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Sipho Khwebula
Sipho Khwebula is a furniture designer and manufacturer based in Johannesburg.
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17 Dec 19
This Swedish firm builds multiple-storey homes entirely from wood
Design Frontiers
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Architecture & Interiors
Folkhem is leading the charge when it comes to this environmentally-minded mandate.
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24 Oct 19
On designing resilient African cities
Design Frontiers
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African Design
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Architecture & Interiors
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Urban & Landscape Design
Award-winning Cameroonianian architect, Hermann Kamte, was recently named as one of Quartz' African Innovators for 2019.
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25 Sep 19
Could building with wood be the answer to high-density cities and the housing crisis?
Design News
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Architecture & Interiors
Timber Rising predicts a future in which wood will supersede concrete and steel.
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19 Apr 18
Mvelo Desk: A love story of the career-bound
Design News
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African Design
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Product Design
Trevor Stuurman tells us why he nominated this furniture design for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2018.
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13 Feb 18
Johannesburg designer brings boomboxes back into the future
Design News
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African Design
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Music & Sound Design
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Product Design
His unconventional portable boomboxes make it simple for those who are nostalgic for boomboxes but also appreciate slick design.
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12 Jul 17
Studio Lani's versatile Talking Tables win at the NYC WantedDesign Launch Pad
Design News
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African Design
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Product Design
"Hand-welded steel, hand-turned wood and woven leather unite to form the sculptural and versatile nature of these pieces."
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11 Jul 17
The drone you can eat
Design Frontiers
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Design Activism
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Design Thinking
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Product Design
Edible and unmanned, this drone could be a game-changer for aid delivery.
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17 Oct 16
Hoopy: A DIY craft bicycle made of wood
Design News
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Product Design
A modern DIY bicycle that is convenient for adults of every size and height.
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14 Sep 16
5 buildings rethinking what wood can do
Design News
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Architecture & Interiors
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Creative Economy
Wood is making a come-back as environmental concern and innovation pushes it to the forefront.
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17 Jun 16
Bringing wooden skateboards back to the future
Design News
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Craft
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Product Design
Imagine skateboarding through the streets of a bustling metropolis on boards made from 100 per cent recyclable bio-composite wood.
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9 Jun 16
Tshepo Sedumo’s handmade portable boomboxes
Product Spotlight
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African Design
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Music & Sound Design
The Johannesburg-based startup Grove Audio creates custom designed wooden boomboxes.
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26 May 16
Windows and solar panels could one day be made of transparent wood
Design Frontiers
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Design Thinking
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Product Design
Mass produced transparent wood material could be used in windows, solar panels and buildings.
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5 Apr 16
This thoroughly modern French school is located in protected woodland
Design News
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Architecture & Interiors
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Design Activism
The Bartelottes school complex designed by Paris-based Nomade architects is grounded in the surrounding natural environment.
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16 Dec 15
This Congolese wooden bicycle-cum-scooter carries hundreds of kilograms
Design News
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African Design
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Design Thinking
In eastern Congo, hand-hewn, low-tech scooters called chukudu's are a used to carry heaps of cargo, from food to fuel to bricks, across long distances.
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22 Sep 15
Matali Crasset’s “We Trust In Wood” project supports local craftsmen in France
Product Spotlight
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Craft
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Design Activism
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Product Design
Matali Crasset collaborates with craftsmen in the rural French woodland of La Muese.
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4 Jun 15
Where craft and art meet
Lookbook
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African Design
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Art & Photography
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Craft
Elbé Coetsee's new book, "Craft Art in South Africa", is a beautifully illustrated journey through the tactile possibilities of handmade work.
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23 Mar 15
Eve bench by Frank Böhm Studios
Product Spotlight
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African Design
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Craft
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Product Design
The Cape Town-based architect begins a series of slender, clean-lined benches.
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30 Sep 14
Touch wood
Lookbook
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Architecture & Interiors
The finalists for the first "Wood Excellence Prize" at the World Architecture Festival take the creative application of wood to new heights.
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3 Sep 14
Instomi metal sideboard by Meyer von Wielligh
Product Spotlight
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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
Buried treasure
Design News
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Product Design
Nendo's "Oke" collection of drinking vessels are made using 2 000-year-old wood.
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6 Oct 13
Wrinkled wood
Design News
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Product Design
Benjamin Hubert's Ripple Table is said to be the lightest timber-made table in the world.
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21 Sep 13
Wooden simplicity
Design News
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Product Design
Naoto Fukasawa extended his "Maruni" furniture collection at the 2013 Milan Furniture Fair and paid tribute to traditional Japanese craftsmanship.
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20 Apr 13
Piet Hein Eek on respecting material, technique and craftsmanship
Talks
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Product Design
Piet Hein Eek is devoted to creating products with a special attention to detail and quality.
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26 Dec 12
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