2022 Archive

Holding sway

Design News • 10 Jan 22

Parametric design turns an urban office block into an object of wonder >
The house that LEGO built

Design News • 10 Jan 22

Room Copenhagen launches a playful, sustainable homeware line for grown-ups >
Celebrating the Arch

Design News • 10 Jan 22

Few South Africans have left as profound a legacy as Archbishop Desmond Tutu. >
Cool runnings

Design News • 10 Jan 22

A simple chemical reaction powers new cooling tech that keeps things cold without electricity. >
Woodkid

Design News • 14 Jan 22

Driving a car powered by discarded wood, across forgotten parts of Germany, is performance art with a difference. >
Cakes and oil

Design News • 14 Jan 22

Four students from The Design Village in India have found a sustainable solution to packaging edible oil >
Block party

Design News • 14 Jan 22

iheartblob’s Fungible/Non-fungible Pavilion paves the way for us to all become architects >
Glass Act

Design News • 14 Jan 22

Artist Kit Paulson has a heart of glass >
Make it snappy

Design News • 21 Jan 22

Exploring how the built environment might respond to the harsh conditions of climate change. >
Colour Pop

Design News • 21 Jan 22

An Olimpia Zagnoli retrospective, held in her home town, pays homage to her witty creations >
Animals crossing

Design News • 30 Jan 22

Ardmore launches its ravishing Jabula Ceramic Collection >
Tsonga Pride

Design News • 30 Jan 22

adidas and fashion designer Rich Mnisi unveil sizzling performance wear >
The body eclectic

Design News • 31 Jan 22

Queerness and environmentalism are central to the work of Luke Rudman >
Upward mobility

Design News • 31 Jan 22

Stefano Boeri Architectti brings urban forestry to social housing in Eindhoven >
Light my wire

Design News • 6 Feb 22

A contemporary spin on telephone wire weaving makes for a range of mesmerising pendants. >
Paying homage to the matriarchy

Design News • 6 Feb 22

Nokukhanya Charity Vilakazi’s work explores the power of the stories African grandmothers tell their grandchildren. >
Setting down roots

Design News • 6 Feb 22

DRIFT’s LED-lit Tree of Ténéré finds a permanent home in Dallas, Texas >
Flipping the script

Design News • 6 Feb 22

Pandemic lockdowns inspired Mina Kasirifar’s multifunctional sensory furniture for kids >
Dress Code

Design News • 14 Feb 22

Lalaland is scooping awards for revolutionising digital fashion via photorealistic AI models >
Deconstructing dreams

Design News • 14 Feb 22

Akshar Maganbeharie’s portraits of pop stars and movie icons celebrate and vilify fame and pop culture >
Metaverse Multiples

Design News • 14 Feb 22

Keiken’s interactive gaming installation uses tech to explore different states of being >
An Architect’s Agenda

Design News • 14 Feb 22

David Adjaye’s first design for Ghana’s visionary healthcare initiative to be built in 2022 >
Rays of sunshine

Design News • 20 Feb 22

Atelier Nomadic’s luxury bamboo treehouses are inspired by Mobula Rays >
The man behind the mask(s)

Design News • 20 Feb 22

We chat to artist Kip Omolade about his new Diovadiova Chrome series >

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