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Social seating

Design News • 6 May 11

The design of Aram Lello's Community Bench is both multi-functional and great for encouraging social interactions. >
Made of steel at Milan2011

Design News • 5 May 11

Four designers. Four innovative "total white" lighting elements. Here's a look at Bysteel's creations. >
Sunshine cooking

Design News • 5 May 11 • Sponsored Content

A new restaurant experience in Europe uses only solar energy to cook the food. >
Great crates

Design News • 5 May 11

It's multi-functional, recycled and a great mate for kids. What more do you need from a storage system? >
Light of your life at Milan2011

Design News • 4 May 11

Alessi have ventured into the field of lighting design with their new Alessilux project. >
Handspring Puppet Company wins a Tony award

Design News • 4 May 11

South African puppeteers, Handspring Puppet Company, have received a special Tony recognition. >
Knitting pattern at Milan2011

Design News • 3 May 11

Patricia Urquiola’s BiKnit Chair for Moroso highlights the importance of detail while creating a tactile seating experience. >
A stitch in time at Milan2011

Design News • 3 May 11

Tord Boontje’s Stitched Collection of tables, chairs and lights draws on his interest in sewing and embroidery. >
Coca-Cola upcycling

Design News • 3 May 11

Upcycling has never been as attractive as Coca-Cola is making the versatile 111 Navy Chair®. >
Madiba legacy

Design News • 3 May 11

Icon Iconoclast is a body of work by Beezy Bailey inspired by the father of a free South Africa, Nelson Mandela. >
Wood craft at Milan2011

Design News • 2 May 11

Elisa Strozyk's Accordion Cabinet and Wooden Textiles point to the possibilities of wood as a very flexible material. >
A little bit hazy at Milan2011

Design News • 2 May 11

A study of architectural invisibility, the Blur sofa questions the scale between volume and space. >
Growth spurt at Milan2011

Design News • 1 May 11

“Cocoon” was the abstract theme of a glass vase installation by Nendo at the Milan Furniture Fair recently. >
(Im)possible at Milan2011

Design News • 1 May 11

Doshi Levien's Impossible Wood chair redefines the material possibilities of outdoor furniture. >
Chic sheets

Design News • 30 Apr 11

South African fashion designer Gavin Rajah has launched a gorgeous home ware collection. >
Uncontained plastic at Milan2011

Design News • 30 Apr 11

Moving away from the “container” look of moulded furniture, Ron Arad has created the Raviolo chair for Magis. >
Award for SA interior designers

Design News • 29 Apr 11

South African interior designers can now strut their stuff in a new competition that recognises interior design excellence. >
Light and subtle at Milan2011

Design News • 28 Apr 11

The Bouroullec Brothers created a multi-functional table and a super light chair for Magis. >
Multi-purpose at Milan2011

Design News • 28 Apr 11

Jasper Morrison’s Hal chair for Vitra is multi-functional and super comfortable. >
Design connections

Design News • 28 Apr 11

designSALON/ presents the Design Route in culturally inspiring locations in Amsterdam. >
Metal works

Design News • 28 Apr 11

Carrol Boyes invites aspiring designers to submit their three-dimensional Serviette Holder prototypes. >
Inside or outside at Milan2011

Design News • 28 Apr 11

Jaime Hayón’s Piña is a refined wire chair, ideal for use both indoors and outdoors. >
Fit for a king at Milan2011

Design News • 27 Apr 11

Javier Mariscal’s latest collection of tables and chairs looks to the irony on which design development is based. >
Ceramic success at DI2011 Expo

Design News • 27 Apr 11

Buyers and visitors from all corners of the world were impressed by the ceramic designs of Zizamele Ceramics at Design Indaba Expo. >

From the Archives

Frugal science

Design News • 24 Apr 22

Design Indaba alumnus and Stanford bioengineer Manu Prakash rises to the challenge of inequality with his scientific inventions >
Design thinking writ large

Q&A • 24 Apr 22

Moeko Selebalo’s considered simplifications distil the very essence of what it means to be alive >
Mi casa es su casa

Design News • 24 Apr 22

Chilean firm Guillermo Acuña Arquitectos Asociados designs a red house on stilts on the island of Chiloé >
Pavilions on a pedestal

Design News • 17 Apr 22

Architectural pavilions can take creativity to the next level – but what makes a pavilion truly great? >

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