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Hello, I am Erik – The German Letterman

FilmFestFriday > Film & Animation / Graphic Design & Illustration

Gestalten.tv interviews German typographer Erik Spiekermann who is rediscovering his love for letterpress after 30 years of designing fonts. >

11 Jul 14
Gathered together

Design News > Craft / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Industrial Design / Product Design

Lidewij Edelkoort's latest exhibition at the Design Museum Holon in Israel explores the seam of craft and design. >

11 Jul 14
"Safare" by Vieux Farka Touré

Track of the Week > African Design / Music & Sound Design

Guitarist Vieux Farka Touré's composition echoes the vastness and heat of the Malian desert. >

10 Jul 14
Braaitjie by Dieter Zermatten

Product Spotlight > African Design / Industrial Design

A pint-sized ‘braai’ hopes to reinvent South Africa’s obsession with barbecuing meat outdoors. >

10 Jul 14
Lookbook: Over the Rainbow

Lookbook > Product Design

A new exhibition in France shows Scholten & Baijings's creative portfolio from the past 14 years. >

9 Jul 14
A desert in Venice

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors

Morocco's first-ever pavilion at the Venice Biennale explores the country's experimental approach to 'desert architecture'. >

9 Jul 14
Nabasco

Design Frontiers > Product Design

This future-forward, environmentally friendly material finds an artful application in a project by Dutch designer Ineke Hans. >

8 Jul 14
Lookbook: Department of Design

Lookbook > Architecture & Interiors

We look at Droog's design of a pop-up pavilion to foster Dutch-South African collaboration for Cape Town's reign as 2014 World Design Capital. >

7 Jul 14
Blocks and Grid by Scholten & Baijings

Product Spotlight > Craft

Scholten & Baijings latest fabric collection reinterprets colour blocking as an exercise in subtle colour gradations. >

5 Jul 14
Wawd Ahp

FilmFestFriday > Film & Animation

In the last of our SXSW 2014 Film Award winner series, the filmmaker takes us on a romp through his warped subconscious. DISTURBING CONTENT, PASSWORD BELOW. >

4 Jul 14
"Mau Vivi" by Jo Kunnuji

Track of the Week > Music & Sound Design

Meander through the sounds of Nigeria's lesser-known Ogu culture as interpreted by Nigerian composer Jo Kunnuji. >

3 Jul 14
Lookbook: Word Cup

Lookbook > Graphic Design & Illustration

Facebook communication designer and football fanatic Ji Lee creates a league of his own with his Word Cup challenge. >

3 Jul 14
News: Exemplary colours

Design News > Craft

Colour maven Hella Jongerius gets outs her paintbrush for a group exhibition celebrating MAK's 150th anniversary. >

2 Jul 14
Watt scooter

Design Frontiers > Industrial Design

This electric push scooter by industrial design outfit eLabs is a made-in-South-Africa solution to inner-city congestion. >

1 Jul 14
Beaded iPhone cases by Vukile Batyi and Laduma Ngxokolo

Product Spotlight > African Design / Product Design

The quintessential 21st-century accessory gets a Xhosa-inspired case courtesy of Vukile Batyi and Laduma Ngxokolo. >

1 Jul 14
Lookbook: Our picks of the DDA finalists

Lookbook > Architecture & Interiors / Design Thinking / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Graphic Design & Illustration / Industrial Design / Information Design / Product Design

Every year the Dutch Design Awards ferret out the most forward-thinking work produced in The Netherlands. We select our favourites. >

30 Jun 14
Product Spotlight: Karoo Chair

Product Spotlight > African Design / Craft

The Karoo Chair by Curious Room is a felt and fabric ode to the natural beauty of the South African landscape. >

28 Jun 14
Belly

FilmFestFriday > Film & Animation / Graphic Design & Illustration

British illustrator Julia Pott tells a melancholic tale about a pair of sparring boys, a kindly monster and an undersea trip that goes awry. >

27 Jun 14
Juice detox

Design News > Art & Photography / African Design

A new exhibition of Garth Walker's "ijusi" magazine explores what makes us South African and what that looks like. >

27 Jun 14
Next Generation: Fayaaz Mahomed

Next Generation > Product Design

Industrial designer and recent graduate Fayaaz Mahomed of Unfayzd Design has created a system of space-efficient seating. >

27 Jun 14
A new app to connect creatives with clients

Design News > Creative Economy

Creative Cape Town has launched an app that maps the creative industries in the Mother City, making it easier to navigate for potential clients. >

26 Jun 14
News: Drawings are forever

Design News > Art & Photography

Ron Arad's newest edition of "Last Train" uses diamonds as a drawing tool to call attention to their strength rather than their preciousness. >

26 Jun 14
"Aparo" by Kato Change and Lisa Oduor-Noah

Track of the Week > African Design / Music & Sound Design

Banish winter blues with this balmy collaboration between Kenyan guitarist Kato Change and vocalist Lisa Oduor-Noah. >

26 Jun 14
Lookbook: Doing the polka

Lookbook > African Design / Fashion & Jewellery Design

Laurence Airline's Spring Summer 2015 collection deftly balances graphic pattern with urban un-fussiness. Step into the urban jungle with our gallery of images. >

25 Jun 14

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