August 2013 Archive

  • The Natalie Collection.
    Breathing life
    Design News • 27 Aug 13
    The Natalie Collection is a trio of highly effective, low-cost solutions for birth related mortality. >
  • Hang-It-All by Hella Jongerius.
    Daylight colour
    Design News • 28 Aug 13
    Hella Jongerius has used her daylight colour chart, Daylight Wheel, to recolour Charles and Ray Eames's iconic 1953 Hang-It-All clothes hook. >
  • Your Street Live Barrack Lane
    Festival News • 29 Aug 13
    Barrack Lane, the winning proposal in the Your Street Live challenge, is an idea to turn a forgotten lane in Cape Town into a dynamic space. >
  • 3D printed home by Facit Homes.
    DIY home
    Design News • 29 Aug 13
    Facit Homes' D-Process allows homeowners to use 3D printing to design and build a unique home. >
  • Le Véritable Petit Beurre packaging by Matali Crasset.
    Cookie creatures
    Design News • 30 Aug 13
    Matali Crasset's packaging redesign for a French biscuit brand features quick and fun instructions on how to turn the packaging into whimsical creatures. >
  • Modern Cultural Curators: Simon Costin
    FilmFestFriday • 30 Aug 13
    Wonderful, magical and fantastical are terms that best describes the aesthetic of set designer Simon Costin. #FilmFestFridays takes a closer look. >
  • Daan Roosegaarde at Design Indaba Conference 2013.
    Daan Roosegaarde on creating techno poetry
    Talks • Duration: 00:30:44 • 30 Aug 13
    “I’m a hippie with a business plan”, says artist and innovator Daan Roosegaarde on his approach to design, making what he calls “techno poetry”. >
  • Maison Sylvestres by Matali Crasset.
    Cabin in the woods
    Design News • 31 Aug 13
    Matali Crasset has designed four eco-friendly forest houses for adventurers, art lovers, hikers and walkers to reconnect with nature. >
  • Scientia et labore by Faith47. Photo: Pablo Aravena.
    Knowledge and labour
    Design News • 31 Aug 13
    Faith47's latest mural is titled "Scientia et labore" or "knowledge and labour". It's an evocative portrait of an old woman. >

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