Articles

Local illustrators respond to our call for poster designs speaking out against the xenophobic attacks visited on foreign Africans this past week. >

As Milan Design Week draws to an end, we look back at ten new designs that made an impression. >

Design Academy Eindhoven’s “Eat Shit” exhibition at Ventura Lambrate looks at the myriad ways our lives revolve around human waste. >

“Liveability” seems to be a common thread among the designs on show at Milan Design Week 2015. >

A beat-infused dance track by young Nigerian singer-songwriter Korede Bello, delivered with his trademark Elvis wink. >

The ever-playful French designer deconstructs the sofa into an endlessly adjustable seating system. >

The Brick lamp by New York City-based HCWD Studio turns on with no power switch or control panel. >

The appalling incidents of xenophobia (yes, call it what it is… it's a crisis, not a challenge, as some politicians suggest) has moved us all at Design Indaba. >

Harvey Wang’s new book, “From Darkroom to Daylight”, looks at the disappearance of film from photographers’ points of view. >

A mix-and-match sofa-cum-daybed made of modular geometric elements. >

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

The Japanese designer continues his love affair with all things transparent in this bold but understated range for Glas Italia. >

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

A light and summery track from Tanzania's pop princess-on-the-rise. >