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Urban redesign

Design News • 17 May 13 • Sponsored Content

Bjarke Ingels is the second contender to redevelop the iconic Miami Beach Convention Centre. >
Bar Design Initiative

Design News • 16 May 13 • Sponsored Content

Fine Brandy. By Design invites talented designers to create a mobile bar in the Bar Design Initiative. >
Lift off

Design News • 16 May 13 • Sponsored Content

Dror wins first place in the DawnTown’s 2013 Landmark Miami Ideas competition with their "MiamiLift" proposal. >
Celestial Origins

Design News • 15 May 13 • Sponsored Content

Mythical, magical and beautiful, the much-anticipated AuDITIONS 2013 | 2014 design competition, presented by AngloGold Ashanti, has officially launched. >
Weekend racer

Design News • 15 May 13 • Sponsored Content

Dutchmann and Tim Abbot collaborate to design a contemporary version of the iconic Porsche 912. >
Of science and sacrifices

Design News • 14 May 13

Bold and thought-provoking, Faith47 recently completed new artworks in London. >
Sound & light

Design News • 14 May 13

United Visual Artists explore notions of the visible and invisible in their "Continuum" installation. >
Winning Nature Trail

Design News • 13 May 13

Jason Bruges Studio's interactive installation "Nature Trail" has won an In Book award at this year's D&AD Awards. >
Golden era

Design News • 13 May 13 • Sponsored Content

Tom Dixon's "Spun" collection is reminiscent of extravagant disco halls of a golden era. >
Adaptable seating

Design News • 12 May 13

Dieter Rams has redesigned a 1962 chair, increasing its function and quality. >
Story in a jar

Design News • 11 May 13

Giving the timeless gift of a story has been made super easy (and sleek) by Rahim Bhimani with his new Story Jar Lite app. >
Vanishing lines

Design News • 10 May 13

United Visual Artists create an interactive installation that invites visitors to explore the concepts of perspective and space. >
Minimal dials

Design News • 9 May 13 • Sponsored Content

Naoto Fukasawa's set of dials monitoring air temperature, pressure and humidity are elegant and stylish. >
Alternative societies

Design News • 8 May 13

In Dunne & Raby's latest exhibition, United Micro Kingdoms: A Design Fiction, the duo creates fictional kingdoms that challenges various social norms. >
Flirtatious stools

Design News • 8 May 13

Marcel Wanders' new collection of barstools are a perfect blend of playfulness and functionality. >
Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2013

Lookbook • 7 May 13

Here are the 20 projects shortlisted for the 2013 Aga Khan Award for Architecture. >
Hooded seats

Design News • 7 May 13 • Sponsored Content

Patricia Urquiola takes inspiration from the hood of a garment to create a series of extremely comfortable chairs. >
Kids in the kitchen

Design News • 6 May 13

"Cooking with Kids" is a cool new app – a collaboration between Hat-trick, Great British Chefs and Tesco – that aims to get children excited about cooking. >
Community housing

Design News • 6 May 13

Shigeru Ban's housing project for Sri Lanka creates a sense of community in the disaster-struck Kirinda village. >
Celebrated works

Design News • 3 May 13

The "Momentané" exhibition in Paris highlights 15 years of work done by the renowned Bouroullec brothers. >
Organic shades

Design News • 2 May 13

Fernando and Humberto Campana combine elements of French and Brazilian culture to create an unconventional light source. >
Rossana Orlandi at Milan 2013

Design News • 1 May 13 • Sponsored Content

A short roundup of the work of talented emerging designers from around the world, as curated by Rossana Orlandi. >
Woven wood

Design News • 1 May 13 • Sponsored Content

Bearing resemblance to African furniture design, Patricia Urquiola designs a wooden chair for Moroso. >
Lifelong timber

Design News • 30 Apr 13 • Sponsored Content

The "Architecture and Humanitarian Activities" exhibition highlights the lifelong work and career of renowned architect Shigeru Ban. >

From the Archives

Hopeful romantic

Q&A • 24 Oct 22

Blurring disciplinary boundaries, Cape Town-based creative Mikhailia Petersen builds intricate narratives in her photo series. >
Head above water

Design News • 24 Oct 22

Former Design Indaba Emerging Creative Kenyaa Mzee’s latest visual collection is exhibiting at Youngblood Gallery, Cape Town in October. >
Parking off

Design News • 24 Oct 22

Design Indaba, Beefeater Gin and I Love The Dough collaborated on turning a pavement into a community-minded parklet. >
Modern classics

Design News • 24 Oct 22

Iconic furniture design studio Herman Miller collaborated with Danish design brand HAY on a collection that reimagines the classic Eames collection. >

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