November 2014 Archive

Making a city desired

Design News • 1 Nov 14

The "City Desired" exhibition explores issues of city making and contemporary urbanism through the lens of Cape Town. >
David Tlale's second take on Vlisco

Lookbook • 3 Nov 14

The South African fashion designer's latest collection juxtaposes lavish Java prints with tailored structure at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Africa. >
Replicating the mother's womb

Design Frontiers • 4 Nov 14

A new infant care system proposes radically improved incubators that transmit the mother's heartbeat, breathing and voice. >
A boot camp for your fingers

Design News • 4 Nov 14

Masashi Kawamura has some fun designing a series of games to get users' fingers ready for the new Intel-powered tablets. >
The tales that monuments tell

Design News • 5 Nov 14

Photographer David Goldblatt tells us which post-Apartheid monuments he considers successful and why. >
"Ama-Rulah" by Roberto

Track of the Week • 6 Nov 14

This week we look to Lusaka, Zambia, for a head-bobbing track by Afro-R&B artist Roberto. >
The evolution of Taibo Bacar

Lookbook • 6 Nov 14

Mozambican fashion designer Taibo Bacar's latest colourful collection signals an evolutionary shift in his eponymous label. >
Victoria Hayes is ready for battle

Next Generation • 7 Nov 14

She graduated from Parsons with a collection inspired by samurai armour. Now she’s taking on the New York City fashion world. >
Basotho blankets go north

Lookbook • 8 Nov 14

Emerging fashion designer Thabo Makhetha launched her modern take on the Basotho blanket at Vancouver Fashion Week 2014. >
Window shopping at the Watershed

Lookbook • 9 Nov 14

We popped by the newly opened Watershed at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town to check out some of the gorgeous local design and craft on sale. >
BISAZZA Hayón Tiles by Jaime Hayón

Product Spotlight • 10 Nov 14

Patterns multiply underfoot in the Spanish designer's new collection of tiles for Bisazza. >
A next-generation tree harvester

Design Frontiers • 10 Nov 14

Like the insect it is named after, the Gerridae harvester is light on its feet and the environment. >
Matali Crasset on making baskets in Bulawayo

Design Frontiers • 11 Nov 14

The French designer tells us in her own words about her time spent with Zimbabwean weavers developing baskets based on the gourd. >
Tekku stools by Ira Studio

Product Spotlight • 12 Nov 14

Teak and brass combine in two stools that exemplify this Chennai-based studio's subtle synthesis of age-old Indian craft and contemporary design. >
A safer and speedier rescue

Design Frontiers • 13 Nov 14

Spark Design and Innovation's inflatable raft uses an innovative tilting mechanism that makes it easier to pull rescue victims out of the water. >
"Somewhere" by Sipho The Gift, featuring Well$

Track of the Week • 13 Nov 14

A catchy, thought-provoking track by young Stellenbosch-based rapper-producer Sipho The Gift. >
Dreams woven in raffia

Lookbook • 14 Nov 14

A trip to Bolgatanga in northern Ghana to meet the women who weave A A K S’s sought-after raffia bags. >
Walls that mark the passage of time

Lookbook • 14 Nov 14

A tour of the street art in Cape Town's neighbourhoods reveals some hidden artworks in the city. >
Floral Bomb by Missibaba

Product Spotlight • 15 Nov 14

Celebrated accessory and handbag label, Missibaba delights with a flowery explosion. >
The Diamond Condition by Kirsten Goss

Product Spotlight • 17 Nov 14

Kirsten Goss's latest collection proves that sometimes a girl's best friend is a bit of irreverence. >
An app for allergy sufferers

Next Generation • 17 Nov 14

Two graduates of Pasadena’s Art Center College of Design have designed an early warning system that connects a special sensor to your smartphone. >
"Soumbouya Ancestral Soul Remix" by Boddhi Satva

Track of the Week • 20 Nov 14

Salif Keita's "Soumbouya" gets a smoky reinterpretation from Boddhi Satva, a DJ and producer from the Central African Republic. >
Technology and textiles, knitted together

Design Frontiers • 20 Nov 14

Dutch designer Borre Akkersdijk has created an eye-catching suit that is a wearable connected platform – with technological applications way beyond that. >
Music to your ears, eyes and nose

Next Generation • 21 Nov 14

Joris Petterson's new-age speaker system emits lights and smells that match the tone of your music playlist. >

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