Articles

  • Modular makings
    Design News • 1 Nov 11
    The Clik Lamp and Treze Library bookshelf by Katarq encourages the user to interact with the products by easily assembling it. >
  • Khoi-Khoin culture celebrated
    Reviews • 1 Nov 11
    "Kukumakrranka" is an exploration of the age-old culinary traditions, culture and lifestyle of the Khoi-Khoin people. >
  • 20Q: Jens Martin Skibsted
    Q&A • 1 Nov 11
    Bicycles, electric cars and airships for fat cats are some of the things Jens Martin Skibsted would still like to do. Or live in a kitsch sci-fi poster. >
  • Secure your spot and save
    Festival News • 31 Oct 11
    Get ready for the Design Indaba Conference 2012 in Cape Town and the Young Designers Simulcast, in Cape Town and Johannesburg. Book now to ensure your discount! >
  • Classroom of hope
    Design News • 31 Oct 11
    A school in Klapmuts outside Stellenbosch is more than a place of learning for children. It is a beacon of hope for a community. >
  • Critical mass
    Design News • 31 Oct 11
    What a mass! Ten designers considered the methods, material and manufacturing of mass production. >
  • African roots
    Design News • 31 Oct 11
    Stylish and practical, Quamta's range of leather accessories are ideal for the modern individual. >
  • Paper creations
    Design News • 28 Oct 11
    Maverick filmmaker David Lynch's collection of drawings, Works on Paper, reveal something about his creative processes. >
  • Material forms
    Design News • 28 Oct 11
    Lorenzo Nassimbeni recently took part in an exhibition that looked at the creative handling of materials for quality and sustainability. >
  • Now trending
    Design News • 28 Oct 11
    Head to the Cape Quarter Lifestyle Village in Cape Town for the Design Now! programme, there's exhibitions, workshops, installation, live music and more. >
  • Taxi!
    Design News • 28 Oct 11
    A taxi concept for the city of Prague by HJC Design incorporates elements of the city's age-old heritage and culture. >
  • Pick up sticks
    Design News • 28 Oct 11
    From stir stick to super-sized sculptures. Artist Jonathan Brilliant takes coffee stirrers and turns them into awe-inspiring installations. >
  • Solar solution
    Design News • 28 Oct 11
    The "Eliodomestico" solar-powered water filter could improve access to clean water in parts of the developing world. >
  • Food and film fusion at Freeworld Design Centre
    Food and film fusion at Freeworld Design Centre
    Do Tank News • 26 Oct 11
    During the month of November food-lovers will be salivating over the exciting food-related events at the Freeworld Design Centre in Cape Town. >
  • Intimacy 2.0. Photo: Daan Roosegaarde.
    Feelings of intimacy
    Design News • 26 Oct 11
    Be still my beating heart... or my feelings will show! The Intimacy 2.0 garments turn less or more transparent in response to the wearer's heartbeat. >
  • All new
    Design News • 26 Oct 11
    Zander Blom's "New Paintings" explore how colour can be used for sculptural effects on canvas. >
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    Test your graphic knowledge
    Design News • 26 Oct 11
    Are you a real graphic enthusiast? There is only one way to find out – test your knowledge in a Trivial Pursuit-like graphic design game. >
  • Secret space
    Design News • 26 Oct 11
    Matali Crasset's Wigwam for flooring company Tarkett demonstrates the possibilities of flooring materials and colour. >
  • It's all, yellow!
    Design News • 26 Oct 11
    In a first for the African continent, Cape Town has been named the World Design Capital 2014. >
  • Ways of the waves
    Design News • 25 Oct 11
    Colour, curves, waves and total joy. Brazilian designer Tom Veiga's bright designs are inspired by the ocean and the vibrancy of his home country. >
  • Dying alone
    Design News • 25 Oct 11
    What happens to the stories and belongings of people that die alone? Agata Niemkiewicz's Remember Me, but ah, Forget My Fate considers this sad situation. >
  • Dedicated buyers and media preview day at Design Indaba Expo 2012
    Festival News • 25 Oct 11
    Design Indaba Expo 2012 to host first dedicated Buyers and Media Preview Day. >
  • J.W. Johnson Photography www.jwjimaging.com.
    Yield the signs
    Design News • 25 Oct 11
    Discarded road traffic signs are given a second life by designer Boris Bally who turns it into bold and interesting furniture pieces. >
  • Photo: Feats Per Minute.
    Musical feats
    Design News • 24 Oct 11
    Spinning right round: Feats Per Minute have developed a prototype bicycle that has a record player on the back wheel. Long live vinyl! >
  • Bright ideas
    Reviews • 24 Oct 11
    Coffee, tea, copper, iron, Feminism, Marxism, arable farming, banking and more. Here's a look at 50 ideas that changed humanity. >
  • Visual variety for Jamie Oliver
    Design News • 24 Oct 11
    Pearlfisher designed the packaging for Jamie Oliver's ever-expanding range of food and lifestyle products. >
  • Etchings
    Design News • 23 Oct 11
    Tom Dixon's Etch candleholder casts a variety of gorgeously intricate shadows. >
  • Photo:Les Arts Décoratifs / Luc Boegly.
    Curiosity
    Design News • 23 Oct 11
    Maarten Baas’s The Curiosities of a Designer exhibition in Paris looks to the surreal and ways of story telling in design. >
  • Kitchen excellence
    Design News • 22 Oct 11
    Patricia Urquiola designed the interiors for luxury kitchen brand Scholtès's new flagship space in London. >
  • Well protected
    Design News • 22 Oct 11
    Talk about protecting your assets, the Lady Killer Vol 1 is a forceful little robot that works to protect your rings. >

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