DIY office table - done!

Having worked off the kitchen table for the last 6 months, it was time to upgrade. We wanted a modern looking table with a difference, and at an affordable price... Well... turns out that our taste is somewhat expensive... So we simply had to get our 'hands dirty' and make our own - plus it's a one of a kind K&i design, and there's nothing wrong about being unique is there?

We opted for a 32mm MDF board, it is super heavy so all those push-ups we've been doing really helped when we needed to carry it inside. We added two small holes for the computer cables to go through and neatly attached the extension cable underneath to minimise all those 'irritating-cables-on-the-floor' thing. The top was painted with 4 coats of Velvaglo with a light sand between each coat, and the steel legs expertly made by local blacksmith John. We are very happy with the outcome.

MAGIC

This years South African Innovation Summit was a hit attracting more visitors than ever before.

Above is page 83 from the Spark Book, a book dedicated to making the reader question, observe differently, educate and above all inspire creativity.

More of the thinking behind the Spark Book to follow, but for now we'll leave you with this beautiful quote by Roald Dahl in hope that it encourages your inner child to make an appearance every now and then.

"Those who don't believe in magic will never find it."

Open Design Cape Town

We briefly popped in to check out this years Open Design event, especially interesting was the Madiba posters. We will be sure to put it in the diary for next year.

Gibs iLab

The Gibs iLab is a new space designed around the five senses, it is there to challenge mindsets and thinking styles. K&i was approached to create the logo and infographic wall artworks for this new space, along with an icon for each of the five rooms. More pics of the logo and infographics on our website.

Africa Illustrated on Design Indaba

Design Indaba so kindly featured our latest work for African Impact featuring brochures created for both Tuli Wilderness Camp and Encounter Mara. Thanks guys!

Editorial Design Served!

Whoop whoop!! We've been served (again we must add)! It's a real honour for us to be served on behance. With all the talent around the world, they picked us. We were served for our editorial design we did for the SA Innovation Summit last year, the Black book and Note book. This years summit is currently in full swing, we will reveal this years book in the next few weeks. Stay tuned

Tuli and Encounter Mara brochures

African Impact appointed K&i to design brochures for Tuli Wilderness Camp and Encounter Mara.

The A5 three-fold brochures were printed on matt art and the square brochure printed on the more premium Rives Tradition paper. More pics and the issuu version can be found on our website.

Encounters 2013

We had the pleasure in designing the Encounters Documentary festival campaign once again. More pics from last years and this years event can be found on our website.

The K&i studio

K&i have been busy... As you know we've bought a house and we are currently renovating the studio. Roof, gutters, windows, and floors have been done, interior walls and ceilings have been painted and now for the fun bit of decorating... A new set office chairs are on their way, blinds have been made, and check out our new-old-storage unit. More photos to come soon.

David Constance - New surfboard company in Muizenberg

We are super stoked to have worked on creating the corporate id and branding for David Constance, a new surfboard company here in Muizenberg. Check out more pics on our website.

Busy-ness

K&i have been flat out busy that we've neglected to update our website in a few months… Well, we've finally got around to it and new work is up! One of which is the annual report we did for Unicef. Check out more pics and the issuu version on our website.

DIY Pallet table

This is super simple to do, and even easier if you don’t have a puppy.

Ingredients: X2 pallets, X1 sheet of 60 grit sandpaper, X1 sheet of 100 grit
sandpaper, X1 dustpan brush, X4 caster wheels, X16 self tapping wood screws, screwdriver to match the head and optional extra’s would be paint/stainer and brush/roller.

Start by sanding down any rough edges and remove splintered ends using the 60 grit sandpaper. It’s not necessary but you can smooth the wood surface even further by using the 100 grit sandpaper after the 60.

With one hand brush the dust, dirt and any loose bits off while fending off the pup with the other hand. It’s probably the trickiest part of the whole job to be honest.

Give the pallets a lick of paint, as much or as little as you like, go safe or be
experimental, make a mess and play like you are a child again. Or you can skip this part and move on if you prefer the raw look.

Carefully measure equidistant sides around the caster wheel - you don’t want to bugger this step up so take your time when measuring like we did...

Get one screw in, and then do the opposite side. Followed by screw three and then four. Continue to fit the remaining wheels.

With all four wheels in place flip and roll your new beauty into your favourite
happy spot.

Check out what we've also made out of pallets, a couch!