Volume 32 October 2010  
 
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New BerberPoint Eco from Nexus, the commercial division of Belgotex Floorcoverings, is the green alternative for architects’ first choice in carpeting. Offering all the outstanding specification and performance characteristics of BerberPoint 920 but with the option of recycled content, BerberPoint Eco provides a foundation for specifiers and designers to build their green credentials.
  Brian Steinhobel is one of the world’s most pre-eminent Industrial Designers of our time. He heads up Steinhobel design (pty) limited an industrial design and product development consultancy, which serves diverse industries; namely electronic, packaging, appliances / white goods, mining, medical, furniture, pharmaceutical, automotive, sports equipment, information technology products and many others.   Congratulations to Dee Hutchison and her team on their recent 21st birthday celebration ...   Ferreiras Décor World, the high-end tile and sanitary ware outlets that has enhanced South African homes, hotels and shopping centres for the past 35 years, has ratcheted up its service offerings to the architectural industry by opening a design library in Johannesburg the first of its kind in South Africa.
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Grand Designs Live is a home renovation exhibition offering all design solutions under one roof. Built on the success of the award-winning UK consumer event, it will take place at the Coca-Cola Dome, Johannesburg from 20 - 22 May 2011. As a TV show, it has brought stylish yet accessible home renovation and design solutions to viewers around the world. Now the magic of this series is coming to Johannesburg and promises to give South African’s the opportunity to be inspired by the vast number of ways to turn a house into a home.   GSA and Graphix Art invite you to the launch of their new Diptech printing machine.   IE Publishers would like you to join us in celebrating our 10th year in business. The overwhelming support we have received in these 10 years has prompted us to throw a silver and gold birthday bash. We would also like you to extend this invitation to clients of your own that might be interested in attending our affair.   The JVB Furniture Collection launched their new Country Range in Cape Town and Johannesburg on the 21st and 22nd of September 2010 respectively.

Here are some images from the Cape Town launch.
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The 32nd Annual Loerie Awards took place on Saturday 2 October and Sunday 3 October 2010 at the Good Hope Centre in Cape Town.

The Loerie Awards is an annual recognition of the best work produced in the brand communication industry in our region. There was a strong influence of the World Cup in 2010, however winning entries reflected a broad spectrum of the industry.
  NCS Colour Scan 2.0 introduces new technology principles through a powerful, portable colour measurement tool - developed by X-rite Inc, in cooperation with NCS Colour AB. Its technology expands colour and appearance reality through accurate colour representation, measurement and simulation bound together in a portable, easy-to-use device. The NCS Colour scan hosts new features to help the user accurately read, use and implement colour.   Sharon Nicolaci has been bestowed an Honorary Member of the IID. Sharon has over the years unselfishly dedicated her time and energy to SAGID and now the IID.   This month we preview 9 great new books relating to architecture and interior design. The IID has secured a 10% discount on all books ordered before the 30th of December 2010.
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We invite all members to profile themselves in the newsletter. This is a free service to all designers and suppliers to make use of the IID Insight Newsletter to showcase their latest achievements or products. Send us an email with your company details, a brief write-up and photographs and we will do the rest!!!   The hit rate on the IID is growing!!! From a record number of visitors in August of 2267 September boasts 2368 unique visitors for the month with an average daily hit of 110 people (Week days average 150 visitors). There were 14431 webpages viewed and a total of 91213 hits.   The IID Blog is your platform to express your views or to ask questions regarding any aspect of the interior design industry in South Africa.    
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