Design News

  • Project life
    Design News • 11 Oct 12 • Sponsored Content
    In a short video, produced as part of the Herman Miller Why Design series, Ayse Birsel talks about the process of deconstruction and reconstruction. >
  • Dressed for the kitchen
    Design News • 10 Oct 12
    Marcel Wanders' new designer cookware for Alessi adds a touch of glamour to everyday pots and pans. >
  • Coffee library
    Design News • 10 Oct 12
    Nendo's pop-up coffee shop for Starbucks in Tokyo resembles a library, and gives visitors the opportunity to learn more about coffee. >
  • Playing with type
    Design News • 10 Oct 12
    Hat-trick take inspiration from the graphically rich aspects of chess and redesigns a chess set in typographic style. >
  • Zipped up
    Design News • 10 Oct 12
    Ron Arad interprets feeling great, fun and fearless in his ZIPFLOP shoe designed for FitFlop. >
  • Departure lounge to the future
    Design News • 8 Oct 12
    Jason Bruges Studio's New Media Lounge at San Diego International Airport offers a glimpse into the departure lounge of the future. >
  • Frosty delight
    Design News • 4 Oct 12
    Eco-friendly, authentic and diverse, here is a look at the 11 projects by Frost* Design shortlisted for the Sydney Design Awards. >
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    Seated for good
    Design News • 4 Oct 12
    Ineke Hans, Maarten Baas and Dirk van der Kooij are just three of the 14 Dutch designers that reimagined chairs in aid of charity. >
  • Lessons in leather
    Design News • 3 Oct 12
    Cape Town leather merchants, Woodhead's have expanded their offering with a convenient service bar where anybody can learn the tools of the trade. >
  • Vision for a new city
    Design News • 3 Oct 12
    Take a look at Dror Benshetrit's visionary proposal for creating a new island community for Istanbul, Turkey. >
  • Cut, Score, Create
    Design News • 3 Oct 12
    Funky, fun and with a touch of sand and sea. Take a look at the design projects of Urb-ski Paper Toys. >
  • For the nose
    Design News • 3 Oct 12
    Sissel Tolaas's latest and biggest project to date is a smell-based urban treasure hunt, with an iPhone app to guide you along the way! >
  • Waiting on change
    Design News • 2 Oct 12
    Faith47 uses the South African mining crisis as inspiration for her latest work, "The Long Wait". >
  • Seated for diversity
    Design News • 28 Sep 12
    Cultural diversity and the act of sitting is considered from different perspectives in the "Benches from Brazil" exhibition at Hôtel Droog. >
  • Surf's up
    Design News • 28 Sep 12
    An iconic surfboard design becomes the blank canvas for ten artists and designers, inspired by a touch of Dutch blue and white. >
  • Mythical hand
    Design News • 27 Sep 12
    Religious, mythical and folklore symbols come together on Stephan Doitschinoff's recent work: a life-size hand sculpture. >
  • BIG & bigger
    Design News • 27 Sep 12
    BIG: Recent Project is the first English/Japanese monograph of the architectural work of Bjarke Ingels Group. >
  • Big Ben for the home
    Design News • 26 Sep 12
    Big Ben, the iconic London landmark, serves as the inspiration for a stylish wall clock by Marcel Wanders. It's ideal for the modern home. >
  • Bold in colour
    Design News • 26 Sep 12
    Zabalazaa has come a long way since doing graffiti in Bloemfontein, today his sweat, paint and pencil is paying off. >
  • Evolving creation
    Design News • 26 Sep 12
    Sonja Bäumel's own bacteria is the fundamental element in her "Expanded Self" creation. >
  • Nostalgic sweetness
    Design News • 25 Sep 12
    Cute, quirky and with a touch of nostalgia, Sootcookie's range of ceramics contrasts the old and familiar with things that are new and unusual. >
  • Pick up sticks
    Design News • 25 Sep 12 • Sponsored Content
    Inspired by the ancient game of Spillikans, PearsonLloyd contributed a playful piece to celebrate the 25th anniversary of The Conran Shop. >
  • Joy. Love. Life
    Design News • 23 Sep 12
    PearsonLloyd customises a chair to remind us that love is part of the joy of living. >
  • Rhinos, remembered
    Design News • 22 Sep 12
    In recognition of World Rhino Day, Faith47 pays tribute to this majestic, but endangered animal, with a mural against a Shanghai wall. >

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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 >