2014 Archive

  • Lifeplayer
    Focus on: Design for rural contexts
    Focus On • 29 Jun 14
    Six projects that broaden access to products and services in rural communities around the globe. >
  • Solid Patterns is a collection of marble tables by Dutch husband-and-wife team Scholten & Baijings.
    Focus on: Marble's comeback
    Focus On • 6 Jul 14
    More and more designers are being inspired by the ancient stone's striated smoothness. Here are five recent examples from our archives. >
  • 3D fabric by the Bouroullec brothers for Kvadrat.
    Focus on: Textile trends
    Focus On • 12 Jul 14
    Technology is taking fabric into new directions. We round up five future-forward examples. >
  • Luke Pearson's Design for Patient Dignity project.
    Focus on: Health care
    Focus On • 20 Jul 14
    We often take it for granted but our health is one of our most important assets. Here we round up five designs that promote better health care. >
  • Tube Toys by Oscar Diaz.
    Focus on: Designing for children
    Focus On • 27 Jul 14
    We round up seven kid-conscious projects. >
  • Francis Kéré won the Gold Holcim Award in 2012 for the Secondary School Gando in Burkina Faso.
    Focus on: Architects at UIA 2014
    Focus On • 3 Aug 14
    Watch these interviews from our archives with four architects speaking at the International Union of Architects World Congress in Durban. >
  • Paula Scher on stage at Design Indaba Conference.
    Focus On: Women in design
    Focus On • 9 Aug 14
    We look back at some of the phenomenal women who have graced the stage of Design Indaba Conference and who are making an indelible mark on the world. >
  • Raincatch by Hyeona Yang.
    Focus On: Water
    Focus On • 10 Aug 14
    The total usable freshwater supply for ecosystems and humans is less than 1% of all freshwater resources. We roundup designs that are water wise. >
  • Marcelo Rosenbaum
    Focus on: Marcelo Rosenbaum
    Focus On • 16 Aug 14
    With Sao Paulo Design Weekend in full swing, we feature a carnival of creativity by this exuberant Brazilian designer. >
  • AGI Open São Paulo, Brazil.
    Focus on: Graphic designers at AGI
    Focus On • 17 Aug 14
    Watch these videos from our archives with three graphic designers speaking at AGI Open in São Paulo, Brazil. >
  • Tapestry by Athi-Patra Ruga.
    Four contemporary South African artists
    Focus On • 23 Aug 14
    As the local art world descends on the FNB Joburg Art Fair, we round up the South African artists who have graced the Design Indaba Conference stage. >
  • Handspring Puppet Company on stage at Design Indaba Conference 2010.
    Focus On: Handspring Puppet Company
    Focus On • 24 Aug 14
    The renowned local puppeteers are making headlines with a new exhibition on their work and the much-acclaimed "War Horse" finally playing on home turf. >
  • Stephen Burks' Man Made exhibition.
    The future of craft
    Focus On • 31 Aug 14
    Is it craft or is it design? What's the role of craft in the 21st century? Here are four interviews from our archives that explore various notions of craft. >
  • Daniel Ting Chong bedding.
    Sleeping easy
    Focus On • 7 Sep 14
    Snooze, doze, nap, 40 winks or slumber – sleep by any other name is just as sweet. >
  • Keith Rose's famous BMW ad featuring a mouse.
    The mad men of advertising
    Focus On • 19 Sep 14
    We round up four interviews with some of the world's greatest ad men in honour of the Loeries, South Africa's annual advertising awards. >
  • For the love of trees
    Focus On • 5 Oct 14
    Trees must be one of nature's finest designs. We roundup five designs from our archive that take their inspiration from the leafy form. >
  • It's a sign
    Focus On • 12 Oct 14
    We often take for granted the graphic signs that help us navigate our environments. Here are four excellent examples of wayfinding designs from our archive. >
  • Colour One MINI by Scholten & Baijings.
    The darlings of Dutch design
    Focus On • 18 Oct 14
    5 of our favourite projects by husband-and-wife team Stefan Scholten and Carole Baijings, the official ambassadors of Dutch Design Week. >
  • Play Play by Desteyl and Renee Rossouw.
    It takes more than one
    Focus On • 26 Oct 14
    Many designers have shifted the perception that good design is born from the spark of brilliance from the lone genius to one of collaborative creativity. >
  • Mamelodi Pod by Architecture for a Change.
    Tackling the housing problem
    Focus On • 2 Nov 14
    We round up four of the sustainable, low-cost innovations featured in The Better Living Challenge Showcase, which opened in Cape Town this week. >
  • Paper log house by Shigeru Ban.
    Help for the homeless
    Focus On • 16 Nov 14
    Shelter is one of the most basic human needs. We round up four innovative designs for temporary shelter. >
  • Wall of photos as 9/11 Memorial Museum.
    Built memories
    Focus On • 23 Nov 14
    In this Focus On, we look at four diverse projects that commemorate significant historical events through the built form. >
  • Casey Neistat.
    Casey Neistat to speak at Design Indaba Conference 2015
    Focus On • 1 Dec 14
    Announcing our first presenter for Design Indaba Conference 2015: Maverick filmmaker Casey Neistat, who is changing the way we watch movies. >
  • Fonts for the Future.
    The creative engine inside Joe Public United
    Focus On • 5 Dec 14
    Pepe Marais and Xolisa Dyeshana to present Joe Public United's award-winning work at Design Indaba Conference 2015. >

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