Design News

2014 World Design Rankings rate 79 represented countries according to sector, industry, strengths and weaknesses. >

"The Imaginary App", edited by DJ Spooky and Svitlana Matviyenko, explores the ubiquity of apps and how they have seaped into our culture. >

Summer gets city-slick with illustrator Atang Tshikare's urban doodles on Ballo's handmade wooden sunglasses. >

Dutch visual communications studio Thonik has designed a new graphic identity for the Holland Festival that fuses letters together for a bold visual statement. >

How a rural school went from fabrication at a workshop in Johannesburg to erection on a dusty site in the village of Chimphamba. >

Eight drawings of whimsical, wicked and weird inventions from Dominic Wilcox's blog-turned-book, "Variations on Normal". >

Studio Formafantasma explores the intersection between material and culture. Here are four of our favourite projects by the inventive duo. >

There's a new kid on the block in Woodstock's burgeoning art and design precinct that specialises in limited-edition South African design. >

The three winners of the Better Living Challenge design competition each receive R500 000 worth of support services to develop their products for market. >

This collection of misshapen bowls captures the performative act of making. >

Celebrated accessory and handbag label, Missibaba delights with a flowery explosion. >