Design Indaba update
Here are some photos of the Design Indaba sunset cocktail party held yesterday afternoon at 4th Beach, Clifton in Cape Town.
Attended by speakers, press and VIPs, the party allowed everyone to get to know each other and relax a bit before the conference kicks off today.
Michael Young (top image) was there, even though he's not speaking at Design Indaba, because he happens to be in town this week.
Absentees included the Front girls, who were stuck in their hotel room emailing things to Japan.
Interesting gossip we picked up at the party includes the fact that biannual Lisbon-based design extravaganza Experimenta has been cancelled this year due to the withdrawal of its funding.
Apologies for the missing names in the captions - we'll add them as soon as we've worked out who everyone is and checked our spelling.
Jaime Hayon and Hella Jongerius
Michael Young and Design Indaba supremo Ravi Naidoo
Design Indaba built a tent on the beach to protect the pasty Europeans from the sun.
Jasper Morrison and Michael Young
Jurgen Bey and Hella Jongerius
The feet of Jurgen Bey and Hella Jongerius
Jasper Morrison and Michael Young
Jurgen Bey, Hella Jongerius and Jurgen's wife
Andy Stevens
Wally Olins and Yoko Choy
Tony Davidson and Jaime Hayon
Tony Davidson definitely wins the award for Person Who Spent Most Time On His Mobile
Simon Waterfall and Daljit Singh
Brian Eno and Simon Waterfall
Caryn Petersen and Brian Eno
Jasper Morrison and Hella Jongerius
Ravi Naidoo
Ravi Naidoo
Ravi's feet
Hella Jongerius
Hella Jongerius after getting a bit too close to the ocean
Justin McGuirk
Jasper Morrison and Ravi Naidoo
Massimo Vignelli and Jaime Hayon
Two nice people whose names we have forgotten
Neville Brody, Ravi Naidoo, Lella Vignelli, Massimo Vignelli