April 2015 Archive

Will photographic film leave without a trace?

Design News • 14 Apr 15

Harvey Wang’s new book, “From Darkroom to Daylight”, looks at the disappearance of film from photographers’ points of view. >
#DITakeover on Instagram: Lesedi Mogale

Lookbook • 14 Apr 15

We asked Pretoria resident and budding photographer Lesedi Mogale to take over our Instagram feed. Here’s what he came up with. >
GRID sofa by Studio Pool

Product Spotlight • 13 Apr 15

A mix-and-match sofa-cum-daybed made of modular geometric elements. >
Teresa van Dongen: Nature as a source of energy

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:04:14 • 13 Apr 15

Teresa van Dongen has created a lamp that requires no electrical current. It functions purely from the energy of ocean bacteria. >
The FES watch by Fashion Entertainments

Product Spotlight • 13 Apr 15

The FES Watch, made of electronic paper, is a blank canvas that displays a range of patterns activated by user gestures. >
Focus on: South African designers working in wool

Focus On • 12 Apr 15

It’s Wool Week in Cape Town! We round up five recently launched designs that explore the tactile possibilities of this natural fibre. >
Take Five

Take Five • 11 Apr 15

The tale of a traditional Nigerian fabric called Aso Oke, reinvented in contemporary shoe designs, walked away with the top spot. >
Milton Glaser: “Do no harm”

FilmFestFriday • 10 Apr 15

In this short documentary by Poppy de Villeneuve for “The New York Times”, Milton Glaser says a “Hippocratic Oath” of design has guided his work. >
PRISM Collection by Tokujin Yoshioka

Product Spotlight • 10 Apr 15

The Japanese designer continues his love affair with all things transparent in this bold but understated range for Glas Italia. >
Jongerius and Schouwenberg label design industry depressing - Dezeen

Opinion • 10 Apr 15

Hella Jongerius and Louise Schouwenberg launch manifesto against "depressing" design industry. >
Beyond the New - A Search for Ideals in Design

Opinion • 10 Apr 15

The full text of Hella Jongerius and Louise Schouwenberg's design manifesto, "Beyond the New", is released here for the first time. >
Going his own way

Next Generation • 9 Apr 15

Latest work by Thulisizwe Mamba, Durban-based graphic designer determined to develop his own viewpoint. >
“Hawajui” by Vanessa Khausa Mdee

Track of the Week • 9 Apr 15

A light and summery track from Tanzania's pop princess-on-the-rise. >
Shubhankar Ray: This is more powerful than advertising

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:04:26 • 9 Apr 15

Why the G-Star RAW global brand director thinks flashy ad campaigns are not always the answer. >
Design Indaba provides R100 000 support to Kannemeyer Primary School

Festival News • 8 Apr 15

Design Indaba's Make. Change. campaign results in cash donation, books and library furniture for a deserving school in Grassy Park, Cape Town. >
A new manifesto of design

Design News • 8 Apr 15

Hella Jongerius and Louise Schouwenberg make a public call for a return to quality and integrity in design. >
Refugee Republic

Design Frontiers • 8 Apr 15

A Dutch artist combines hand-drawn illustrations and documentary storytelling to convey real life in a refugee camp in Iraq. >
A sci-fi journey through post-apocalyptic Ethiopia

Q&A • 8 Apr 15

The movie “Crumbs” is a surreal love story written and directed by a Spaniard, filmed in Ethiopia with an all-local cast. Is this the future of globalisation? >
Q&A: Van Eijk & Van der Lubbe

Inside View • 8 Apr 15

The duo behind Van Eijk & Van der Lubbe may be partners in business and love, but their creative differences also fuel their work. >
Février Rugs by Florian Pretet

Lookbook • 7 Apr 15

These wool and silk rugs are handmade in Nepal from patterns drawn by French designer Florian Pretet. >
Bowl table lamp by New Works

Product Spotlight • 7 Apr 15

The latest light by the Copenhagen design studio is a modern-day take on a portable lantern. >
Lauren Beukes and Joey Hi-Fi: A creative collaboration

Video Interviews • 7 Apr 15

If this writer-and-illustrator duo were a character in one of their comics, they’d be a two-bodied monster feeding off the same brain. >
Focus on: The fine art of street signs

Focus On • 6 Apr 15

Street signs hold sway in our urban psyches, thanks to these design masters – and subverters. >
Focus on: The rich possibilities of play

Focus On • 5 Apr 15

These designers and creatives embrace their inner child to keep their creativity alive and kicking in their work. >

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