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A desert in Venice

Design News • 9 Jul 14

Morocco's first-ever pavilion at the Venice Biennale explores the country's experimental approach to 'desert architecture'. >
Nabasco

Design Frontiers • 8 Jul 14

This future-forward, environmentally friendly material finds an artful application in a project by Dutch designer Ineke Hans. >
Inside View: 3 creative tools

Inside View • 8 Jul 14

Don't underestimate how handy these three humble (and free) tools can be, says our digital product manager, Sarah Jayne Fell. >
Q&A: Thebe Ikalafeng

Q&A • 7 Jul 14

We chat to one of Africa's leading brand gurus about his appointment to the jury of the Red Dot Communication Design Awards. >
Lookbook: Department of Design

Lookbook • 7 Jul 14

We look at Droog's design of a pop-up pavilion to foster Dutch-South African collaboration for Cape Town's reign as 2014 World Design Capital. >
Outside In: Joost Alferink

Inside View • 6 Jul 14

Looking in on Africa from the European perspective, Joost Alferink shares an outsider's perspective on the state of the creative industry on the continent. >
Focus on: Marble's comeback

Focus On • 6 Jul 14

More and more designers are being inspired by the ancient stone's striated smoothness. Here are five recent examples from our archives. >
Outside In: Lynda Relph-Knight

Inside View • 5 Jul 14

Design writer and former editor of Design Week Lynda Relph-Knight gives Design Indaba an outsider's perspective on the design future of Africa. >
Blocks and Grid by Scholten & Baijings

Product Spotlight • 5 Jul 14

Scholten & Baijings latest fabric collection reinterprets colour blocking as an exercise in subtle colour gradations. >
Take Five

Take Five • 4 Jul 14

A balmy musical track and a fierce video, a juicy exhibition and a leading exhibition designer - here are this week's most popular features. >
"Mau Vivi" by Jo Kunnuji

Track of the Week • 3 Jul 14

Meander through the sounds of Nigeria's lesser-known Ogu culture as interpreted by Nigerian composer Jo Kunnuji. >
Lookbook: Word Cup

Lookbook • 3 Jul 14

Facebook communication designer and football fanatic Ji Lee creates a league of his own with his Word Cup challenge. >
How important is a sense of place?

Hot Topic • 2 Jul 14

What role does locale play in shaping a design identity? We asked six producers to reflect on the role a sense of place can play in design. >
News: Exemplary colours

Design News • 2 Jul 14

Colour maven Hella Jongerius gets outs her paintbrush for a group exhibition celebrating MAK's 150th anniversary. >
Watt scooter

Design Frontiers • 1 Jul 14

This electric push scooter by industrial design outfit eLabs is a made-in-South-Africa solution to inner-city congestion. >
Inside View: The New Mainstream

Inside View • 1 Jul 14

How have consumers' interactions with brands evolved in the age of social media? Here are the top five take-outs from Wolff Olins’ The New Mainstream report. >
Beaded iPhone cases by Vukile Batyi and Laduma Ngxokolo

Product Spotlight • 1 Jul 14

The quintessential 21st-century accessory gets a Xhosa-inspired case courtesy of Vukile Batyi and Laduma Ngxokolo. >
Opinion: Charl Thom on why FoxP2 is taking a break from awards

Opinion • 30 Jun 14

Why sit out the ad world's most important annual events? FoxP2 Group CEO Charl Thom tells us how the decision germinated from a midnight walk in New York City. >
Lookbook: Our picks of the DDA finalists

Lookbook • 30 Jun 14

Every year the Dutch Design Awards ferret out the most forward-thinking work produced in The Netherlands. We select our favourites. >
Inside Out: Robin Rhode & Mpumelelo Mcata (BLK JKS)

Dialogues • 29 Jun 14

"Could we live here?” South African visual artist Robin Rhode chats to BLK JKS guitarist Mpumelelo Mcata over Skype about life in three major capitals. >
Focus on: Design for rural contexts

Focus On • 29 Jun 14

Six projects that broaden access to products and services in rural communities around the globe. >
Product Spotlight: Karoo Chair

Product Spotlight • 28 Jun 14

The Karoo Chair by Curious Room is a felt and fabric ode to the natural beauty of the South African landscape. >
Inside Out: Spoek Mathambo & Xander Ferreira

Dialogues • 28 Jun 14

Over a Skype call, South African musicians Spoek Mathambo and Xander Ferreira (Gazelle) talk about the changing landscape of making music in South Africa. >
Juice detox

Design News • 27 Jun 14

A new exhibition of Garth Walker's "ijusi" magazine explores what makes us South African and what that looks like. >
Next Generation: Fayaaz Mahomed

Next Generation • 27 Jun 14

Industrial designer and recent graduate Fayaaz Mahomed of Unfayzd Design has created a system of space-efficient seating. >
Take Five

Take Five • 27 Jun 14

From a musical track to a museum that became a typeface - check out the stories that made headlines on designindaba.com this week. >
Inside Out: Peet Pienaar and Heidi Chisholm

Dialogues • 27 Jun 14

Graphic designers Peet Pienaar and Heidi Chisholm talk about Africa's connection to their work and living abroad. >
A new app to connect creatives with clients

Design News • 26 Jun 14

Creative Cape Town has launched an app that maps the creative industries in the Mother City, making it easier to navigate for potential clients. >
News: Drawings are forever

Design News • 26 Jun 14

Ron Arad's newest edition of "Last Train" uses diamonds as a drawing tool to call attention to their strength rather than their preciousness. >
Inside Out: Andrew Whitehouse & Matthew Bull

Dialogues • 26 Jun 14

Two South African admen move to New York to start an agency. The punchline? Why not. >

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