2015 Archive

Deanne Viljoen: Playing with furniture

Video Interviews • 25 May 15

The owner of De Steyl tells us about the furniture design studio's shift to creating modular furniture that invites the user to intertact with it. >
Take Five

Take Five • 23 May 15

Our top story featured Nigerian graphic designer Karo Akpokiere, who didn’t know about the Venice Biennale until his work was selected for an exhibition there. >
“Cream on Chrome” by Steve Scott and Will Sweeney

FilmFestFriday • 22 May 15

A vintage-inspired sci-fi animation for “Cream on Chrome”, NYC duo Ratatat’s first song in five years. >
InnovateSA winners tackle malnutrition with spirulina

Design Frontiers • 22 May 15

Paragon Protein by a group of Cape Town teenagers is an affordable and appetising way to incorporate spirulina into impoverished people's diets. >
LABEL/BREED launches its first collection

Lookbook • 22 May 15

Cast-iron lamps and a chair made of flax and wool are some of Dutch project LABEL/BREED’s first collaborative designs. >
Juno blanket by Mungo Designs

Product Spotlight • 21 May 15

Mungo Design have revived an age-old tradition of giving the gift of warmth. >
The end of the hotel room as we know it

Design News • 21 May 15

New hotel brand Zoku has prioritised design to create compact lofts better suited to today’s traveller’s needs. >
"Gyae Su” by Pat Thomas & Kwashibu Area Band

Track of the Week • 21 May 15

A new version of an old track written and performed by the one they call “Mr Golden Voice of Africa”. Listen and you will understand why. >
What The Rug Company tells us about luxury today

Inside View • 20 May 15

There’s luxury in locality for the British designer rug producer, but a roster of the world’s most acclaimed designers doesn’t hurt either. >
Ferrofluid – the strange magnetic substance you have never heard of

Design Frontiers • 20 May 15

We have rocket science to thank for the existence of an alien-looking fluid that is slowly creeping into the creative world. >
Our top 10 design projects on Kickstarter

Lookbook • 20 May 15

It’s #DesignMonth on Kickstarter! We select our favourite new inventions – from a toothbrush made of bioplastic to an inside-out umbrella. >
#DITakeover on Instagram: Lakwena Maciver

Lookbook • 19 May 15

Lakwena Maciver went large on our Instagram account with her murals of kaleidoscopic colours and bold patterns. >
Jasper Morrison’s first retrospective opens

Design News • 19 May 15

Superlative, seamless, simple – a new exhibition pays homage to Jasper Morrison’s work from the 1980s to the present day. >
Public seating gets a smart upgrade in Maboneng

Design News • 19 May 15

The isabelo smart bench in downtown Joburg is an example of win-win innovation that will allow us to share ideas from city streets. >
David Tlale: Business advice from the catwalk

Video Interviews • 18 May 15

South African fashion designer David Tlale talks about how he was thrust into the business side of fashion. >
Around the world with illustrator Bea Crespo

Lookbook • 18 May 15

Spanish illustrator Bea Crespo's work traverses continents, cityscapes and cultures with clarity and humour. >
African film is having a moment

Design News • 18 May 15

From across the continent and beyond, directors are flexing their creative muscles – as the line-up at the African Film Festival in New York shows. >
Take Five

Take Five • 16 May 15

Joburg artists Hlanganani Nkambule and Melikhaya Ntlangeni’s Izikhotane-inspired cartoon touched a chord with readers this week. >
Nigerian graphic designer stumbles onto the world's art stage

African Report • 15 May 15

Karo Akpokiere first heard about the Venice Biennale four months ago. Now his work, an ongoing love letter to his home in Lagos, is causing a stir there. >
“Behind the Biennale” by Oscar Boyson

FilmFestFriday • 15 May 15

Director Oscar Boyson makes a hilarious and informative short film mapping the cultural influence of the 120-year-old Venice Biennale. >
iSpy goes into the garden for new range

Lookbook • 15 May 15

Knysna-based textile studio iSpy’s latest range was inspired by the plants in designer Lauren Frates’ garden and two cheeky birds that visit them. >
A contemporary folding chair by David Irwin Studio

Product Spotlight • 15 May 15

British designer David Irwin showcases his contemporary folding chair at the exhibition "Tools for Everyday Life" at ICFF 2015. >
ICFF Studio rounds up 11 young furniture designers

Next Generation • 14 May 15

These prototypes by emerging talent from around the world will be shopped to manufacturers at this year’s ICFF Studio in New York. >
"Eyes Fade" by Amy Ayanda

Track of the Week • 14 May 15

Electrofolk artist Amy Ayanda's haunting vocals swirl together with Thor Rixon's upbeat grooves in the latest track from her debut EP. >

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