C(ape) Town days...

Just arrived in Cape Town after a 14 Hour drive. worth every minute of reckless drivers and stop overs. Off to Camps Bay for a glass of red wine. That should get rid of the jetlag. keep you posted on my expedition in the big city.

Girl on the steps...

So today was the big day to the mall. I am not in the slightest a mall person, but I like clothes. And fashion. And stuff in general. I didn’t purchase anything, but I did manage to snap a shot of a girl sitting on the steps of Nelson Mandela Square. We briefly chatted and I complimented her on her well put together outfit that I spotted from a mile away in the square. This consisting of a bright yellow blouse fitting her like a glove, berry maroon leggings  with a matching beanie and a simple pair of brogues and pearl necklace to top it off.

If only I could remember your name…

one wild ride...

Although the name sounds deceptively deceiving (well in my case it was), I gave myself the idea, purely based on the title, that it was another documentary about the penguins or birds or plants. This was most certainly not the case. Based on real life events, as all movies are these days, the movie follows Christopher McCandless on his journey Into the Wild.

Although my only perception of the film before watching it was based around nature, I was truly blown away at the content.  McCandless graduates from university and traipses all along America, with his ultimate destination being Alaska. However, the means in which he does it is so carefree and untroubled. He gives his life savings to charity, burns the remainder of his earnings and tears up his social security card. His fearlessness in the film is somewhat inspiring in that he gave up everything. Now I like stuff and I don’t regard myself as materialistic but I like stuff. I am an industrial design student by trade so I’m bred to make stuff and then buy the stuff and then design more stuff. But watching this truly embedded the desire to drop it all in a heartbeat.  In a way, the film reminds me of my dad when he was a carefree bachelor, travelling and generally just living the dream.

I’m no Barry Ronge, but this was one bloody good film.

this little piggy went to the market...

(Bean There) done that

 

I popped in at 44 Stanley’s Bean There coffee shop for a quick yet memorable coffee experience. I myself have never actually been (no pun intended) due to it being tucked snuglyin a hidden corner. Despite this, is, it had affair amount of fellow coffee lovers,two of whom were studying mathematical equations- my bet is wits students.

I managed to page through the new free (I know right!!!) issue of Voila magazine. It really blows me away that sucha high quality magazine is of no charge. I hope it stays that way. Nothings free these days. It’s rather refreshing that this is. Pity the coffee wasn’t, however at 15 randtjies a pop for a bloody good cuppa, I don’t mind forking out the extra change.

Lightbulb idea

I stumbled across the Plumen 001 CFL light bulb and found the interview with the designer and managing director and founder of the company Hulger quite intriguing. Samuel Wilkinson, the designer of the Plumen, pushes the boundary of the idea of a CFL light bulb in terms of its form and creating a more poetic product. Not to mention the fact that they look pretty good as pendant lights too...

Follow this link for the video and more information

http://www.dezeen.com/2011/03/19/interview-brit-insurance-design-of-the-year-winners-2011/

rum dum dum

just ignited  my love for Scandinavian and Nordic design thanks to Rum. http://www.rumid.dk/Interior1/

where art thou nikon cool pix 12 megapixels?

It’s been a week now that I can’t seem to back track as to where i left this small yet significant thing in my life. On a more positive note, I went away camping this weekend, I know I know a bit of indulgence, but oh my! did it do some good for the soul. As tempted as I was to traipse my laptop and sketch portfolio along, I resisted the urge and was surprisingly pleased with making that decision. Apart from a slight case of sunburn, the weekend was simply fantastic. Nature really can do wonders to the mind and apparently so can jumping off 10 m cliffs into icy cold rock pools. Photographic evidence is lacking due to my dear old camera being tucked away in an unknown location. Pity I couldn’t document the experience. Guess you’ll just have to take my word for it…

Now…back to reality.



p+l...

Pedersen and Lennard have been on the go in the South African design industry  for quite some time now and are renowned for their bucket stool chair, namely one of their products. I found this video of them sharing their experiences within industry. I found mysf wanting more!...there's  non of this designer ego nonsense that they spew out their mouths, the way they describe their products and their use of the word "stuff" is some seriously refreshing "stuff" !.... keeping my eyes peeled for their next great invention.

Its seems I cant load the video but do go check out this link...
http://www.we-are-awesome.com/spaces/pedersenlennard.html

http://m.designindaba.com/exhibitor/pedersen-lennard-profile

http://www.pedersenlennard.co.za/

the graduate...

Its official, im a graduate. The ceremony went down today and I recieved my national diploma in Industrial design, along with how many other students from the faculty. All in all a great ceremony...not to mention the fantastic food and wine that went down with family at Espresso in Parkhurst following the days events.

A simple white pencil skirt, royal blue blouse with a skinny caramel belt, vintage bag and shoes to match. Red lipstick and nail polish to top the outfit off not with a fizzle, but with a BANG!. Now to do it all again next year for my degree in industrial design. whew!