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Episode 3 is the Energy Episode with special guests Kagiso Tshepe, executive creative director at Grid Worldwide, Roanna Williams, chief creative officer and co-founder of Boundless, Fran Luckin, chief creative officer of VML, Preetesh Sewraj, CEO of The Loeries and Brandon Govender, digital & integrated executive creative director at Joe Public.

Birdwatching at The Loeries Episode 2 is the Emotion Episode and features special guests Neo Segola, head of creative at Le Pub, part of the Publicis Group, Sharleen James, chair of the ACA and marketing practice lead at Accenture Song, Tebogo Skwambane, WPP country manager, Terry McKenna, executive creative director of The Odd Number and rounding it off Carl Willoughby, chief creative officer of TBWA / Hunt Lascaris.

Birdwatching at The Loeries Episode 1 focuses on that five percent difference, with special guests Wayne Naidoo, CEO of the Duke Group, Marc Algranti from Algranti Music and Nkanyezi Masango, chief creative officer from Dentsu Creative.

The Cape Town fashion scene rivalled international runways this Friday, 8 November, when SA's top designers showcased their world class couture at the Red Carpet Fashion Show 2013 held at the Lookout Marquee, V&A Waterfront.

Chocnology is an exhibition of 3D-printed chocolate sculptures designed by 10 of South Africa's hottest creative talent, using Android KitKat as inspiration.

It was love at first bite.

Photos from the Design Indaba 2013 Expo.

Friday, 9 November 2012, saw the first phase launch of Cecilia Square, the prestigious new commercial office development adjacent to the Paarl Mall on the N1.

The Brand Council of South Africa (BCSA) held its "Fight Night" debate at the TBWA Auditorium in Sandton on 25 October, where the controversial issue of free pitching was unpacked. The pitching controversy centres on the question of whether creative agencies need to produce unpaid creative strategies and ideas in order to secure the client, when other professions secure work on their track record, credentials and reputation.

Once again, exhibition designers Scan Display planned, set up and broke down this year's Design Indaba Expo.

Internationally renowned Australian Lego artist Nathan Sawaya created a large installation art piece, measuring about two metres high, at the Design Indaba conference, 29 February-2 March 2012. He demonstrated the collective power of great design as part of Absa's campaign for the 2012 Design Indaba.

The future of South African design looked especially bright this year at the 2012 Design Indaba Expo, with a high standard of craftsmanship and design from both the seasoned and Emerging Creatives sectors.

The 2012 Design Indaba Conference, which opened on Wednesday, 29 February 2012, took place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre until 2 March 2012.

The shortlist of the 10 most-beautiful objects in South Africa over the past year has been selected by lineup of design journalists and cultural commentators for Design Indaba's 2012 Most Beautiful Object in South Africa (MBOISA) award.