Design News

Alessi has launched a new competition, "Concrete in Design", that will see the winner's object forming part of a future Alessi collection. >

The City of Cape Town’s winning entry in an international design competition means the first city centre skate park is coming to town. >

Tokujin Yoshioka’s "Crystallize" exhibition of grown paintings and sculptures is the Japanese artist/designer's largest solo exhibition to date. >

A new outdoor pavilion follows the curvature of the landscape on the campus of the Kyoto University of Art and Design. >

An “eco-poverty-alleviation project” in Cape Town’s Langa township provides nutrition on tap for 45 children by using the sun-facing walls of shacks. >

Two vintage bicycles covered in bright orange wool by Cape Town-based texture designer and yarn bomber Isabeau Joubert are doing the rounds. >

Ineke Hans has designed two furniture collections for the Fogo Island Inn as well as a range of furniture for public use around the island. >

Megan Laughton’s prototype for a space-saving, lightweight, easy to store desk and chair is this year’s Making the Difference through Design winner. >

Emerging Creative Atang Tshikare’s Zabalazaa Designs wins the 2014 Future Found Award. >

Paul Cocksedge's "The Living Staircase" is more than a means to move from floor to floor. >

Studio Tjep.'s latest project creates a modern performance space uniting function with beauty. >