2015 Archive

A lamp you turn over to switch on

Design Frontiers • 15 Apr 15

The Brick lamp by New York City-based HCWD Studio turns on with no power switch or control panel. >
Five illustrators contemplate the end of summer

Design News • 15 Apr 15

“Summer’s End” is the first exhibition at the Drawing Room, a new gallery in Observatory, Cape Town. >
Response to xenophobia

Design News • 14 Apr 15

The appalling incidents of xenophobia (yes, call it what it is… it's a crisis, not a challenge, as some politicians suggest) has moved us all at Design Indaba. >
Voting with your waste

Design News • 14 Apr 15

A Dutch design collective has come up with a fun way to make festival-goers more conscious of their rubbish. >
Will photographic film leave without a trace?

Design News • 14 Apr 15

Harvey Wang’s new book, “From Darkroom to Daylight”, looks at the disappearance of film from photographers’ points of view. >
#DITakeover on Instagram: Lesedi Mogale

Lookbook • 14 Apr 15

We asked Pretoria resident and budding photographer Lesedi Mogale to take over our Instagram feed. Here’s what he came up with. >
GRID sofa by Studio Pool

Product Spotlight • 13 Apr 15

A mix-and-match sofa-cum-daybed made of modular geometric elements. >
The FES watch by Fashion Entertainments

Product Spotlight • 13 Apr 15

The FES Watch, made of electronic paper, is a blank canvas that displays a range of patterns activated by user gestures. >
PRISM Collection by Tokujin Yoshioka

Product Spotlight • 10 Apr 15

The Japanese designer continues his love affair with all things transparent in this bold but understated range for Glas Italia. >
Going his own way

Next Generation • 9 Apr 15

Latest work by Thulisizwe Mamba, Durban-based graphic designer determined to develop his own viewpoint. >
“Hawajui” by Vanessa Khausa Mdee

Track of the Week • 9 Apr 15

A light and summery track from Tanzania's pop princess-on-the-rise. >
A new manifesto of design

Design News • 8 Apr 15

Hella Jongerius and Louise Schouwenberg make a public call for a return to quality and integrity in design. >
Refugee Republic

Design Frontiers • 8 Apr 15

A Dutch artist combines hand-drawn illustrations and documentary storytelling to convey real life in a refugee camp in Iraq. >
Février Rugs by Florian Pretet

Lookbook • 7 Apr 15

These wool and silk rugs are handmade in Nepal from patterns drawn by French designer Florian Pretet. >
Bowl table lamp by New Works

Product Spotlight • 7 Apr 15

The latest light by the Copenhagen design studio is a modern-day take on a portable lantern. >
"Earth" by Zethu Mashika

Track of the Week • 2 Apr 15

A track evoking traditional Zulu warrior culture from the upcoming movie "Hear Me Move", South Africa's first dance film. >
The AVLU collection by Ayse Yesim Eröktem

Product Spotlight • 2 Apr 15

Ayse Yesim Eröktem works with craftsmen from Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar to give traditional Turkish designs a contemporary twist. >
A loft conversion in Brussels

Lookbook • 1 Apr 15

SHSH Architecture + Scenography converts a former warehouse in Brussels into a contemporary loft that adapts to its inhabitants. >
Muse light by Axo

Product Spotlight • 1 Apr 15

Axo’s Muse light blooms with a distinctive colourful luminosity. >
Ackeem Ngwenya's all-terrain wheel - Dezeen

Design Frontiers • 31 Mar 15

Roadless wheels designed by RCA graduate aim to help African farmers transport goods from remote villages. >
The Sheets desk by Lucie Koldová

Product Spotlight • 31 Mar 15

Czech designer Lucie Koldova designs an elegant desk for Křehký set to be unveiled at Salone del Mobile 2015. >
The power of the “on” switch

Design News • 31 Mar 15

As part of UNESCO's International Year of Light, Ghana is looking at how light design and technology can lead to sustainable development. >
Summer sideboard by Bonaldo

Product Spotlight • 30 Mar 15

This quirky cabinet delivers an invigorating bolt of saffron sunshine. >
The value of milk

Design Frontiers • 30 Mar 15

A pop-up milk parlour in Amsterdam brings designers and milk farmers together to create a more sustainable dairy industry. >

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