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Creative Work • 29 Mar 14

Tokujin Yoshioka continues his exploration of prisms and the refraction of light with a unique furniture collection for Italian brand Kartell. >
Weaving a tradition

Creative Work • 28 Mar 14

Gone Rural's Fluoro Vases – Series 2 showcase a modern translation of traditional African patterns. >
Surfing in the USA

Creative Work • 27 Mar 14

DJ Stout has designed the layout and cover for a new coffee-table book that looks at the surfing culture in Texas. >
Nifty lighting

Creative Work • 27 Mar 14

The Colour Cup designed by Editions in Craft looks at a unique way to transform ordinary light bulbs into décor accessories. >
Speed racing

Creative Work • 27 Mar 14

Hat-trick have recently completed the new branding for the Williams Formula One team. >
From discarded bottle to desirable decor

Creative Work • 26 Mar 14

The Blantyre Jars by People of the Sun offer a fresh way of reusing discarded wine bottles. >
An industrial jungle gym

Creative Work • 26 Mar 14

Rotterdam-based Studio Makkink & Bey fuse public and private outdoor furniture with their design of a one-of-a-kind industrial playground. >
Lighting up

Creative Work • 25 Mar 14

Dirk Vander Kooij has designed the world's largest 3D printed object, the Lenses Vase. >
Carry the load

Creative Work • 25 Mar 14

Dennis Chuene has designed a multipurpose bag that aims to bring dignity to the less fortunate. >
3D fabrics

Creative Work • 24 Mar 14

Rowan and Erwin Bouroullec's create three-dimensional fabrics for textile manufacturer Kvadrat. >
Free design book by Massimo Vignelli

Creative Work • 24 Mar 14

Design veteran Massimo Vignelli has designed a book "Designed by Lella" in celebration of his partner and wife's work. >
89plus | Jody Brand

Interviews • 23 Mar 14

Another Africa's Missla Libsekal chats to 89plus artist Jody Brand after her presentation at Design Indaba Conference 2014. >
Colourful storage

Creative Work • 22 Mar 14

Matali Crasset designs a do-it-yourself, contemporary storage unit for IKEA. >
89plus | Haroon Gunn-Salie

Interviews • 22 Mar 14

Another Africa's Missla Libsekal chats to 89plus artist Haroon Gunn-Salie after his presentation at Design Indaba Conference 2014. >
Sassy streetwear

Creative Work • 21 Mar 14

The Blue Worm Onesy by Loin Cloth & Ashes has a tongue-in-cheek tomboy aesthetic that would look equally chic worn with high heels or high tops. >
DJ Stout: Big Texas, a sense of place

Interviews • Duration: 00:06:46 • 20 Mar 14

Pentagram partner and graphic designer DJ Stout believes that designers should retain a sense of place in order to be relevant in a global context. >
Colour One for MINI Scholten & Baijings

Creative Work • 20 Mar 14

Design Indaba Conference speakers Scholten & Baijings' exhibition "Colour One" for MINI was on show at the CTICC, in Cape Town. >
Taboo seating

Creative Work • 20 Mar 14

Ayse Birsel and Bibi Seck turn plastic trash into trendy seating with their innovative Taboo furniture series. >
Play Play Pattern

Interviews • 19 Mar 14

Deánne Viljoen and Renée Rossouw fuse their respective talents for furniture and pattern design to create a new collection of furniture for De Steyl. >
Furniture trio

Creative Work • 19 Mar 14

Front showcased three contemporary furniture pieces at the 2014 Stockholm Furniture Fair. >
Wash malaria away

Creative Work • 18 Mar 14

Moctar Dembele and Gérard Niyondiko's Faso Soap is an innovative solution for the prevention of malaria. >
Housing solutions

Creative Work • 18 Mar 14

Urban-Think Tank develops a housing prototype for South African informal settlements that empowers residents to engage in changing their living conditions. >
Roadside seating

Creative Work • 17 Mar 14

The winning proposal in the Gauteng iteration of the Your Street Challenge, Twist Street has been completed. >
Your not so weekly creative moment of Zen: The Value of Design

Creative Work • 17 Mar 14

Our new "not so weekly creative moment of Zen" features an animation by the UK Design Council, highlighting the importance of design thinking to small business. >

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