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  • Brynjar Sigurðarson on the relationship between objects and stories
    Brynjar Sigurðarson on the relationship between objects and stories
    Talks > Product Design
    The Design Indaba #GlobalGrad alumnus has been awarded with the Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize 2018. >
    3 May 18
  • Nike x Arthur Huang
    Nike designs shoebox made out of recycled milk containers and coffee lids
    Design News > Design Thinking / Product Design
    The sportswear giant teamed up with Taiwanese architect and engineer Arthur Huang to create multi-functional shoe boxes. >
    9 Mar 18
  • Siba Mtongana cover
    Functionality is key to the notion of beauty
    Video Interviews > African Design / Product Design
    South African celebrity chef Siba Mtongana tells us why she nominated a unique wooden backpack for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2017. >
    1 Feb 17
  • Melina by David Shatz
    Backpack-cum-tent designed for urban camping
    Design News > Product Design
    Melina is a portable tent designed to inspire nomadic city living. >
    5 Apr 16
  • Barbara Peynot proposes that the urban nomad wear their home
    Barbara Peynot proposes that the urban nomad wear their home
    Next Generation > Architecture & Interiors / Design Thinking / Fashion & Jewellery Design
    Royal College of Art graduate Barbara Peynot has created The Urban Nomad Home Kit – a coat that turns into a shelter, complete with a window and wallpaper. >
    29 Jul 15
  • Umtwalo Wooden Backpack by Inga Gubeka.
    Material twist
    Design News > African Design / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Product Design
    Inga Gubeka's Umtwalo Wooden Backpack is an exploration of using unconventional materials when designing accessories. >
    18 Apr 14
  • Carry it
    Design News > Product Design
    "Dror for Tumi" is a new range of exclusive luggage, designed by Dror Benshetrit, that easily transforms to suit the needs of the modern traveller. >
    2 Apr 12
  • Paradox
    Opinion > Creative Economy
    Our world is a great paradox that turns around in the universe, writes Eduardo Galeano. >
    1 May 03
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