Design News

  • Map away
    Design News • 3 Nov 11
    MAPS is a wonderful collection of cartographical pieces created by Paula Scher over the past 20 years. >
  • Who's afraid?
    Design News • 3 Nov 11
    Vampires in the desert and sightings of Kurt Cobain in the Karoo? Could it be? Who's afraid? Van Coke Kartel's latest graphic novel investigates. >
  • Looking swell
    Design News • 2 Nov 11
    An iPad case by Swell accessories with a bamboo and leather look is rather... well, swell. >
  • Growing, patiently
    Design News • 2 Nov 11
    Patience, we know, is a great virtue. It could also be the key to a more sustainable way of building. Visiondivision explore. >
  • Publically functional
    Design News • 2 Nov 11
    The Western Cape Furniture Design Competition is calling on designers to create beautiful, functional public furniture pieces with alien wood. >
  • Zanele Muholi. Ummeli, 2011. (Image courtesy of the artist and Stevenson Gallery).
    Period pains
    Design News • 2 Nov 11
    Zanele Muholi's "Isilumo siyaluma" collection of work looks at the stigmas and violence black lesbians in South Africa face. >
  • Black again
    Design News • 1 Nov 11
    Black Pearl, a modern reinterpretation of an old property in Rotterdam, was awarded the Public Award at the Dutch Design Awards recently. >
  • A Peace Treaty merchandise.
    Creative freedom
    Design News • 1 Nov 11
    The Freedom to Create Prize Festival, which aims to empower grassroots organisations through the arts, will be taking place in Cape Town this November. >
  • Modular makings
    Design News • 1 Nov 11
    The Clik Lamp and Treze Library bookshelf by Katarq encourages the user to interact with the products by easily assembling it. >
  • Classroom of hope
    Design News • 31 Oct 11
    A school in Klapmuts outside Stellenbosch is more than a place of learning for children. It is a beacon of hope for a community. >
  • Critical mass
    Design News • 31 Oct 11
    What a mass! Ten designers considered the methods, material and manufacturing of mass production. >
  • African roots
    Design News • 31 Oct 11
    Stylish and practical, Quamta's range of leather accessories are ideal for the modern individual. >
  • Paper creations
    Design News • 28 Oct 11
    Maverick filmmaker David Lynch's collection of drawings, Works on Paper, reveal something about his creative processes. >
  • Material forms
    Design News • 28 Oct 11
    Lorenzo Nassimbeni recently took part in an exhibition that looked at the creative handling of materials for quality and sustainability. >
  • Now trending
    Design News • 28 Oct 11
    Head to the Cape Quarter Lifestyle Village in Cape Town for the Design Now! programme, there's exhibitions, workshops, installation, live music and more. >
  • Taxi!
    Design News • 28 Oct 11
    A taxi concept for the city of Prague by HJC Design incorporates elements of the city's age-old heritage and culture. >
  • Pick up sticks
    Design News • 28 Oct 11
    From stir stick to super-sized sculptures. Artist Jonathan Brilliant takes coffee stirrers and turns them into awe-inspiring installations. >
  • Solar solution
    Design News • 28 Oct 11
    The "Eliodomestico" solar-powered water filter could improve access to clean water in parts of the developing world. >
  • Intimacy 2.0. Photo: Daan Roosegaarde.
    Feelings of intimacy
    Design News • 26 Oct 11
    Be still my beating heart... or my feelings will show! The Intimacy 2.0 garments turn less or more transparent in response to the wearer's heartbeat. >
  • All new
    Design News • 26 Oct 11
    Zander Blom's "New Paintings" explore how colour can be used for sculptural effects on canvas. >
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    Are you a real graphic enthusiast? There is only one way to find out – test your knowledge in a Trivial Pursuit-like graphic design game. >
  • Secret space
    Design News • 26 Oct 11
    Matali Crasset's Wigwam for flooring company Tarkett demonstrates the possibilities of flooring materials and colour. >
  • It's all, yellow!
    Design News • 26 Oct 11
    In a first for the African continent, Cape Town has been named the World Design Capital 2014. >
  • Ways of the waves
    Design News • 25 Oct 11
    Colour, curves, waves and total joy. Brazilian designer Tom Veiga's bright designs are inspired by the ocean and the vibrancy of his home country. >

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From the Archives

  • Meet and greet
    Design Frontiers • 19 Jun 23
    Lina Ghotmeh’s 2023 Serpentine Pavilion has arrived in Kensington Gardens. >
  • 20/23 vision
    Design News • 19 Jun 23
    Apple introduces a new era of spatial computing with its ‘mixed reality’ headset. >
  • Perfect pair
    Q&A • 19 Jun 23
    This 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creatives duo share a love of creativity, craft and collaboration. >
  • Rhythm and hues
    Design News • 19 Jun 23
    The new Philharmonie Luxembourg logo responds to music. >