Archive for April, 2011

MONA in MAPUTO

My friends in Mona-Trio are playing in Joburg this weekend and I wish them luck while knowing they do not need luck they are very pro in their preparations. I went to the studio last week to see their run through of the program and take some photos. I have realized that what I like […]

April 30, 2011  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: AFRICA, DESIGN, MOZAMBIQUE, MUSIC  Comments Closed

PARK PROJECT IN MAPUTO

A banner on the fence to the park. It has all been fenced and has guards on the gates, something that is sensible for the darker hours. There are many ways to motivate design students but the most effective motivation to work hard is real projects. We have been so fortunate to be asked to […]

April 29, 2011  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: AFRICA, ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN, ISAC - KHiO, MOZAMBIQUE  Comments Closed

NÚCLEO – MAPUTO

The sign over the entrance to the arts gallery Núcleo de Arte is an old institution in Maputo. It is an important cultural and artists’ centre in the city. It is a collective for artists under the name of Associação Núcleo de Arte. It is the oldest collective of artists in Mozambique. Seated in an old […]

April 25, 2011  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: AFRICA, ART, DESIGN, ISAC - KHiO, MOZAMBIQUE, MUSIC  Comments Closed

ISARC STUDENT IN WORKSHOP IN CAPE TOWN

The article in the Times in Cape Town. You can print out a good copy of it here. Craft producers from throughout the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have been participating in a workshop in Cape Town. This has been funded by the Kellogg Foundation and facilitated by the Cape Craft and Design Institute (CCDI). […]

April 24, 2011  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: AFRICA, DESIGN, MOZAMBIQUE, PONDERINGS  Comments Closed

MELBOURNE MORNING RADIO AT MID-NIGHT IN AFRICA

Emily (standing) during public consultation (0r human centered design) in the Docklands in Melbourne during the early stages of setting up their urban farm. When I was in Cape Town visiting the art and design schools, plus some other social innovation organizations, I was asked to talk to Emily in Melbourne on her local morning […]

April 23, 2011   Posted in: DESIGN, PONDERINGS, SUSTAINABILITY  Comments Closed

Mugendi M’Rithaa and African Design

I had a meeting with the highly sympathetic African design activist and educator Mugendi M’Rithaa in the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. He operates in the Faculty of Design and Informatics. He is a co-founder of Design With Africa, a network for sharing a knowledge base and to be an open forum for debates and […]

April 22, 2011  Tags: , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: ART, DESIGN, MOZAMBIQUE, PONDERINGS  Comments Closed

EMPOWERMENT, INNOVATION, DESIGN, PRODUCTION

The township where the centers are located. I visited ENZA in Cape Town, or actually on the outskirts of the city. It is a registered non-profit and public benefit organization based in the Paarl/Wellington area near the city. It aims to empower underpriviledged women and girls to build a future. It is driven by the […]

April 21, 2011  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: DESIGN  Comments Closed

The Balance, sustainability and controlling gestures.

Emily in Melbourne asked me a question this morning about sustainability and Iceland that starts me pondering. Sitting in Cape Town observing and thinking about sustainability I reflect about how my country Iceland somehow developed faster than we can handle. A country known for clean air, beautiful nature and ample natural resources. In my youth I […]

April 17, 2011   Posted in: DESIGN, ICELAND, PONDERINGS, SUSTAINABILITY  Comments Closed

A NEW PARK FOR ARTISANS AND CULTURE IN MAPUTO

A big sign on the park fence invites people to the new location for artisans and culture. The old Parque dos Continuadores was rather dilapidated when I first saw it. A bit scary and not to go into at night. Now it has been transformed and great stalls have been built for displaying work by […]

April 14, 2011  Tags: , , , , , , ,   Posted in: ARCHITECTURE, ART, DESIGN, ISAC - KHiO, MOZAMBIQUE  Comments Closed

The Startup Kids

The York News and Features says that Mark Zukerberg Won’t be the only Twentysomething Tech Founder with his own Movie. The Startup Kids is a documentary about young web entrepreneurs in the U.S. and Europe. It contains interviews with the founders of Vimeo, Soundcloud, PlayFish, WordPress, Posterous and many others who talk about how they started […]

April 12, 2011  Tags: , ,   Posted in: DESIGN, PONDERINGS  Comments Closed

WA GUNE QUARTET FIRST CD AVAILABLE

The stage at the end of the concert. Cabocha on left playing the various drums, Cheny on the sofa with the Timbila, Zito to far right on drums and Nene behind the two lady singers, Thobile Mcincinini and Bongiwe Dlamini. The TIMBILA is a musical instrument in Mozambique, like a Xylophone. It is traditionally associated […]

April 3, 2011  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: MOZAMBIQUE, MUSIC  Comments Closed