Design News

  • Who's the man?
    Design News • 18 Nov 11
    Dangerous but romantic, Afrikaans rapper Jack Parow's latest album will make you want to "get down". >
  • "Fleur de Glace" by Kiki van Eijk
    Tasty flower
    Design News • 18 Nov 11
    Kiki van Eijk's first edible design is an ice cream cake called "Fleur de Glace". >
  • Kiss and make up
    Design News • 17 Nov 11
    It's not every day that one gets to see the president of the USA, Barack Obama, kissing one of his rivals. The Benetton UNHATE campaign promotes love, not hate. >
  • Flip series. Photo: Patrick Hauri.
    Able to flip
    Design News • 17 Nov 11
    Now it's a stool, now it's a rocking chair, the Flip series of chairs turn into dual-function seating by simply flipping it. >
  • Flexible wood
    Design News • 17 Nov 11
    Could wood be used as textiles? Lenneke Langenhuijsen explores, taking her cue from the locals in Tonga. >
  • City networks
    Design News • 17 Nov 11
    The Post-It exhibition in Madrid looks at the informal ways in which public city spaces are being occupied and what this means for architecture. >
  • 12 Great food apps
    Design News • 16 Nov 11
    Here's a selection of 12 food apps that will help you make more informed and interesting culinary choices. >
  • Party time
    Design News • 16 Nov 11
    Daniel Ting Chong created the visual elements for the "Together" Bacardi Party campaign. >
  • Draw your food
    Design News • 16 Nov 11
    Using acrylic, collage, watercolour, ink and pen, illustrator David Meldrum documented everything he ate for a year. >
  • Food treatment
    Design News • 16 Nov 11
    The Chronic Facility is an alternative system for treating people with chronic disease. >
  • The waterprint of food
    Design News • 16 Nov 11
    The Wonderwater Cafe was a pop-up restaurant that aimed to raise awareness about global water issues. >
  • Multiplying meals
    Design News • 16 Nov 11
    Lucy and Jorge Orta's 70 x 7 The Meal takes its cue from an ancestral ritual and encourages networking, socialising and discussions around food. >
  • Conviviality collective
    Design News • 16 Nov 11
    Arabeschi di Latte is a group of Italian women designers who use design concepts and food to explore situations and relationships. >
  • Sounds for eating
    Design News • 16 Nov 11
    Every month Turntable Kitchen sends their subscribers a "Pairings Box" of recipe and music combinations to try at home. >
  • Compost truck
    Design News • 16 Nov 11
    Compost Mobile is a Miami-based initiative that collects household food scraps and turns it into compost for community gardens. >
  • Surplus food truck
    Design News • 16 Nov 11
    The Lucky Mi Fortune Cooking project is a mobile truck that collects food nearing their supermarket sell-by date and uses it in culinary experiments. >
  • Pop supping
    Design News • 16 Nov 11
    Besides gearing up for World Design Capital 2012, Helsinki is undergoing a food revolution enabled by the temporary, experimental nature of pop-up restaurants. >
  • Places of type
    Design News • 16 Nov 11
    The inaugural Typo London conference took place from 20 to 22 October 2011. The theme was "Places" with a remit way beyond the confines of type. >
  • Declaración de Lima
    Design News • 16 Nov 11 • Sponsored Content
    The International Advisory Board of the Basque Culinary Centre met in Lima, Peru, from 9 to 11 September 2011. >
  • Chillies ward off elephants
    Design News • 16 Nov 11
    In rural parts of Africa, chillies are being used to keep elephants off cultivated land while also providing an income for the subsistence farmers. >
  • Food fight: Dan Ariely
    Design News • 15 Nov 11
    Behavioural economist Dan Ariely shows that we can all design our eating habits if we understand our environment. >
  • Food fight: Amy Franceschini
    Design News • 15 Nov 11
    “Food must not be a weapon”, Amy Franceschini calls on Via Campesina’s seven principles of food sovereignty. >
  • Food fight: Jesper Johansson
    Design News • 15 Nov 11
    Jesper Johansson wonders if we can somehow be excited about certain foods running out, forcing us to try something new. >
  • Food fight: Marcel Dicke
    Design News • 15 Nov 11
    Entomologist Marcel Dicke promotes the idea that instead of mammals, we should be eating insects. >

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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. >