Design News

  • Made by Margot
    Design News • 22 Feb 12
    Margot Molyneux's designs are simple and classic, ideal for women of all ages and lifestyles. >
  • Layer upon layer
    Design News • 22 Feb 12
    Layering is the main feature in Frieda Lühl's new range of jewellery, called "Collage". >
  • Curious delights
    Design News • 22 Feb 12
    Forget status pieces, Anomali creates jewellery for wearing and joining in the making of memories. >
  • Wall & all
    Design News • 21 Feb 12
    Design Kist's gorgeous range of fabrics and wallpaper is ideal for brightening up any indoor space, and adding a unique South African touch. >
  • Fire flair
    Design News • 21 Feb 12
    Experience the joys of handmade jewellery with stacked rings and other contemporary jewellery pieces by Firepetals. >
  • Magic by Mescla
    Design News • 21 Feb 12
    Rich in detail, and drawing on special artistic skills, Mescla creates unique rugs, cushions and children's clothing. >
  • African affinity
    Design News • 21 Feb 12
    Gorgeously delicate and textured, Adoba gives a new context to tableware, jewellery and accessories, using original forms. >
  • Ideas for fixing the world
    Design News • 20 Feb 12
    Join us for a night of fun and social change when the party to fix the world comes to Cape Town on Wednesday 29 February 2012. >
  • The song to be sung
    Design News • 17 Feb 12
    Catch the film about the lasting legacy of entertainer and activist Harry Belafonte in a special advanced screening at Design Indaba Filmfest. >
  • Trippin'
    Design News • 16 Feb 12
    Classic accessories with a retro or vintage edge: Trip Handbags & Accessories have it all. >
  • The design of art
    Design News • 15 Feb 12
    A legend from the world of art, Hans Ulrich Obrist, will be speaking at Design Indaba Conference 2012. >
  • The making of place
    Design News • 14 Feb 12
    Landscape designer Dan Pearson makes places that aim to be both functional and emotionally uplifting. >
  • Belly laughs
    Design News • 14 Feb 12
    Shit happens in the Bollywood version of the Hangover movie! The writer of Delhi Belly will be speaking at Design Indaba 2012. >
  • BIG Love
    Design News • 13 Feb 12
    Architect Bjarke Ingels thinks big. Whether it's designing a mixed-use urban development, or creating a love(ly) public art installation for Valentine's Day. >
  • The Source.
    Playing in public
    Design News • 13 Feb 12
    Andrew Shoben creates bespoke installations that work to redefine notions of public art in urban spaces. >
  • Art, debate & diversity
    Design News • 13 Feb 12
    David Adjaye's design of Rivington Place in London addressed the need for a contemporary exhibition space. >
  • Ceramic Heart Pendant with antique brass.
    Range of symbolism
    Design News • 13 Feb 12
    Part symbolism, part tongue-in-cheek, Eon Hoon's range of bespoke jewellery captures a part of human emotion. >
  • "Keep your valuables safe with Masterlock" by FoxP2.
    Line of creative genes
    Design News • 10 Feb 12
    Commercial creatives Justin Gomes and Charl Thom of Cape Town agency FoxP2 are taking the ad industry by storm, one mutation at a time. >
  • Cut25 flagship shop by Dror Benshetrit.
    Cut above the rest
    Design News • 8 Feb 12
    Dror Benshetrit's QuaDror structural systems have been put to the most interesting use in a flagship clothing shop in New York. >
  • The Wilderness Downtown
    Digital innovation with Chris Milk and Aaron Koblin at DI 2012
    Design News • 8 Feb 12 • Sponsored Content
    Masterminds behind "The Wilderness Downtown", "The Johnny Cash Project" and "3 Dreams of Black", this American pair are pioneering a new path for digital media. >
  • Made to rock
    Design News • 8 Feb 12
    "On the Rocks" is a collection of three carpets that can interestingly be arranged in different configurations. >
  • Tamarillo Ceramics.
    Earth poetry
    Design News • 7 Feb 12
    Tamarillo Ceramics create elegant and functional pieces, with more than just touch of local craftsmanship. >
  • Suit up
    Design News • 7 Feb 12
    Halsuit, a new retail concept store by Nendo, mimics the typical office environment, making it ideal for buying suits. >
  • The right facts
    Design News • 6 Feb 12
    With FACT’s range of gorgeous bags, you can take a piece of Cape Town and wear it around your shoulder. >

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From the Archives

  • Design for Human Rights
    Design News • 13 Mar 23
    In honour of Human Rights Day on 21 March, we take a look at human-centred innovations from South Africa. >
  • To the world
    Q&A • 13 Mar 23
    Sumayya Vally is shaping and shifting architectural discourses for the future. >
  • Something fishy
    Design News • 13 Mar 23
    This floating pavilion, which resembles a fish eye, is dedicated to sustainable fishing. >
  • Full of beans
    Design Frontiers • 13 Mar 23
    Anish Kapoor’s latest sculpture lies ‘squashed’ under a high-rise building. >