Design News

  • Bright Talks Cape Town.
    Brightest
    Design News • 27 Jul 13 • Sponsored Content
    Bright Talks gave audiences a chance to gain insight into the advertising world. Here's a look a the day's inspiring and motivating presentations. >
  • Flask by Tom Dixon.
    Scientific allure
    Design News • 26 Jul 13
    Tom Dixon's Flask pendant light resembles a mysterious chemistry experiment, lighting up a room with an extraordinary glow. >
  • Telus Sky by Bjarke Ingels.
    Reach for the sky
    Design News • 26 Jul 13
    BIG Architects will be designing one of Canada's tallest buildings, which is to become a vibrant community for urban living and working. >
  • Beach Library by Matali Crasset. Photo: Philippe Piron.
    Life's a book
    Design News • 25 Jul 13
    Sun, sea, beach and book... Matali Crasset's pop-up Beach Library is brings books to the beach! >
  • Alessi in Love by Alessi.
    Love Alessi
    Design News • 24 Jul 13
    Alessi's online competition, "Alessi in Love" is encouraging designers worldwide to submit proposals for new and innovative love gifts. >
  • Body Graffiti by Studio Tjep.
    Body art
    Design News • 24 Jul 13
    Fusing street art and design, Studio Tjep. have collaborated with street poet Laser 3.14 on an edgy jewellery collection titled "Body Graffiti". >
  • My Heritage, My Inheritance knitwear collection by Laduma Ngxokolo.
    Ethnik appeal
    Lookbook • 23 Jul 13
    Laduma Ngxokolo's 2013 knitwear collection, "My Heritage, My Inheritance" is dedicated to his late mother. He showed it at the Labo Ethnik Fashion Weekend. >
  • Wimbledon win
    Design News • 23 Jul 13
    In celebration of Andy Murray's historic victory at Wimbledon Hat-trick have designed a set of postage stamps to mark the occasion. >
  • BigApps 2013 identity by Michael Bierut.
    Big Apps
    Design News • 23 Jul 13
    Michael Bierut has designed the identity and graphics for NYC BigApps 2013, providing a colourful backdrop for the competition’s fourth annual awards ceremony. >
  • Passage by United Visual Artists.
    Passage lights
    Design News • 22 Jul 13
    United Visual Artists have created a light and sound installation for the Two Tunnels Greenway, a new walking and cycling route in the UK. >
  • Canvas Sofa by Marcel Wanders.
    Canvas cushions
    Design News • 22 Jul 13
    Marcel Wanders has expressed his artistic imagination in a variety of cushions that are designed to complement his Canvas Sofa. >
  • The Pull of the Land by Faith47.
    Drawn to the land
    Design News • 22 Jul 13
    Faith47's new mural in Toronto, Canada, is titled "The Pull of the Land". >
  • Torre David – Informal Vertical Communities by Urban-Think Tank. Photo: Danny Hudson.
    Uplifting communities
    Lookbook • 21 Jul 13
    Urban-Think Tank's "TORRE DAVID - Informal Vertical Communities" exhibition is currently on display in Berlin. Here's a quick look. >
  • XO Tablet by Yves Béhar.
    Touchscreen education
    Design News • 21 Jul 13
    A first of its kind, the XO Tablet designed by Yves Béhar of Fuseproject and One Laptop Per Child helps kids learn and explore their dreams from an early age. >
  • Pegging Board by Kraftisan.
    Cover pride
    Design News • 20 Jul 13 • Sponsored Content
    With Kraftisan's new Pegging Board for a bookshop in Cape Town judging a book by its cover is a little easier... and totally acceptable! >
  • Block Watch by Tom Dixon.
    Time block
    Design News • 20 Jul 13
    Tom Dixon has designed his first watch. Called "Block", it is a simple, elegant and stylish creation that's more than just an object for keeping time. >
  • Knopka bank identity by Michael Wolff and others.
    Pressing buttons
    Design News • 19 Jul 13
    A new identity for a division of a Russian bank seeks to make the financial service friendlier and more streamlined. Michael Wolff headed up the process. >
  • Garden Bridge by Thomas Heatherwick.
    River bridge
    Design News • 19 Jul 13
    Thomas Heatherwick envisions a lush garden walkway connecting the north and south of London for his proposed bridge over the River Thames. >
  • Pony Desk by Y Tsai.
    Product spotlight: Pony Desk by Y Tsai
    Product Spotlight • 18 Jul 13 • Sponsored Content
    A desk, a chair and a storage unit - all in one! Y Tsai's Pony Desk Chair is a multifunctional furniture unit that also considers early childhood development. >
  • The Racing Poster Portfolio by Richard Hart.
    Weekend racing
    Lookbook • 18 Jul 13
    Dutchmann and Tim Abbott have commissioned a group of South African designers to create posters for their "Weekend Racer" project. >
  • Public Theatre by Paula Scher.
    Public lobby
    Design News • 17 Jul 13
    The lobby of the Public Theatre in New York has a new look, integrating both the theatre's architecture and identity. Paula Scher led this creative reinvention. >
  • "Lost is a Place Too" online shop by Lauren Fowler.
    Crafts online
    Design News • 17 Jul 13 • Sponsored Content
    Lauren Fowler's new online shop is making her bespoke and whimsical creations accessible to all! >
  • Dune by Daan Roosegaarde.
    Big & bright
    Design News • 17 Jul 13
    Daan Roosegaarde has updated his interactive installation "Dune", making it bigger and brighter for the "Touch and Tweet" exhibition. >
  • Lotus Dome by Daan Roosegaarde.
    Cave lights
    Design News • 16 Jul 13
    Daan Roosegaarde's latest interactive installation, "Lotus Dome" used human movement to light up a cave in Jerusalem. >

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  • Eye on the prize
    Design News • 22 May 22
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    Q&A • 22 May 22
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    Q&A • 16 May 22
    Njabulo Maseko is on a mission to open doors for the youth to express the power of their inner creativity >