Design News

  • Seams collection by Benjamin Hubert.
    Mass produced authenticity
    Design News • 29 May 14
    British designer Benjamin Hubert's "Seams" is a mass produced collection of ceramic centrepieces yet no two are exactly alike. >
  • Cast Iron House by Shigeru Ban. Image: Hayes Davidson.
    Historic makeover
    Design News • 28 May 14
    Shigeru Ban re-imagines the interior of one of New York City's landmarked building: Cast Iron House. >
  • Statthocker stool by Oliver Bahr and Bastian Demmer.
    A social agenda
    Design News • 27 May 14
    The DMY International Design Festival in Berlin will be introducing a new annual section that focuses on social design. >
  • Wonderwoud installation by Ineke Hans for De Windroos. Image: Herman van Ommen.
    Wonder world
    Design News • 27 May 14 • Sponsored Content
    Books leave the confines of a traditional library to become islands of inspiration that encourages children who struggle with concentration to explore them. >
  • 9/11 Memorial Museum by Local Projects.
    From personal memory to shared history
    Design News • 26 May 14 • Sponsored Content
    How do you tell the story of one of the most significant events of the 21st century? Instead of one story, Jake Barton uses 10 000 to create the 9/11 Memorial. >
  • Zapiro cartoon featured in Democrazy: SA's Twenty-Year Trip. Image: Zapiro.
    20 years of democracy according to Zapiro
    Lookbook • 26 May 14
    Scathing satirical cartoonist Zapiro releases a new book that journeys through twenty years of South Africa's democracy in cartoons. >
  • SEED by Architects of Justice. Image: Architects of Justice.
    Young Architects from Africa
    Design News • 25 May 14
    Three young architects from Africa will be exhibiting at the upcoming Venice Architecture Biennale as part of AS.Architecture-Studio's CA’ASI platform. >
  • 25 May 2014 - Africa Day.
    25 May: Africa is Now
    Design News • 25 May 14
    In celebration of Africa Day designers define what African creativity means and how it can help shape a bright future for the continent. >
  • TAC by Bjarke Ingels Group, Kilo and Rosenthal.
    City skylines
    Design News • 24 May 14
    Bjarke Ingels Group turns their attention from architecture to product design for a unique tableware collection. >
  • ABC of Xhosa names by Thandiwe Tshabalala.
    ABC of Xhosa names
    Design News • 23 May 14
    Graphic designer and illustrator Thandiwe Tshabalala designed a series of illustrated GIFs that celebrate beautiful names in her mother tongue: Xhosa. >
  • Tom Vac by Ron Arad.
    Tailored icon
    Design News • 22 May 14
    Leading architects and designers tailor Ron Arad’s iconic Tom Vac chair at Clerkenwell Design Week 2014. >
  • Spring/Summer 2014 collection by G-Star RAW.
    Raw style
    Lookbook • 21 May 14
    G-Star RAW's Spring/Summer 2014 collection exemplifies a look of raw sophistication. >
  • Kranti’s Pop-Up School for Social Change in Mumbai’s Red-Light Area.
    Collective creativity
    Design News • 21 May 14
    We've been tracking the stages of one of the challenges on OpenIDEO that aims to address issues of safety for women and girls in low-income urban areas. >
  • Century: 100 Years of Type and Design exhibition design by Abbott Miller.
    100 years of type
    Design News • 20 May 14
    Abbott Miller draws on different typographic periods for the layout design of an exhibition celebrating the past 100 years of type. >
  • The Boomslang canopy walkway at Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden. Image: Adam Harrower.
    A lofty walkway
    Design News • 20 May 14
    A new tree canopy walkway at the Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden in Cape Town, South Africa has just been opened to the public. >
  • Mathieu Lehanneur's lounge design for Audemars Piguet.
    Rocks of age
    Design News • 20 May 14
    Mathieu Lehanneur takes inspiration from the rocky mountains in Europe for an installation for Swiss watch manufacturer Audemars Piguet. >
  • Paper log house by Shigeru Ban.
    Made of paper
    Design News • 19 May 14 • Sponsored Content
    Shigeru Ban has constructed paper log houses for victims effected by typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. >
  • Gugulethu Gables by Justin Plunkett.
    Alternative Con/Struct
    Design News • 18 May 14
    South African designer/artist Justin Plunkett questions marketing-induced aspirations and perceived value in his first solo exhibition at The Cabinet. >
  • Pichulik's Autumn/Winter Collection 2014. Image: Danielle Klopper for Pichulik.
    Boldly bejewelled
    Lookbook • 17 May 14
    South African jewellery brand Pichulik has unveiled their Autumn/Winter 2014 collection inspired by 70s glamour and powerful women. >
  • Marcel Wanders clock for Christofle.
    Tick tock
    Design News • 17 May 14
    Marcel Wanders turns his attention to time once again with the design of a state-of-the-art silver clock. >
  • Water or beer African pot, covered with skin, from the Iziko Social History Collection.
    Food's influence on design
    Design News • 16 May 14
    'Design & Making: The story of food' traces the evolution of design through food. >
  • FEED LOVE Tokyo by Marije Vogelzang.
    Feeding love
    Design News • 15 May 14
    Marije Vogelzang explores how the act of feeding translates in Japanese culture. >
  • Open Oven by Carlo Ratti Associati. Image: ©MyBossWas.
    Dinner's ready
    Design News • 15 May 14
    The kitchen has always been the heart of the home but will the oven be the new brain of the home? Carlo Ratti Associati explores the future of this appliance. >
  • Jewish Museum identity by SagmeisterWalsh.
    Sacred geometry
    Design News • 14 May 14
    SagmeisterWalsh redesign the identity for the Jewish Museum in New York City. >

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