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Designing in the Spirit of Ubuntu

Festival News • 19 Apr 12

Day two of Design Indaba 2012 had a very strong 'social design' undertone. We were impressed by the efforts by designers to truly make the world a better place. >
Trend guru Li Edelkoort wins

Design News • 19 Apr 12

Trend guru Li Edelkoort has been awarded the 2012 Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds prize in the Netherlands for her contribution to design and fashion. >
MINI transforms car parts into art at Milan2012

Design News • 18 Apr 12

Husband and wife Stefan Scholten and Carole Baijings of Amsterdam studio Scholten & Baijings unveil the “Colour One for MINI” installation at Milan Design Week. >
The architectural anarchy of BIG's Beach and Howe tower

Design News • 18 Apr 12

Plans for the Vancouver tower optimise complex conditions to create a landmark with minimal footprint and maximum innovation in design. >
Cupboard & chair

Design News • 17 Apr 12

Swedish designers Front present the Chameleon Cupboard and Gentle Chair for Porro at the Milan Design Week. >
Luminosity

Design News • 16 Apr 12

Tom Dixon is lighting the way of the future with Luminosity, a new range of lamps, lights and shades that can be seen at the Milan Design Week. >
20Q: Khaya Dlanga

Q&A • 16 Apr 12

Khaya Dlanga – Design Indaba Conference 2012 MC and senior communications manager of content excellence for Coca-Cola SA – says our stories make us who we are. >
Behind the curtain

Design News • 15 Apr 12

"Folio" is a new shelving system by the Bouroullec Brothers that uses a fabric adornment to hide objects. See it at Milan Design Week. >
New school

Design News • 14 Apr 12

Konstantin Grcic's Pro chair was originally intended for educational environments but it works equally well in homes and offices. See it at Milan Design Week. >
KEEP IT CONSTANT: Creative roots

Festival News • 13 Apr 12

Design Indaba Conference MC Michelle Constant on the 2012 Design Indaba. >
Trendsetter: Back to Basics

Festival News • 13 Apr 12

Dutch trend guru Lidewij Edelkort shared her priorities at Design Indaba 2012. >
Nendo's art direction debut

Design News • 13 Apr 12

Nendo make their art direction debut with the "Black & Black" collection for Singapore furniture brand K% at the Milan Furniture Fair. >
Changing Costumes

Festival News • 12 Apr 12

A design report from Cape Town by Christian Ernsten. >
Francis Kéré wins Gold Holcim Award

Design News • 12 Apr 12

Using low-tech means to achieve high-tech results... Francis Kéré's climatically adaptable design for a school in Burkina Faso earned him the Gold Holcim Award. >
Abstraction

Design News • 11 Apr 12

A collection of visual delight! Posts from Christoph Niemann's "Abstract City" blog is now available in book form, plus exclusive new work. >
W Cape identifies design as an economic development driver

Festival News • 11 Apr 12

The Western Cape government and Wesgro have identified the province as the only one in South Africa to prioritise design as a key economic tool to drive growth. >
Designs on SA

Festival News • 11 Apr 12

Design Indaba founder Ravi Naidoo expands on how his hard work ethic informed the successful trajectory the design conference has enjoyed. >
Spontaneous storage

Design News • 11 Apr 12

The Bouroullec Brothers present a new sophisticated storage system, "Corniches", for Vitra at the Milan Design Week. >
Suzaan Heyns: SA Fashion Week 2012 opening video

Design News • 10 Apr 12

Suzaan Heyns' 2012 Spring/Summer Collection launched an unusual partnership with PPC (Pretoria Portland Cement). >
Collage chair

Design News • 10 Apr 12

Swedish designers Front successfully combined classic furniture forms with a contemporary aesthetic in their new “Collage” collection. >
Satyendra Pakhalé: The making of the BM Horse Chair

Design News • 9 Apr 12

Through its seamless geometric design, Satyendra Pakhalé's B.M. Horse Chair has poetic analogy of the equine form. >
Future school

Design News • 5 Apr 12

LAVA's "Classroom of the Future" aims to redefine the look, feel and function of prefabricated learning spaces. >
Product spotlight: Keeping it sharp

Product Spotlight • 4 Apr 12

Contemporary culture, design, fashion and urban living comes into sharp focus with photographer Ed Suter's new coffee table book. >
Read, then eat

Design News • 4 Apr 12

The Real Cookbook is a recipe book that is literally good enough to eat. >
Suzaan Heyns: The Avant-garde from South Africa

Festival News • 4 Apr 12

Suzaan Heyns brings a unique and artful vision to South African fashion design. >
Made of paper

Design News • 3 Apr 12

Material magic: Nendo's "Lacquered Paper-Objects" are made by combining layers of paper, using 3D printing techniques. >
Where It’s At (Design Indaba), 2012

Do Tank News • 3 Apr 12

MediaslutZA reviews “Where It’s At”, the first installment of Design Indaba's new LTD Edition publication. >
Comfort up above

Design News • 3 Apr 12

PearsonLloyd designed the new business class seat and cabin for German airline Lufthansa, focussing on both comfort and elegance. >
Design Indaba 2012: Think Differently for a Better Future

Festival News • 3 Apr 12

Design Indaba 2012 media supporter COUP on the 2012 Conference. >
Carry it

Design News • 2 Apr 12

"Dror for Tumi" is a new range of exclusive luggage, designed by Dror Benshetrit, that easily transforms to suit the needs of the modern traveller. >

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