November 2013 Archive

  • Rolex Mentor & Protégés Arts Initiative
    Sponsored video: Rolex Mentor & Protégés Arts Initiative
    Design News • Duration: 00:00:00 • 29 Nov 13
    Rolex supports artists by sponsoring year-long mentorship programmes between emerging artists and internationally recognised masters. >
  • Chocolate-Paint by Nendo.
    Deceptive chocolates
    Design News • 28 Nov 13
    Nendo has created a limited-edition set of chocolates that resemble a variety of oil paint tubes. >
  • Kristinebergs Slottspark street lamps by Front.
    Warping lights
    Design News • 28 Nov 13
    Design trio Front has created attention-grabbing street lamps that light up the popular Kristinebergs Slottspark in Sweden. >
  • Harry Pearce makes his mark on the Keeper's House in London's Royal Academy.
    Keeping it historic
    Design News • 27 Nov 13
    Graphic designer Harry Pearce has designed a logotype with a "quirky, domestic twist" for a 19th century building in London's Royal Academy. >
  • AQMW lipstick packaging by Marcel Wanders.
    The whole package
    Design News • 27 Nov 13
    Marcel Wanders brings a touch of floral whimsy to Japanese cosmetic brand AQMW's new packaging. >
  • THREE bag by Konstantin Grcic.
    Sewn up
    Design News • 26 Nov 13
    The simple construction of German industrial designer Konstantin Grcic's cotton canvas bags ensure they will "last forever". >
  • African Queen collection by Quazi Design.
    Queen of beauty
    Design News • 25 Nov 13
    Quazi Design has been announced as a finalist in the SOURCE Awards 2013. >
  • Tonic Death Diet by Martí Guixé. Image: © Knölke/Imagekontainer.
    A deathly diet
    Design News • 24 Nov 13
    For an exhibit on the future of food, Martí Guixé designed a diet to aid people to reach "a temporary transordinary lifestyle status". He tells us about it. >
  • REALITY LAB. ISSEY MIYAKE by Tokujin Yoshioka. Image: © MASAYA YOSHIMURA.
    Shopping in a laboratory
    Design News • 24 Nov 13
    Tokujin Yoshioka's interior design for Issey Miyake's new retail outlet is clean, minimalistic and somewhat futuristic. >
  • "Change the World" album by Karim Rashid.
    Changing the world
    Design News • 23 Nov 13
    Karim Rashid has released his first solo electro-pop music album and it's for sale on iTunes. >
  • Inside the soon-to-be constructed Cité du Corps Humain in Montpellier.
    Human touch
    Design News • 23 Nov 13
    Bjarke Ingels Architects (BIG) has been announced the winner of the international competition to design the new Cité du Corps Humain in Montpellier. >
  • Gabriel Chandelier by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec.
    Bright crystals
    Design News • 22 Nov 13
    The Bouroullec brothers illuminate the Palace of Versailles with a majestic crystal chandelier. >
  • Clouds by Front.
    Melting snowflakes
    Design News • 21 Nov 13
    Scandinavian design team Front have designed an ice cream dessert in the shape of a cloud for Häagen-Dazs. >
  • Love Milo at the Maison et Object show in France this year
    Exporting craft
    Design News • 21 Nov 13
    Western Cape craft and design producers notched up exports worth more than R1.5 million at shows in Germany, France and the U.S. this year. >
  • Cohen van Balen's "And Nowhere A Shadow" at the Lisbon Architecture Triennale.
    And nowhere a shadow
    Design News • 20 Nov 13
    Cohen van Balen's wild, wolf-oriented installation for the Lisbon Architecture Triennale highlights conservation as entertainment. >
  • Business playground by Mathieu Lehanneur.
    Playing at work
    Design News • 20 Nov 13
    Mathieu Lehanneur has designed a "business playground" for Pullman London St Pancras. >
  • Homework desk by Tomas Kraal.
    Modern workspace
    Design News • 19 Nov 13
    Tomas Kral's "Homework" desk is multifunctional and ideal for modern environments. >
  • "If it works in Africa, it'll work anywhere" - the BRCK modem
    Democratising information
    Design News • 19 Nov 13
    A new type of modem has come out of Africa – one built for rugged African conditions that can withstand power cuts. >
  • "Rusty Knives" by Cohen Van Balen.
    Tasting fear
    Design News • 18 Nov 13
    Cohen Van Balen has designed an installation that attempts to capture the flavour of fear. >
  • Danish National Maritime Museum by Bjarke Ingels Group. Image: Rasmus Hjortsh.
    Underground history
    Design News • 18 Nov 13
    Bjarke Ingels Group has completed its renovation of the Danish National Maritime Museum, creating a cultural hotspot in the Helsingør region. >
  • "Concrete in Design" competition by Alessi.
    Design and win with Alessi
    Design News • 17 Nov 13
    Alessi has launched a new competition, "Concrete in Design", that will see the winner's object forming part of a future Alessi collection. >
  • Brooklyn Centre signage, wayfinding and environmental graphics by Michael Bierut.
    Arena makeover
    Design News • 17 Nov 13
    Michael Bierut has designed a programme of signage, wayfinding and environmental graphics for the home of the basketball team the Brooklyn Nets. >
  • The proposed design for a new skate park to be built in Gardens, Cape Town in 2014
    Skate park playscape
    Design News • 16 Nov 13
    The City of Cape Town’s winning entry in an international design competition means the first city centre skate park is coming to town. >
  • British fashion designer Sir Paul Smith
    Hello, my name is Paul Smith
    Design News • 16 Nov 13
    Paul Smith's latest exhibition celebrates the life and work of the famed British fashion designer at London’s Design Museum. >

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