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Floral finesse

Design News • 1 Nov 06 • Sponsored Content

The interior design for SRK Legal Assistance in the Hague is a tribute to the Dutch flower. >
Blooming marvellous

Design News • 1 Nov 06

Nine large-scale metal tree sculptures with colourful, rotating mid-sections have given new life to Juta Street in Johannesburg. >
Between Ownership & Belonging

Design News • 1 Nov 06 • Sponsored Content

Michael MacGarry writes about the South African exhibition at the 10th Venice International Architecture Biennale. >
Home comforts

Design News • 1 Nov 06

Providing the right solution between cool design and peace of mind, ZenKaya is a new local concept for prefab living and working space. >
Stairway to heaven

Design News • 1 Nov 06

The first contemporary flagship store for Longchamp has been designed by Heatherwick Studio. >
Death star

Design News • 1 Aug 06

Top graduates of Design Academy Eindhoven recently exhibited eco-friendly "death designs" that are, quite literally, to die for. >
Don't call me babe

Design News • 1 Aug 06 • Sponsored Content

It may look cute and cuddly, but it's one of the planet's worst poo-llutants. >
Prophet of the city

Design News • 1 Aug 06

The poet of technology, Denis Santachiara, marries art and design. >
Oog on Droog

Design News • 1 Aug 06 • Sponsored Content

Focusing on Droog's eco explorations proves that the Dutch design collective's fountain of good ideas never runs dry. >
High five

Design News • 1 Aug 06 • Sponsored Content

Mike Edmonds, an associate director of Arup, identified five of the world's most significant sustainable architecture projects. >
My architecture manifesto

Design News • 1 Aug 06 • Sponsored Content

Foremost eco-architect Keith Struthers of Natural Architecture builds with sustainable materials like clay, wood, living plants and stone. >
Our products manifesto

Design News • 1 Aug 06 • Sponsored Content

KEAG's Ilithalomsa project evolves the litter that gets washed up on our beaches into desirable sculptures and homeware products. >
Mission rescue

Design News • 1 Aug 06

Photographer Clinton Friedman is raising awareness about the illegally harvested medicinal plants that he saves from "muti" markets. >
Walk on the wild side

Design News • 1 Aug 06

A pro bono campaign by the award-winning Jupiter Drawing Room tells people to take a hike. >
Selling SA: View to a thrill

Design News • 1 May 06

HKLM uses a viewfinder to show brand South Africa at its best. >
Selling SA: Flying high

Design News • 1 May 06

Two Tone flights the national bird as a symbol of our country's future. >
Selling SA: Feel it!

Design News • 1 May 06

In branding South Africa, Switch delivers an icon that comes from the heart. >
High Priestman

Design News • 1 May 06 • Sponsored Content

Paul Priestman's divine designs include super trains, gigantic aeroplanes and even a humble kitchen knife block. >
Mr Pen

Design News • 1 May 06

Emile Pen has the illustration world's most fortunate surname, accompanied by a signature style that has more to do with sheer talent. >
Blurring the brief

Lookbook • 1 May 06 • Sponsored Content

Iconic theatre impresario and iconoclastic designer, Pluto Panoussis presents a retrospective spanning 10 years of his theatre posters. >
Matali on herself

Design News • 1 Feb 06

Both valuable and useful, the collectable creations of French product designer Matali Crasset are climbing their way into design history. >
Boss Hugo

Lookbook • 1 Nov 05 • Sponsored Content

Photographer Pieter Hugo is rapidly climbing to the top of his game. >
He said, she said

Design News • 1 Nov 05 • Sponsored Content

Award-winning duo Birsel+Seck also happen to design their lives together. >
David the Goliath

Design News • 1 Nov 05

A "starchitect" with an artistic vision, David Adjaye's London-based studio is winning some of the world's most prestigious commissions. >

From the Archives

The best font to use to write (almost) anything

Q&A • 25 Feb 16

Michael Bierut, legendary US graphic designer, design critic and educator shares some font recommendations and reveals how he really feels about emojis. >
The final shortlist for the world's biggest photo competition is in

Design News • 25 Feb 16

From the largest number of entries in their nine year history, the Sony World Photography Awards have released their final shortlist for this year’s competition >
Affordable, easy to set up 360-degree photography

Product Spotlight • 24 Feb 16

Orangemonkie has created Foldio360, the affordable way to capture 360-degree images. >
Jewellery inspired by the sea

Product Spotlight • 24 Feb 16

Self-taught jewellery designer Gisele Human started her brand, WAIF in 2012 while working as a copy-writer. No pieces are ever the same. >

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