August 2006 Archive

  • Death star
    Design News • 1 Aug 06
    Top graduates of Design Academy Eindhoven recently exhibited eco-friendly "death designs" that are, quite literally, to die for. >
  • Don't call me babe
    Design News • 1 Aug 06
    It may look cute and cuddly, but it's one of the planet's worst poo-llutants. >
  • Prophet of the city
    Design News • 1 Aug 06
    The poet of technology, Denis Santachiara, marries art and design. >
  • Oog on Droog
    Design News • 1 Aug 06
    Focusing on Droog's eco explorations proves that the Dutch design collective's fountain of good ideas never runs dry. >
  • Botany bay
    Opinion • 1 Aug 06
    If you thought botanical illustration was dying out as fast as the rare plants it depicts, you may need to adjust your magnifying glass. >
  • High five
    Design News • 1 Aug 06
    Mike Edmonds, an associate director of Arup, identified five of the world's most significant sustainable architecture projects. >
  • My architecture manifesto
    Design News • 1 Aug 06
    Foremost eco-architect Keith Struthers of Natural Architecture builds with sustainable materials like clay, wood, living plants and stone. >
  • Four-part green manifesto
    Opinion • 1 Aug 06
    Design Indaba invites Haldane Martin, Heath Nash, Keith Struthers and Kommetjie Environmental Awareness Group to share their manifestos. >
  • Our products manifesto
    Design News • 1 Aug 06
    KEAG's Ilithalomsa project evolves the litter that gets washed up on our beaches into desirable sculptures and homeware products. >
  • My lights manifesto
    Profiling • 1 Aug 06
    Named as the 2006 Elle Decoration South Africa Designer of the Year, Heath Nash excels at making treasures from trash. >
  • Zulu Mama Chair by Haldane Martin
    My furniture manifesto
    Design Frontiers • 1 Aug 06
    Haldane Martin's pieces say a lot about their creator. Here, their creator says a lot about his pieces. >
  • Shades of green
    Hot Topic • 1 Aug 06
    In this series, some of our most able designers, art directors and illustrators drop thought-provoking image bombs. >
  • Rural renewal
    Opinion • 1 Aug 06
    One way of halting urban expansion and migration from rural to urban areas, argues Carl Harrison, is through sustainable rural design. >
  • Mission rescue
    Design News • 1 Aug 06
    Photographer Clinton Friedman is raising awareness about the illegally harvested medicinal plants that he saves from "muti" markets. >
  • Walk on the wild side
    Design News • 1 Aug 06
    A pro bono campaign by the award-winning Jupiter Drawing Room tells people to take a hike. >