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Lookbook: Over the Rainbow

Creative Work • 9 Jul 14

A new exhibition in France shows Scholten & Baijings's creative portfolio from the past 14 years. >
The world's most pressing problems?

Point of View • 9 Jul 14

If there were a global design agency stationed at the UN bringing governments, NPOs and designers together, what issues would it address? >
Bogosi Sekhukhuni: Taking back technology

Interviews • Duration: 00:05:36 • 9 Jul 14

This young South African artist uses digital technology to create positive icons of African humanity. >
A desert in Venice

Creative Work • 9 Jul 14

Morocco's first-ever pavilion at the Venice Biennale explores the country's experimental approach to 'desert architecture'. >
Nabasco

Creative Work • 8 Jul 14

This future-forward, environmentally friendly material finds an artful application in a project by Dutch designer Ineke Hans. >
Inside View: 3 creative tools

Point of View • 8 Jul 14

Don't underestimate how handy these three humble (and free) tools can be, says our digital product manager, Sarah Jayne Fell. >
Dave Hakkens: The last phone you'll ever need

Interviews • Duration: 00:03:10 • 7 Jul 14

Meet the Design Academy Eindhoven graduate who could help revolutionise cellular technology. >
Q&A: Thebe Ikalafeng

Interviews • 7 Jul 14

We chat to one of Africa's leading brand gurus about his appointment to the jury of the Red Dot Communication Design Awards. >
Lookbook: Department of Design

Creative Work • 7 Jul 14

We look at Droog's design of a pop-up pavilion to foster Dutch-South African collaboration for Cape Town's reign as 2014 World Design Capital. >
Outside In: Joost Alferink

Point of View • 6 Jul 14

Looking in on Africa from the European perspective, Joost Alferink shares an outsider's perspective on the state of the creative industry on the continent. >
Focus on: Marble's comeback

Focus On • 6 Jul 14

More and more designers are being inspired by the ancient stone's striated smoothness. Here are five recent examples from our archives. >
Outside In: Lynda Relph-Knight

Point of View • 5 Jul 14

Design writer and former editor of Design Week Lynda Relph-Knight gives Design Indaba an outsider's perspective on the design future of Africa. >
Blocks and Grid by Scholten & Baijings

Creative Work • 5 Jul 14

Scholten & Baijings latest fabric collection reinterprets colour blocking as an exercise in subtle colour gradations. >
Take Five

Take Five • 4 Jul 14

A balmy musical track and a fierce video, a juicy exhibition and a leading exhibition designer - here are this week's most popular features. >
Lookbook: Word Cup

Creative Work • 3 Jul 14

Facebook communication designer and football fanatic Ji Lee creates a league of his own with his Word Cup challenge. >
How important is a sense of place?

Point of View • 2 Jul 14

What role does locale play in shaping a design identity? We asked six producers to reflect on the role a sense of place can play in design. >
News: Exemplary colours

Creative Work • 2 Jul 14

Colour maven Hella Jongerius gets outs her paintbrush for a group exhibition celebrating MAK's 150th anniversary. >
Inside View: The New Mainstream

Point of View • 1 Jul 14

How have consumers' interactions with brands evolved in the age of social media? Here are the top five take-outs from Wolff Olins’ The New Mainstream report. >
Opinion: Charl Thom on why FoxP2 is taking a break from awards

Point of View • 30 Jun 14

Why sit out the ad world's most important annual events? FoxP2 Group CEO Charl Thom tells us how the decision germinated from a midnight walk in New York City. >
Lookbook: Our picks of the DDA finalists

Creative Work • 30 Jun 14

Every year the Dutch Design Awards ferret out the most forward-thinking work produced in The Netherlands. We select our favourites. >
Focus on: Design for rural contexts

Focus On • 29 Jun 14

Six projects that broaden access to products and services in rural communities around the globe. >
Product Spotlight: Karoo Chair

Creative Work • 28 Jun 14

The Karoo Chair by Curious Room is a felt and fabric ode to the natural beauty of the South African landscape. >
Juice detox

Creative Work • 27 Jun 14

A new exhibition of Garth Walker's "ijusi" magazine explores what makes us South African and what that looks like. >
Next Generation: Fayaaz Mahomed

Creative Work • 27 Jun 14

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

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