Design News

  • Boxes of bamboo
    Design News • 29 Jun 11
    Layered in 80 000 bamboo skewers, your belongings are sure to be safe in the Magistral Cabinet. >
  • 2D/3D
    Design News • 29 Jun 11
    A half chair? Or just the illusion of a chair? Here’s the 2D/3D Chairs for Issey Miyake. >
  • Photo: Daici Ano.
    Hats off
    Design News • 28 Jun 11
    Surrounded by 4 000 hats in an exhibition space, one might be forgiven for feeling mad as a hatter. >
  • Art of music
    Design News • 27 Jun 11
    The clever use of illustration tells an enticing story about the art of music. >
  • Character conversion
    Design News • 27 Jun 11
    Text and type everywhere! Ryo Shimizu’s CNJPUS TEXT installation adapts Chinese characters for a hybrid typography. >
  • Playing with food
    Design News • 26 Jun 11
    Discover your inner gastronomist, with a little help from Designgoat’s Eating Objects. >
  • Dare to wear
    Design News • 26 Jun 11
    What if wearing a cocktail dress really meant having cocktails on tap? The DareDroid does this, but only after you agree to play with it. >
  • 8 House (2010) by Bjarke Ingels Group
    Shapes of eight
    Design News • 25 Jun 11
    The 8 House allows people to bike all the way from the street to the 10th level penthouses. >
  • Good enough to eat
    Design News • 25 Jun 11
    If it's good enough to parade on your body, it should be good enough to eat. de culinaire werkplaats has some edible garments. >
  • Fast future
    Design News • 24 Jun 11
    Moving Platforms is Paul Priestman’s concept for the future of rail travel. >
  • Sew simple
    Design News • 24 Jun 11
    What does a bicycle and a sewing machine have in common? When they work together the result is rather unique. >
  • Crazy for cardboard
    Design News • 24 Jun 11
    Vicky Knysh's Cardboard City encourages kids and adults to think out of the box. >
  • Urban connections
    Design News • 23 Jun 11
    Designing an eco-neighbourhood on the banks of the Maas River could help support new development in Liège, Belgium. >
  • Safe move
    Design News • 23 Jun 11
    Join Rick Valicenti in using design to make cities more cycle friendly. >
  • Curtain call
    Design News • 23 Jun 11
    Curtain Call, conceptualised by Ron Arad, is an interactive installation of art and music. >
  • CT shortlisted for World Design Capital
    Design News • 22 Jun 11
    Cape Town is one of three cities shortlisted for the World Design Capital 2014. >
  • Elegant luxury
    Design News • 22 Jun 11
    Marcel Wanders has designed a gorgeous range of suitcases, Saint Jacques, for Italian company Fabbricapelleterirmilano. >
  • Crunchy munchy
    Design News • 22 Jun 11
    Have your cake and eat the dish it is served in too! sugiX’s design will spare you dishes and a thought to the environment. >
  • Bright idea
    Design News • 21 Jun 11
    Edward Chew’s gorgeous lighting designs use recycled Tetra Pak cartons. >
  • Food for thought
    Design News • 21 Jun 11
    Hungry? Solve a conundrum while waiting for your food to cook! >
  • Cycling simplicity
    Design News • 20 Jun 11
    A bicycle made of bent plywood, ideal for the urban cyclist. >
  • Net sustainability
    Design News • 20 Jun 11
    The SafetyNet could go a long way to ensuring that plenty of valuable fish remain in the sea. >
  • Photo: Fabrice Gousset, courtesy of Galerie Kreo.
    Champions
    Design News • 20 Jun 11
    Konstantin Grcic’s Champions range of trestle tables takes its cue from sport, where speed, performance and strength is prioritised. >
  • Laser lines
    Design News • 19 Jun 11
    Here’s a template to create infographics in an instant. >

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