Hasta La Ideas

Sharing ideas using 16,800 pencils and 10,000 post-it notes at the Capetown World Design Capital 2014 booth

With over 400 exhibitors, the Design Indaba Expo showcases a diverse range of South African design. Featuring everything from furniture to jewelry, fashion to homewares, we were just two of over 40,000 people to walk the floors of the Expo over the three day showcase. Below we’ve identified some of our favorite products from this year’s show…

Consol Sun Jar – Sometimes the most simple solutions are the best. For over 60 years, South African glass manufacturers Consol have been creating packaging solutions for both commercial and consumer applications. Their newly introduced “Solar Jars” leverage their brand’s history while providing a simple, lowcost light for indoor/outdoor use. A Consol mason jar lid is fitted with a solar panel and LED lights—a full charge emits up to six hours of light. It’s a straightforward version of Tobias Wong’s Sun Jar at less than half the price.

The Soft Machine – Debuting at Design Indaba, the Soft Machine is a food design venture that serves deliciously fresh soft serve ice creams in whimsical South African flavors like Honey Bush Tea, Sweet Corn with Tomato Jam and Moer Koffie. Because ice cream is a small delight best shared, we love the bespoke stools built for two. The tricked out soft serve truck was conceptualized by Cape Town digital creative agency

Bike Bench – Finalist for the student category of the annual Western Cape Furniture Initiative competition, the “Bike Bench” is a dual-purpose public bench and bike rack. Designed by Pierre N.F. Roux, a recent graduate of Cape Peninsula University, the h-shaped design can be strung together to expand the seating for a variety of different public spaces.

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