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Light takes centre stage in six Milan Design Week exhibitions. >

17 Apr 23
Future compostable

Design News > Craft / Product Design

Furniture designer Jonsara Ruth restores disabled pieces of furniture so they are both ecologically and ergonomically healthier >

13 Jun 22
Marcus van der Hoven

Marcus van der Hoven is a furniture designer and manufacturer. >

17 Dec 19
Tanisha Neill

Tanisha Neill is a furniture and homeware designer from Cape Town, South Africa. >

17 Dec 19
Siyanda Magaba

Siyanda Magaba is a furniture designer from South Africa. >

17 Dec 19
Sipho Khwebula

Sipho Khwebula is a furniture designer and manufacturer based in Johannesburg. >

17 Dec 19
Mmamotsatsi Masike

Mmamotsatsi Masike is an aspiring interior and fashion designer. >

16 Dec 19
Fazlin Hoosain

Fazlin Hoosain is a interior and furniture designer >

12 Dec 19
Sifiso Shange honours women with his ‘Afri Modern’ designs

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

As the founder and director of Afri Modern, Sifiso Shange is making waves with his culturally influenced designs. >

21 Aug 19
Designer Siyanda Mbele on fusing functionality, aesthetics and culture

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Product Design

By creating practical, locally made art and furniture, Mbele hopes to inspire younger South African designers to learn and teach. >

1 Aug 19
Christine Goosen

Furniture and homeware designer >

29 Nov 18
Students design temporary furniture for displaced people

Design News > Design Activism / Product Design

Called Rehome, the collection provides temporary products for refugees and those affected by natural disasters who have to quickly vacate their homes. >

26 Jun 18
Minenhle Siphesihle Ntuli

Minenhle Ntuli is a versatile creative known for photography, graphic design and architecture. >

18 Jan 18
Creating local employment in Mexico with a new sustainable material

Next Generation > Creative Economy / Design Activism / Product Design

Designer Fernando Laposse is reviving an embattled farming process to offer Mexico an alternative livelihood. >

1 Dec 17
Furniture designer Stefan Diez on the value of designing process

Talks > Architecture & Interiors / Industrial Design

The renowned German designer does not shy away from age-old materials and techniques. >

22 Aug 17
40 South African designers exhibit their goods in Paris

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors

The Le BHV/ Marais department store is located in an area which attracts around 60 000 visitors daily. >

21 Jun 17
The Shelter Box by Milano in Azione

Design News > Design Activism

A multifunctional design made to alleviate the harshness of living on the street. >

15 May 17
Making interactive furniture in Senegal

Video Interviews > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Creative Economy

As part of an ongoing exploration of African design, we spoke to Thierry Giles, founder of the first UX research lab in West-Africa. >

25 Apr 17
The rhythm of weaving in Senegal

Video Interviews > African Design / Craft

French weaver and designer Johanna Bramble talks us through tradition and texture in her Senegalese studio. >

8 Mar 17
American Masters — Eero Saarinen: The Architect Who Saw the Future

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

“Closure was something I didn’t have with my dad. But I forgive him for his genius,” says Eric Saarinen. >

8 Feb 17
Alive by Juno Jeon

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Product Design

The Netherlands-based designer enlivens his furniture pieces through movement >

19 Dec 16
Problem? These girls build their own solutions

Design News > Design Activism / Industrial Design

Construction and carpentry are not readily associated with high school girls. Project H Design’s Girls Garage hopes to change that. >

30 Aug 16
5 ways IKEA is innovating sustainably

Design News > Creative Economy / Design Thinking

Today is IKEA’s annual Democratic Design Day. We take a look at how the progressive retailer is leading ready-to-assemble furniture towards sustainability. >

8 Jun 16
From 2D to 3D and back again

Design News > Design Thinking / Interaction Design / Product Design

Jongha Choi’s 2D designs can be plucked straight off the wall. >

6 Jun 16

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