Velcro has been used in everything from heart surgery to nuclear power plants and disposable nappies. Rachel O’Neill brings it to design. >

Ayesha Kamalie isn’t just a painter, or a fashion designer, or a product designer. She’s all of these, as well as a qualified architect. >

As the world lifts itself from the rubble left by the economic downturn, design is taking a new turn and looking to new inspiration. >

If a T-shirt is the staple garment in everyone’s wardrobe, then it makes sense for designers to use it as a platform for expression. >

Step into a department store to buy clothes and you’re confronted with every possible style of design, yet never quite the style... >

An ingenious plug design shows that the best designs are those that are the most simple and functional. >

There's finally an eco-friendly alternative to that classic garment that usually only gets worn once. >

Yinka Shonibare's delicately crafted ship in a bottle is on public display in London and is bound to have children and adults fascinated. >

It might look like something that belongs to a futuristic movie, but it may well become a symbol of Brazil’s commitment to a sustainability. >

Sometimes South Africans need to sit back and have a good ol' laugh at themselves. The group exhibition Foul! helps the laughing along. >

Dearbhaile Heaney’s Bedroom Biology for Teenagers is a guide to biological experimentation within the home using engineered bacteria. >