May 2014 Archive

  • Window display for Maison Hermès, Japan by Oscar Diaz.
    Window shopping
    Design News • 14 May 14
    Oscar Diaz draws on the principle of a kaleidoscope to create a window display for Hermés Japan. >
  • Jewish Museum identity by SagmeisterWalsh.
    Sacred geometry
    Design News • 14 May 14
    SagmeisterWalsh redesign the identity for the Jewish Museum in New York City. >
  • SoWhereTo by Mesuli Macozoma. Image: Mesuli Macozoma.
    Next Generation: Mesuli Macozoma
    Next Generation • 14 May 14
    Mesuli Macozoma is a self-taught Johannesburg-based photographer who explores a sense of place in Soweto through his documentary-style photos. >
  • Open Oven by Carlo Ratti Associati. Image: ©MyBossWas.
    Dinner's ready
    Design News • 15 May 14
    The kitchen has always been the heart of the home but will the oven be the new brain of the home? Carlo Ratti Associati explores the future of this appliance. >
  • FEED LOVE Tokyo by Marije Vogelzang.
    Feeding love
    Design News • 15 May 14
    Marije Vogelzang explores how the act of feeding translates in Japanese culture. >
  • #FilmFestFridays: Shape by Johnny Kelly.
    Shape
    FilmFestFriday • 16 May 14
    A film about how design moulds the world into a better place. >
  • Water or beer African pot, covered with skin, from the Iziko Social History Collection.
    Food's influence on design
    Design News • 16 May 14
    'Design & Making: The story of food' traces the evolution of design through food. >
  • Marcel Wanders clock for Christofle.
    Tick tock
    Design News • 17 May 14
    Marcel Wanders turns his attention to time once again with the design of a state-of-the-art silver clock. >
  • Pichulik's Autumn/Winter Collection 2014. Image: Danielle Klopper for Pichulik.
    Boldly bejewelled
    Lookbook • 17 May 14
    South African jewellery brand Pichulik has unveiled their Autumn/Winter 2014 collection inspired by 70s glamour and powerful women. >
  • Gugulethu Gables by Justin Plunkett.
    Alternative Con/Struct
    Design News • 18 May 14
    South African designer/artist Justin Plunkett questions marketing-induced aspirations and perceived value in his first solo exhibition at The Cabinet. >
  • Paper log house by Shigeru Ban.
    Made of paper
    Design News • 19 May 14
    Shigeru Ban has constructed paper log houses for victims effected by typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. >
  • Mathieu Lehanneur's lounge design for Audemars Piguet.
    Rocks of age
    Design News • 20 May 14
    Mathieu Lehanneur takes inspiration from the rocky mountains in Europe for an installation for Swiss watch manufacturer Audemars Piguet. >
  • The Boomslang canopy walkway at Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden. Image: Adam Harrower.
    A lofty walkway
    Design News • 20 May 14
    A new tree canopy walkway at the Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden in Cape Town, South Africa has just been opened to the public. >
  • Century: 100 Years of Type and Design exhibition design by Abbott Miller.
    100 years of type
    Design News • 20 May 14
    Abbott Miller draws on different typographic periods for the layout design of an exhibition celebrating the past 100 years of type. >
  • Kranti’s Pop-Up School for Social Change in Mumbai’s Red-Light Area.
    Collective creativity
    Design News • 21 May 14
    We've been tracking the stages of one of the challenges on OpenIDEO that aims to address issues of safety for women and girls in low-income urban areas. >
  • Spring/Summer 2014 collection by G-Star RAW.
    Raw style
    Lookbook • 21 May 14
    G-Star RAW's Spring/Summer 2014 collection exemplifies a look of raw sophistication. >
  • Tom Vac by Ron Arad.
    Tailored icon
    Design News • 22 May 14
    Leading architects and designers tailor Ron Arad’s iconic Tom Vac chair at Clerkenwell Design Week 2014. >
  • Fear of Flying
    Fear of Flying
    FilmFestFriday • 23 May 14
    This week's feature is a live-action animation of a bird with a fear of flying. Will Dougal overcome his fear and join the rest of the flock? >
  • ABC of Xhosa names by Thandiwe Tshabalala.
    ABC of Xhosa names
    Design News • 23 May 14
    Graphic designer and illustrator Thandiwe Tshabalala designed a series of illustrated GIFs that celebrate beautiful names in her mother tongue: Xhosa. >
  • The Little Architect Toolset by Carlos Ng. Image: Martin Seck.
    Next Generation: Student design for social good
    Next Generation • 23 May 14
    Third year product design students from Parsons partnered with Areaware to design small "impulse buy" gifts with a portion of the proceeds going to a charity. >
  • TAC by Bjarke Ingels Group, Kilo and Rosenthal.
    City skylines
    Design News • 24 May 14
    Bjarke Ingels Group turns their attention from architecture to product design for a unique tableware collection. >
  • 25 May 2014 - Africa Day.
    25 May: Africa is Now
    Design News • 25 May 14
    In celebration of Africa Day designers define what African creativity means and how it can help shape a bright future for the continent. >
  • SEED by Architects of Justice. Image: Architects of Justice.
    Young Architects from Africa
    Design News • 25 May 14
    Three young architects from Africa will be exhibiting at the upcoming Venice Architecture Biennale as part of AS.Architecture-Studio's CA’ASI platform. >
  • A bracelet from Henriette Botha's The Fall collection. Image: Henriette Botha.
    Next Generation: Henriette Botha
    Next Generation • 26 May 14
    Henriette Botha is an emerging South African design brand of handcrafted, locally manufactured, statement jewellery pieces. >

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