Articles

Using three different production means, Tom Dixon explores metal in his British Steel exhibition. >

In the Q209 edition, everyone’s a superhuman – from the world’s best chef to the idea you tossed in the waste bin yesterday. >

Yves Béhar designs the Mission One Electric Motorcycle, the first electric sports bike that features uncompromised performance. >

Legendary post-punk 1980s agitators, Koos’s iconic so-called “black tape” has been re-mastered, repackaged and re-released. >

Big Idea, by Sandu Cultural Media, is a compilation of winning works from seven international design competitions. >

Miss Beautiful is a photographic investigation into South Africa’s pageants by Stan Engelbrecht, with supporting stories by Tamsen de Beer. >

crEATe is a timely overview of the state of our world’s pantry, researched and written by the Future Laboratory, published by Gestalaten. >

The Cape Craft and Design Institute took part on the dti stand at Ambiente, the annual German exhibition held in February. >

Dutch studio Makkink & Bey reinterpreted five classic pieces by Brazilian design masters. >

SOUTH award finalist David West launched his Holbol Collection at Whatiftheworld in Cape Town during March. >

In an unusual collaboration, architect David Adjaye and graphic designer Peter Saville redo Kvadrat's showroom in London. >

Philippe Bousquet, Geraldine Fenn and Marchand van Tonder exhibit their contemporary jewellery at the Bell-Roberts Gallery. >

Cape Town graffiti artists raise money for underprivileged communities and new urban art space opens in Woodstock. >

Professional and student winners of the Nampak Packaging Design Challenge were announced at the 2009 Design Indaba Expo. >