Articles

Every year the Dutch Design Awards ferret out the most forward-thinking work produced in The Netherlands. We select our favourites. >

Six projects that broaden access to products and services in rural communities around the globe. >

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

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

Graphic designers Peet Pienaar and Heidi Chisholm talk about Africa's connection to their work and living abroad. >

Ron Arad's newest edition of "Last Train" uses diamonds as a drawing tool to call attention to their strength rather than their preciousness. >

Banish winter blues with this balmy collaboration between Kenyan guitarist Kato Change and vocalist Lisa Oduor-Noah. >

Laurence Airline's Spring Summer 2015 collection deftly balances graphic pattern with urban un-fussiness. Step into the urban jungle with our gallery of images. >

British fashion designer Paul Smith brings his playful palette to the iconic Anglepoise lamp. >

The Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum gets its own typeface and gives it away for free thanks to Eddie Opara's bold new identity makeover. >

Yves Béhar's Vessyl is an elegantly crafted cup that analyses the beverage's contents and enable users to make healthier choices. >

Traffic cones for tables – Belgian duo Job Smeets and Nynke Tynagel of Studio Job unveil their latest collection entitled "Detour" at Design Miami/Basel 2014. >

The director of They Might Be Giants' latest music video tells us about the making of the epic piece in this gallery showing outtakes from his work process. >

What can fashion become when you ignore the natural body form? Renee Nicole Sander explores this question through her graduate fashion collection. >