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20 Plus 8

Design News • 20 Feb 13

For 20 Eight the object is as important as the space around it. They'll be exhibiting at Design Indaba 2013. >
Spun with steel

Design News • 20 Feb 13

Tom Dixon's lastet pendant light alludes to a spider's web spun with steel. >
Reclaimed wood

Design News • 20 Feb 13

Eon Hoon's new jewellery collection celebrates the beauty in wood imperfection. See it at Design Indaba Expo. >
Furniture archives

Design News • 19 Feb 13

Blending traditional and modern furniture design, Front’s “Collage” collection captures the craftsmanship of different eras in a single collection. >
the silence before

Design News • 18 Feb 13

Faith47's new mural in Hawaii is titled "the silence before". >
Beatbox

Design News • 16 Feb 13

Asif Khan's "Beatbox"pavilion for Coca-Cola at the 2012 London Olympics could be played like a musical instrument. >
Three-minute focus

Design News • 14 Feb 13

How much creativity, innovation and “wowness” can you experience in three minutes? Find out at the Miniplex at Design Indaba Expo. >
Friends: Hugh Masekela and Larry Willis warm up the Music Circuit

Design News • 13 Feb 13

After launching Friends together last year, Bra Hugh joins longtime friend and incomparable pianist Larry Willis on Design Indaba's Music Circuit on 1 March. >
Plant products

Design News • 13 Feb 13

Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg's "Growth Assembly" seeks to use living organisms for the growth and production of materials used in product design. >
Powerful opera

Design News • 12 Feb 13

The new Welsh National Opera identity launches today and it’s designed by Hat-trick! >
Inspiration everywhere

Design News • 12 Feb 13

Authenticity, elegance and fashionable fun is where it's at for Shelley Robertson's Shelley & Harry Jewellery Collection. >
Graphic assortment

Lookbook • 11 Feb 13

Ben Terrett's work demonstrates a good sense of humour and interesting, inspiring observations. >
Advanced bacteria

Design News • 11 Feb 13

Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg investigates the relationship between design and science in her project "E. chromi". >
Spoek Mathambo & friends

Design News • 8 Feb 13

Spoek Mathambo will be joined on stage at Design Indaba Conference 2013 by Bogosi Sekhukhuni, The Smarteez and The Brother Moves On. >
Smartest phone

Design News • 8 Feb 13

Stefano Giovannoni has designed a smartphone that is the first of its kind in size and capabilities. >
Steel accessories

Design News • 8 Feb 13

Nendo's latest collection of interior accessories uses steel to create a uniformed flow throughout a home. >
Nordic ice

Design News • 6 Feb 13

Exuding a cool elegance, Front's "Frost" glassware collection captures the beauty of ice crystals for the ultimate refreshment. >
Tastes of Brazil

Design News • 6 Feb 13 • Sponsored Content

For more than 10 years now Alex Atala has been on a quest to change the history of modern Brazilian cuisine. >
Faith 47: Together, apart

Design News • 5 Feb 13

Faith47's Living Apart Entwined considers both our separate identities and deep commonalities. >
Marian Bantjes, Graphic Artist

Design News • 4 Feb 13

A film exploring graphic design through the eyes of extraordinary designer Marian Bantjes. >
Graphic knowledge

Design News • 4 Feb 13

Renowned graphic designer Steven Heller will be speaking at Design Indaba Conference 2013. >
Graduates at Conference 2013

Design News • 1 Feb 13

We look forward to welcoming top graduates from design schools across the globe as Pecha Kucha speakers to Design Indaba Conference 2013. >
Four weeks to Expo 2013

Design News • 1 Feb 13

With just four weeks to go, tickets sales for Design Indaba Expo have officially opened! >
Science & fiction

Design News • 1 Feb 13

Marguerite Humeau blends design, science and fiction to realise her project "Proposal for resuscitating prehistoric creatures". >

From the Archives

Heightened play

Design News • 30 May 22

Francesco Nassimbeni’s film, ‘AEIOU’ has scooped the prestigious Jury Award for Best Experimental Short at this year’s Cannes Short Film Festival. Here’s why >
What happens at the salone…

Design News • 30 May 22

The 60th edition of the world’s biggest furniture fair, Salone del Mobile.Milano – scheduled for June this year – is a vibrant subsidiary of Milan Design Week >
Thought print

Q&A • 30 May 22

Design Indaba Emerging Creative Mohau Moholane was always “that kid that drew”. He explains why people are his focal point and what art means to his identity >
Reimagination is the new disruption

Design News • 30 May 22

Disruption’s “softer” cousin, Reimagination, is a survival tool for brands, and leads the way to a better world through creativity >

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