May 2014 Archive

Communal crafting

Opinion • 1 May 14

What can crafters from opposite ends of the earth learn from each other? Can they reach a common ground? What are the common methods they employ? >
Interview with Ije Nwokorie, MD at Wolff Olins London

Inside View • 1 May 14

At the recent Design Indaba Conference Ije Nwokorie told Designboom more about his work and influences. >
Pads to improve education

Design News • 2 May 14

Many girls in Uganda aren't able to attend school on the days they menstruate because they can’t afford the basic sanitary products. Makapads offers a solution. >
A digital portrait of Vito Acconci

Design News • 2 May 14

Jonathan Harris created an interactive digital portrait of artist and architect Vito Acconci. >
Say cheese

Design News • 3 May 14

Studio Makkink & Bey collaborate with craftsmen in India to educate and empower local women and children. >
Mister who?

Lookbook • 4 May 14

Meet Mr Somebody & Mr Nobody. Their collection of African-flavoured domestic curiosities runs the spectrum of quirky cool. >
Designs on Aging

Design News • 4 May 14

From innovative walkers and pit stop posts to the Instagran, here's IDEO's "Designs on Aging" collection. >
Pour a house

Design News • 5 May 14

Moladi, a South African company, specialises in a reusable plastic formwork for use in construction of affordable housing and low cost housing projects. >
A’ Design Award winners

Design News • 5 May 14

The results are in! A’ Design Award & Competition announces its best designers and designs for 2013 to 2014. >
Payment plan

Design News • 6 May 14

Yves Béhar has created a new identity and global campaign for the leader in digital payments, PayPal. >
Disconnect

Design News • 6 May 14

Masashi Kawamura has designed a collection of garments that keep people focused on the real world. >
Heart beat

Design News • 6 May 14

Freeplay Energy's fetal heart rate monitor provides a safe and accessible solution for healthcare workers in developing countries during childbirth. >
SMATI Turtle 1: On the road with an African-made car

Design News • 7 May 14

Melle Smets and Joost van Onna collaborate with local Ghanaian craftsmen to create an African car. >
Freedom food

Design News • 7 May 14

Marije Vogelzang celebrates Liberation Day in the Netherlands with the design of a "Freedom Bread". >
Design Indaba video app: New version out now

Digital News • 8 May 14

An updated version of the new Design Indaba App is now available, free for download, in the iTunes and Google Play app stores. >
Excellence in design

Design News • 8 May 14

The 2014 Cooper-Hewitt National Design Awards winners have been announced! >
Dressed up

Design News • 9 May 14

European architecture and Mozambican heritage come together in Taibo Bacar's Fall/Winter 2013 collection. >
Five phrases to live by

Lookbook • 9 May 14

Here's a look at Massimo Vignelli's five phrases to live by. >
Racing for coffee

Design News • 10 May 14

Paolo Mastrogiuseppe combines his love for coffee and motoring to create a one-of-a-kind coffee machine. >
Textile technology

Design News • 11 May 14

Aïssa Dione pushes the boundaries of traditional Senegalese textile design through incorporating technological elements. >
Circus fun

Design News • 11 May 14

Dutch designer Ineke Hans has designed a playful room divider for children. >
Cost saver

Design News • 12 May 14

Ghanaian architect Joe Osae-Addo has designed a more affordable cement to be used for construction in Africa. >
World Wide Web

Design News • 12 May 14

Masashi Kawamura and his creative lab PARTY celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Web. >
The artist's apprentice

Design News • 12 May 14

South African designer Laurie Wiid van Heerden creates a striking bench for the Southern Guild Collection to be exhibited at the upcoming Design Miami/Basel. >

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