Congratulations to Doung Anwar Jahangeer of DALA (www.dala.org.za) who recently won the prestigious SOUTH Award at this year's Design Indaba. His award winning design was the Spaza-De-Move-On, a fold-up shop on wheels, conceived to give street hawkers convenience and dignity.
Competition was stiff, with 33 SOUTH award finalists chosen from 163 entries from across the country. This shortlist was compiled by adjudicators Mike Schalit, creative director of Network BBDO; product designer Tsai, known for his multi-award winning Nested Bunkbeds; and Brian Mtongana, known for his "Googlethu" T-shirt and work on the Design Indaba magazine.
However, the final decision was handed over to three external judges: Katsutoshi Ishibashi, editor-in-chief of Axis design magazine in Japan; Keith Helfet, South Africa-born automobile and industrial designer; and Robert Thiemann, co-founder and editor of FRAME and MARK magazines in The Netherlands.
The brainchild of Design Indaba, the SOUTH exhibition, award and documentary is a celebration of the organic emergence of a new creative ethos in South Africa. In recognition of this exciting development, Design Indaba, together with Creative Circle and the Loerie Awards, established the Creative Alliance and founded SOUTH, sponsored by the SABC. The award was open to creatives across all industries.
Spaza-de-move-on is also currently an Imagine Durban demonstration project.
Watch videos of the Spaza-de-move-on in action at:
