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		<title>“Next Gen” eco designer ware launches on NEXT21</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2021 06:24:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Going green AND supporting local is now easier than ever! This is thanks to the new export-ready, sustainable homeware and fashion items launched as part of NEXT21, an exhibition of South African design which has just gone live. Now in its fourth iteration, NEXT is an export development initiative of the Craft and Design Institute (CDI) that has achieved much success in promoting South African design to international buyers. The annual exhibition is also aimed at showcasing the best of local to South African retailers, interior designers, decorators and members of the public. This year, among the exciting new designs on offer from more than 20 exhibitors from across the country, there are a number of brands that base their production on recycling, upcycling and ingenious use of sustainable materials. The eco highlights of NEXT21 are: Eco Furniture Design From its humble beginnings in a garage, Eco Furniture Design has spent the last decade fulfilling its vision of being an environmentally and socially aware company. The brand now has two contemporary furniture stores – one in Durbanville and the other in Woodstock, Cape Town – alongside its factory, where it manufactures the superbly understated, functional furniture for which it is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bags of local style at NEXT21!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2021 06:18:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Local fashion accessories are taking it to the next level at NEXT21, an exhibition of export-worthy South African designs that are ready to take on the world. NEXT is an export development initiative powered by the Craft and Design Institute (CDI) and is now in its 4th annual incarnation. This year, more than 20 nationwide exhibitors will showcase products on an all-new online platform. The virtual exhibition is supported by the City of Cape Town and is free to view. It consists of a filmed walk-through that will bring displayed products and producers to life with interactive pop-up windows revealing informative videos, housing interviews and need-to-know facts about the fresh products that are being launched on NEXT21. The platform goes live on 25 March 2021 and runs until March 2022. The exhibition is geared to stimulate trade. For fashion buyers and retailers &#8211; both local and international &#8211; the undeniable highlights are the new purse, clutch, handbag, tote and tog bag collections being presented by a trio of proudly South African designers, namely, WREN, Mors Design and Chimpel. WREN innovatively coats, folds and stitches paper into accessories such as laptop sleeves, wallets, tog bags and totes. The company opts to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SA’s next-gen textiles debut at NEXT21</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2021 06:11:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Keen to discover the next generation of local textile designs? Look no further than NEXT21, the Craft and Design Institute’s (CDI) fourth annual trade exhibition of the hottest new export-ready South African designs. For 2021, NEXT features 7 outstanding textile producers who are launching new fabrics, homeware items and accessories as part of the exhibition, which sees a total of 24 local design houses put forward their best new ranges to the market via an online platform. Over the last four years, NEXT has developed a sterling reputation as a go-to sourcing point for international buyers, exporters, retailers, interior designers and decorators. This year is no different. Yet NEXT21 is made particularly exciting by the wide range of fresh textiles made by producers from across South Africa. Virtual visitors can expect to see the latest from Africa Ignite, Barrydale Hand Weavers, African Jacquard, Cape Alpaca Products, Cotton Tree, Amelia Jackson Industries and Chic Fusion. Africa Ignite ignited local imaginations when they burst onto the scene with ultra-colourful, hand-embroidered products employing recycled maize bags as the base for dazzling geometric patterns. For NEXT21 the KwaZulu Natal-based award winning rural development agency has launched a new range of scatter cushions in a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SA design’s next big thing: NEXT21 showcases all-new, all-local homeware and fashion accessories that are ready for the world!</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Importers, retailers and decorators &#8211; as well as design-loving members of the public &#8211; have their sights set on NEXT21, a South African product showcase that will reveal the latest furniture, lighting, textiles, fashion accessories and homeware from 23 top talents. NEXT21 is set to go live online using the latest interactive video exhibition technology at www.thecdi.org.za/next21 from 25 March 2021 onwards and will run for a full year. Now in its 4th edition, the annual NEXT Trade Exhibition is an export development initiative of the Craft and Design Institute (CDI). The CDI is a South African non-profit company with two decades of success in developing creative people, small businesses and the craft and design sector at large. In previous years, NEXT took the form of a week-long exhibition staged in Cape Town. For 2021, NEXT has been re-strategised to give it increased longevity and a wider global reach. For the first time, NEXT will take the form of an innovative online platform that can be accessed by buyers, members of the trade and the public from across the globe. The year-long digital exhibition is made possible with support from the City of Cape Town and the exhibition is free [...]]]></description>
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