2012 Archive

  • Collage chair
    Design News • 10 Apr 12
    Swedish designers Front successfully combined classic furniture forms with a contemporary aesthetic in their new “Collage” collection. >
  • BM Horse Chair by Satyendra Pakhalé
    Satyendra Pakhalé: The making of the BM Horse Chair
    Design News • 9 Apr 12
    Through its seamless geometric design, Satyendra Pakhalé's B.M. Horse Chair has poetic analogy of the equine form. >
  • Future school
    Design News • 5 Apr 12
    LAVA's "Classroom of the Future" aims to redefine the look, feel and function of prefabricated learning spaces. >
  • The Real Cookbook. Photo: Himmel & Burwick.
    Read, then eat
    Design News • 4 Apr 12
    The Real Cookbook is a recipe book that is literally good enough to eat. >
  • Lacquered Paper-Objects. Photo: Hiroshi Iwasaki.
    Made of paper
    Design News • 3 Apr 12
    Material magic: Nendo's "Lacquered Paper-Objects" are made by combining layers of paper, using 3D printing techniques. >
  • Comfort up above
    Design News • 3 Apr 12
    PearsonLloyd designed the new business class seat and cabin for German airline Lufthansa, focussing on both comfort and elegance. >
  • Carry it
    Design News • 2 Apr 12
    "Dror for Tumi" is a new range of exclusive luggage, designed by Dror Benshetrit, that easily transforms to suit the needs of the modern traveller. >
  • Connecting angles
    Design News • 29 Mar 12
    Ineke Hans's "Swing - Wing" collection of chairs and desks are based on a simple concept of connecting various angles. >
  • Out the box
    Design News • 27 Mar 12
    Thinking outside the cardboard box, Xanita highlighted the creative possibilities of their fibre board at Design Indaba Expo and Conference. >
  • Top architects to lead expansion of CTICC
    Design News • 23 Mar 12
    Trio of top SA architects, Piet Bakker, Anya van der Merwe and Mokena Makeka, have been awarded the contract to design the expansion of the convention centre. >
  • Adhesive exhibit
    Design News • 23 Mar 12
    Curved, fury and red, the Tuft Pula installation is made of adhesive tape and makes you feel like you're in a spider's web. >
  • Straight system
    Design News • 20 Mar 12
    Strates is a modular desk and storage system designed by Mathieu Lehanneur, inspired by sedimentary rocks. >
  • Almost textiles
    Design News • 20 Mar 12
    Textile Sketch is a range of furniture made in solid heavy metals, but that looks like it's been crafted from textile forms and shapes. >
  • From all angles
    Design News • 19 Mar 12
    It's all tennis with Hat-trick's latest poster competition for the annual tennis championships at Wimbledon. >
  • All's fair
    Design News • 15 Mar 12
    Haldane Martin has launched his first-ever retail showroom in Woodstock, Cape Town. >
  • Walk the talk
    Design News • 15 Mar 12
    Put on your walking shoes and get ready to take part in Violet's Walk, one of the winning initiatives in the Your Street Cape Town Challenge. >
  • Entracte.
    In review
    Design News • 15 Mar 12
    The Review exhibition in Johannesburg uses art to explore social and electronic networks in the urban African terrain. >
  • New looks for favourite brands
    Design News • 15 Mar 12
    Here's a look at the winning designs in the Design Indaba/ Foodcorp Design Challenge 2011. >
  • Raising the bar
    Design News • 14 Mar 12
    The Bluetube Bar is made from low-cost plastic and looks spectacular at night when it is illuminated from within. >
  • Promises of type
    Design News • 13 Mar 12
    With the design of the New American Haggadah, Oded Ezer brings a fresh visual approach to a sacred religious text. >
  • Photo: Kei Takashima. Courtesy of Hermés Japon.
    Forest wonders
    Design News • 12 Mar 12
    Nendo's “Wandering Forest of Hermés” window display adds a touch of playfulness to the recently renovated boutiques in Japan. >
  • Arobo air purifier. Photo: Hiroshi Iwasaki.
    Pure air
    Design News • 5 Mar 12
    The design of Nendo's new Arobo air purifier highlights the essence of water and air in its purest form. >
  • Massive Attack DJ set at A Taste of Sónar
    Design News • 2 Mar 12
    The latest addition to A Taste of Sónar at Design Indaba in Cape Town: Massive Attack (DJ set) and United Visual Artists. >
  • Boutique publishing
    Design News • 28 Feb 12
    Quivertree publishes gorgeously bespoke, inspirational titles on design, décor and food. >

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