South Africa

Programmable credit card Root aims to transform the financial technology sector Big Ideas

Programmable credit card Root aims to transform the financial technology sector:

17.05.2017 - South Africa – The card enables developers to fully customise their bank account.
Finance : Digital : Technology
Riding a new wave
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Riding a new wave:

21.04.2017 - Cape Town – Surf brand Mami Wata has created a campaign that explores the African mythology around...
New Bricolage Living : South Africa : Sports
Paradisiacal retreat News

Paradisiacal retreat:

05.01.2017 - South Africa – Bosjes is a new farm resort opening in March that will feature a contemporary chapel and...
Bosjes : Farm Resort : Chapel
Local footwork News

Local footwork:

25.01.2016 - Johannesburg – Shoe brand Eytys is celebrating local fashion designers in its spring/summer 2016...
Eytys : New Bricolage Living : Fashion
Good old days News

Good old days:

17.12.2015 - Johannesburg – South Africa’s finest retailers have descended on a former Market Square in the cultural...
South Africa : Work Shop New Town : Retail Spaces
Design Miami/ 2015 Preview Big Ideas

Design Miami/ 2015 Preview:

23.11.2015 - For the 11th year running, Miami’s pastel avenues will present a range of shows and satellite...
Art Basel Miami : Design : Design Miami/ 2015
Neutral Culture
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Neutral Culture:

24.08.2015 - Historically, race and gender have been the most divisive markers of identity. And while they are a...
Neutral Culture : Diversity : LGBT
Scrub up
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Scrub up:

05.05.2015 - South Africa – Motion tracking has been used to create an engaging, interactive advert – for a washing...
Skip Detergent : Luis Cerveró : Interactive Video
Pegged-down design: Puma opens modular store in South Africa News

Pegged-down design: Puma opens modular store in South Africa:

11.09.2014 - Johannesburg – Puma Select has opened a store with a pared-back, flexible design to highlight its...
Retail Interiors : Puma : South Africa
Match-maker: Johnnie Walker helps you find your perfect flavour News

Match-maker: Johnnie Walker helps you find your perfect flavour:

05.08.2014 - Johannesburg – If you were to have a sip of whisky, what kind would it be? That is the question Johnnie...
Synaesthesia : Sensory Splurge : Whisky
WhatsApp is world's most popular mobile messenger Big Ideas

WhatsApp is world's most popular mobile messenger:

08.12.2013 - WhatsApp is world’s most popular mobile messenger
China : Chat Services : Whatsapp
Stamped Goods Design Directions

Stamped Goods:

06.11.2013 - Designers are giving heritage a modern twist by reviving symbolic logos and embracing subtle cult...
Chicago : Maria's Packaged Goods And Community Bar : Hirokazu Kobayashi
Bikes, buttons and brews: Cape Town's all-in-one space News

Bikes, buttons and brews: Cape Town's all-in-one space:

06.11.2013 - Cape Town – South African bike shop, bar, café and men’s clothing retailer The House of Machines can be...
Restaurant : South Africa : Cape Town
Sub-Saharan Africa Markets

Sub-Saharan Africa:

11.06.2013 - Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is open for business as analysts hail a new era of prosperity for the world’s...
IMF : World Bank : Accenture
Phy-gital retail technology: Social Interaction Markets

Phy-gital retail technology: Social Interaction:

25.04.2013 - Retailers are using social media and interactive elements in their stores to entertain, entice and...
Facebook : Taste-graph Commerce : Mobile
Travel & Hospitality industry outperforms global economy Big Ideas

Travel & Hospitality industry outperforms global economy:

03.03.2013 - Travel & Hospitality industry outperforms global economy
Tourism : World Travel & Tourism Council : Economy
Consumers willing to spend more on eco-Branding & Packaging Big Ideas

Consumers willing to spend more on eco-Branding & Packaging:

17.02.2013 - Consumers willing to spend more on eco-Branding & Packaging
India : Ipsos InnoQuest : Re-usable
La Rinascente sees the light in emerging markets Big Ideas

La Rinascente sees the light in emerging markets:

18.12.2012 - La Rinascente sees the light in emerging markets
La Rinascente : Little Sun : Italy
Luxury brands slow to see African potential Big Ideas

Luxury brands slow to see African potential:

26.11.2012 - Luxury brands slow to see African potential
Africa : Suzy Menkes : IHT Conference
Local colour: Nando's gets creative in Scotland News

Local colour: Nando's gets creative in Scotland:

15.11.2012 - Local colour: Nando’s gets creative in Scotland
Marc Delaye : Victorian : Flexthetics
Tuned in: OFM music boxes add a playful twist News

Tuned in: OFM music boxes add a playful twist:

11.10.2012 - Tuned in: OFM music boxes add a playful twist
Advertising : Infographics : Infographic
Down to a tea: Vending machine rewards tweets
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Down to a tea: Vending machine rewards tweets:

25.06.2012 - Down to a tea: Vending machine rewards tweets
Advertising : South Africa : Cape Town
South Africa Market Markets

South Africa Market:

20.06.2012 - South Africans are young, they’re flocking to the cities and they love designer labels.
South Africa : IMF : The Economist
Tapping into Twitter: Tweets flow to save water News

Tapping into Twitter: Tweets flow to save water:

03.04.2012 - Tapping into Twitter: Tweets flow to save water
FLOW : Close The Tap : Twitter
Design Miami Review 2011 Big Ideas

Design Miami Review 2011:

06.12.2011 - The winner of the Designer of the Year prize, David Adjaye, set an impressive tone for this year’s...
Heritage : Nature : Provenance
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