The Design Indaba is a highlight on the South African Design calendar, and for CPUT’s Informatics and Design Faculty (FID) it is no different.

Set to take place this weekend at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, the Design Indaba is the premier gathering of creatives in the country, as well as internationally.

CPUT is actively involved in this annual event and to date has won numerous awards for their innovative stands.

This year, the faculty has decided to feature all CPUT courses at the exhibition, as opposed to exclusively featuring information on FID courses.

“In light of the fact that CPUT’s World Design Capital 2014 office is housed within FID, we decided to showcase the entire institution as oppose to just one faculty. Design exists to some degree in all six faculties at CPUT,” says FID’s Munira Allie.

Dedicated to broadening the creative mind, Allie along with Graphic Design lecturer Leigh Desai will also conduct workshop entitled ‘Custom Crazy Clay Flash Drives’ at the Design Indaba’s Youth Workshops.

The Design Indaba will run from 1-3 March and promises to inspire.

By Nurahn Ryklief

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And by the looks of the recent 3rd-year Fashion Show, many more will walk in their famous footsteps.

The event is a highlight on the FID calendar and forms part of the annual exhibition where the institution invites students, staff, parents and industry partners to mingle and view work from the various departments.

An impressive 145 outfits from 29 students were modelled in front of an audience of thousands on the evening.

By LAUREN KANSLEY

Pictures by SHAWN UYS

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Staff and students returning to the Cape Town campus today will be welcomed by an unusual art installation.

A corner of the Student Centre now features an interesting origami wall thanks to first-year Surface Design students.

Informatics and Design students work has traditionally been displayed within their department but an initiative is underway to ensure many more common spaces around campus get an image makeover.

Surface Design lecturer Julia Brewis says her first-year students worked for hours installing the paper piece which features horns and is based on the concept of water.

“The folding piece starts from the ceiling and cascades down the wall onto the floor space covering the entire pillar. Sharp spiked cone elements also protrude from the pillar,” says Brewis.

She says she hopes many more faculties and not only FID students will take up the challenge of beautifying their common areas.

“We want to personalize the space and encourage creativity and dialogue because our campus lacks creative involvement,” she says.

“We are all very excited and hope that other disciplines will be inspired to do something.”

Her colleague Elna Lubbe says the installation will be moved to the Council Chambers soon to enable staff at the Bellville campus to view the work.

A second round of installations including wool hangings by second year Surface Design students will be displayed shortly.

By LAUREN KANSLEY

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