Design News

  • Furniture fair
    Design News • 23 Aug 11
    The Western Cape Furniture Initiative presents an exhibition featuring the work of Haldane Martin, Heath Nash, Liam Mooney, Tsai and more. >
  • Topthorn (left) and Joey in the West End in the London production of War Horse.
    War Horse at BASA Awards
    Design News • 22 Aug 11
    Topthorn from War Horse will be making a special appearance at the Business Day BASA Awards next week. >
  • NET by For Use/Numen.
    Net works
    Design News • 22 Aug 11
    A large net installation encourages child-like exploration while also hoping to help re-integrate communities. >
  • Skypak.
    From the sky
    Design News • 19 Aug 11
    Airline trolleys as covetable storage spaces for your home and office. Yes, take a look! >
  • Camp van
    Design News • 19 Aug 11
    Old camper vans are transformed into funky live/work spaces (complete with surf racks) by Jay Nelson. >
  • Southern soul
    Design News • 19 Aug 11
    Here's a look at the results of Southern Comfort's creative exchange challenge. >
  • Read-Unread bookshelf by Niko Economidis.
    Read-Unread
    Design News • 19 Aug 11
    Almost like a seesaw, the Read-Unread bookshelf reveals how many of the books in your library you have actually read. >
  • Mini Inflatables
    Design News • 19 Aug 11
    The new Mini Inflatables hold the promise of hours of fun in the sun. >
  • Eat Play Grow Table. Photographed in Corkellis House.
    Grow & learn
    Design News • 18 Aug 11
    Get kids excited about helping out in the kitchen with the Eat Play Grow table that allows them to grow and prepare their own food. >
  • Black
    Design News • 18 Aug 11
    With RCA Black, the Royal College of Art presents the first-ever exhibition of work by students of African and African Caribbean descent. >
  • Eco Automatic by Ahhaproject.
    Eco wash
    Design News • 18 Aug 11
    Eco Automatic is a kitchen sink and dishwasher in one, elminating the need to pack everything neatly into the machine. >
  • Scenes from Gulp. Photo: Aardman.
    Gulp!
    Design News • 16 Aug 11
    Unbelievable – the world’s largest stop-motion animation, shot on a camera phone! >
  • WorldWide Carpets by David Hanauer.
    Carpet magic
    Design News • 16 Aug 11
    Images from Google Earth make for compelling rug designs with David Hanaeur's WorldWide Carpets. >
  • Stictching Concrete by Florian Schmid.
    Concrete stools
    Design News • 16 Aug 11
    Strong, comfortable and not bad looking, Florian Schmid's Stitching Concrete stools are great for indoor and outdoor use. >
  • Designs in sawdust
    Design News • 16 Aug 11
    Collect sawdust, add resin, press into mould and voila - you have very interesting furnture pieces, as Yoav Avinoam discovered. >
  • The Art of Looking Sideways by Alan Fletcher. Published by Phaidon.
    Mind Over Matter
    Design News • 16 Aug 11
    An exhibition at Kemistry Gallery pays tribute to Alan Fletcher on the 10th anniversary of the publication of The Art of Looking Sideways. >
  • Record speaker. Photo: Mark Cocksedge.
    Live transformation
    Design News • 16 Aug 11
    Designer Paul Cocksedge transforms old LP records into smartphone sound amplifiers. >
  • Photo: Leo Veger.
    Design can-do
    Design News • 15 Aug 11
    The inaugural What Design Can Do conference brought together designers, thinkers and doers working in a transformative space. >
  • DIY Hybrids
    Design News • 15 Aug 11
    With Hybrids, Brazilian designer Rodrigo Almeida explores material culture, craftmanship and tradition. >
  • Tracking change
    Design News • 15 Aug 11
    Rapid rail travel aboard the Gautrain has the potential to revitalise Johannesburg and Pretoria as thriving urban environments. >
  • (In)formal connections
    Design News • 15 Aug 11
    Jorge Mario Jáuregui works to integrate Rio de Janeiro’s favelas with the formal city, using articulation through public spaces. >
  • Dignified chaos
    Design News • 15 Aug 11
    The most populous city in China, Shanghai is experiencing urban development and cultural renewal on a grand scale. >
  • Shadowless
    Design News • 15 Aug 11
    No Shadow is a collection of sculptures by Makoto Tojiki that uses light as a form of expression. >
  • Soho Synagogue. Photo: John M Hall.
    Soho Synagogue
    Design News • 15 Aug 11
    Soho Synagogue by Dror Benshetrit brings design direction and interventions to a Jewish place of worship. >

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