Afrika T: Cape Town and design

Blogging Hiatus

Gentle Reader,

Some five years into the life of Afrika T, I now find myself unable to keep up with contributions at a level that I and you have come to expect from this blog. Partly this is because of other activities in responsible tourism (see example here, and another here), partly from other projects in sustainability (see examples here and here), and partly for reasons that are more personal.

I am certainly still active online and in responsible travel, so feel free to comment on existing posts here, to follow me on Twitter, and to note what I've been reading online via Delicious. I also hope to return to Afrika T, so am not bringing the blog to a halt, just declaring a hiatus of indefinite duration...

Thank you for your support over the years, and, if you're a newcomer to the site, may it still prove valuable.

Kind regards

Kurt

5 December 2011

Friday, 26 August 2011

Cape Town and design - a video intro

Cape Town has been shortlisted for the designation of World Design Capital for 2014, competing with Dublin and Bilbao. WDC is designated every other year by the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID) to cities that are dedicated to using design for social, cultural and economic development.

The bid team just released a video overview that showcases Cape Town's design -- don't just think fashion, film, graphics, etc. This is a different approach to design entirely (but that includes some serious eye candy), and the video gives a fresh insight into the character of the city as well as introducing some of the characters who are among the creative vanguard here.