Articles

  • Inside the soon-to-be constructed Cité du Corps Humain in Montpellier.
    Human touch
    Design News • 23 Nov 13
    Bjarke Ingels Architects (BIG) has been announced the winner of the international competition to design the new Cité du Corps Humain in Montpellier. >
  • MaXhosa by Laduma
    Laduma Ngxokolo: Emerging Creatives Q&A
    Festival News • 22 Nov 13
    This week’s featured Emerging Creative is textile designer Laduma Ngxokolo, who was part of the programme at Design Indaba Expo in 2011. >
  • Gabriel Chandelier by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec.
    Bright crystals
    Design News • 22 Nov 13
    The Bouroullec brothers illuminate the Palace of Versailles with a majestic crystal chandelier. >
  • Clouds by Front.
    Melting snowflakes
    Design News • 21 Nov 13
    Scandinavian design team Front have designed an ice cream dessert in the shape of a cloud for Häagen-Dazs. >
  • Love Milo at the Maison et Object show in France this year
    Exporting craft
    Design News • 21 Nov 13
    Western Cape craft and design producers notched up exports worth more than R1.5 million at shows in Germany, France and the U.S. this year. >
  • Cohen van Balen's "And Nowhere A Shadow" at the Lisbon Architecture Triennale.
    And nowhere a shadow
    Design News • 20 Nov 13
    Cohen van Balen's wild, wolf-oriented installation for the Lisbon Architecture Triennale highlights conservation as entertainment. >
  • Business playground by Mathieu Lehanneur.
    Playing at work
    Design News • 20 Nov 13
    Mathieu Lehanneur has designed a "business playground" for Pullman London St Pancras. >
  • "Beautiful Noise" exhibition. Image: Bevan Davis
    Beautiful noise
    Product Spotlight • 19 Nov 13
    South Africa-based architect and artist Lorenzo Nassimbeni participated in a recent fashion/music/art happening and launched a fabric collection in Australia. >
  • Homework desk by Tomas Kraal.
    Modern workspace
    Design News • 19 Nov 13
    Tomas Kral's "Homework" desk is multifunctional and ideal for modern environments. >
  • "If it works in Africa, it'll work anywhere" - the BRCK modem
    Democratising information
    Design News • 19 Nov 13
    A new type of modem has come out of Africa – one built for rugged African conditions that can withstand power cuts. >
  • Conference 2013 Audience
    Early-bird bookings now open for Conference 2014
    Festival News • 18 Nov 13
    Get ready for the ultimate creative rush and secure your spot at the Design Indaba Conference 2014. Early-bird tickets are now available. >
  • "Rusty Knives" by Cohen Van Balen.
    Tasting fear
    Design News • 18 Nov 13
    Cohen Van Balen has designed an installation that attempts to capture the flavour of fear. >
  • Danish National Maritime Museum by Bjarke Ingels Group. Image: Rasmus Hjortsh.
    Underground history
    Design News • 18 Nov 13
    Bjarke Ingels Group has completed its renovation of the Danish National Maritime Museum, creating a cultural hotspot in the Helsingør region. >
  • "Concrete in Design" competition by Alessi.
    Design and win with Alessi
    Design News • 17 Nov 13
    Alessi has launched a new competition, "Concrete in Design", that will see the winner's object forming part of a future Alessi collection. >
  • Brooklyn Centre signage, wayfinding and environmental graphics by Michael Bierut.
    Arena makeover
    Design News • 17 Nov 13
    Michael Bierut has designed a programme of signage, wayfinding and environmental graphics for the home of the basketball team the Brooklyn Nets. >
  • The proposed design for a new skate park to be built in Gardens, Cape Town in 2014
    Skate park playscape
    Design News • 16 Nov 13
    The City of Cape Town’s winning entry in an international design competition means the first city centre skate park is coming to town. >
  • British fashion designer Sir Paul Smith
    Hello, my name is Paul Smith
    Design News • 16 Nov 13
    Paul Smith's latest exhibition celebrates the life and work of the famed British fashion designer at London’s Design Museum. >
  • Design Indaba FilmFest Durban
    Design Indaba FilmFest is taking on Durban
    Festival News • 15 Nov 13
    Durban is hosting its first ever Design Indaba FilmFest as part of our effort to bring creative inspiration to more corners of South Africa. >
  • Emerging Creative Atang Tshikare.
    Atang Tshikare: Emerging Creatives Q&A
    Q&A • 14 Nov 13
    This week’s featured Emerging Creative is graphic designer and illustrator Atang Tshikare who was part of the programme at Design Indaba Expo in 2012. >
  • Crystallize exhibition by Tokujin Yoshioka.
    Crystal colonies
    Design News • 14 Nov 13
    Tokujin Yoshioka’s "Crystallize" exhibition of grown paintings and sculptures is the Japanese artist/designer's largest solo exhibition to date. >
  • Spier Secret Festival 2013.
    Secret festival
    Lookbook • 13 Nov 13
    The 2013 Spier Secret Festival was a huge success. Here's an inside look at what the two-day celebration offered visitors. >
  • A new pavilion for the Kyoto University of Art and Design
    Natural curves
    Design News • 13 Nov 13
    A new outdoor pavilion follows the curvature of the landscape on the campus of the Kyoto University of Art and Design. >
  • Register now as a Buyer for Design Indaba Expo 2014
    Festival News • 13 Nov 13
    Register as an official Design Indaba Expo 2014 Buyer to take advantage of great benefits – and get exclusive access to the very best of South African design. >
  • Mira Moon interior by Wanders & Yoo
    Theatrical interior
    Lookbook • 12 Nov 13
    The mandate for Dutch product and interior designer Marcel Wanders was to create “a feeling of celebration” in the Hong Kong Mira Moon Hotel. >
  • Gege crèche in Langa. Image: Sandy Greenway.
    Healthier home
    Product Spotlight • 12 Nov 13
    An “eco-poverty-alleviation project” in Cape Town’s Langa township provides nutrition on tap for 45 children by using the sun-facing walls of shacks. >
  • The World View capsule
    To the edge of the earth
    Design News • 11 Nov 13
    A project is in the works to take passengers on balloon flights to the edge of the earth where they will be able to observe the planet’s curvature. >
  • Isabeau Joubert yarn bombing
    Why Jan and Maria got their crocheted bicycles
    Product Spotlight • 11 Nov 13
    Two vintage bicycles covered in bright orange wool by Cape Town-based texture designer and yarn bomber Isabeau Joubert are doing the rounds. >
  • Jerry Mntonga as the driver, Bryan van Niekerk in the passenger seat. Asher Stoltz, Meren Reddy and Tiffany Jones Barbuzano in the back
    A filmmaking sprint
    Design News • 10 Nov 13
    The “fastest film ever made” from script to screen is now a Guinness World Records holder. >
  • Fogo Inn outdoor furniture by Ineke Hans
    Inn additions
    Lookbook • 10 Nov 13
    Ineke Hans has designed two furniture collections for the Fogo Island Inn as well as a range of furniture for public use around the island. >
  • Geoffrey Mukasa (Ugandan, 1954–2009) 
Celebrations, circa 2006/07
    An art first for Kenya
    Design News • 9 Nov 13
    East Africa’s first ever commercial modern and contemporary art auction in Nairobi last week generated sales of more than $US200 000. >

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