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Treetop luxury

Design News • 22 Oct 13

Shigeru Ban has constructed a "tree house" on Yakushima Island made from a selection of paper tubes. >
The Fleet sails into (Cape) Town

Design News • 22 Oct 13 • Sponsored Content

Fourteen local designers have set up their wares on Buitengracht Street as a one-stop Christmas-list shop. >
Transformable accessories

Design News • 21 Oct 13 • Sponsored Content

Nendo has designed a three-piece accessory collection for dogs. >
Bagging a Banksy

Design News • 21 Oct 13

Three people in New York City got more than they bargained for last week, when controversial street artist Banksy posted an announcement on his website. >
Cape architecture awards

Design News • 21 Oct 13

The Cape Institute for Architecture (CIA) announces the seven winners of its 2013 Award for Architecture. >
Evict Them in 5 Easy Steps

Design News • 20 Oct 13 • Sponsored Content

Harry Pearce's "Evict Them in 5 Easy Steps" is a short film that raises awareness around the ever-growing problem of forced eviction. >
Winning Dutch designs

Design News • 19 Oct 13

Tonight in Eindhoven, the 11th edition of the Dutch Design Awards (DDA) named Iris Van Herpen the most successful designer of the last year. >
Less is best

Design News • 19 Oct 13

Paul Smith recently held an exhibition dedicated to Dieter Rams' designs at his United Kingdom store, No. 9 Albemarle Street. >
Modern addition

Design News • 19 Oct 13

Simple, elegant and durable, Stefano Giovannoni's Dressed First chair for Magis adds a statement in any space. >
Sitting Pretty presents . . .

Design News • 18 Oct 13

South African online retailer Style36 launches its inaugural store within a store on Monday featuring Cape Town label Sitting Pretty. >
Modern attitude

Design News • 18 Oct 13

Tom Dixon has unveiled his "Y" chair after two years of researching and prototyping. >
Sneaker showcase

Design News • 17 Oct 13

Karim Rashid has designed the exhibition space for the "Out of the Box" exhibition, showcasing the history of the sneaker. >
Ceramic lights

Design News • 17 Oct 13

Benjamin Hubert's Container Lamp explores new possibilities in product design. >
Simply seated

Design News • 16 Oct 13

PearsonLloyd has designed a modular seating system that brings a modern touch to any public space. >
A new commandment

Design News • 15 Oct 13

Michael Bierut has designed a series of humorous signs for the annual St. Francis Day Blessing of the Animals in New York City. >
Nature's power

Design News • 14 Oct 13

Tokujin Yoshioka’s "Spider's Thread" installation makes use of growing crystals to create a delicate sculpture of a chair. >
Social art

Design News • 14 Oct 13

Faith47 has created two new murals in Puerto Rico, “Marauders” and “Onirico”. >
Maurice Sendak: On Life, Death And Children's Lit

Design News • 14 Oct 13 • Sponsored Content

Christoph Niemann illustrates a moving 2011 interview between children's author Maurice Sendak and "Fresh Air" producer Terry Gross. >
Spontaneous interior

Design News • 13 Oct 13

Tom Dixon's studio has redesigned the interior for McCann Erickson Headquarters, transforming the area into an open-plan and spontaneous space. >
Jazzing it up

Design News • 13 Oct 13

Paula Scher has redesigned her graphic identity for Jazz at Lincoln Centre, ten years since its inception. >
Cosy cabin

Design News • 12 Oct 13 • Sponsored Content

Studio Tjep. will present their "Il Treno Fuori" piece at this year's Dutch Design Week. >
Creative residency

Design News • 12 Oct 13

Matali Crasset has proposed to create a community centre in Beijing where residents can interact and experiment with creativity. >
Information made visual

Lookbook • 11 Oct 13

Eddie Opara has designed the graphics for a new "friendly science" title, making the book's dense technical information understandable to all. >
Slicing time

Design News • 10 Oct 13 • Sponsored Content

A device that "cuts away" time as it passes, here's Nendo's elegant Slice watch. >

From the Archives

Ghana’s national pavilion

Design News • 8 May 22

How do you define freedom? Ghana’s flag provides a clue – as does its striking pavilion at this year’s Venice Biennale >
Liberian centre celebrates women

Design News • 8 May 22

Former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has partnered with leading African architects >
Smooth operator

Q&A • 8 May 22

Lundi Mlonyeni, aka Dave Monday, is a muso with a mission >
Changing the narrative

Design News • 8 May 22

Naba AboLova and actor Bonko Khoza bring hope to unemployed township youth >

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