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Four social impact winners of A' Design Awards

Creative Work • 15 Apr 15

There are hundreds of winners in 89 different design disciplines in the A' Design Awards & Competition. Here are four that could have the greatest impact. >
Jason Masters: Drawing Batman in Joburg

Point of View • 15 Apr 15

Joburg might not be Gotham City but it’s the home of comic book artist and illustrator Jason Masters, a regular contributor to Marvel and DC Comics. >
A lamp you turn over to switch on

Creative Work • 15 Apr 15

The Brick lamp by New York City-based HCWD Studio turns on with no power switch or control panel. >
Response to xenophobia

Creative Work • 14 Apr 15

The appalling incidents of xenophobia (yes, call it what it is… it's a crisis, not a challenge, as some politicians suggest) has moved us all at Design Indaba. >
Pharrell with Woolies – Are you with us?

Creative Work • Duration: 00:00:15 • 14 Apr 15

Pharrell Williams lends his creative vision to Woolworths as it continues its mission to become the most sustainable retailer in the Southern Hemisphere. >
Voting with your waste

Creative Work • 14 Apr 15

A Dutch design collective has come up with a fun way to make festival-goers more conscious of their rubbish. >
Will photographic film leave without a trace?

Creative Work • 14 Apr 15

Harvey Wang’s new book, “From Darkroom to Daylight”, looks at the disappearance of film from photographers’ points of view. >
#DITakeover on Instagram: Lesedi Mogale

Creative Work • 14 Apr 15

We asked Pretoria resident and budding photographer Lesedi Mogale to take over our Instagram feed. Here’s what he came up with. >
GRID sofa by Studio Pool

Creative Work • 13 Apr 15

A mix-and-match sofa-cum-daybed made of modular geometric elements. >
Teresa van Dongen: Nature as a source of energy

Interviews • Duration: 00:04:14 • 13 Apr 15

Teresa van Dongen has created a lamp that requires no electrical current. It functions purely from the energy of ocean bacteria. >
The FES watch by Fashion Entertainments

Creative Work • 13 Apr 15

The FES Watch, made of electronic paper, is a blank canvas that displays a range of patterns activated by user gestures. >
Focus on: South African designers working in wool

RoundUp • 12 Apr 15

It’s Wool Week in Cape Town! We round up five recently launched designs that explore the tactile possibilities of this natural fibre. >
Take Five

RoundUp • 11 Apr 15

The tale of a traditional Nigerian fabric called Aso Oke, reinvented in contemporary shoe designs, walked away with the top spot. >
Milton Glaser: “Do no harm”

Creative Work • 10 Apr 15

In this short documentary by Poppy de Villeneuve for “The New York Times”, Milton Glaser says a “Hippocratic Oath” of design has guided his work. >
PRISM Collection by Tokujin Yoshioka

Creative Work • 10 Apr 15

The Japanese designer continues his love affair with all things transparent in this bold but understated range for Glas Italia. >
Going his own way

Creative Work • 9 Apr 15

Latest work by Thulisizwe Mamba, Durban-based graphic designer determined to develop his own viewpoint. >
Refugee Republic

Creative Work • 8 Apr 15

A Dutch artist combines hand-drawn illustrations and documentary storytelling to convey real life in a refugee camp in Iraq. >
A sci-fi journey through post-apocalyptic Ethiopia

Interviews • 8 Apr 15

The movie “Crumbs” is a surreal love story written and directed by a Spaniard, filmed in Ethiopia with an all-local cast. Is this the future of globalisation? >
Février Rugs by Florian Pretet

Creative Work • 7 Apr 15

These wool and silk rugs are handmade in Nepal from patterns drawn by French designer Florian Pretet. >
Bowl table lamp by New Works

Creative Work • 7 Apr 15

The latest light by the Copenhagen design studio is a modern-day take on a portable lantern. >
Focus on: The fine art of street signs

RoundUp • 6 Apr 15

Street signs hold sway in our urban psyches, thanks to these design masters – and subverters. >
Focus on: The rich possibilities of play

RoundUp • 5 Apr 15

These designers and creatives embrace their inner child to keep their creativity alive and kicking in their work. >
Take Five

RoundUp • 4 Apr 15

The top feature this week told the story of a young designer following the trail of his Zulu roots. >
Focus on: Rwanda

RoundUp • 3 Apr 15

Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, Rwanda is full of positive signs of growth and repair. >

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