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In his bones

Design News > Craft

A Cape Town-based artist has created a flute made from a replica of his leg bone. >

20 Feb 23
Life after death

Design News > Design Thinking / Urban & Landscape Design

An American startup is returning the burial process to the earth. >

20 Feb 23
Way of the worm

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Architects took inspiration from worms tunnelling underground for the design of the Chaohu Natural and Cultural Centre. >

20 Feb 23
Fresh face

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

The National Portrait Gallery unveils a new brand identity ahead of its grand reopening. >

13 Feb 23
Big impressions

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Urban & Landscape Design

The Bjarke Ingels Group’s IQON tower in Quito, Ecuador, celebrates greenery. >

13 Feb 23
Going solo

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography / Graphic Design & Illustration

In SOLO, Charity Vilakazi weaves African narratives with mythology to pay homage to her heritage and the matriarchy. >

13 Feb 23
Crabwalk

Design News > Craft / Product Design

The latest driving tech solves the problems of parallel parking. >

13 Feb 23
Glass houses

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

A thin layer of water between two panes of glass can reduce energy costs. >

6 Feb 23
The future of ageing

Design News > Art & Photography

The Designing For Our Future Selves exhibition explores how design can transform something everyone has in common: ageing. >

6 Feb 23
The Substitute

Design News > Craft

Using the rhino, Design Indaba alum Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg examines human beings’ relationship with endangered animals. >

6 Feb 23
Viva Africa

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography

Malian artist Famakan Magassa has won the Norval Sovereign African Art Prize for 2023. >

6 Feb 23
Pitch, please

Design News > African Design

Zaha Hadid Architects created a structure that offers safe, versatile and sustainable spaces for refugees. >

30 Jan 23
Typing it up

Design News > Music & Sound Design

Design Indaba alum Paul Sahre’s typing has been nominated for a Grammy. >

30 Jan 23
Stockholm syndrome

Design News > Product Design

The annual Swedish event showcases the latest design trends and innovations. >

30 Jan 23
Crowning glory

Design News > Product Design

This series of ceramic and bronze sculptures pays homage to African women’s hairstyles. >

20 Jan 23
Something from nothing

Design News > Product Design

Solar Foods’ photosynthesis-inspired process is creating a new future for food. >

20 Jan 23
Water park

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

A dreamlike floating forest replaced a dumping ground on the Yangtze River floodplain. >

20 Jan 23
Makeup mobility

Design News > Creative Economy

This beauty tool is designed to make the makeup-application process more inclusive. >

20 Jan 23
On the dot

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

Ramos Castellano Arquitectos repurposed thousands of barrel lids to create a colourful – and musical – building facade. >

16 Jan 23
Music by design

Design News > Craft

Design Indaba alum Brian Eno’s colour-changing turntable won a Wallpaper* Design Award. >

16 Jan 23
Designer 2023

Design News > Creative Economy / Design Activism / Product Design / Urban & Landscape Design

Here are some of the most-anticipated design events and exhibitions of 2023. >

16 Jan 23
Smart spoon

Design News > Craft / Design Thinking

Spawn is the first spoon designed by artificial intelligence. >

16 Jan 23
To the nines

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

The 2022 Fashion Awards honoured the innovators, influencers and changemakers of the fashion industry. >

9 Jan 23
Go green

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

A bright green geometric house on the coast of Uruguay was designed to suit the needs of artists. >

9 Jan 23

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