October 2014 Archive

Catching up with Kesivan & The Lights

Track of the Week • 23 Oct 14

Our music writer, Shiba Mazaza, talks to prolific drummer Kesivan Naidoo about his new EP "Brotherhood" before he heads to Carnegie Hall. >
Buyers Day at Design Indaba Expo 2014

Festival News • 23 Oct 14

Business was swift and crowds aplenty at Buyers Day for Design Indaba Expo 2014. We spoke to buyers and exhibitors about their experience. >
On their knees

Lookbook • 22 Oct 14

We Make Carpets, a trio of Dutch artists, recreates 50 of their 'temporary' carpets out of everyday objects for Dutch Design Week 2014. >
Design advice from New York

Inside View • 22 Oct 14

Three New York design legends share lessons from their careers in graphic design. >
Bye Bye Bunny by Victoria Verbaan

Product Spotlight • 21 Oct 14

Victoria Verbaan’s latest range of products bring her paintings to life. >
Colin Charles: The biggest mistake Western advertisers make in Africa

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:04:32 • 21 Oct 14

The executive creative director of Publicis West Africa tells us how he goes about making ads for Ghanaian audiences. >
John Vogel on making it as your own manufacturer

Inside View • 21 Oct 14

South African furniture designer John Vogel on being hands-on in the workshop and accessing the market in multiple ways. >
13 Ideas to stop global warming

Design News • 20 Oct 14

IDEO's latest "Designs On" semi-annual review brings together some unusual solutions to fighting the warming of our planet. >
Lab Vases by Wiid Design and Ceramic Matters

Product Spotlight • 20 Oct 14

Collaboration was the catalyst for this new creative experiment by a furniture designer and two ceramicists. >
The face of the future

Design News • 18 Oct 14

The overall winner of the Dutch Design Awards is 'Sweetie', a project that fights sex tourism online through an avatar that has the appearance of a young girl. >
The darlings of Dutch design

Focus On • 18 Oct 14

5 of our favourite projects by husband-and-wife team Stefan Scholten and Carole Baijings, the official ambassadors of Dutch Design Week. >
Jessica Hische - Like Knows Like

FilmFestFriday • 17 Oct 14

This short film takes a revealing look at American typographer Jessica Hische's everyday life. >
Take Five

Take Five • 17 Oct 14

This week, readers loved our African Report, in which we profile Lagos-born textile and accessories designer Buki Akib. >
How the Cape Was Made

Design News • 16 Oct 14

The "Make It New" exhibition traces the Western Cape's indigenous past and contemporary creativity through craft and design. >
Paul Priestman: How I developed a taste for transport

Q&A • 16 Oct 14

The designer behind London's next-generation underground trains tells us about the perks and perils of being a designer – and where he goes to escape them. >
"Golide" by Sonye

Track of the Week • 16 Oct 14

Track of Week is a light and catchy love song by Malawian R&B singer-songwriter Sonye. >
Using design thinking to help fight Ebola

Design News • 15 Oct 14

OpenIDEO and USAID launch global call for innovative tools to help health-care workers on the frontlines of the virus. >
A toy that teaches empathy

Design Frontiers • 15 Oct 14

Canadian industrial designer Ilana Ben-Ari’s puzzle game teaches the creative skills children won’t find in textbooks. >
Dean Poole on playing with words

Talks • Duration: 00:34:03 • 15 Oct 14

The creative director of New Zealand agency Alt Group reveals the ABC's of his creative language. >
Ed Suter launches wallpaper

Product Spotlight • 14 Oct 14

The Cape Town-based photographer brings the vibrant style of Africa's street life and tropical climate indoors. >
Why formulas for creativity fail

Inside View • 14 Oct 14

Patrick Barron, who led the blockbuster "Dumb Ways to Die" campaign, says what works for one brand won't necessarily work for another. >
Nikki Gonnissen: No more rotten tomatoes

Video Interviews • 14 Oct 14

The Amsterdam-based graphic designer tells us why she stepped out of her comfort zone to design for the Dutch Socialist Party. >
Tile style

Lookbook • 13 Oct 14

We round up the top five tiles trends that emerged at the recent Cersaie international exhibition of ceramic tiles in Bologna, Italy. >
Mushroom mania

Design News • 13 Oct 14

Ineke Hans gets playful with her latest glassware collection for Czech brand Křehký. >

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