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Craft evolution

Creative Work • 28 May 11

Jurgen Bey curates an exhibition that looks to the connection between production processes of past and present. >
Blog: Day 1 of What Design Can Do Conference

Creative Work • 27 May 11

Rohan Shivkumar, Huda Smitshuijzen AbiFares and Oliviero Toscani stood out on day one of the What Design Can Do Conference in Amsterdam. >
Colourful cityscapes

Creative Work • 27 May 11

An interactive installation, Build Up! by the Rockwell Group’s LAB invited guests to help design a virtual cityscape. >
Greener grass

Creative Work • 27 May 11

Hat-trick have served up an interesting new brand identity for the famous Wimbledon tennis club. >
Animation overload

Point of View • 27 May 11

If you’re a manga or anime fan you’re in for a delight. Or probably rather an emotion more akin to complete indulgence, you get the idea. >
Big dreams on little cards

Creative Work • 26 May 11

If you dream it, put it onto a business card and you’re one step closer to realising that dream. >
Fun and games

Creative Work • 26 May 11

Local artist Michael MacGarry's work looks at the socio-political and economic issues in various African countries. >
For the love of trees

Creative Work • 26 May 11

A new tracking system hopes to protect the lush forests and valuable trees of Liberia >
Konstantin Grcic at Milan 2011

Interviews • 25 May 11

Konstantin Grcic talks about his design process from prototyping to preferred materials. >
Benjamin Hubert at Milan2011

Interviews • 25 May 11

Benjamin Hubert believes that product design should evoke a tactile and emotional response. >
American is old hat

Interviews • 25 May 11

Chris Harrison profiles the African continent's youth market. >
Moon boot

Creative Work • 25 May 11

United Nude’s Flat Pack shoe is ideal for a lunar environment, should you want to go and live on the moon. >
Smog consumption

Creative Work • 25 May 11

Since buildings account for so much of energy use, wouldn’t it be nice if they could help clean the air? >
Product support

Creative Work • 25 May 11

The Cape Craft and Design Institute now has a Product Support Space with a range of new machinery. >
Second skin

Creative Work • 24 May 11

Safe sex is made sexy with the Second Skin. Check out urban africa’s condom pouch. >
Over the rainbow

Creative Work • 24 May 11

Creations this colourful can't not make one smile. And what makes it even better is that it removes plastic pollution from beaches. >
Natural cuttings

Creative Work • 24 May 11

Matali Crasset’s Cuttings range of objects is the result of a collaboration with Dutch glass blower Vincent Breed. >
Abilities of design

Creative Work • 23 May 11

The What Design Can Do conference in Amsterdam brings together creatives thinking about design as a mindset for addressing social issues. >
Hidden earphones

Creative Work • 22 May 11

Nendo's new Otokurage earphones for Elecom is reminiscent of a jellyfish. >
Paula Scher mural

Creative Work • 22 May 11

Paula Scher's new murals at the Queens Metropolitan Campus creates a world in one room. >
Made to fit

Creative Work • 21 May 11

Vivian Chiu’s Inception Chair comprises 10 chair frames that all fit together to form one, very interesting, seat. >
Possibilities

Creative Work • 21 May 11

Openness to Explore at Freeworld Design Centre features the second series of room-size exhibitions by top creatives. >
Diederick Schneemann at Milan2011

Interviews • 19 May 11

Diederick Schneemann talks about the significance of well designed and crafted objects, working with the Unique-Eco initiative in Kenya. >
Campana Brothers at Milan2011

Interviews • 19 May 11

For the Campana Brothers design is about creating and proposing dreams, like they did in ostrich leather with the Klein Karoo company. >

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