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Changing the paradigm
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Diébédo Francis Kéré is the first African architect to win the coveted Pritzker
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22 Mar 22
The Living Chair celebrates the beauty of imperfection
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Craft
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Product Design
Carpenter reinterprets his father’s iconic rocking chair design with flawed salvaged wood.
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23 Jun 18
Stefan Diez
German designer Stefan Diez creates beautiful, simple furniture with a combination of craftsmanship and innovative industrial design.
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6 Feb 17
The Hawker’s Rocking Chair: A cross-pollination of ideas, styles and materials
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African Design
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Craft
Arye Kellman tells us why he nominated this furniture design for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2017.
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1 Feb 17
The Setsuna: Toyota’s wooden concept car
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The Japanese car manufacturer has created a functional concept car inspired by the emotional connections we have with family vehicles.
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5 Sep 16
Artistry for the departed: The fantastic coffins of Ghana
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Inspired by the traditions of Ghana's Ga people, these custom-made coffins send the deceased off in imaginative style.
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29 Aug 16
Eleanor Lakelin’s raw wooden sculptures
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Craft
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The London-based carpenter unearths nature’s wild beauty in her wooden bowls.
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9 Jul 15
The wood whisperers
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African Design
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The duo behind Studio Propolis, who present at Design Indaba Conference 2015, are single-minded about making by hand and using resources sparingly.
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23 Jan 15
Eve bench by Frank Böhm Studios
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The Cape Town-based architect begins a series of slender, clean-lined benches.
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30 Sep 14
Instomi metal sideboard by Meyer von Wielligh
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Product Design
Meyer von Wielligh contrasts smooth metal with aged wood in the latest addition to its signature range.
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24 Jul 14
Jen Bilik
Jen Bilik is the founder and owner of Knock Knock, a company that creates smart, well-designed gift and stationery products.
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20 Dec 10
Arno Mathies
As a designer Mathies explores various media and methods, and spent a year working closely with a carpenter to investigate different production processes.
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12 Feb 09
All-round design
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Industrial Design
Christine Moosmann, editor of Novum magazine, interviews world-famous product designer Dieter Rams.
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1 Nov 04
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