June 2011 Archive

  • Net sustainability
    Design News • 20 Jun 11
    The SafetyNet could go a long way to ensuring that plenty of valuable fish remain in the sea. >
  • Photo: Fabrice Gousset, courtesy of Galerie Kreo.
    Champions
    Design News • 20 Jun 11
    Konstantin Grcic’s Champions range of trestle tables takes its cue from sport, where speed, performance and strength is prioritised. >
  • Laser lines
    Design News • 19 Jun 11
    Here’s a template to create infographics in an instant. >
  • A clear future
    Design News • 19 Jun 11
    The Airbus 2050 concept considers the (transparent) future of air travel. >
  • Super stools
    Design News • 18 Jun 11
    Vietnamese craft plus Scandinavian design equals bright and vibrant “Superheroes” stools by Glimpt. >
  • Design encyclopaedia
    Design News • 18 Jun 11
    Alessi's flagship shop in Milan, designed by Martí Guixé, is still home to the "Alessi Encyclopaedia". >
  • Automated
    Design News • 17 Jun 11
    Ready for personalised public transport? Check out the semi-automated Wi-Fly Pod. >
  • Muchness of love
    Design News • 17 Jun 11
    With his vibrant range of ceramics, Ruan Hoffmann is the first South African to exhibit at the Rockefeller Centre in New York. >
  • Playground senses
    Design News • 17 Jun 11
    “Playground closes at dusk” is Nacho Carbonell’s outdoor installation looking at connections between sense and surrounding. >
  • Creative communities
    Design News • 15 Jun 11
    The Louis Vuitton Young Arts Project has launched RECreative, an online platform for young creatives to showcase their work. >
  • Wow Woo
    Design News • 15 Jun 11
    Woo-men Plush Toys will be making their debut at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, along with Zapiro and Anton Kannemeyer. >
  • Mastering materials
    Design News • 15 Jun 11
    An exploration of materials and processes, Materiality is Benjamin Hubert’s exhibition of industrial design. >
  • For safekeeping
    Design News • 15 Jun 11
    South African artists at Art 42 Basel explore issues around security and volatile social conditions. >
  • Urban experiences
    Design News • 14 Jun 11
    Dencity, a collaborative exhibition by André Clements and Daniel Hirschmann, explores the city ebb and flow of London and Jo’burg. >
  • Italian influence
    Design News • 14 Jun 11
    An exhibition at the Pretoria Art Museum celebrates the work of Italian-South African artists. >
  • Blood ties
    Design News • 14 Jun 11
    Kim Lieberman’s Tribe is a handmade sculpture made in bronze and lace. >
  • Paper fantasy
    Design News • 13 Jun 11
    Early Morning Life is an animation film project and installation about poverty, childhood, ambition, dreams and class divisions. >
  • Three times
    Design News • 12 Jun 11
    3Beirut is a new development by Foster + Partners in Lebanon, which hopes to promote urban renewal in the capital. >
  • City sketches
    Design News • 11 Jun 11
    Here’s a look at 72 hours at the Venice Art Biennale, as sketched by Christoph Niemann. >
  • Walk in the park
    Design News • 11 Jun 11
    Paula Scher has created a new visual identity for the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. >
  • Bicycle bench
    Design News • 10 Jun 11
    The Mishmash Bench might not win votes for its comfort but it does have a fun aesthetic appeal. >
  • Photo: Hiroshi Iwasaki.
    Outlined
    Design News • 10 Jun 11
    Rinkak is a quirky new computer mouse designed by Nendo. >
  • Embrace
    Design News • 9 Jun 11
    A concept worth embracing: Jaime Hayón’s new Favn sofa for Danish furniture manufacturer Fritz Hansen. >
  • Gifts of paper
    Design News • 9 Jun 11
    Shigeru Ban’s Paper Concert Hall in Italy serves as a symbol of solidarity and support between two countries. >

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