a better world through creativity
Home
About Design Indaba
Design Indaba News
Projects
Press Room
Emerging Creatives
News & Features
Design News
Africa Now
Creative Work
Interviews
Next Generation
Design Frontiers
African Design
Design Activism
Videos
Conference Talks
Video Archive (2006 – present)
Designer Directory
Our database of African and international creatives and companies making waves in the design world.
Search
August 2011 Archive
Filter by
- Any -
Articles
Galleries
Videos
Feature
- Any -
Creative Work
-Design Frontiers
-Product Spotlight
-Lookbook
-Next Generation
-Design News
-Track of the Week
-FilmFestFriday
-Design Indaba Campaigns
Interviews
-Video Interviews
-Q&A
-Profiling
-Dialogues
Point of View
-Hot Topic
-African Report
-Inside View
-Opinion
-Reviews
RoundUp
-Take Five
-Focus On
Conference Talks
-Talks
-Trailers
Design Indaba News
-Festival News
-Do Tank News
-Digital News
Sort by
Post date
Order
Asc
Desc
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
1999
1995
Creations in cowhide
Design News
•
12 Aug 11
Using cowhide as her main canvas, Nandipha Mntambo challenges social and cultural norms with her creative work.
>
Modern reinvention
Design News
•
12 Aug 11
A design concept by Tsai Design Studio and Jakupa Architects and Urban Designers draws on historical relationships to modernise a building.
>
Public light
Design News
•
12 Aug 11
A light installation on the façade of the Zeilgalerie in Frankfurt hopes to make this building an architectural highlight in the city.
>
Never forgotten
Design News
•
12 Aug 11
Can't get rid of old clothes for sentimental reasons? Why not use it to craft a chair? Like the Rememberme chair.
>
Soho Synagogue
Design News
•
15 Aug 11
Soho Synagogue by Dror Benshetrit brings design direction and interventions to a Jewish place of worship.
>
Shadowless
Design News
•
15 Aug 11
No Shadow is a collection of sculptures by Makoto Tojiki that uses light as a form of expression.
>
Dignified chaos
Design News
•
15 Aug 11
The most populous city in China, Shanghai is experiencing urban development and cultural renewal on a grand scale.
>
(In)formal connections
Design News
•
15 Aug 11
Jorge Mario Jáuregui works to integrate Rio de Janeiro’s favelas with the formal city, using articulation through public spaces.
>
Tracking change
Design News
•
15 Aug 11
Rapid rail travel aboard the Gautrain has the potential to revitalise Johannesburg and Pretoria as thriving urban environments.
>
DIY Hybrids
Design News
•
15 Aug 11
With Hybrids, Brazilian designer Rodrigo Almeida explores material culture, craftmanship and tradition.
>
Design can-do
Design News
•
15 Aug 11
The inaugural What Design Can Do conference brought together designers, thinkers and doers working in a transformative space.
>
Live transformation
Design News
•
16 Aug 11
Designer Paul Cocksedge transforms old LP records into smartphone sound amplifiers.
>
Mind Over Matter
Design News
•
16 Aug 11
An exhibition at Kemistry Gallery pays tribute to Alan Fletcher on the 10th anniversary of the publication of The Art of Looking Sideways.
>
Designs in sawdust
Design News
•
16 Aug 11
Collect sawdust, add resin, press into mould and voila - you have very interesting furnture pieces, as Yoav Avinoam discovered.
>
Concrete stools
Design News
•
16 Aug 11
Strong, comfortable and not bad looking, Florian Schmid's Stitching Concrete stools are great for indoor and outdoor use.
>
Carpet magic
Design News
•
16 Aug 11
Images from Google Earth make for compelling rug designs with David Hanaeur's WorldWide Carpets.
>
Gulp!
Design News
•
16 Aug 11
Unbelievable – the world’s largest stop-motion animation, shot on a camera phone!
>
Eco wash
Design News
•
18 Aug 11
Eco Automatic is a kitchen sink and dishwasher in one, elminating the need to pack everything neatly into the machine.
>
Black
Design News
•
18 Aug 11
With RCA Black, the Royal College of Art presents the first-ever exhibition of work by students of African and African Caribbean descent.
>
Grow & learn
Design News
•
18 Aug 11
Get kids excited about helping out in the kitchen with the Eat Play Grow table that allows them to grow and prepare their own food.
>
Mini Inflatables
Design News
•
19 Aug 11
The new Mini Inflatables hold the promise of hours of fun in the sun.
>
Read-Unread
Design News
•
19 Aug 11
Almost like a seesaw, the Read-Unread bookshelf reveals how many of the books in your library you have actually read.
>
Southern soul
Design News
•
19 Aug 11
Here's a look at the results of Southern Comfort's creative exchange challenge.
>
Camp van
Design News
•
19 Aug 11
Old camper vans are transformed into funky live/work spaces (complete with surf racks) by Jay Nelson.
>
Pages
« first
‹ previous
1
2
3
next ›
last »
Sign up to our newsletter
Sign up to Design Indaba Weekly for the latest design news and inspiration. Sign up to Design Indaba News for updates on Design Indaba events and projects.
Email Address
Design Indaba (select one or both)
Weekly editorial newsletter
Festival and event updates
Top Features
Regulars
Take Five
6 clever design solutions for pressing healthcare issues
28 Nov 19
Focus On
Five examples of great design from Singapore
17 Sep 18
Lookbook
A look into the work of Luke Rudman
3 Feb 22
FilmFestFriday
This short film is a meditation on the joys girlhood
12 Feb 16
Twitter
Follow @designindaba
Tweets by @designindaba