Core77

Paraglider perseveres with inner DIY-ness

By squirrelbait - September 21, 2007

in Object Culture

Cyril Mazibuko will soon devote lots of time to paragliding, not as a hobbyist or novice, but as an instructor--quite an achievement for someone, who at the age of 12 fashioned functional homebrew wings from plastic fertilizer bags and rope. The South African paragliding hopeful grabbed the attention of actual paragliders who showed him the proper way to fly with more, ahem, dependable equipment. And now he's teaching the sport. We can't help but wonder if he would've enjoyed being paraglider designer.

photo: Michael Walker, courtesy Johannesburg Sunday Times

thanks tom!

o

Favorite This
Q

Comment

Share your thoughts

Join over 240,000 designers who stay up-to-date with the Core77 newsletter.
Subscribe
Test it out; it only takes a single click to unsubscribe

Directory Company Profiles

Core77
Industrial Design
Resources

K

{

Welcome

jSign In with Core77 Account

Email or Username
Password Forgot password?
Keep me signed in

Cancel

Don't have an account? Join Now

K

{

Welcome

Create a Core77 Account

jJoin Now with Email

Email Not Public
Username
Password
Confirm Password
Cancel

Already have an account? Sign In

By creating a Core77 account you confirm that you accept the Terms of Use

K

Reset Password

Please enter your email and we will send an email to reset your password.

Paraglider perseveres with inner DIY-ness

Join over 240,000 designers who stay up-to-date with the Core77 newsletter.

Directory Company Profiles

Core77 Directory

K

Welcome

K

Welcome

K

Reset Password

Join over 240,000 designers who stay up-to-date with the Core77 newsletter.