Watch Cape Town’s countdown to 2014…and World Design Capital
A jubilant crowd gathered on Cape Town’s Grand Parade for an incredible light show projected onto Cape Town’s neo-Renaissance-style City Hall. After a video displaying the ways in which the city hopes to ‘live design, transform life’ during its year-long run as World Design Capital, Nelson Mandlela’s face appeared with the national flag. As the crowd erupted in cheers, the countdown began, followed by a long night of music and fireworks
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A jubilant crowd gathered on Cape Town’s Grand Parade for an incredible light show projected onto Cape Town’s neo-Renaissance-style City Hall. After a video displaying the ways in which the city hopes to ‘live design, transform life’ during its year-long run as World Design Capital, Nelson Mandlela’s face appeared with the national flag. As the crowd erupted in cheers, the countdown began, followed by a long night of music and fireworks.
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