2017 Archive

The Reshape initiative: Developing skills and recycling plastic for a good cause

Design News • Duration: 03:53 • 1 Aug 17

A 7-day workshop that tackles the problem of unemployment and pollution in one fell swoop. >
Haitian photographer challenges modern masculinity

Design News • 31 Jul 17

Zarita Zevallos used vivid contrasts and strained threads to represent the personal histories of black men. >
Children’s book This Is How We Do It celebrates diversity while encouraging empathy

Design News • 27 Jul 17

“See what makes us different and what unites us.” >
Michael Zee’s breakfasts are as beautiful as they are delicious

Design News • 26 Jul 17

The beautifully plated meals are curated on the popular Instagram account, SymmetryBreakfast. >
Wacom Creatives: Andrew Rae on illustrating simplified versions of the real world

Design News • 25 Jul 17

"I am trying to draw through the filter of my own brain as opposed to trying to replicate reality too much," says the Illustrator and graphic novelist. >
On bridging the contrast between classical and contemporary art

Design News • 25 Jul 17

What would Michelangelo think of these tatted up marble masterpieces? >
New competition for student service designers will be part of this year's London Design Festival

Design News • 25 Jul 17

Three winners will get to showcase their work at the 2017 Service Design Fringe Festival in London this September. >
Family-friendly sculpture garden opens at Franschhoek wine estate

Design News • 24 Jul 17

The Boschendal Wineland Estate says they want the garden to be diverse enough to cater to both young and old. >
Laduma Ngxokolo's timely move into wearable tech

Design News • 21 Jul 17

The limited edition Mna Nam by Laduma allows you to save as easily as you would normally spend. >
Introducing Spectrum.za – a new publication focusing on the work of black LGBT+ creatives

Design News • 21 Jul 17

The e-zine centres marginalised identities and their narratives. >
Walk the geometric maze of Camille Walala

Design News • 21 Jul 17

The interactive exhibition is transforming the Greenwich Peninsula’s NOW Gallery into a body-bending experience. >
Curtain-like exterior gives this new building a sense of always being in motion

Design News • 20 Jul 17

The Shanghai Bund Financial Center is a collaboration between Foster & Partners and Heatherwick Studio. >
Could plant-based graffiti be the street art of the future?

Design News • 20 Jul 17

This multimedia designer uses foliage as a paint brush. >
Filmmaker and director Sunu Gonera on afrofuturism and getting branded content right

Design News • 20 Jul 17

The Cannes Lions award-winning filmmaker believes in authentic African storytelling. >
Wasted reimagines how we deal with urban trash

Design News • 19 Jul 17

Amsterdam-based CITIES Foundation has used plastic as currency for two years. Now they’ve added paper, textiles and glass. >
The ecological reincarnation of Mount Trashmore

Design News • 18 Jul 17

Proof that a second chance at life can be rewarding, even when it comes to lifeless urban spaces. >
Step into the vibrant alternative future of Adblock City

Design News • 18 Jul 17

How will we escape the ever-mounting saturation of advertising in our cities? >
Cook This Page wants to make cooking new things easy and fun

Design News • 17 Jul 17

Interactive IKEA recipes demonstrate just how deliciously simple creativity can be. >
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art has found a novel way to share its vast artwork

Design News • 17 Jul 17

US art lovers can text keywords or an emoji and receive matching pictures from the museum's database >
New vertical residences in Eindhoven to be designed by MVRDV

Design News • 17 Jul 17

This mosaic-like structure combines urban farming, housing and more in the Eindhoven city centre. >
Cape Town décor label Mia Mélange revitalises with fresh look and feel

Design News • 16 Jul 17

“Our intention was to express the diverse ways in which our products can be used in and around the home.” >
A golden way to draw attention to an overlooked piece of female anatomy

Design News • 14 Jul 17

Alli Sebastian Wolf hopes that her work will spur more conversations about the fascinating magic and underappreciated aspects of the clitoris. >
A floating public pool designed to revive Melbourne’s Yarra River

Design News • 13 Jul 17

London-based architects Studio Octopi proposed a floating pool to activate community interest around the cleanup of the Yarra River. >
Poor Billionaires photo series satirises the deep social void of Brazil

Design News • 13 Jul 17

This Kolor Art Collective project uses glamour and absurdity to criticise profound income inequality. >

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