Design News

  • Basic reality
    Design News • 26 Aug 11
    Basic Reality explores notions of the “real” as perceived by art students, recent graduates and independent creatives. >
  • Scatter Shelf by Nendo. Photo: Masayuki Hayashi.
    Scatter effect
    Design News • 26 Aug 11
    Nendo's Scatter Shelf is a design concept that creates a kaleidoscopic visual effect, almost like being caught in a spider's web. >
  • Tabletto typographical game.
    Game types
    Design News • 26 Aug 11
    The Tabletto stencil-toy is a great way to learn about typography and have a trace of fun along the way. >
  • Softshelter by Molo.
    Private space
    Design News • 26 Aug 11
    Softshelter is a flexible and simple paper solution for creating private spaces within shelters in disaster-stricken areas. >
  • Scenes from Baby Marx by Pedro Reyes.
    Puppet masters
    Design News • 26 Aug 11
    Pedro Reyes's Baby Marx installation uses puppets of Che Guevera and Karl Marx to examination socialism versus communism in a humourous way. >
  • Bee friendly
    Design News • 26 Aug 11
    The outdoor furniture in the urban garden of the National Theatre in London is specifically designed to be welcome to bees. >
  • Thrive hive
    Design News • 25 Aug 11
    Thrive Hive is a natural, well-insulated home for bees. >
  • Nendo Solo Exhibition. Photo: Daici Ano.
    Going solo
    Design News • 25 Aug 11
    Nendo's Solo Exhibition in Taiwan plays with different manifestations of black and white. >
  • Pop or not
    Design News • 25 Aug 11
    This is Not a Pop-Up in London is a design experiment, giving various designers the chance to make their creative mark. >
  • Big Yellow Rabbit
    Design News • 24 Aug 11
    The Big Yellow Rabbit installation is a fun gesture that encourages people to rethink the purpose of public space. >
  • Screen dance
    Design News • 24 Aug 11
    Film and Dance, this weekend, is an event exploring the intersection between dance and film with a screening of Wim Wenders's Pina. >
  • Furniture fair
    Design News • 23 Aug 11
    The Western Cape Furniture Initiative presents an exhibition featuring the work of Haldane Martin, Heath Nash, Liam Mooney, Tsai and more. >
  • Topthorn (left) and Joey in the West End in the London production of War Horse.
    War Horse at BASA Awards
    Design News • 22 Aug 11
    Topthorn from War Horse will be making a special appearance at the Business Day BASA Awards next week. >
  • NET by For Use/Numen.
    Net works
    Design News • 22 Aug 11
    A large net installation encourages child-like exploration while also hoping to help re-integrate communities. >
  • Skypak.
    From the sky
    Design News • 19 Aug 11
    Airline trolleys as covetable storage spaces for your home and office. Yes, take a look! >
  • Camp van
    Design News • 19 Aug 11
    Old camper vans are transformed into funky live/work spaces (complete with surf racks) by Jay Nelson. >
  • Southern soul
    Design News • 19 Aug 11
    Here's a look at the results of Southern Comfort's creative exchange challenge. >
  • Read-Unread bookshelf by Niko Economidis.
    Read-Unread
    Design News • 19 Aug 11
    Almost like a seesaw, the Read-Unread bookshelf reveals how many of the books in your library you have actually read. >
  • Mini Inflatables
    Design News • 19 Aug 11
    The new Mini Inflatables hold the promise of hours of fun in the sun. >
  • Eat Play Grow Table. Photographed in Corkellis House.
    Grow & learn
    Design News • 18 Aug 11
    Get kids excited about helping out in the kitchen with the Eat Play Grow table that allows them to grow and prepare their own food. >
  • Black
    Design News • 18 Aug 11
    With RCA Black, the Royal College of Art presents the first-ever exhibition of work by students of African and African Caribbean descent. >
  • Eco Automatic by Ahhaproject.
    Eco wash
    Design News • 18 Aug 11
    Eco Automatic is a kitchen sink and dishwasher in one, elminating the need to pack everything neatly into the machine. >
  • Scenes from Gulp. Photo: Aardman.
    Gulp!
    Design News • 16 Aug 11
    Unbelievable – the world’s largest stop-motion animation, shot on a camera phone! >
  • WorldWide Carpets by David Hanauer.
    Carpet magic
    Design News • 16 Aug 11
    Images from Google Earth make for compelling rug designs with David Hanaeur's WorldWide Carpets. >

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From the Archives

  • Print first
    Q&A • 20 Mar 23
    This 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative is a storyteller at heart. >
  • Japanimation
    Q&A • 20 Mar 23
    Wooden puppets come to life in an action-packed stop-motion film about revenge. >
  • Winning formula
    Design News • 20 Mar 23
    David Chipperfield has been selected as the 2023 winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize. >
  • Shapeshifter
    Design News • 20 Mar 23
    This New York theatre’s new branding changes for each production. >