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Diplomatic chair

Design News > Product Design

Hella Jongerius' East River chair designed for the North Delegates' Lounge of the UN is on display at the Vitra showroom at Salone del Mobile 2014.

11 Apr 14
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Design and violence

Design News > Art & Photography

Design and violence aren't often two words used in the same sentence. MoMA explores the entanglement between design and violence in the 20th century.

11 Apr 14
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My Heritage, My Inheritance

FilmFestFriday > Product Design

This short film captures the deeper cultural meaning behind South African knitwear brand, MaXhosa by Laduma designed and founded by Laduma Ngxokolo.

11 Apr 14
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Wanders' wonders

Design News > Product Design

Dutch designer Marcel Wanders's "Zio" collection for Moooi exudes a timeless modernity.

10 Apr 14
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Quiet reflection

Design News > Product Design

Matali Crasset has designed a multifunctional unit that provides users with a quiet space for relaxation in the busy city life of today.

10 Apr 14
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Chris Gotz: Accidental poetry and story making

Video Interviews > Information Design

Chief creative officer of Ogilvy & Mather South Africa, Chris Gotz believes that it is essential for creatives to gather more "primary evidence".

9 Apr 14
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Dining with Daniel Libeskind and Marina Abramovic

Design News > Product Design

Art, design and performance meet in Marina Abramovic's "Counting the Rice" that opens on 1 May at Centre d'Art Contemporain in Geneva.

9 Apr 14
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Do the splits

Design News > Product Design

Tomas Kral has collaborated with Italian company Something Good for the 2014 Salone del Mobile to design a simple desktop storage unit.

9 Apr 14
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Why Africa is Now

Video Interviews > Product Design

What's so special about African creativity? An architect, fashion designer, lighting designer, inventor and product designer share their insights.

8 Apr 14
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Marc Ruwiel on the Most Creative Stand at Design Indaba Expo 2014

Video Interviews > Industrial Design

Creating a stand that stands out is easier said than done when you're exhibition alongside 500 other creatives. Ideso took this honour at Design Indaba Expo.

8 Apr 14
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Container power

Q&A > Design Thinking

Cape Town-based Cécile & Boyd might be renowned and awarded for their high-end lodges and hotels but it is their Foundation project that is the real winner.

8 Apr 14
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Radical cyclists' safety

Design News > Product Design

This short film explores why a radically different alternative is much safer than the traditional cycle helmets used by most cyclists.

8 Apr 14
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Lighting up the dark

Design News > Product Design

The MwangaBora solar lamp is more than just a light source; it empowers and liberates residents in rural African areas.

8 Apr 14
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Accessible technology

Design News > Product Design

3D printing has gone from sci-fi dream to everyday reality. At Design Indaba Expo 2014 Ignite 3D showcased the latest MakerBot desktop 3D printers.

7 Apr 14
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Building your brand

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Rem Koolhaas's leading international architecture firm OMA has redesigned the headquarters for global denim brand G-Star RAW.

7 Apr 14
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Add your idea

Design News > Design Thinking

You can still contribute your ideas to the challenge running on OpenIDEO on how to make low-income urban areas safer and more empowering for women and girls.

7 Apr 14
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Kick it

Design News > African Design

Cape Town-based design studio SKOP gave reject soccer balls a second life with their unconventional design.

7 Apr 14
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Miami living

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Karim Rashid has designed an eye-catching apartment block in the heart of Miami.

6 Apr 14
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Sculpted for seating

Design News > African Design

Inspired by materials used by Malian fishermen, the MO armchair is a pure reflection of an African culture, tradition and heritage.

6 Apr 14
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Iconic textiles

Design News > African Design

Malian-based company Ndomo teaches young unemployed Africans the art of creating eco-friendly textiles.

5 Apr 14
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Lightweight but sturdier

Design News > Product Design

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.

5 Apr 14
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Arriving in town

Design News > Product Design

Maarten Baas is set to unveil a new solo exhibition during Salone del Mobile 2014.

4 Apr 14
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Meet the Makers: Ilze and Heinrich Wolff

FilmFestFriday > Architecture & Interiors

In the third edition of Creative Cape Town's Meet the Makers series you meet Ilze and Heinrich Wolff - wife-and-husband architects who practice in Cape Town.

4 Apr 14
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Celebrating colour

Design News > African Design

Fashion Rising's Spring 2014 collection celebrates Africa's bold, bright and brilliant colours.

4 Apr 14

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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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