2022 Archive

  • Pretty ugly
    Design News • 31 Oct 22
    Georgina Gratrix’s new exhibition converses with Irma Stern’s artworks at the iconic painter’s former home. >
  • Read all about it
    Design News • 31 Oct 22
    The Royal Institute of British Architects has named the New Library at Magdalene College as the 26th Stirling Prize winner. >
  • Telling stories through colour
    Design News • 3 Nov 22
    Design Indaba partners with Google to showcase the continent's creatives through "Colours of Africa". >
  • Filling in the gaps
    Design News • 7 Nov 22
    Studio DRIFT employs drones to vividly reimagine history’s architectural masterpieces. >
  • Land on Water
    Design News • 7 Nov 22
    As interest in building on water grows, MAST has come up with a flatpack modular system that will allow for floating homes. >
  • Cable me home
    Design News • 14 Nov 22
    Future city transport looks personalised, clean and intelligent. >
  • Pointed Polish giant
    Design News • 14 Nov 22
    A new landmark is drawing pedestrians’ gazes in Poland’s capital city. >
  • African consciousness illuminated
    Design News • 14 Nov 22
    A dynamic new exhibition probes the way black culture wishes to represent itself. >
  • Arabian dreams
    Design News • 21 Nov 22
    The largest creative festival in the Middle East took place between 8 – 13 November 2022. >
  • The language of precarity
    Design News • 21 Nov 22
    Raw Nerves, running until 14 January 2023, is the latest exhibition at Hannah Barry Gallery in London. >
  • Tracking changes
    Design News • 21 Nov 22
    The world-famous train known as the Orient Express is getting a nostalgia-inspired makeover. >
  • Carbon neutral
    Design News • 21 Nov 22
    A short film about carbon-absorbing buildings premiered at the UN’s Climate Change Conference COP27 in Egypt. >
  • Power up
    Design News • 28 Nov 22
    Lift 109, the latest revamped feature of Battersea Power Station, opened to the public earlier in November. >
  • Necessity is the mother of invention
    Design News • 28 Nov 22
    Tomasz Raczyński, Dominik Baraniecki and Piotr Walter win the 2022 James Dyson Award for SmartHEAL. >
  • Fashion forward
    Design News • 28 Nov 22
    Ten local designers and brands were awarded for their sustainability practices at the Twyg Sustainable Fashion Awards 2022. >
  • My, oh, Miami!
    Design News • 28 Nov 22
    The 18th edition of Design Miami is taking place between 30 November and 4 December 2022. >
  • Practical science
    Design News • 5 Dec 22
    The VIZIUM Science and Innovation Centre in Latvia was designed by Audrius Ambrasas Architects as a merging of landscape and architecture. >
  • Tickled pink
    Design News • 5 Dec 22
    Design Indaba alum Morag Myerscough has transformed a courtyard at Sheffield Children's Hospital into a kaleidoscope of colour. >
  • Timeless timber
    Design News • 5 Dec 22
    Lebanese architect Lina Ghotmeh has been announced as the 22nd Serpentine Pavilion designer. >
  • Cool ideas
    Design News • 5 Dec 22
    Designer Yael Issacharov has created an electricity-free airconditioning system made of terracotta tiles combined with a water flow. >
  • The Life Aquatic
    Design News • 12 Dec 22
    Italian scuba diver and gardener Sergio Gamberini designed Nemo’s Garden, the world’s first underwater garden. >
  • Art Down Under
    Design News • 12 Dec 22
    A new building overlooking Sydney Harbour was recently added to the Art Gallery of New South Wales. >
  • High rise
    Design News • 12 Dec 22
    The winners of the 15th annual World Architecture Festival were announced recently in Lisbon, Portugal. >
  • Fruits of labour
    Design News • 12 Dec 22
    Seeds of the Fig at Twee Jonge Gezellen farm features sculptures by 24 celebrated African artists. >

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