2014 Archive

'Function/Void' by The Bug and Factory Fifteen

FilmFestFriday • 10 Oct 14

This creative collaboration of music and film offers up a dystopian vision of a possible near-future. >
"Kinshasa" by Alec Lomami (CHLLNGR Remix)

Track of the Week • 9 Oct 14

Our Track of the Week is an Afro-electro ode to the idea of home by Congolese rapper-producer Alec Lomami. >
Brass Top dressing table by James Mudge

Product Spotlight • 9 Oct 14

Cape Town-based designer-carpenter James Mudge crafts a delicate, contemporary dressing table. >
Bad Boys by Matali Crasset

Product Spotlight • 7 Oct 14

French designer Matali Crasset has designed a quirky collection of wall clocks for DesignerBox. >
A step up

Design Frontiers • 7 Oct 14

Michaella Janse van Vuuren's latest pieces take her technical proficiencies to new heights – and onto the fashion runway. >
Eye on digital art from Africa

Design News • 6 Oct 14

Curator Christine Eyene tells us about her selection of experimental artists from Africa whose work was part of London's recent "Africa Utopia" festival. >
Bronze Age by Studio Tjep.

Product Spotlight • 6 Oct 14

Frank Tjepkema's latest body of work conveys solidity even as it seems to be melting away. >
Industrial dreams

Lookbook • 4 Oct 14

The director David Lynch's black and white photographs of factories affirm his penchant for dark, surreal imagery. >
Crawly couture

Lookbook • 3 Oct 14

It might make us twitchy, but Hendrik Vermeulen's latest fashion collection is inspired by the intricate patterns of insects. >
Tyneside lounger by David Irwin

Product Spotlight • 2 Oct 14

The Irish designer's timber chair for Deadgood began life as cinema seating. >
"Get High" by Mr Moeh 24

Track of the Week • 2 Oct 14

This track by multitalented designer, photographer and DJ Mpumelelo Macu is a staple for anyone who values seamless production. >
Vitra Design Museum looks to Africa

Design News • 1 Oct 14

The institution plans a major exhibition on contemporary African design in spring 2015. >
Eve bench by Frank Böhm Studios

Product Spotlight • 30 Sep 14

The Cape Town-based architect begins a series of slender, clean-lined benches. >
Light and shadow

Design News • 29 Sep 14

The subtle play of light through the spaces of this children's facility in the Japanese town of Yamadi-machi is designed to encourage healing. >
Well-heeled

Design News • 29 Sep 14

"Killer Heels" at the Brooklyn Museum explores the cultural history of the high heel. >
Walls that talk

Lookbook • 29 Sep 14

Robin Sprong Wallpaper wants to plaster your walls in pattern. Here are three recent collaborations with locally based designers. >
Aeon Rocket pendant light by Morten Voss

Product Spotlight • 28 Sep 14

The Danish designer's new light harmoniously marries rigid material and malleable plastic. >
Lullaby pendant lamp by Monica Förster

Product Spotlight • 27 Sep 14

The Swedish designer's harmonious angular light was inspired by the work of Isamu Noguchi. >
"This Time" by TheCITY

Track of the Week • 25 Sep 14

Romantic and uplifting, this track by a unique-sounding band puts a futuristic, jazzy twist on an old-timey melody. >
Lattice work

Lookbook • 25 Sep 14

Cape Town-based Leg Studios launches a range of decor products inspired by nomadic African patterns. >
Emotional ceramics

Next Generation • 25 Sep 14

Students explore the future of this ancient material in "Ceramic Futures" at the CERSAIE expo of ceramic tiles and sanitaryware in Bologna, Italy. >
Cork & Felt rugs by Hella Jongerius

Product Spotlight • 23 Sep 14

The Dutch designer's collection for Danskina breaks away from traditional materials and manufacturing techniques. >
Bag it

Lookbook • 23 Sep 14

The cheap "China bag" has become a symbol of migration in Africa – and a popular material for artists and designers to reimagine. >
Grandest of them all

Design News • 22 Sep 14

The four winners of Grand Prix awards at this weekend's Loeries celebrated real-life, digital, print and radio. >

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