“Every year Design Indaba invites the public to engage with the question of what constitutes beauty through the MBOISA award. More than just an object of visual delight, MBOISA encourage a wider definition of beauty – one that encapsulates attributes such as social significance, economic impact, usability, sustainability and even humour.” – Design Indaba

———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————- “We know that beauty is in the eye of the beholder and that’s why the winner is determined by public vote. Vote for your most beautiful object in South Africa, via SMS. The winner will be announced on the afternoon of Sunday 3 March at Design Indaba Expo.The designs of all the MBOISA finalists will be on show at Design Indaba Expo, open to the public from Friday 1 March to Sunday 3 March at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.”

{Go to the Design Indaba website (here) for a full description of each finalist’s design and to vote!}

So what do you think, see something you like? Who is going to get your vote?

Zanzan Umbrella by Gareth Cowden, Babatunde

Aretha Dress By Sindiso Khumalo

Visibility Vest by Ronel Jordaan

Mechanical Bureau by Joe Paine

Golden Fold Necklace by Katherine-Mary Pichulik

The Soweto Theatre by Lawrence Chibwe, Afritects Architects

Slice Cutting Board by Jonathan Fundudis, Snapp Design

Wood and Carbon Bike by David Stubbs

Gustav Greffrath’s Interpretation of the 1975 Pipeline Gun by Spider Murphy for Dutchmann’s Delft Portfolio

Pebble Dress by Gavin Rajah

City Press Newspaper, 27 May 2012 edition | Editor, Ferial Haffajee

{All info and images via Design Indaba}