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  • Book now for Design Indaba Conference 2013
    Festival News • 15 Nov 12
    It’s nearly that time again, when design, innovation and creativity takes centre stage at the Design Indaba Conference in Cape Town. >
  • Miss Arty
    Design News • 14 Nov 12
    Pauline Irvine combines her love of paper designs with her interest in paper cutting, as a form of illustration. >
  • Made for work
    Design News • 13 Nov 12
    “Workbay” - a new design by the Bouroullec brothers for Vitra - proposes a more organic, human-centred, approach to collaborative work. >
  • Adorned
    Design News • 13 Nov 12
    Challenging the traditional conventions of jewellery design, South African designer Beverley Price exhibits at globally curated "Unexpected Pleasures". >
  • Welcome to our new website!
    Digital News • 12 Nov 12
    Design Indaba is proud to relaunch its website, designindaba.com! Here's our thinking behind the new design. >
  • Mandela Day 2012: Blikkiesdorp container library
    Mandela Day Project at Blikkiesdorp
    Do Tank News • 8 Nov 12
    Installing a container library, planting trees and painting houses for the Blikkiesdorp community in Cape Town. >
  • Hema by Studio Tjep. Photo: Tjep.
    Full of colour
    Design News • 8 Nov 12
    The elegant use of colour characterises Studio Tjep's redesign of the cosmetics department of European retailer Hema. >
  • History, burning
    Design News • 8 Nov 12
    Faith47's first solo exhibition, Fragments of a Burnt History, at David Krut Projects in Johannesburg, interprets daily life in this bustling city. >
  • Tribal effect
    Design News • 8 Nov 12
    Drawing inspiration from tribal elements, Stefano Giovannoni has designed a lamp that is powerful, yet soft in ambiance. >
  • Cool for school
    Design News • 7 Nov 12
    Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have designed a series of comfortable and cost-effective furniture pieces for the revamp of Kobenhavns University. >
  • E is for...
    Design News • 6 Nov 12
    There are six E's that define PearsonLloyd's new SixE chair... It is also the perfect fusion of functionality and modernity. >
  • Obama 30 Reasons
    Lookbook • 6 Nov 12
    30 days. 30 designers. 30 reasons to re-elect President Obama. >
  • Possibilities & inventions
    Design News • 6 Nov 12
    Fashion designer Suzaan Heyns recently opened a new retail space in Johannesburg. We caught up with her to find out more about her thoughts and inspirations. >
  • Joyful jewellery
    Design News • 5 Nov 12
    With names like "Little Sly" fox and "Pistol Bunny Scurry" rabbit, one can't help but smile at Trinket Designs' quirky jewellery pieces. >
  • Marble monolith
    Design News • 5 Nov 12
    Taking inspiration from the WWII shrapnel damage still seen on walls around London, BarberOsgerby have designed an interesting piece of street furniture. >
  • Spring into summer
    Design News • 3 Nov 12
    Flower Safari, an exhibition of work by Cape Town designers, celebrates all that is pretty and inspiring about summer. >
  • Creative overview
    Design News • 2 Nov 12
    Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec showcase their collaborative process of the past 15 years at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago. >
  • People, passion, pride
    Design News • 2 Nov 12
    With their bead and wire creations, Streetwires brings a little bit of African wildlife into the home. >
  • Through the lens of Satyendra Pakhalé
    Design News • 1 Nov 12
    Satyendra Pakhalé looks to the moon, and beyond, in discussing why we should worry about the moon when there are enough issues on Earth. >
  • Ode to the logo
    Reviews • 31 Oct 12
    Rest in peace to the logos of yesteryear. A new publication by The Stone Twins commemorates dead logotypes. >
  • Cardboard construction
    Design News • 31 Oct 12
    Shigeru Ban has created a temporary pavilion out of cardboard to host the Garage Center for Contemporary Culture in Moscow. >
  • Advanced in design
    Design News • 30 Oct 12
    Gavin Rooke's "Stand 47" project seeks to build a house that adapts to changing needs while maintaining an intrinsic value. >
  • Pedro Reyes, Imagine, 2012. Photography Cannon Bernáldez. Commissioned by Alumnos47. Images courtesy of the artist and Alumnos47
    Sounds of redemption
    Design News • 29 Oct 12
    Pedro Reyes transformed destroyed weapons into liberating musical instruments in his latest work "Imagine". >
  • History meets science
    Design News • 29 Oct 12
    Ross Lovegrove's latest creation calls for a moment where scientific endeavour and human consciousness meet. >
  • Urban rainbow
    Design News • 26 Oct 12
    Copenhagen sees an urban installation bringing together the city's ethnically diverse and socially challenged neighbourhood. >
  • Multiples of X
    Design News • 25 Oct 12
    The XTable by KiBiSi is sleek, efficient and height-adjustable. >
  • Light in weight
    Design News • 25 Oct 12
    Tord Boontje uses bamboo, paper shades and rocks to create lamps that resemble a traditional Japanese garden, while highlighting material issues. >
  • Exclusive craftsmanship
    Design News • 24 Oct 12
    From hand-illustrated fabric to furniture, Wolf & Maiden's co-owner Gilles Pretorius is dedicated to conscious, sustainable and responsible design. >
  • Symbols of wine
    Design News • 24 Oct 12
    Marti Guixé has put together a symbolic representation of the winemaking process. >
  • Melting ice
    Design News • 23 Oct 12
    Nendo redesigns glassware for Baccarat and creates beauty that mirrors the clarity and delicacy of an ice block. >

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