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Modern classics

Design News > Craft / Design Activism

Iconic furniture design studio Herman Miller collaborated with Danish design brand HAY on a collection that reimagines the classic Eames collection. >

24 Oct 22
Come home again

Design News > Craft

British designer Es Devlin created a cathedral-like structure illustrated with pencil drawings of London’s 243 endangered flora and fauna species. >

17 Oct 22
Ringing the changes

Design News > Craft

The International Olympic Committee revealed a new brand identity for the Olympics, the first since the games began in 1896 >

10 Oct 22
Into the woods

Q&A > Craft

The pandemic inspired UK-based artist Oliver Chalk’s move from creating fabric installations to sculpting wood >

10 Oct 22
Sitting pretty

Q&A > Craft

The creative director of furniture brand Bōpa Mmuso, Lindiwe Gugushe is a young creative in pursuit of design in all its forms. >

26 Sep 22
The anatomy of art

Design News > Art & Photography / Craft / Design Thinking / Product Design

New York-based artist Michael Mapes creates fragmented portraits out of collected items >

9 Sep 22
Food is medicine

Design News > African Design / Craft

New York-based artist Chiizii’s ‘Nni Bu Ogwu’ archival collection examines pre- and post-colonial Igbo dietary practices. >

5 Sep 22
Hope floats

Design News > Art & Photography / Craft / Design Activism

A floating wire sculpture in Prague is an ode to Ukrainian mothers >

26 Jul 22
Future compostable

Design News > Craft / Product Design

Furniture designer Jonsara Ruth restores disabled pieces of furniture so they are both ecologically and ergonomically healthier >

13 Jun 22
Art across time

Design News > Craft

Chinese-Australian artist Renee So’s exhibition at the CAMPLE LINE gallery in rural Scotland explores history in multiple forms >

17 Apr 22
On the map

Q&A > African Design / Art & Photography / Craft

Kutlwano Angela Monyai uses paint, crochet and fabric to embody the Black female experience >

28 Mar 22
Reimagining Damascus

Design News > Art & Photography / Craft / Product Design

Dioramas of Damascus, made from repurposed materials, tell the story of a fractured Syrian city >

13 Mar 22
Travel, exploration and wonder

Design News > Art & Photography / Craft / Creative Economy

We explore what informs Amy-Leigh Braaf’s restless creativity >

20 Feb 22
The man behind the mask(s)

Design News > Craft / Design Thinking / Graphic Design & Illustration

We chat to artist Kip Omolade about his new Diovadiova Chrome series >

20 Feb 22
Deconstructing dreams

Design News > Art & Photography / Craft / Creative Economy

Akshar Maganbeharie’s portraits of pop stars and movie icons celebrate and vilify fame and pop culture >

14 Feb 22
Setting down roots

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Craft / Product Design

DRIFT’s LED-lit Tree of Ténéré finds a permanent home in Dallas, Texas >

6 Feb 22
Paying homage to the matriarchy

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography / Craft

Nokukhanya Charity Vilakazi’s work explores the power of the stories African grandmothers tell their grandchildren. >

6 Feb 22
Light my wire

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Craft

A contemporary spin on telephone wire weaving makes for a range of mesmerising pendants. >

6 Feb 22
Animals crossing

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Craft / Graphic Design & Illustration

Ardmore launches its ravishing Jabula Ceramic Collection >

30 Jan 22
100 Beautiful Baskets

Design News > African Design / Craft

A curated exhibition that celebrates African weavers >

17 Dec 21
The seeds and the sower

Design News > Craft / Product Design

Art and design fuse effortlessly in Jan Ernst’s first solo exhibition in France >

13 Dec 21
Our highlights from New York Design Week 2021

Design News > Craft / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Industrial Design / Product Design

New York’s design scene reflects the city’s rich diversity >

23 Nov 21
antenna 2021 design graduate Rosana Escobar redefines the value of materials with her project, Unravelling the Coffee Bag

Design News > Craft / Product Design

Tracing a global product back to its local context and raw state >

3 Nov 21
No Waste Challenge winner, R creates sustainable conversations in Japan

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Craft / Product Design

R approaches sustainability holistically with its multiple sub-projects >

27 Sep 21

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