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TEN Collection ft Sergio del Puerto (Spain) – teaser

Inside View > Art & Photography

Spanish art director Sergio del Puerto features in the September 2013 edition of the TEN Collection. Here’s a look into what he is all about.

9 Sep 13
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Pleated lights

Design News > Product Design

Inga Sempé's "Vapeur" collection of lamps, designed for Moustache, resemble paper bags or inflated balloons.

9 Sep 13
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Simple structure

Design News > Product Design

Hella Jongerius explores dematerialisation with her Niebla Table that seems to disappear from the side.

9 Sep 13
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Beautiful tools

Design News > Product Design

Studio Droog used 3D printing to create a beautiful and delicate tableware collection.

8 Sep 13
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Japanese elevation

Design News > Product Design

Arik Levy has designed a highly versatile sofa for renowned furniture brand Modus.

7 Sep 13
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Kitchen exclamation!

Design News > Product Design

Add a bold statement to your kitchen with Tom Dixon's Tower Salt and Pepper Grinders.

7 Sep 13
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Made by Hand: The Distiller

FilmFestFriday > Craft

#FilmFestFridays takes you on a journey inside the distillery of Brad Estabrooke, the first gin distiller in Brooklyn since prohibition.

6 Sep 13
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The Shining Girls

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

The Shining Girls charity art show, inspired by Lauren Beukes's novel, features work by top SA creatives. Proceeds from sales will benefit Rape Crisis.

6 Sep 13
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Nicholas Hlobo on understanding his own culture

Talks > Art & Photography

Nicholas Hlobo explores, through sound and images, the construction of his own sense of understanding about the self, one’s country, family, culture and more.

5 Sep 13
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Full colour

Design News > Product Design

The Schwarzie sisters have designed a 2014 diary, with the wish that people will live life in full colour every day of the year.

5 Sep 13
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Meet Zady

Design News > Creative Economy

Zady is a new online shopping platform that promotes the conscious consumer movement by connecting consumers to the makers of the products.

5 Sep 13
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Oscar Diaz on form and meaning

Talks > Product Design

For Oscar Diaz design happens at the intersection where culture and commerce meet.

4 Sep 13
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Magnetic attraction

Design News > Product Design

Tord Boontje's "Magnetic Fields" installation evokes a dark and eerie sci-fi atmosphere.

4 Sep 13
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Mother City yarn bombing

Inside View > Urban & Landscape Design

Cape Town texture designer and yarn bomber Isabeau Joubert shares her thoughts on handcraft in the urban space.

4 Sep 13
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Rainbow lamps

Design News > Product Design

A rainbow and an umbrella form the inspiration for Inga Sempé's latest collection of colourful pendant and table lamps. It's on show in Norway this weekend.

3 Sep 13
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Countries, cities, facts & figures

Lookbook > Graphic Design & Illustration

Michael Bierut and Britt Cobb have designed a series of understandable diagrams and infographics for "A Country of Cities: A Manifesto for an Urban America".

3 Sep 13
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Tailored upholstery

Design News > Product Design

PearsonLloyd have designed a sustainable chair for Modus that reflects a refined and contemporary aesthetic.

3 Sep 13
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Practical pod

Design News > African Design

The Mamelodi Pod by Architecture for a Change is a prototype for a low-cost, off-the-grid housing solution for informal settlements.

2 Sep 13
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Colour blocking

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Hella Jongerius has extended her textile collection for Maharam using bright colours and shifting motifs.

2 Sep 13
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Africa illustrated

Lookbook > African Design

K&i design studio have designed a selection of brochures for the Tuli Wilderness Camp and Encounter Mara that highlights the beauty of Africa.

2 Sep 13
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Knowledge and labour

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

Faith47's latest mural is titled "Scientia et labore" or "knowledge and labour". It's an evocative portrait of an old woman.

31 Aug 13
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Cabin in the woods

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Matali Crasset has designed four eco-friendly forest houses for adventurers, art lovers, hikers and walkers to reconnect with nature.

31 Aug 13
00:30:44

Daan Roosegaarde on creating techno poetry

Talks > Interaction Design

“I’m a hippie with a business plan”, says artist and innovator Daan Roosegaarde on his approach to design, making what he calls “techno poetry”.

30 Aug 13
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Modern Cultural Curators: Simon Costin

FilmFestFriday > Architecture & Interiors

Wonderful, magical and fantastical are terms that best describes the aesthetic of set designer Simon Costin. #FilmFestFridays takes a closer look.

30 Aug 13

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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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