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Martha Stewart drama at the Design Indaba.

Posted: February 26th, 2010 | By Jackie May


Design Indaba guests found the special speaker to be rather unspecial.

As Martha’s presentation clearly wasn’t going to develop beyond a sales pitch people walked out. We know now all about her business, her 5 houses, and lots about her dogs and then more about glitter. Very bizarre. By the end half the audience in the main auditorium had walked out and most of the people in the simulcast room. In a huff. Outside crowds watched as Martha was being twitterslapped. Great fun. She clearly underestimated South Africans. And she clearly wants to penetrate this market.

Waiting to interview her. But she’s signing books somewhere. There are those who still love her.

UPDATE: Jokes abounded about her presentation during the rest of the conference. Quips from speakers, and the MC, about how many millions they could make from their various projects. 5.5 designers presented an idea of where we will get food from in 2050. Rethink animals. Rats? They showed a picture of dead rats hanging in a French shop window. Horrible, but a good idea. And then said that they will make millions from this idea – MS said this about one of her ideas. The audience collapsed.

  
 
 

Comments

 

keen observer

March 10, 2010 at 5:45 pm

A distinguishing characteristic between civilized people and the animal kingdom is a sense of humor. Obviously, the Ugly South Africans in the audience at Design Indaba lacked a sense of humor to appreciate the intended joke of the glittered ham. But besides being a joke, the glittered ham had greater implications for a “better world through creativity,” which the Ugly South Africans could not comprehend or envision. Humorless and ridiculing the poor, the presentation, and “gold glitter over ham” reflect a mindset in commonality with the animal kingdom, an obvious legacy of murderous apartheid.

 

keen observer

March 10, 2010 at 5:56 pm

A distinguishing characteristic between civilized people and the animal kingdom is a sense of humor. Obviously, the Ugly South Africans in the audience at Design Indaba lacked a sense of humor to appreciate the intended joke of the glittered ham. But besides being a joke, the glittered ham had greater implications for a “better world through creativity,” which the Ugly South Africans could not comprehend or envision. Humorless and ridiculing the poor, the presentation, and “gold glitter over ham” reflect a mindset in commonality with the animal kingdom.

 

keen observer

March 10, 2010 at 8:26 pm

A characteristic that distinguishes civilized people from the animal kingdom is humor. The refusal to see the glittered ham as an intended joke showed the absence of humor among the Ugly South Africans at Design Indaba. Humorless and ridiculing the poor, the presentation, and “gold glitter over ham” reflect a mindset having commonality with the animal kingdom.

 

Lydya

November 18, 2012 at 7:02 am

Kristina! This card is just lovely! I’m shpeceless!I love the felt scallops you used! But the looks of it, it must have had a bunch! It’s super cute You’re really just an inspiration. Keep up the videos!-Crystal

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