What is WDC2014?

This prestigious status is designated biennially by the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID) to cities that are dedicated to using design for social, cultural and economic development.

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Francois van Eeden supports Cape Town for World Design Capital 2014

Francois van Eeden

Winning the World Design Capital 2014 title will help Cape Town introduce new ways of living through urban design to the world, says Francois van Eeden of FVE Interiors.

The Freeworld Design Centre is a proud supporter of Cape Town’s bid to be World Design Capital 2014

Lauren Shantall, Tracy Lynch, Kerstin Eser, Kim Bougaardt, Sameenah Ahmed and Heidi Sparks all with a love and passion for good design and aesthetics make up the team at the Freeworld Design Centre. It is South Africa’s first trade-orientated design centre, and provides a décor consultation and 3D rendering service for architects, interior designers and…

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Noero Wolff Architects support Cape Town for World Design Capital 2014

Noero Wolff Architects is an international award winning practice, based in Cape Town, South Africa, led by Jo Noero and Heinrich Wolff.

Elle Decoration supports Cape Town for World Design Capital 2014

ELLE DECORATION South Africa is one of 25 editions on six continents read by 8.9 million people, making it the world’s best-selling homes magazine. We’re the only interiors magazine with a fashion heritage and a truly global perspective. Published eight times a year (every 6 weeks) by Avusa Media Ltd under licence to Hachette Filipacchi…

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Renee Rossouw supports Cape Town for World Design Capital 2014

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“I’m Renée Rossouw and I support Cape Town for World Design Capital 2014” Renée Rossouw (Cape Town 1985) is a graphic-orientated & colour-fixated designer from South Africa. She graduated with a Masters of Architecture at the University of Cape Town in 2009 and completed the RSP Master at the European Design Labs in Madrid under…

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Cape Town Tourism supports Cape Town’s bid to be World Design Capital 2014

Cape Town Tourism together with Creative Cape Town and the Cape Town Partnership showed visitors of the Design Indaba Expo 2011 why Cape Town is a design city. The uniquely, colourful interactive stand drew crowds in all weekend. The white podium acted as a canvas for everyone to voice their opinion and show their support…

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Sune Stassen supports Cape Town for World Design Capital 2014

Sune Stassen

“Hi I’m Suné and I support Cape Town for World Design Capital 2014.” Suné Stassen is a design education specialist, design activist and editor of Design>ED, an online design magazine that aims to nurture and stimulate young minds to reach their full potential by exposing them to the current realities and developments of the design…

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Rory Williams supports Cape Town for World Design Capital 2014

Rory Williams

“I’m Rory Williams and I support Cape Town for World Design Capital 2014.” Rory Williams is a transport planner with Arup, committed to the idea that only an integrated city can be a liveable city. He writes with Mokena Makeka about urban design issues in the Cape Times, in the hope of stirring up debate…

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LIV Green Design supports Cape Town for World Design Capital in 2014

LIV Design

“I’m Danielle Ehrlich and I’m Ewaldi Grové from LIV Green Design and we support Cape Town for World Design Capital 2014″ LIV Green Design is a sustainable interior and furniture design company that wants to co-create a conscious future for all. We believe that design is a catalyst that can create positive change for a greener, cleaner future. …

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Haldane Martin supports Cape Town for World Design Capital in 2014

Haldane Martin

“I’m Haldane Martin and I support Cape Town for World Design Capital in 2014.” HALDANE MARTIN offers a sense of belonging to our world, and the spirit of the times, by creating contemporary furniture that integrates, man, nature, culture and technology, with the human qualities of wisdom, love, and beauty. The furniture has won a…

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