2022 Archive

  • The shape of water
    Design News • 29 Jun 22
    Maya Lin’s sprawling installations pay homage to – and ask questions about – watery ecologies >
  • Skyfall
    Design News • 1 Jul 22
    Frank Gehry reveals a striking addition to the skyline of his home city, Toronto >
  • A great catch for fashion
    Design News • 3 Jul 22
    A start-up is harnessing invasive species to supply the fashion industry with fish leather >
  • Straw men
    Design News • 3 Jul 22
    A sustainable model with houses made of straw is coming to the Netherlands >
  • Design World Mourns
    Design News • 7 Jul 22
    Pioneering Marcus Fairs “changed the landscape of design journalism” >
  • Life through the lens
    Design News • 10 Jul 22
    A Russian photographer is awarded for documenting the social transformation of the traditional ‘reindeer people’ >
  • Weathering the storms
    Design News • 10 Jul 22
    Bangladeshi architect and recent Soane Medal recipient Marina Tabassum’s modular houses are built to survive monsoon season >
  • Portraits in plastic
    Design News • 10 Jul 22
    Established artist Mbongeni Buthelezi has exhibited widely in South Africa and abroad >
  • Jewel In The Crown
    Design News • 18 Jul 22
    Heatherwick Studio unveils a unique kinetic greenhouse in West Sussex >
  • Mother of mankind
    Design News • 18 Jul 22
    MaXhosa Africa presents a new collection inspired by the late rapper and ‘muse’ Riky Rick >
  • Hope floats
    Design News • 26 Jul 22
    A floating wire sculpture in Prague is an ode to Ukrainian mothers >
  • Rock of ages
    Design News • 26 Jul 22
    Michel Rojkind presents his immersive piece "Yoltic Seat" at Lisbon museum >
  • Building sustainability
    Design News • 1 Aug 22
    Coburg University Master’s students designed a tiny house made entirely of renewable materials that adopts cradle-to-cradle principles >
  • Rhythm and hues
    Design News • 1 Aug 22
    Tobias Bolliger of Studio Bollo turns typefaces into distorted patterns that resemble rhythmic beats >
  • A march through time
    Design News • 1 Aug 22
    London design studio and Design Indaba alumnus NB Studio created stamps celebrating 50 years since the first Pride march in London >
  • Metamorphosis
    Design News • 10 Aug 22
    Design Indaba alumnus Shaakira Jassat created a collection of trick glasses inspired by social distancing and caterpillars for the Nationaal Glasmuseum >
  • Invented reality
    Design News • 10 Aug 22
    Design Indaba alumnus Nicolás Kisic Aguirre’s latest project turns linguistic disobedience into an immersive experience >
  • Mr Sandman
    Design News • 16 Aug 22
    Recent graduate Archie Read designed an off-grid, ‘flushable’ toilet that aims to provide a dignified solution to unsafe sanitary conditions >
  • Star quality
    Design News • 16 Aug 22
    Siviwe Jali, one of the Design Indaba Emerging Creative mentees from 2014, recently won the Best New Talent award at Decorex Cape Town 2022 >
  • Community living
    Design News • 16 Aug 22
    Mumbai-based architectural and design firm Community Design Agency is working together with community members to revitalise the Sanjaynagar slum >
  • Groundwork
    Design News • 23 Aug 22
    Madikwe-based lodge Molori Safari collaborated with South African artists to turn their masterpieces into designer rugs >
  • Dripping with hope
    Design News • 23 Aug 22
    A Tunisian startup has designed a machine that can create drinkable water from thin air >
  • Most Valuable Player
    Design News • 28 Aug 22
    Adidas collaborated with South African luxury fashion designer and LVMH prize winner Thebe Magugu to create a multi-use sports collection >
  • Raise your glass
    Design News • 28 Aug 22
    Berlin-based design studio Studio Other Spaces unveiled their kaleidoscopic wine-tasting pavilion in early August >

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