2014 Archive

"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. >
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. >
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. >
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. >
A travel guide to social design

Profiling • 11 Nov 14

Dutch author Anne van der Zwaag hopes her new book will help businesses and governments see the power of design to address key challenges facing the world. >
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. >
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. >
Q&A: Honey and Bunny

Q&A • 10 Nov 14

The food design duo tells us why they think we can't leave food production to the large multinationals. >
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. >
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. >
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. >
Take Five

Take Five • 7 Nov 14

Our African Report on the vibrant portraits of Moroccan photographer Hassan Hajjaj captured readers' attention this week. >
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. >
"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. >
Why girls should code

Inside View • 5 Nov 14

Code4CT is getting girls to code – while arming them with a technical toolkit to take on leadership roles. >
The tales that monuments tell

Design News • 5 Nov 14

Photographer David Goldblatt tells us which post-Apartheid monuments he considers successful and why. >
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. >
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. >
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. >
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. >
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. >
The playful portraitist

African Report • 31 Oct 14

Patterns clash and cultures collide in Moroccan photographer Hassan Hajjaj's striking portraits. >
Take Five

Take Five • 31 Oct 14

Take five minutes to catch up with designindaba.com's top five stories this week. >
"The World's Pain" by Black Vulcanite

Track of the Week • 30 Oct 14

Track of the Week describes the difficulties of a life dedicated to music in insightful rhymes with back-up from an immaculate jazz sample. >

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