2012 Archive

Departure lounge to the future

Design News • 8 Oct 12

Jason Bruges Studio's New Media Lounge at San Diego International Airport offers a glimpse into the departure lounge of the future. >
20Q: Lauren Mackler

Q&A • 8 Oct 12

For Lauren Mackler it is fundamentally important to keep going and to stay optimistic while designing. >
Paul Sahre on designing what you want

Talks • Duration: 00:38:23 • 5 Oct 12

“Nothing interesting happens when you know where you’re going with something”, Paul Sahre believes. >
Nika Zupanc: Simple but smart product design

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:05:05 • 5 Oct 12

Nika Zupanc gives insight into the various meanings instilled in her designs, as well as the materials she uses to create simple yet shrewd products. >
Alvin Chan at AGI Open 2012

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:04:33 • 5 Oct 12

Alvin Chan looks at how one concept can cross into many different creative fields. >
Oded Ezer at AGI Open 2012

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:05:57 • 5 Oct 12

In his work, Oded Ezer says, it is about putting the ego to the side and allowing the action and culture to design the object. >
Remote Area Medical

FilmFestFriday • 5 Oct 12

Remote Area Medical, the pioneers of “no-cost” health care clinics, treated nearly 2 000 patients in just three days. >
The Invisible Bicycle Helmet

FilmFestFriday • 5 Oct 12

Fredrik Gertten profiles two idealistic young female entrepreneurs who created a revolutionary 21st century design object. >
Paul Priestman: Public transport is the way forward

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:05:37 • 4 Oct 12

Paul Priestman believes that public transport is the way forward. At London Design Festival he discusses designs that encourage the use of public services. >
Frosty delight

Design News • 4 Oct 12

Eco-friendly, authentic and diverse, here is a look at the 11 projects by Frost* Design shortlisted for the Sydney Design Awards. >
Seated for good

Design News • 4 Oct 12

Ineke Hans, Maarten Baas and Dirk van der Kooij are just three of the 14 Dutch designers that reimagined chairs in aid of charity. >
Lessons in leather

Design News • 3 Oct 12

Cape Town leather merchants, Woodhead's have expanded their offering with a convenient service bar where anybody can learn the tools of the trade. >
Vision for a new city

Design News • 3 Oct 12

Take a look at Dror Benshetrit's visionary proposal for creating a new island community for Istanbul, Turkey. >
Cut, Score, Create

Design News • 3 Oct 12

Funky, fun and with a touch of sand and sea. Take a look at the design projects of Urb-ski Paper Toys. >
For the nose

Design News • 3 Oct 12

Sissel Tolaas's latest and biggest project to date is a smell-based urban treasure hunt, with an iPhone app to guide you along the way! >
Benjamin Hubert on how materials and industrial processes shape his work

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:06:23 • 2 Oct 12

The young but already prolific British designer talks us through five of his designs on show at Design Junction 2012. >
Waiting on change

Design News • 2 Oct 12

Faith47 uses the South African mining crisis as inspiration for her latest work, "The Long Wait". >
Through the lens of Satyendra Pakhalé

Inside View • 1 Oct 12

We're pleased to present the contribution "Curiosities… Design & Technology" by Satyendra Pakhalé. >
Through the lens of Satyendra Pakhalé

Opinion • 1 Oct 12

Whether here on Earth or on the Moon, Satyendra Pakhalé aims to demystify design and technology and its impact on people around the world. >
Rahul Mehrotra at AZA 2012

Video Interviews • 1 Oct 12

Rahul Mehrotra believes that architecture needs to be resituated in its activist and advocacy role. >
The Landfill

FilmFestFriday • 1 Oct 12

Trash becomes energy at a small New York landfill where people are thinking differently about garbage. >
Meet Mr Toilet

FilmFestFriday • 1 Oct 12

For those without access to a simple toilet, poop can be poison... >
Walking the talk

Profiling • 1 Oct 12

Sometimes you need to shout, other times you need to talk. But you’ve always got to walk the talk, Jens Martin Skibsted believes. >
Your Street Gauteng's winning urban designs

Do Tank News • 28 Sep 12

Four creative proposals have received the green light from Your Street Gauteng, winning a total of R250 000 in project funding. >

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