Design News

Researchers at Stellenbosch University have created a solar collection system to rival the most cutting edge facilities. >

Peter Mabeo is collaborating with revered contemporary designers and his Gaborone-based design studio is making a splash on the international design fair scene. >

Drawing inspiration from the landscape, the heritage and the narratives of South Africa, Amanda du Plessis is telling stories through design. >

Cape Town entrepreneur Dave Pons has created Ceiling in a Can, DIY ceilings for low-cost housing. >

Toshiba’s smartband is designed to help Japanese families monitor the health of elderly relatives living in remote places. >

Mentorship initiative Sk8 for Gr8 hopes to inspire Cape Town's disadvantaged kids to utilise their creativity. >

Kenyan photographer Georgina Goodwin captures the stories of women who have found refuge in the matriarchal village of Umoja after surviving sexual violence. >

A young team of architects is finding a place for age-old building techniques in contemporary architecture. >

British studio Feist Forest are putting joy, passion, purpose and story back into product design with its humble wooden table. >

French designer Géraldine Biard’s new furniture collection aims to relieve the stress of dementia. >