July 2014 Archive

Beaded iPhone cases by Vukile Batyi and Laduma Ngxokolo

Product Spotlight • 1 Jul 14

The quintessential 21st-century accessory gets a Xhosa-inspired case courtesy of Vukile Batyi and Laduma Ngxokolo. >
Watt scooter

Design Frontiers • 1 Jul 14

This electric push scooter by industrial design outfit eLabs is a made-in-South-Africa solution to inner-city congestion. >
News: Exemplary colours

Design News • 2 Jul 14

Colour maven Hella Jongerius gets outs her paintbrush for a group exhibition celebrating MAK's 150th anniversary. >
Lookbook: Word Cup

Lookbook • 3 Jul 14

Facebook communication designer and football fanatic Ji Lee creates a league of his own with his Word Cup challenge. >
"Mau Vivi" by Jo Kunnuji

Track of the Week • 3 Jul 14

Meander through the sounds of Nigeria's lesser-known Ogu culture as interpreted by Nigerian composer Jo Kunnuji. >
Wawd Ahp

FilmFestFriday • 4 Jul 14

In the last of our SXSW 2014 Film Award winner series, the filmmaker takes us on a romp through his warped subconscious. DISTURBING CONTENT, PASSWORD BELOW. >
Blocks and Grid by Scholten & Baijings

Product Spotlight • 5 Jul 14

Scholten & Baijings latest fabric collection reinterprets colour blocking as an exercise in subtle colour gradations. >
Lookbook: Department of Design

Lookbook • 7 Jul 14

We look at Droog's design of a pop-up pavilion to foster Dutch-South African collaboration for Cape Town's reign as 2014 World Design Capital. >
Nabasco

Design Frontiers • 8 Jul 14

This future-forward, environmentally friendly material finds an artful application in a project by Dutch designer Ineke Hans. >
A desert in Venice

Design News • 9 Jul 14

Morocco's first-ever pavilion at the Venice Biennale explores the country's experimental approach to 'desert architecture'. >
Lookbook: Over the Rainbow

Lookbook • 9 Jul 14

A new exhibition in France shows Scholten & Baijings's creative portfolio from the past 14 years. >
Braaitjie by Dieter Zermatten

Product Spotlight • 10 Jul 14

A pint-sized ‘braai’ hopes to reinvent South Africa’s obsession with barbecuing meat outdoors. >
"Safare" by Vieux Farka Touré

Track of the Week • 10 Jul 14

Guitarist Vieux Farka Touré's composition echoes the vastness and heat of the Malian desert. >
Gathered together

Design News • 11 Jul 14

Lidewij Edelkoort's latest exhibition at the Design Museum Holon in Israel explores the seam of craft and design. >
Hello, I am Erik – The German Letterman

FilmFestFriday • 11 Jul 14

Gestalten.tv interviews German typographer Erik Spiekermann who is rediscovering his love for letterpress after 30 years of designing fonts. >
Next Generation: Calvin Botha

Next Generation • 11 Jul 14

Meet the bicycle-mad designer who is one of only three builders of fully customisable carbon frames in the world. >
Woven vessels by Design Afrika

Product Spotlight • 12 Jul 14

Unusual material combinations give these traditional woven vessels a contemporary twist. >
A Kenyan conundrum

Design News • 14 Jul 14

Kenya’s first pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale – a giant missed opportunity? >
Lookbook: Rebranding Rwanda

Lookbook • 14 Jul 14

George Pericles Creative Think-Tank proposes a visual identity for Rwanda's provinces based on traditional patterns. >
Finger ballet

Design News • 15 Jul 14

Pentagram's Abbott Miller has designed an app that allows users to choreograph their own ballet sequences. >
Bright spark

Design Frontiers • 15 Jul 14

Faithless percussionist Sudha Kheterpal wants to shake up the world to create clean energy for people without access to electricity. >
"Loving You" by Lady X feat. Uhuru (Black Motion Mix)

Track of the Week • 17 Jul 14

You may need to get up and dance for this infectious track by South African house music dynamos Lady X, Uhuru and Black Motion. >
Flip and Sketch by Ryan Frank

Product Spotlight • 17 Jul 14

Ryan Frank's eco-sleeve design brand TAPEGear falls for flax. >
Ordinary Love by U2

FilmFestFriday • 18 Jul 14

The video for U2's song, written for the movie "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom", uses animated type as an artful tribute to Madiba. >

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