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13 Oct 14
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We round up the top five tiles trends that emerged at the recent Cersaie international exhibition of ceramic tiles in Bologna, Italy.
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Mushroom mania
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13 Oct 14
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Ineke Hans gets playful with her latest glassware collection for Czech brand Křehký.
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Africa through the lens
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11 Oct 14
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The winning work from the third annual POPCAP photography competition celebrates new visions of Africa.
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Paragon takes top sustainability honours
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10 Oct 14
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The Johannesburg-based firm won the 2014 AfriSam-SAIA Award for Sustainable Architecture for its design of the Alexander Forbes Headquarters.
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Brass Top dressing table by James Mudge
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9 Oct 14
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Cape Town-based designer-carpenter James Mudge crafts a delicate, contemporary dressing table.
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Bad Boys by Matali Crasset
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7 Oct 14
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French designer Matali Crasset has designed a quirky collection of wall clocks for DesignerBox.
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Eye on digital art from Africa
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6 Oct 14
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Curator Christine Eyene tells us about her selection of experimental artists from Africa whose work was part of London's recent "Africa Utopia" festival.
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Bronze Age by Studio Tjep.
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6 Oct 14
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Frank Tjepkema's latest body of work conveys solidity even as it seems to be melting away.
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Industrial dreams
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4 Oct 14
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The director David Lynch's black and white photographs of factories affirm his penchant for dark, surreal imagery.
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Crawly couture
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3 Oct 14
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It might make us twitchy, but Hendrik Vermeulen's latest fashion collection is inspired by the intricate patterns of insects.
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Tyneside lounger by David Irwin
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2 Oct 14
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The Irish designer's timber chair for Deadgood began life as cinema seating.
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Vitra Design Museum looks to Africa
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1 Oct 14
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The institution plans a major exhibition on contemporary African design in spring 2015.
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Eve bench by Frank Böhm Studios
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30 Sep 14
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The Cape Town-based architect begins a series of slender, clean-lined benches.
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Light and shadow
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29 Sep 14
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The subtle play of light through the spaces of this children's facility in the Japanese town of Yamadi-machi is designed to encourage healing.
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Well-heeled
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29 Sep 14
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"Killer Heels" at the Brooklyn Museum explores the cultural history of the high heel.
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Walls that talk
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29 Sep 14
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Robin Sprong Wallpaper wants to plaster your walls in pattern. Here are three recent collaborations with locally based designers.
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Aeon Rocket pendant light by Morten Voss
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28 Sep 14
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The Danish designer's new light harmoniously marries rigid material and malleable plastic.
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Lullaby pendant lamp by Monica Förster
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27 Sep 14
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The Swedish designer's harmonious angular light was inspired by the work of Isamu Noguchi.
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Lattice work
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25 Sep 14
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Cape Town-based Leg Studios launches a range of decor products inspired by nomadic African patterns.
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Cork & Felt rugs by Hella Jongerius
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23 Sep 14
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The Dutch designer's collection for Danskina breaks away from traditional materials and manufacturing techniques.
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Bag it
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23 Sep 14
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The cheap "China bag" has become a symbol of migration in Africa – and a popular material for artists and designers to reimagine.
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Grandest of them all
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22 Sep 14
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The four winners of Grand Prix awards at this weekend's Loeries celebrated real-life, digital, print and radio.
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Topiary Lamps by Vera & Kyte
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21 Sep 14
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This high-impact light by the Norwegian duo rethinks the traditional lampshade.
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Orla sofa by Jasper Morrison
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18 Sep 14
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A new sofa by the influential British designer for Italian furniture brand Cappellini goes on show at 2014 London Design Festival.
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