re-opened its doors, and has a hip new home in Observatory. Now housed in a heritage site, the building (which stood empty for eight years) is completely renovated and refurbished and sports a new [...]
Continue readingWe’re officially back for the New Year and thought we’d kickstart 2012 with a few daily picture gems from our world ‘ Through the Year 2011′. We look forward to a bumper 2012.
Continue readingHave you heard about www.trendtablet.com? It’s a social media platform designed and curated by Li Edelkoort – you know, the planet’s most consulted trend forecaster/design sage/brand adviser whose distinctive hair (black with thick central streak of silvery white), serene countenance [...]
Continue readingIt’s a new week. And with that we inch closer to the promise of summer. Well down here in Cape Town we’re hoping anyway… despite the hail storm yesterday followed by gorgeous sunshine followed by a bitter chill in the [...]
Continue readingIf you’re from Cape Town it’s more than likely that you’ll be familiar with the Mikes Sports Building, and on occasion might also have bought gear from this local and loved sports store. Mike Sports has now moved premises and [...]
Continue readingFreeworld Design Centre will play host to On The Edge gala event 10 June 2011 organised by AZA (Architecture South Africa) and C&CI (Cement & Concrete Institute). For R200 you’ll be able to listen to lectures by Elena Rocchi (Spain) [...]
Continue readingIt goes without saying the everyone at the Freeworld Design Centre (and those of us fortunate to be affiliated with it) love colour and are continually inspired by its ability to transform, uplift and create significant, original design statements. Internationally, [...]
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