Design News

  • Waiting on change
    Design News • 2 Oct 12
    Faith47 uses the South African mining crisis as inspiration for her latest work, "The Long Wait". >
  • Seated for diversity
    Design News • 28 Sep 12
    Cultural diversity and the act of sitting is considered from different perspectives in the "Benches from Brazil" exhibition at Hôtel Droog. >
  • Surf's up
    Design News • 28 Sep 12
    An iconic surfboard design becomes the blank canvas for ten artists and designers, inspired by a touch of Dutch blue and white. >
  • Mythical hand
    Design News • 27 Sep 12
    Religious, mythical and folklore symbols come together on Stephan Doitschinoff's recent work: a life-size hand sculpture. >
  • BIG & bigger
    Design News • 27 Sep 12
    BIG: Recent Project is the first English/Japanese monograph of the architectural work of Bjarke Ingels Group. >
  • Big Ben for the home
    Design News • 26 Sep 12
    Big Ben, the iconic London landmark, serves as the inspiration for a stylish wall clock by Marcel Wanders. It's ideal for the modern home. >
  • Bold in colour
    Design News • 26 Sep 12
    Zabalazaa has come a long way since doing graffiti in Bloemfontein, today his sweat, paint and pencil is paying off. >
  • Evolving creation
    Design News • 26 Sep 12
    Sonja Bäumel's own bacteria is the fundamental element in her "Expanded Self" creation. >
  • Nostalgic sweetness
    Design News • 25 Sep 12
    Cute, quirky and with a touch of nostalgia, Sootcookie's range of ceramics contrasts the old and familiar with things that are new and unusual. >
  • Pick up sticks
    Design News • 25 Sep 12 • Sponsored Content
    Inspired by the ancient game of Spillikans, PearsonLloyd contributed a playful piece to celebrate the 25th anniversary of The Conran Shop. >
  • Joy. Love. Life
    Design News • 23 Sep 12
    PearsonLloyd customises a chair to remind us that love is part of the joy of living. >
  • Rhinos, remembered
    Design News • 22 Sep 12
    In recognition of World Rhino Day, Faith47 pays tribute to this majestic, but endangered animal, with a mural against a Shanghai wall. >
  • Raw sketches
    Design News • 21 Sep 12 • Sponsored Content
    Brothers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec gave the green light to showcase their raw hand-drawn sketches revealing their unique design process. >
  • Art in Miniature
    Design News • 21 Sep 12 • Sponsored Content
    The "Art in Miniature" exhibition celebrates the creativity and artistry often found on the humble postage stamp. >
  • Switched on
    Design News • 21 Sep 12
    Inga Sempé's new range of electrical accessories takes the shock out of these everyday household objects, and switches it on - aesthetically! >
  • Buried in time
    Design News • 20 Sep 12
    Some of the world's foremost architects and designers selected objects to bury in a time capsule! Take a look inside... >
  • Drawings of origin
    Design News • 20 Sep 12
    Inspired by the oldest intact human fossil, Drawing on Origins is a body of creative work at the intersection of architecture and archeology. >
  • Tables & chairs
    Design News • 19 Sep 12
    Ineke Hans's new collection of tables and chairs can be seen at the London Design Festival this week. >
  • Integrated hospitality
    Design News • 19 Sep 12
    Eat, drink, sleep, browse, pamper and be inspired at Hôtel Droog, a new cultural hub in the heart of Amsterdam. >
  • Design awarded
    Design News • 18 Sep 12 • Sponsored Content
    Innovation, design, technology and creativity gets awarded at the A'Design Awards, which celebrates "superior designs for a better future". >
  • Wild life
    Design News • 18 Sep 12
    Inspired by the Big Five, Cath Price Ceramics are quirky, original and getting much love. >
  • Just About Now
    Design News • 18 Sep 12
    Maarten Baas's timepiece, Just About Now, for Laikingland can be seen at the London Design Festival. >
  • Lolita
    Design News • 18 Sep 12
    Ron Arad's "Lolita" installation looks to the sharing of personal memories. >
  • Seats for seeing
    Design News • 17 Sep 12 • Sponsored Content
    Nendo's Mimicry Chairs bring a new kind of "funky" to museum seating. Take a look at what they did for the V&A in London. >

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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. >