Design News

  • Wine Vases by Liam Mooney.
    From vine to vase
    Design News • 28 Oct 10
    Using reclaimed wine bottles and local labour, Liam Mooney is creating some rather interesting vases. >
  • Troy Chair by Marcel Wanders.
    Stylish and stackable
    Design News • 27 Oct 10
    The Troy Chair by Marcel Wanders brings together elegance, comfort and practicality. >
  • Issey Miyake for Mechanical Couture.
    Machine made
    Design News • 27 Oct 10
    Mechanical Couture, an exhibition at the Design Musuem Holon examines the relationship between craftmanship and mass production. >
  • Imaginary Museum. Photo: Kristof Vrancken/Design Platform Limburg.
    Digital view
    Design News • 27 Oct 10
    Jon Stam’s Imaginary Museum prototype project explores the ways in which we ascribe meaning to our virtual experiences. >
  • Mingo Lamberti Sci-Fi range.
    May the force be with you
    Design News • 26 Oct 10
    Inspired by space, designed on Earth, Mingo Lamberti’s new range of T-shirts brings a strong force with it. >
  • MyScreen by Sanserif Creatius.
    Wall wonder
    Design News • 26 Oct 10
    It's almost hard to believe that something made of corrugated cardboard can look this good... >
  • Antonio, Karl Lagerfeld, Vogue France.1972.
    Crayon couture
    Design News • 25 Oct 10
    High-end fashion and couture experienced as drawings and illustrations evoke a unique understanding of style. >
  • InfoLadies, Bangladesh.
    Open access
    Design News • 25 Oct 10
    Women on bicycles, armed with a netbook and medical supplies, are helping to improve the lives of many people in rural Bangladesh. >
  • Pieter Hugo. Courtesy of Michael Stevenson, Cape Town & Yossi Milo, New York.
    Techno wasteland
    Design News • 24 Oct 10
    Pieter Hugo's latest solo exhibition explores the connection between third world poverty and first world electronic waste. >
  • Shoppy Bike.
    Shopping in style
    Design News • 24 Oct 10
    Stylish, silent, sexy, Italian and great for shopping. The Shoppy Bike sounds like many a stylista's dream... >
  • Dutch Design Award 2010 winners
    Design News • 23 Oct 10
    The winners of the 2010 Dutch Design Awards were announced in Eindhoven in the Netherlands earlier this evening. >
  • Blood Money 2010: Conrad Botes.
    Above and below
    Design News • 23 Oct 10
    On Earth as it is in Heaven is an exhibition of Conrad Botes's grappling with primal urges at the root of suffering. >
  • The Shingle House by NORD Architecture.
    Easy for all
    Design News • 23 Oct 10
    Living Architecture is part social experiment, part democratising luxury. Either way, it’s an interesting concept. >
  • Mural by Faith47.
    Everybody's backyard
    Design News • 22 Oct 10
    Faith47’s latest project, a mural in the Cape Town CBD, is a tribute to those people pushed to the fringes, sometimes in our own backyard. >
  • Misfits by Hella Jongerius.
    Odd ones out
    Design News • 22 Oct 10
    Hella Jongerius's first retrospective exhibition, Misfits explores notions of innovation versus standardisation. >
  • Tripod lamp by Recreate.
    Power of reinvention
    Design News • 22 Oct 10 • Sponsored Content
    One man's junk is another’s treasure. Add creative flair and you’ve got some masterfully reinvented interior objects. >
  • Paik Nam June Media Bridge by Planning Korea.
    Connecting bridge
    Design News • 21 Oct 10
    A new mega structure in Seoul, South Korea, is more than just a bridge... It generates its own power. >
  • Fun Factory, designed by Karim Rashid.
    Sexy shop
    Design News • 21 Oct 10
    Karim Rashid’s latest project is a sex toy boutique. His characteristically funky style works particularly well in this loving space. >
  • Retroreflector Tie by Jasna Sokolovic and Noel O’Connell.
    Safe and shiny
    Design News • 21 Oct 10
    Invisible by day, highly visible and effective when bicycling at night... It's not just any tie, it's the Retroreflector Tie. >
  • Growing seeds in cardboard by Justin Kim.
    Camping out
    Design News • 20 Oct 10 • Sponsored Content
    In 2009 some 43 million people were assigned refugee status. Justin Kim is exploring ways of using design to make their lives bearable. >
  • Anti-Fly Sphere 2.0 by José de la O.
    Shoo fly
    Design News • 20 Oct 10
    Forget nasty pesticides and the old wives tales of how to get rid of flies. Use the sustainable Anti-Fly Sphere 2.0 instead. >
  • Cocoon armchair by LES M for Superette.
    Cocoon comfort
    Design News • 20 Oct 10 • Sponsored Content
    There must be some deep-seated primal need that is satisfied with curling up in one of these super snuggly Cocoon armchairs. >
  • GE WattStation.
    Pump it up... some more
    Design News • 19 Oct 10
    fuseproject's GE Wattstation is now available for residential and private company use. >
  • Sideways Bike by Michael Killian.
    From the left side to the right side
    Design News • 19 Oct 10
    We were interested to learn that the Sideways Bike is not just for clowns, magicians and the double-jointed. >

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  • Objets d’art
    Design News • 3 Jan 23
    The Maison&Objet biannual design and decor fair in Paris will host over 700 brands between 19 and 23 January 2023. >
  • In the zone
    Design News • 3 Jan 23
    Dyson tackles both air and noise pollution with a sci-fi-esque set of headphones. >
  • Blossoming creativity
    Design News • 3 Jan 23
    The first contemporary florilegium in Africa is reviving botanical art with the aim of furthering conservation. >
  • Building blocks
    Design News • 3 Jan 23
    The latest project of international architecture company Office for Metropolitan Architecture employs stacked structures to make best use of limited space. >