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AFRICAN FAUVISTIC DESIGN – Designs that are daringly, unashamedly bold. >

10 Jul 17
Winy Maas on innovating into the future of architecture

Talks > Architecture & Interiors / Design Thinking / Urban & Landscape Design

The Dutch architect chats about how he is unlocking the potential of buildings in overcrowded cities. >

5 Jul 17
Living canopy changes its appearance throughout the day

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Design Thinking

This responsive design merges biology, architecture and maths to form a canopy that responds to light. >

5 Jul 17
Inside designer Margot Molyneux’s mixed use boutique

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Fashion & Jewellery Design

The art-deco inspired store is where you can buy clothes, attend a clothing workshop as well as go for a gin tasting. >

23 Jun 17
40 South African designers exhibit their goods in Paris

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors

The Le BHV/ Marais department store is located in an area which attracts around 60 000 visitors daily. >

21 Jun 17
This futuristic cultural centre is inspired by the sea

Design Frontiers > Architecture & Interiors

Vincent Callebaut Architects’ latest conceptual project draws inspiration from the manta ray to make a floating cultural hub in Seoul. >

21 Jun 17
Peru seaside home in the running for leading architectural prize

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Design Thinking

Ancon House is located on a rocky-mountainside and is built to blend in with the landscape >

21 Jun 17
Self-financing modular homes for the rural poor

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Globally, access to adequate housing remains a huge problem that governments battle to solve, billionBricks provides a self-financing solution >

14 Jun 17
An art invention to encourage more silence in our cities

Design Frontiers > Architecture & Interiors / Design Activism

The Silent Room invites people to come in, for up to 30 minutes and “not perform or achieve anything, but just to be”. >

13 Jun 17
Anti-Trump patrons put their money where their politics are

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

This New York bar donates 100 per cent of their profit to causes that are fighting Trump >

9 Jun 17
A look inside the new island museum in Abu Dhabi

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Louvre Abu Dhabi combines breathtaking architecture that is at once futuristic yet informed by ancient Arabian practices. >

6 Jun 17
Combatting Algeria’s harsh weather conditions with houses made from plastic bottles

Design Frontiers > Architecture & Interiors

These durable homes are safely housing the region’s refugee population. >

1 Jun 17
Reducing carbon footprint of the built world with Solidia Technologies

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Design Thinking

Eco-friendliness can be achieved even in the granules with which we construct buildings. >

22 May 17
UNina Afrika: The totemic light sculpture

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Product Design

This design emulates the act of carrying heavy goods on one’s head. >

12 May 17
3 Must-See Design Talks by African creatives

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors

All three of these designers are innovating in Africa’s unique circumstances. >

11 May 17
Arch for Arch

Design Indaba’s tribute to one of SA’s beloved freedom fighters, Archbishop Desmond Tutu. >

3 May 17
Inarchi: Lights that float against the wall

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Craft

Light design firm Inarchi create elaborate chandelier light installations for projects all around the world. >

26 Apr 17
Making interactive furniture in Senegal

Video Interviews > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Creative Economy

As part of an ongoing exploration of African design, we spoke to Thierry Giles, founder of the first UX research lab in West-Africa. >

25 Apr 17
Christian Benimana on architecture that serves the community

Talks > African Design / Architecture & Interiors

In his talk, Benimana asks a series of questions about the capabilities of the built environment: can a building heal, can a neonatal ward celebrate childhood? >

19 Apr 17
Bomma: Form, philosophy and phenomena

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Craft

Bomma creates exquisite light installations from handblown glass. >

19 Apr 17
The Mashambas Skyscraper

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Design Activism

A skyscraper conceived as an educational centre and marketplace for new agricultural communities in sub-Saharan Africa. >

18 Apr 17
Manooi: An atelier that sculpts light

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Craft

Hungarian lighting design studio Manooi create bespoke crystal chandeliers with cutting edge style. >

12 Apr 17 / Advertorial
A 3D-printed grotto designed by algorithms

Design Frontiers > Architecture & Interiors

The future of architecture explored. >

6 Apr 17
Banksy’s Walled Off Hotel explores the magnitude of the West Bank’s occupation

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Art & Photography / Design Activism

“It has the worst view of any hotel in the world.” >

6 Apr 17

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