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END OF YEAR STUDENTS EXHIBITION at THE DESIGN CENTER
November 17, 2009 from 6:30pm to 9pm
THIS YEAR HAS BEEN AN EXCEPTIONAL YEAR FOR THE DESIGN CENTER AND WE'D LIKE TO BRAG ABOUT IT. SO COME AND HAVE A DRINK WITH US AND SEE THE NEW TALENT GOING INTO THE DESIGN INDUSTRY.
END OF YEAR STUDENTS EXHIBITION at THE DESIGN CENTER
November 17, 2009 from 6:30pm to 9pm
THIS YEAR HAS BEEN AN EXCEPTIONAL YEAR FOR THE DESIGN CENTER AND WE'D LIKE TO BRAG ABOUT IT. SO COME AND HAVE A DRINK WITH US AND SEE THE NEW TALENT GOING INTO THE DESIGN INDUSTRY.
END OF YEAR STUDENTS EXHIBITION at THE DESIGN CENTER
November 17, 2009 from 6:30pm to 9pm
THIS YEAR HAS BEEN AN EXCEPTIONAL YEAR FOR THE DESIGN CENTER AND WE'D LIKE TO BRAG ABOUT IT. SO COME AND HAVE A DRINK WITH US AND SEE THE NEW TALENT GOING INTO THE DESIGN INDUSTRY.
END OF YEAR STUDENTS EXHIBITION at THE DESIGN CENTER
November 17, 2009 from 6:30pm to 9pm
THIS YEAR HAS BEEN AN EXCEPTIONAL YEAR FOR THE DESIGN CENTER AND WE'D LIKE TO BRAG ABOUT IT. SO COME AND HAVE A DRINK WITH US AND SEE THE NEW TALENT GOING INTO THE DESIGN INDUSTRY.
Profile Information
- Built Industry Sector:
- Interior design services
- Profession:
- Director
- Primary Work Focus:
- Design - Tertiary education
- About Me / Us:
- Professor Des Laubscher – Founder / Director
Des Laubscher co-founded Greenside Design Center in 1987 with Ingrid Templer. Des is a Past President of the International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers, a federation representing the interests of 60 000 designers worldwide in 38 countries. He is a Fellow of Design for the World, a multi disciplinary organisation concerned with humanitarian aspects of design based in Barcelona, Spain. In 2001 he was appointed a Visiting Professor of Design at Nottingham Trent University. Des has presented papers on many design issues in many countries around the world, such as Korea, Japan,
Australia, Bali, China, Spain, Denmark, England, Brazil, Mexico and the USA, to mention a few. He has been appointed as Chair of One Voice, a multidisciplinary body of designers who want to form a Council of Design inSouth Africa. He is also President of The South African Institute of Interior Design Professions. Des has just been appointed onto the Advisory Board of DESIGN 21: Social Design Network, who in partnership with UNESCO, explore relationships between design and society.
- Company Name:
- Greenside Design Center college of design
- Contact Number:
- + 27 11 646 1984
- Website:
- http://www.designcenter.co.za
Desmond Laubscher's Blog
Can design help the economic crisis?
I don’t think we realise as designers the power of design thinking and how it can impact on the world, especially with the present global economic crisis. We are our worst enemy, usually only being able to talk to ourselves and unable to understand the power of marketing universally when you have a product to sell – and we do have a product to sell in the present climate! By nature we are problem solvers. We understand a problem, are able to go through a process or processes to analyse, debate,… Continue
Posted on May 18, 2009 at 2:00pm — 1 Comment
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I am looking for the IID group, has one been created yet?
Congrats on a awesome coctail party!
manufactured product:
Over the past 10 years I have come to sincerely appreciate this product for
its value in reducing the aging of the facial skin, neck ache and breathing
problems.
This is not a product that will be mass produced, simply because it is
extremely labour intensive and each is hand crafted to produce the desired
quality. If all the cutting, gluing and sculpting is done before-hand, one
person can produce two complete units per day and it will therefore always
be an exclusive product.
Although these pillows fit in a standard pillow slip, each pillow is
supplied with one fitted pillow slip which could be used as a pattern to
have slips made in the desired colour and fabric as required by each
customer.
These pillows are currently manufactured in China only with a landed cost
per unit of R890. Now interior designers & decorators are able to purchase
directly from point of manufacture at R560 per unit, leaving an ample margin
for profit.
Warm Regards,
Gwen Gerber
Mobile #: 079 498 5648
L.L. #: 011 477 4895
I am now working for an architectural company called Louis Karol in Cape Town. I am learning a lot and really enjoying it! A student intern joined us a few weeks ago and she asked me which institution I did my studies and I answered back saying "Greenside Design Center", and she immediately responded by saying "oh, that is the College that wins all the competitions"... so I am writing to you to tell you that GDC is well respected and known for its excellence and am proud to be part of that family!
Hello Desmond
I would like to personally welcome you to the DesignMind portal, and also take this opportunity to invite you to join the fastest growing community on this forum, namely the Photorealistic Rendering Group
We look forward to interfacing with you in the near future.
Warmest regards
ATHOL PHILLIPS
Autograph Design Technologies
Looking forward to it!
Happy networking!
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Nicole Hijbeek
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