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Stackable chair

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David Chipperfield’s stackable folding chair “Piana” for Alessi has been selected to the The Museum of Modern Art’s collection. >

5 Dec 11
Alberto Alessi: the godfather of Italian design

Talks > Product Design

Poetry and art meet function in Alessi’s extensive range of consumer products. Alberto Alessi shares the story. >

1 Dec 11
Dirk van der Kooij on 3D printing and recycling

Talks > Industrial Design / Product Design

Dirk van der Kooij taught a robot to make comfortable chairs using 3D printing techniques and recycled plastic from discarded fridges. >

1 Dec 11
Carbon clock

Design News > Product Design

Judith Zeeman's Carbon Age project uses clocks made of biochar to draw attention to the amount of carbon emissions in the atmosphere. >

1 Dec 11
Easily portable

Design News > Product Design

Nendo's wireless computer mouse and iPhone stand are must-have accessories for the digitally connected. >

30 Nov 11
Complex natures at Miami 2011

Design News > Product Design

Ayala Serfaty's creations at Design Miami explore the use of ancient materials in contemporary design. >

29 Nov 11
Like a shadow

Design News > Product Design

Nendo's new stand for iPhones and iPad resembles the shadow of a single flower in a vase. >

29 Nov 11
Jens Martin Skibsted on the evolution of bicycle design

Talks > Design Thinking / Product Design / Urban & Landscape Design

Jens Martin Skibsted has been “shouting cars out of the city” for a long time. >

24 Nov 11
Lego for life

Design News > Product Design / Design Thinking

The UNICEF Brick serves the dual purpose of providing food and water for victims of natural disasters, and can be used for constructing temporary shelters. >

24 Nov 11
Cherry lane

Design News > Product Design

Tom Price has created an installation of cherry trees with industrialised materials to comment on the ephemeral nature of their natural counterparts. >

24 Nov 11
Funky footwear

Design News > Product Design

Forget fashion and trends, Kobi Levi's Footwear Art turns shoes into sculptural artworks resembling flowers, slides and even Madonna. >

24 Nov 11
Looks like Lego

Design News > Product Design

Flussocreativo's Leco containers look like giant Lego blocks. They're ideal for sorting your recycling. >

21 Nov 11
Flash furniture

Design News > Product Design

The Crates is a collection of mobile furniture, ideal for the modern urbanite. >

19 Nov 11
Able to flip

Design News > Product Design

Now it's a stool, now it's a rocking chair, the Flip series of chairs turn into dual-function seating by simply flipping it. >

17 Nov 11
& Sons.

& Sons. is a Durban-based freelance furniture and design studio run by Mike van Heerden. >

16 Nov 11
Sobeit Studio

Sobeit Studio's desire is "to make the ordinary obsolete" with a range of lifestyle and décor pieces from lighting and furniture to candles and jewellery. >

15 Nov 11
Food fight: Claire Renard

Design News > Food Design / Product Design

Claire Renard of 5.5 designers argues that we’re constantly changing our minds about food. >

15 Nov 11
Beautiful boards

Design News > Product Design

Loyal Dean's longboards are inspired by shapes and forms found in nature and crafted using reclaimed lumber. >

15 Nov 11
Design Kist

Design Kist is a Cape Town-based surface and textile design studio specialising in custom surface patterns. >

14 Nov 11
High Thorn

Georgie Anderson's High Thorn designs and manufactures an exclusive range of handcrafted products with a safari-lodge aesthetic. >

14 Nov 11
Worthy creation

Design News > Product Design

Thomas Heatherwick has designed the furniture for the Worth Abbey Church in England, using solid American black walnut wood. >

11 Nov 11
Water wise

Design News > Product Design

Karim Rashid's colourful Bobble water jug is ideal for filtering water, it looks good and it's 100% recyclable. >

10 Nov 11
DIY wine making

Design News > Product Design

Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Sabine Marcelis created a system for making wine at home. >

9 Nov 11
Made to fit

Design News > Product Design

The Kickstand desk allows you to kill two birds with one stone - get your desk job done and keep fit. >

9 Nov 11

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