Some inspiration for our DAF student designers for Avant Garde.Even as art-school classmates in Berlin, Eugenie Schmidt and Mariko Takahashi shared a fascination for people and what they wore. The kindred spirits soon launched Schmidttakahashi, a fashion label that explores the fragile concept of id
Written by: Bongani NkosiWithin five hours of its launch the Gautrain’s new service between Pretoria and Johannesburg had attracted more than 7 000 commuters.The figure was considered groundbreaking for a public train established to reduce traffic between the province’s two economic hubs.After a few
Written by: Adrienne BrookbanksThe Centre for Women’s Business Research says that the environmental friendliness of a product has a moderate to major influence on the purchasing habits of 77% of women decision-makers in business, which shows that green consumerism amongst the female gender is huge.
…And how we’ll be getting around in them according to General MotorsGeneral Motors is collaborating with a Chinese-Singaporean consortium to build a real-life city of the future where cars will be a thing of the past and people will travel around in segway-type vehicles.The forward-thinking compan
The ultimate summertime splurge: World´s most expensive flip-flops will set you back $18,000 Flip-flops, cheap and cheerful staples of summer wardrobes, normally cost less than $20.What can be so special about this pair, then, which will set one shopper back a smooth $18,000?Made by Chipkos, ´the
Over the half-century of its history, Barbie has had more than a hundred career switches from doctor to lifeguard to a chef. Nonetheless, her 2011 feat as architect Barbie, a member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) with LEED accreditation seems to be the best yet—it comes with a house u
Written by: Adrienne BrookbanksFor the most part, climate change sceptics, environmental researchers and scientists who have been vocal about their beliefs have been men. History books have placed much more emphasis on men’s roles regarding the environment and climate change, effectively disguising
Written by: Bongani NkosiThe Absa Campus, located in downtown Johannesburg and home to the bank’s headquarters, consumes at least 12MW of electricity per day – but hardly any of this is drawn from the national grid, which is good news for South Africa’s power utility Eskom.Absa has built has an eco-
Avant Garde Avant Garde, is a collaborative competition between liveeco, SA´s expert in eco chic living and the first online eco publication in SA truly devoted to eco-friendly and ethical fashion, beauty and lifestyle and one of Cape Town´s top fashion design schools, Design Academy of Fashion (
