Design News

Hungarian photographer’s “Life of a Bench” series captures the diversity of daily activity centered on a simple wooden structure. >

The Lowline, the world’s first underground park, have raised enough money in a crowdfunding campaign to build their Lowline Lab. >

Forget vases, jewellery and trinkets. The first street-ready 3D-printed car is imminent. >

The hashtag #TheAfricaTheMediaNeverShowsYou has gone viral on Twitter as Africans share inspiring images of their continent. >

A Cape Town graphic designer is documenting Cape Town’s vacillating weather patterns and his accompanying moods in a bold design-a-day project. >

London-based designer Ted Wiles designed a toaster that only works when you give it a hug in an attempt to make its users happy. >

"Holon" is an intriguing glass sculpture created by Dutch designers Jetske Visser and Michiel Martens. >

Get fresh fruit and veg from the neighbours via an app that encourages homegrown food sharing. >

“Ask for What You Want” is a provocative exploration of the nature of human sexual desire by Cape Town-based artist Lady Skollie. >

Thomas Vailly and Laura Lynn Jansen examine the colourful nature of crystals to create layers of colourful illumination. >

Los Angeles-based design duo Oval-X channels the spirit of South African townships and “Shangaan electro” to create covert art for Nozinja’s debut album. >