Articles

  • Dome house with sandbags. Photo via designboom.
    Homes for Haiti
    Design News • 5 Aug 10
    Cal Earth stepped in after the disaster in Haiti to provide sustainable, low-cost housing, empowering unskilled workers in the process. >
  • Earthship Haiti.
    Helping Haiti
    Design News • 5 Aug 10
    “Earthship” sounds like something from a sci-fi movie, but it’s an environmentally friendly housing solution for earthquake-stricken Haiti. >
  • Serenade your Walls exhibition.
    Music posters
    Design News • 5 Aug 10
    SA's got an awesome music scene and lots of talented artists and designers so why not bring the two together? >
  • 20Q: Paul Priestman
    Q&A • 5 Aug 10
    Paul Priestman believes that with enough optimism and a continuous improvement mindset, design can probably save the world. >
  • The Wallpaper* City Guide to Cape Town. Photo: Courtesy of Phaidon publishers.
    The Republic of Cape Town
    Reviews • 4 Aug 10
    It’s a local joke that Cape Town is a republic of its own. The Wallpaper* City Guide gives some hints as to why. >
  • Professor Eugene Cloete with tea bag water filter.
    Clean water in the bag
    Design News • 4 Aug 10
    An innovative, tea bag-like water filter could provide millions of people with clean and safe drinking water. >
  • Cameron Platter.
    20Q: Cameron Platter
    Q&A • 4 Aug 10
    Fast cars, beautiful women, 100 push-ups in the morning and 19 others things that make Cameron Platter tick. >
  • Dog's Balls by David Batchelow. Photo via designweek.
    Second time around
    Design News • 3 Aug 10
    The Waste Not Want It campaign might be the most effective way of (really) greening your office. >
  • Palindrome by Troika.
    From either side
    Design News • 3 Aug 10
    Troika's innovative kinetic sign for the Victoria and Albert Museum in London reads the same from all sides, thus the Palindrome! >
  • Cover of Afro Magazine by The President
    20Q: Peet Pienaar
    Design News • 3 Aug 10
    “Maak mooi” (make pretty) is what graphic designer Peet Pienaar does. Find out what else he does – out and in his studio. >
  • Ceiling lamp. Photo via designboom.
    Lekker local
    Design News • 2 Aug 10
    Swedish design students have teamed up with local craftspeople and artisans... The results are rather desirable furniture pieces. >
  • Truss Me.
    Benefitting from bamboo
    Design News • 2 Aug 10
    A new range of furniture makes optimal use of bamboo as material while also employing local artisans from an Indian village. >
  • Garth Walker.
    20Q: Garth Walker
    Q&A • 2 Aug 10
    Garth Walker's staying power is his most marked characteristic and it might have something to do with not wanting to work in a bank. >
  • Scrigno - Chest of Drawers. Photo via dezeen.
    Finishing touches
    Design News • 1 Aug 10
    Unique finishing touches is what makes the Campana Brothers's workable furniture designs sought-after decorative items. >
  • Zeenat Aman
    Zeenat
    Opinion • 1 Aug 10
    They don’t make them like they used to. Zeenat Aman was always going to get the attention she enjoyed. >
  • Yesterday
    Opinion • 1 Aug 10
    It’s gone. >
  • Water: On the front
    Opinion • 1 Aug 10
    What caused a water riot and water-logged Delhi at the same time, asks Pradip Saha. >
  • Villains of Bollywood: Hail Mogambo!
    Opinion • 1 Aug 10
    They were iconic and unforgettable. They had unique styles and distinctive personalities. They left an indelible mark on Bollywood. >
  • Uniform
    Opinion • 1 Aug 10
    Uniforms express ideals, or the lack of them. >
  • Typography
    Opinion • 1 Aug 10
    The typography in India has always reflected its dynamism. >
  • Sari: A mighty fine tradition
    Opinion • 1 Aug 10
    If someone tells you the sari is back, don’t believe them. It never went away in the first place. >
  • Rajini Sir
    Opinion • 1 Aug 10
    Style Mannan (King of Style), Periya Thaliavar (Big Boss), Supernova and Superstar – Rajinikanth’s nicknames say it all. >
  • Gayatri Devi.
    Queens
    Opinion • 1 Aug 10
    An outlaw, a style icon, an artist, a politician, a freedom fighter and a sultan – meet the women who ruled. >
  • Paper Planes by Doshi Levien. Photo via designboom.
    At home on a Paper Plane
    Design News • 1 Aug 10
    Doshi Levien’s new range of furniture for Moroso, Paper Planes, incorporates Swarovski crystal elements into functional design. >
  • Paradise lost
    Opinion • 1 Aug 10
    Kashmir >
  • Opulence
    Opinion • 1 Aug 10
    Maharaja Bhupinder Singh was a patron of the finer things in life, best remembered for his opulent lifestyle. >
  • (Bad) News
    Opinion • 1 Aug 10
    India’s newspaper industry has shifted radically, from its inception as a tool in the fight for independence to a mouthpiece for the elite. >
  • Meals ready*
    Opinion • 1 Aug 10
    Meals in India, even in their simplest form, are akin to ritual and are treated accordingly. >
  • Look: Best quality since 1970
    Opinion • 1 Aug 10
    Not long ago we were a sexy, stylish and original-looking country. We had elegance, grace, sensual rituals and rhythm to our daily lives. >
  • Kalari
    Opinion • 1 Aug 10
    Kalarippayattu, often called Kalari, is one of the world’s oldest martial arts still in existence. >

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