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A house that balances the user's comfort with top-notch energy efficiency sounds like any oxymoron. Until you experience the Lumenhaus... >

A new exhibition at FADA Gallery look at creating spaces for artists to pursue their creativity while doing research. >

Toilet brushes have been pretty standardised over the years but a funky Afro-inspired design adds a clean edge to this household item. >

Love it or hate it, the vuvuzela was iconic of the World Cup. And now the biggest one of them all has made it into the record books. >

Marti Guixé’s piggy bank-inspired Seed Safe has the potential to make the world rich – with food. >

Stephen Burks's new shelving system and lamp for MatterMade is beautifully crafted, playful and highly functional. >

Minale-Maeda use the iconic children's building blocks to add a contemporary edge to classic pieces of furniture by Gerrit Rietveld. >

A new exhibition in Tokyo interrogates the Japanese relationship with nature and explores ways of redefining Japan. >

Good news for eco-conscious parents! Woolies have launched a new range of super cute children’s shoes made from recycled materials. >

A soccer ball that integrates solar panels into its design could allow visually impaired people to also enjoy the beautiful game. >

Inspired by the South African Freedom Charter, Faith47's latest body of socially conscious work explores forms of discrimination. >

Add Japanese moderation to French flair and the result is lust-have vase that evokes a sense of natural serenity. >

The UK Pavilion's Seed Cathedral has been recognised for its outstanding architecture in the international playing field. >

Wishing football fever could last forever? Take a piece of it home in the form of Alex Garnett's football-inspired home collection. >

We all know about the iPod but now there’s also the Dry Pod, a design solution that may greatly benefit homeless people. >

Forget speed dating and internet dating and try a good old fashioned blind date… With a innovate food design twist. >

Jaime Hayon's new lounger is classic and comfortable, with a funky edge. >

Matali Crasset's "Topologies Affectives" installation is a light graphic intervention that redefines space. >

The Budweiser Man of the Match trophy was designed to reflect and celebrate African life, love and unity. >

Do you think sex toys are sleazy, mass-produced objects best left hidden in a drawer? Take a look at the vibrator that's won a design award. >

An exhibition of eight designers and artists explores concepts of autonomy and other critical attitudes in design. >

Nostalgic, eco-conscious, beautiful and desirable. And the good news is that Casamento have opened a showroom. >

They say the best things in life are free and Host City Cape Town is making this adage work for football fans in the city. >

What looks like Spiderman meets McGyver meets horror movie, is an art installation made entirely of clear adhesive packaging tape. >

What do you get when you combine maths, physics, digital art, design, electronics and music? A symphony, of sorts. >