• Tadeas Podracky’s Jaars juxtaposes the fragility of cut glass with alpine elements such as leather straps and a wooden sled.
    Crafted elements
    Lina Kanafani's London Design Festival show brings together diverse work illustrating the impact of craft on the design process. >
  • Africa Calling at Africa Utopia 2014.
    London Design Festival: Our picks
    We go in search of all things Africa at the London Design Festival. Here are our highlights. >
  • Splice by Ifeanyi Oganwu.
    Fluid forms
    Nigerian-born Ifeanyi Oganwu is a rising design talent who creates highly engineered, sculptural furniture. >
  • Eddie Opara’s cover image for the Atlantic's annual Ideas issue, which explores creativity.
    Picturing the brain
    Pentagram's Eddie Opara captures the complexity of creative thinking in his cover design for "The Atlantic" magazine. >
  • Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, 2013 by Piet Oudolf. Image: Piet Oudolf and Hauser & Wirth.
    Lookbook: Open Field
    The wild natural gardens of Piet Oudolf belie the masterful hand that conceived them. A new exhibition of his sketches reveals his creative process. >
  • Andrew Shoben. Image: tedxalbertopolis.com
    Andrew Shoben: City spirit
    We chat to the playful artist and founder of greyworld, who counts the city as his biggest inspiration. >
  • Screenshot of HubCab, showing pickups and drop offs of all 170 million taxi trips over one year in New York City. Image: MIT Senseable City Lab.
    Opinion: Life in the Uber City
    Carlo Ratti and Matthew Claudel consider the impact of pervasive digital networks entering physical space, giving rise to the “Internet of Everything”. >
  • Lynda Relph-Knight portrait. Image: Katrin Coetzer.
    Outside In: Lynda Relph-Knight
    Design writer and former editor of Design Week Lynda Relph-Knight gives Design Indaba an outsider's perspective on the design future of Africa. >
  • Ai Weiwei's statement in different languages for Ron Arad's Last Train project.
    News: Drawings are forever
    Ron Arad's newest edition of "Last Train" uses diamonds as a drawing tool to call attention to their strength rather than their preciousness. >
  • Anglepoise Type75 table lamp by Paul Smith and Anglepoise.
    News: New Angle
    British fashion designer Paul Smith brings his playful palette to the iconic Anglepoise lamp. >
  • Photographs of Naples by Harry Pearce.
    Lookbook: Urban archaeology
    Take a visual journey through the streets of Naples and the inspiration behind Harry Pearce's visual identity for the Made in Cloister project . >
  • Hunger by Faith47.
    Imperial graffiti
    London streets and pavements become the canvas for Cape Town-based street artist Faith47 latest two works. >
  • Berry Bros. & Rudd identity design by Harry Pearce.
    Three centuries of inspiration
    Harry Pearce has designed a new visual identity for Berry Bros. & Rudd, the oldest British wine merchant established in 1698. >
  • Moving On by Ainslie Henderson for James.
    Moving On by James
    This week's #FilmFestFriday takes a musical turn with British rock band James's latest music video from animator Ainslie Henderson. >
  • Seams collection by Benjamin Hubert.
    Mass produced authenticity
    British designer Benjamin Hubert's "Seams" is a mass produced collection of ceramic centrepieces yet no two are exactly alike. >
  • Tom Vac by Ron Arad.
    Tailored icon
    Leading architects and designers tailor Ron Arad’s iconic Tom Vac chair at Clerkenwell Design Week 2014. >
  • Kranti’s Pop-Up School for Social Change in Mumbai’s Red-Light Area.
    Collective creativity
    We've been tracking the stages of one of the challenges on OpenIDEO that aims to address issues of safety for women and girls in low-income urban areas. >
  • IDEO Designs on Aging: Grand Slam.
    Designs on Aging
    From innovative walkers and pit stop posts to the Instagran, here's IDEO's "Designs on Aging" collection. >
  • The Things? – A Trip to Europa by Marguerite Humeau. Image: © HEAD – Genève (Dylan Perrenoud).
    Communicating with aliens
    Marguerite Humeau latest project looks at designing new communication devices that allow people to communicate with otherworldly creatures. >
  • Designs of the Year 2014.
    2014 winners announced
    Design Museum has announced the Designs of the Year 2014 category winners. >
  • Sindiso Khumalo
    Fashion Designer
    Sindiso Khumalo is a sustainable textile designer based in Cape Town. >
  • Ripple Table 2.0 by Benjamin Hubert.
    Lightweight but sturdier
    First you could lift it above your head, now you can stand on it. Meet the new improved version of Benjamin Hubert's Ripple table. >
  • Double O bike light by Paul Cocksedge launched on Kickstarter.
    A light in the dark
    Paul Cocksedge has designed a bicycle light that is simple, safe and secure for the everyday cyclist. >
  • Williams Formula One branding by Hat-trick.
    Speed racing
    Hat-trick have recently completed the new branding for the Williams Formula One team. >

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