April 2012 Archive

PearsonLloyd designed the new business class seat and cabin for German airline Lufthansa, focussing on both comfort and elegance. >

Material magic: Nendo's "Lacquered Paper-Objects" are made by combining layers of paper, using 3D printing techniques. >

Suzaan Heyns brings a unique and artful vision to South African fashion design. >

LAVA's "Classroom of the Future" aims to redefine the look, feel and function of prefabricated learning spaces. >

Swedish designers Front successfully combined classic furniture forms with a contemporary aesthetic in their new “Collage” collection. >

The Bouroullec Brothers present a new sophisticated storage system, "Corniches", for Vitra at the Milan Design Week. >

The Western Cape government and Wesgro have identified the province as the only one in South Africa to prioritise design as a key economic tool to drive growth. >

Using low-tech means to achieve high-tech results... Francis Kéré's climatically adaptable design for a school in Burkina Faso earned him the Gold Holcim Award. >

Nendo make their art direction debut with the "Black & Black" collection for Singapore furniture brand K% at the Milan Furniture Fair. >

Design Indaba Conference MC Michelle Constant on the 2012 Design Indaba. >

"Folio" is a new shelving system by the Bouroullec Brothers that uses a fabric adornment to hide objects. See it at Milan Design Week. >