The year is almost over, 2008 gone and 2009 to be! I thought it would be good to have a look at what a couple of trends for 2009 may be - I say may, as I could be completely off the mark, but it is fun nonetheless; and it is the business of course […]
Category Archives: Design
AHA - Another Fake!
August 26, 2008 – 1:20 pm
They are at it again - there is another fake, a copy, a want-to-be so very much out there from the ubiquitous copiers of note, @Home Livingspace!
They have copied the Prince Aha stool by Philippe Starck for Kartell. Of course, they have not learnt and at this point I realise they never will. @Home Livingspace […]
A Stolen Heart
April 25, 2008 – 11:55 am
“Good Artists Copy, Great Artists Steal” so said Pablo Picasso; but he was an artist and he was original so I suppose he could say as such, my opinion on this however is as such, “If you are going to copy then you may as well steal.” Verner Panton was an original, he was an […]
South African Design
March 7, 2008 – 4:18 pm
It seems as though local designs may have been influenced by the fact that our fragmented past has, perhaps, disallowed us the opportunity to create a unique visual language – but wait – isn’t it because of such a history, one so diverse, so full of “culture” that each South African should have their own […]
Design Integrity
March 7, 2008 – 4:15 pm
It alarms me amuses me and of course at times angers me when I think about design integrity or at times the lack of it. I came to South Africa 13 years ago to start up a business I could be proud of – and subsequently I am, but I do wonder why it is that […]
Copy Cats
March 7, 2008 – 3:53 pm
Copying! I think most that know me realise that what riles me is copying of design, I have written about it in our external newsletter quite a few times and of course a list of those that copy is on our website www.twiice.com! It would then be quite suspect, I would think, if I kept […]