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In the heart of the forest

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / African Design

Boogertman + Partners Architects have won an architectural competition to design the Karura Forest Environmental Education Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. >

30 Apr 14
Shaded from the sun

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design / Product Design

Nendo and Camper have once again collaborated, this time for a stylish sunglasses range. >

30 Apr 14
Ancient Rome

Design News > Product Design

Jaime Hayón has designed a collection referencing the legendary pottery and architecture of Ancient Rome. >

29 Apr 14
Competition for ideas with impact

Design News > Design Thinking

Rado has launched the Rado Star Prize, which gives one talented designer living in South Africa the chance to win R100 000 and a blog on Rado's website. >

29 Apr 14
Mud brick by mud brick

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors

Architect Francis Kéré is fundraising for the latest addition to the Gando development – an atelier for research and knowledge exchange. >

28 Apr 14
Organic embrace

Design News > Product Design

The Bouroullec Brothers have unveiled a minimalist chair collection using wood and metal. >

28 Apr 14
On the cover

Design News > Creative Economy

Karim Rashid's professional and personal life is exposed in the biography "Karim Rashid From the Beginning". >

27 Apr 14
Archive update

Design News > Product Design

Hella Jongerius adds a fresh and playful edge to the archive of Finnish furniture company Artek. >

26 Apr 14
Woven in Africa

Design News > Product Design / African Design

Designers without Borders have collaborated with Mozambican basket weavers to create an African-inspired armchair. >

26 Apr 14
A green oasis

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Urban & Landscape Design

Thomas Heatherwick has created a garden out of a desert in the heart of Abu Dhabi. >

25 Apr 14
Volcanic eruption

Design News > Product Design

Studio Formafantasma experiment with volcanic lava in the creation of a new product collection. >

24 Apr 14
Communicating with aliens

Design News > Interaction Design

Marguerite Humeau latest project looks at designing new communication devices that allow people to communicate with otherworldly creatures. >

24 Apr 14
2014 winners announced

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Graphic Design & Illustration / Industrial Design / Product Design / Urban & Landscape Design

Design Museum has announced the Designs of the Year 2014 category winners. >

23 Apr 14
Turning to fashion

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design / African Design

Architect Sindiso Khumalo's debut Spring/Summer 2013 fashion collection reveals the beauty in Zulu traditions. >

23 Apr 14
Collaborative couture

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design / Interaction Design

Bart Hess once again invited visitors to Salone del Mobile to take part in the making of his extravagant fashion couture pieces. >

23 Apr 14
Seated in style

Design News > Product Design

For his first collaboration with Finnish furniture company Artek, Konstantin Grcic has designed a modern armchair for contemporary living. >

22 Apr 14
New Rugo Social Housing

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors

New Rugo, designed by George Periclès Creative Think-Tank, is a low-cost housing project that draws its inspiration from the Rwandan vernacular. >

22 Apr 14
All about algae

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Food Design / Interaction Design / Product Design

Carlo Ratti is exploring ways in which micro-algae can be used to respond to current climate challenges. >

21 Apr 14
At the forefront

Design News > Product Design

Front reveal their expert craftsmanship in three of their most recent designs unveiled at Salone del Mobile 2014. >

20 Apr 14
Lit up

Design News > Product Design

Arik Levy's Crystal Rock pendant light resembles a shooting star suspended in mid air. >

19 Apr 14
A gentleman's affair

Design News > Product Design

Tom Dixon unveils a range of new designs all under the theme of a contemporary, modern day Gentleman's Club. >

18 Apr 14
Material twist

Design News > African Design / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Product Design

Inga Gubeka's Umtwalo Wooden Backpack is an exploration of using unconventional materials when designing accessories. >

18 Apr 14
Furniture affair

Design News > Product Design

BarberOsgerby unveil four new furniture pieces for Vitra at the 2014 Salone del Mobile in Milan. >

17 Apr 14
Fashionable aliens

Design News > African Design / Fashion & Jewellery Design

Senegalese fashion designer Selly Raby Kane's Fall/Winter 2014 collection titled "Alien Cartoon" is a truly contemporary African line. >

17 Apr 14

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