Articles

  • Crowning glory
    Design News • 20 Jan 23
    This series of ceramic and bronze sculptures pays homage to African women’s hairstyles. >
  • Something from nothing
    Design News • 20 Jan 23
    Solar Foods’ photosynthesis-inspired process is creating a new future for food. >
  • Water park
    Design News • 20 Jan 23
    A dreamlike floating forest replaced a dumping ground on the Yangtze River floodplain. >
  • Makeup mobility
    Design News • 20 Jan 23
    This beauty tool is designed to make the makeup-application process more inclusive. >
  • On the dot
    Design News • 16 Jan 23
    Ramos Castellano Arquitectos repurposed thousands of barrel lids to create a colourful – and musical – building facade. >
  • Music by design
    Design News • 16 Jan 23
    Design Indaba alum Brian Eno’s colour-changing turntable won a Wallpaper* Design Award. >
  • Designer 2023
    Design News • 16 Jan 23
    Here are some of the most-anticipated design events and exhibitions of 2023. >
  • Smart spoon
    Design News • 16 Jan 23
    Spawn is the first spoon designed by artificial intelligence. >
  • To the nines
    Design News • 9 Jan 23
    The 2022 Fashion Awards honoured the innovators, influencers and changemakers of the fashion industry. >
  • A step ahead
    Design Frontiers • 9 Jan 23
    Multinational architecture firm BDP built a giant standalone staircase for students at the University of London. >
  • Go green
    Design News • 9 Jan 23
    A bright green geometric house on the coast of Uruguay was designed to suit the needs of artists. >
  • Many hands, light work
    Design News • 9 Jan 23
    The David Krut Projects art gallery in Johannesburg presents a collection of photogravures by South African artist William Kentridge. >
  • Objets d’art
    Design News • 3 Jan 23
    The Maison&Objet biannual design and decor fair in Paris will host over 700 brands between 19 and 23 January 2023. >
  • In the zone
    Design News • 3 Jan 23
    Dyson tackles both air and noise pollution with a sci-fi-esque set of headphones. >
  • Blossoming creativity
    Design News • 3 Jan 23
    The first contemporary florilegium in Africa is reviving botanical art with the aim of furthering conservation. >
  • Building blocks
    Design News • 3 Jan 23
    The latest project of international architecture company Office for Metropolitan Architecture employs stacked structures to make best use of limited space. >
  • Long live Magenta!
    Design News • 19 Dec 22
    Pantone has announced its much-anticipated Colour of the Year for 2023: Viva Magenta. >
  • No place like home
    Design News • 19 Dec 22
    A quirky family home in Dorset, England, is the Royal Institute of British Architects’ House of the Year. >
  • Earth first
    Design News • 19 Dec 22
    The winners of the second Earthshot Prize were announced on 2 December 2022. >
  • Fruits of labour
    Design News • 12 Dec 22
    Seeds of the Fig at Twee Jonge Gezellen farm features sculptures by 24 celebrated African artists. >
  • High rise
    Design News • 12 Dec 22
    The winners of the 15th annual World Architecture Festival were announced recently in Lisbon, Portugal. >
  • 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. >
  • 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. >
  • 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. >
  • Timeless timber
    Design News • 5 Dec 22
    Lebanese architect Lina Ghotmeh has been announced as the 22nd Serpentine Pavilion designer. >
  • 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. >
  • 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. >
  • My, oh, Miami!
    Design News • 28 Nov 22
    The 18th edition of Design Miami is taking place between 30 November and 4 December 2022. >
  • 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. >
  • 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. >

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