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	<title>Design News &#187; Porky Hefer</title>
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		<title>SFA Advisory and Southern Guild present ENDANGERED with artist Porky Hefer at Design Miami/Basel 2018</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jun 2018 13:52:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sale of Works to Benefit the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation SFA Advisory and Southern Guild announced today that they will present a unique project by renowned South African artist Porky Hefer at Design Miami/Basel from 12-17 June 2018. The exhibition, commissioned by SFA Advisory to benefit the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation (LDF), will showcase a series of seating pods depicting endangered species. The sculptures, which depict an orangutan, a polar bear, a sloth, a blue whale, and a great white shark, are made of eco-friendly and recycled materials. Titled ENDANGERED, the pods were produced using environmentally sustainable materials that have been extensively hand-worked by artisans in Cape Town. Hefer worked closely with textile artist Ronel Jordaan and craft collectives Heart Works and Mielie to translate his creatures into giant, tactile sculptures whose surfaces have been crocheted, felted, stitched and embroidered with unique embellishments. Endangered Orangutan and Porky.Courtesy: Southern Guild and SFA Advisory.Photo: Antonia Steyn. “We are incredibly excited to partner with Porky on this exciting project, and we appreciate his creativity and commitment to helping us find new ways to engage the public on issues impacting wildlife,” said Terry Tamminen, CEO of LDF. “This exhibition will raise awareness about the importance of protecting endangered species around the world. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Porky Hefer Brings Craft-Conscious Design to Southern Guild Gallery</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2015 21:42:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[MONSTERA DELICIOSA VOLUME I]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[MONSTERA DELICIOSA, VOLUME I, the first solo exhibition by Cape Town designer Porky Hefer, opens at Southern Guild Gallery on 20 November, with an old-school craft-consciousness that will appeal to a modern audience. Sponsored by Woodhead’s leather merchants, the monumental show will premier fantastical underwater animal-inspired hanging seating environments, transforming the double-volume gallery space into a magnificent faux waterscape. From a crocodile donning avocado leather, to a puffer fish woven with Kooboo Cane, these creatures will welcome gallery visitors on an intriguing journey of discovery. ‘My pieces get people to think about nature, and its fragility, and make them consider how to protect it,’ says Porky of the nest environments with which he has become synonymous. ‘They’re also about protecting local crafts so that these traditions don’t die out.’ The six pieces featured in Monstera Deliciosa, Volume I, have been created using unique local artisanal skills that include weaving, stitching and splicing. ‘No one is playing with these skills in this way,’ explains Porky. ‘People are latching on to technology, but this evolves so quickly that it’s hard to benefit from it, because by the time you master a technological aspect it’s already dead.’ He highlights the importance of reviving [...]]]></description>
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