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Office/Zoo at Milan2011

Design News • 24 Apr 11

My First Office and My Zoo are two designs by Martí Guixé for the Magis Me Too collection. >
Craft gathering at DI2011 Expo

Design News • 23 Apr 11

Design Indaba Expo visitors couldn't get enough of the crafts sold at The Fringe Arts stand. It's so uniquely African-inspired. >
Seating options

Design News • 23 Apr 11 • Sponsored Content

Konstantin Grcic's various seating designs all have two things in common: comfort and quality materials. >
Check mate

Design News • 22 Apr 11 • Sponsored Content

A Swedish design collective have envisioned a new, all inclusive, interpretation of the traditional chess game. >
From yesteryear at DI2011 Expo

Design News • 22 Apr 11

Recreate's selection of gorgeously upcycled furniture was a key attraction at Design Indaba Expo. >
Storage space at Milan2011

Design News • 22 Apr 11

Versatility is the main characteristic of Ineke Hans’s “My Storage” system designed for Magis. >
No spillage at DI2011 Expo

Design News • 21 Apr 11

First time exhibitors at Design Indaba Expo in 2011, Spilt Milk found a whole new market for their range of classic and feminine designs. >
Almost invisible at Milan2011

Design News • 21 Apr 11

Only the backrest and arm rests of Nendo’s Transparent Chair appear to be visible, but the seat is still inviting. >
15-Year edit at Milan2011

Design News • 20 Apr 11

The Karim Sampler exhibition presented some of Karim Rashid’s key works of the past 15 years. >
Super seating at Milan2011

Design News • 20 Apr 11

Marcel Wanders presented two sets of chairs at the Milan Furniture Fair for Magis: The Cyborg and Troy Family. >
New CEO for CT Fashion Council

Design News • 20 Apr 11

The Cape Town Fashion Council has appointed a new CEO. Bryan Ramkilawan believes in an inclusive approach. >
Design Indaba campaign awarded

Design News • 20 Apr 11

The DIXIV microsite created by The Jupiter Drawing Room and Gloo Design for the Design Indaba campaign has been awarded. >
Roughing it at Milan2011

Design News • 19 Apr 11

Rough & Ready is an experimental range of furniture inspired by explorations of the unpredictable. >
From Wonderland at Milan2011

Design News • 19 Apr 11

For the "Edra in Wonderland" collection the Campana Brothers pushed the limits of materials to realise some unique creations. >
Pleated places

Design News • 19 Apr 11

Thirteen years after opening, the Issey Miyake store in New York has been given a makeover by Clouds Architecture Office. >
Desk job at Milan2011

Design News • 18 Apr 11

ECAL students designed a new range of desk and office objects for Alessi, which was presented at the Milan Furniture Fair. >
Misty spaces

Design News • 18 Apr 11 • Sponsored Content

With the Milan Furniture Fair done and dusted here's a peak at what Tokujin Yoshioka's installation looked like. >
Group effort

Design News • 18 Apr 11

A new crowdsourcing site aims to create more opportunities for local designers. >
City spaces

Design News • 17 Apr 11

Geography of Somewhere is an exhibition which comes from the city but is not of the city. >
Paper crockery

Design News • 16 Apr 11

Japanese company Wasara presents sustainable, single use paper tableware. And it’s rather stylish. >
Sound smart

Design News • 16 Apr 11

The Serendiptichord is an exploration of the creative possibilities of wearable computing. >
Through the hoops

Design News • 15 Apr 11

Check out the Cyclehoop, an innovative solution for safe bicycle parking. >
Shakespeare on a stamp

Design News • 15 Apr 11

Hat-trick have designed a range of postage stamps for the Royal Mail, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Royal Shakespeare Company. >
Lesser known

Design News • 15 Apr 11

A new collective of global creativity, Unknown Union, recently launched in Cape Town. >

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Future compostable

Design News • 13 Jun 22

Furniture designer Jonsara Ruth restores disabled pieces of furniture so they are both ecologically and ergonomically healthier >
Hold my beer

Design News • 13 Jun 22

Daniel Ting Chong’s partnership with Local Brewery & Co. brings inclusivity and fashionable fun to craft beer >
A continental visionary

Q&A • 13 Jun 22

Nkululeko Mthembu’s design thinking helps to solve uniquely African challenges >
Fast track to a modern Senegal

Design News • 13 Jun 22

Renowned Senegalese architect Fatiya Diene Mazza, who is founder of the firm ID+EA, has been instrumental in refreshing the infrastructure of her nation >

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