Design News

  • New bird on the block
    Design News • 7 Jan 12
    Cowbird, a new type of social media network, aims to become a public library of human experience. >
  • Travelling sounds
    Design News • 6 Jan 12
    The "Suitcase Symphony" is a pathway that makes music as you pull your wheeled suitcase along it. Great for airports and train stations! >
  • Stacks of colour
    Design News • 6 Jan 12
    Stacking Vessel Soldiers is a series of colourful and highly functional objects by designer Pia Wüstenberg. >
  • Share, and share alike
    Design News • 6 Jan 12
    Dutch designer Dave Hakkens created a new plug, using a lightweight rubber material that makes it easily detachable, thus giving it a longer lifespan. >
  • Knock knock
    Design News • 5 Jan 12
    A South Korean artist used 1000 recycled doors to create a "construction shield" that doubled up as an interesting visual point in an urban centre. >
  • Check mates
    Design News • 5 Jan 12
    An outdoor art installation in the Japanese city of Osaka used the game of Checkers to create an enriched, interactive public space. >
  • Psychic tees
    Design News • 5 Jan 12
    Discover your destiny via a T-shirt. "Mother's Psychic Tees" give you a clue to your fate in 2012 while raising money for charity. >
  • Eat love experience
    Design News • 4 Jan 12
    Marije Vogelzang's "Eat Love Budapest" multi-sensory installation saw strangers sharing food, experiences, memories and stories. >
  • Mini portable
    Design News • 4 Jan 12
    The Chick Lamp by Italian designer Luca Vagnini is a portable floor and table lamp, made with oak wood. >
  • One cup
    Design News • 4 Jan 12
    The Compleat Cup is a more environmentally responsible paper cup. >
  • United for cleaner oceans
    Design News • 3 Jan 12
    United By Blue is an organisation that removes one pound of trash from the ocean for every one of their organic, vintage-inspired T-shirts sold. >
  • Wish to fly
    Design News • 2 Jan 12
    Little Shining Man is a kite-like sculpture, made of 23 000 individual parts. >
  • Shiny & red
    Design News • 31 Dec 11
    Thomas Heatherwick designed sleek new hybrid double-decker buses for London, and they're 15% more fuel-efficient than existing hybrids. >
  • Loving the world
    Design News • 29 Dec 11
    "Imagine Your World" is a zero-waste activity set that teaches children about their connection to the planet. >
  • Politicians under Surveillance. Photo: Gustavo Sanabria.
    Keeping watch
    Design News • 28 Dec 11
    A public art installation in Spain employed red flashing lights to start a conversation about the role of government in a democratic society. >
  • Super snug
    Design News • 27 Dec 11
    Warm, colourful and fun. The "Thuggie" is the most comfortable must-have piece of clothing we've seen in a while. >
  • Oriental influences
    Design News • 26 Dec 11
    Anna Raimondo's SMITH Jewellery collection draws inspiration from Japanese art, trinkets and paper cuttings. >
  • Stretch a little
    Design News • 26 Dec 11
    Airmov is an iPad app that makes it both easy and fun to take a break from clicking and typing to stretch your wrists, hands and fingers. >
  • Capsula. Photo: Tamas Bujnovszky.
    Capsule shop
    Design News • 25 Dec 11
    The flowing, elegant design of a shop that sells luxury clothing in Budapest gives the space an exhibition-like look and feel. >
  • Parallel experiences
    Design News • 24 Dec 11
    Science fiction or social media? The Quantum Parallelograph offers you a glimpse of your parallel life - the one you have online. >
  • Christmas countdown
    Design News • 23 Dec 11
    Eyal Burstein used a variety of vintage teacups, bowls and trinkets to create an advent calendar of different a creative calibre. >
  • Like what?
    Design News • 23 Dec 11
    Brightly coloured and made with knotted fabric. "I like it. What is it?" you may ask... >
  • Quick fix
    Design News • 22 Dec 11
    The Repair It Yourself kit makes it easy to fix your own shoes, drawing attention to the way we relate to the material world and consumer products. >
  • Bag it
    Design News • 22 Dec 11
    Nendo's new ONB. collection of bags takes its name for the Japanese terms for "piggyback". >

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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. >