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Focus on: Telling time

RoundUp • 26 Apr 15

Six innovative timepieces that turn clock-watching into an unusual experience. >
Take Five

RoundUp • 25 Apr 15

Our gallery of specially made anti-xenophobia posters submitted by local illustrators was the most popular story this week. >
"Kid Warrior: The Story" by Vanessa Black

Creative Work • 24 Apr 15

This short documentary, in celebration of Earth Day this week, tells the remarkable story of a longhaired teen who is taking on the American oil industry. >
An avant-garde approach to macramé

Interviews • 24 Apr 15

Wire, plastic, string – Lukhanyo Mdingi is not afraid to use unusual materials in his fashion design. He tells us about his latest material exploration. >
Who made my clothes?

Creative Work • 24 Apr 15

Fashion Revolution Day encourages consumers to be more aware of the fashion supply chains they buy into. >
Droog's hardware will make you happy

Creative Work • 23 Apr 15

The Dutch studio puts the fun into functional with an award-winning range of smile-inducing nuts and bolts. >
Why standardisation is a good thing

Point of View • 23 Apr 15

In this exclusive extract from David Butler and Linda Tischler’s new book, “Design to Grow”, they outline the role standards play in scaling a design. >
Judging a bookstore by its cover

Creative Work • 23 Apr 15

The newly opened Taschen bookstore in Milan has a luxe interior that combines traditional craftsmanship with cutting-edge design. >
An encounter between faith and design

Creative Work • 22 Apr 15

Local designer Nawaaz Saldulker is included in "Islamopolitan", a travelling exhibition that is part of Milan 2015. >
Argali and Dew by Hella Jongerius

Creative Work • 22 Apr 15

Hella Jongerius’s two new rug designs will give handmade enthusiasts a reason to celebrate. >
Business of Design returns in 2015

Creative Work • 22 Apr 15

The two-day seminar programme returns to Johannesburg and Cape Town in May, with a new line up of speakers. >
#cocreateSA calls on designers again

Interviews • 21 Apr 15

The Dutch government goes for impact with a second project linking innovators from South Africa and the Netherlands to solve local challenges. >
#DITakeover on Instagram: Katherine-Mary Pichulik

Creative Work • 21 Apr 15

Accessories designer Kat Pichulik took us inside her world as she prepped for the launch of her AW2015 collection last week. >
8 illustrators on #NoToXenophobia

Creative Work • 20 Apr 15

Local illustrators respond to our call for poster designs speaking out against the xenophobic attacks visited on foreign Africans this past week. >
Gong Repeater by Jordi Pla

Creative Work • 20 Apr 15

This Spanish designer creates a wall clock that forces people to slow down. >
10 product highlights at Milan 2015

RoundUp • 19 Apr 15

As Milan Design Week draws to an end, we look back at ten new designs that made an impression. >
Take Five

RoundUp • 18 Apr 15

Christoph Niemann’s illustration, made for us in response to the recent spate of xenophobic violence in South Africa, had universal impact. >
Eating and shitting, Milan-style

Creative Work • 17 Apr 15

Design Academy Eindhoven’s “Eat Shit” exhibition at Ventura Lambrate looks at the myriad ways our lives revolve around human waste. >
Bellissimo! Pichulik does it again

Creative Work • 17 Apr 15

“Pietra Terra”, the latest collection by Katherine Pichulik, imagines Italy through an African lens. >
"Dinosigning" by Max Litvinov

Creative Work • 17 Apr 15

In this strange short film by Russian animator Max Litvinov, a woman creates an alternate reality filled with dinosaurs. >
Designers breathe new life into Milan

Creative Work • 17 Apr 15

“Liveability” seems to be a common thread among the designs on show at Milan Design Week 2015. >
Finding hope in rope

Creative Work • 16 Apr 15

Sep Verboom's new lamp and stool at Milan Design Week 2015 were inspired by a rope-making community in the Philippines. >
Satyendra Pahkalé launches two designs in Milan

Creative Work • 16 Apr 15

The Amsterdam-based designer’s new extendable glass table for FIAM and contemporary corseted chair for Poltrona Frau. >
Self-made Seat by Matali Crasset

Creative Work • 16 Apr 15

The ever-playful French designer deconstructs the sofa into an endlessly adjustable seating system. >

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