Design News

  • Spider web by For Use/Numen.
    Super slick spider web
    Design News • 1 Jul 10
    What looks like Spiderman meets McGyver meets horror movie, is an art installation made entirely of clear adhesive packaging tape. >
  • 1-Bit Symphony by Tristan Perich.
    Orchestral innovation
    Design News • 1 Jul 10
    What do you get when you combine maths, physics, digital art, design, electronics and music? A symphony, of sorts. >
  • Truncheon lamp by Commonwealth.
    Meet the Truncheons
    Design News • 1 Jul 10
    At a glance the Truncheon lamps by Commonwealth resemble a weapon, but these finely crafted lights are an interesting mix of old and new. >
  • Diet Scale by Ji Lee.
    Scale scale on the floor
    Design News • 30 Jun 10
    Maintaining a healthy, balanced diet is often hard work. The innovative Diet Scale tries to make things easier by making meal suggestions. >
  • Creative Units at Aberystwyth Arts Centre. Photo: James Morris via Dezeen.
    Wrapped in foil
    Design News • 30 Jun 10
    Thomas Heatherwick’s striking futuristic design of an arts centre in Wales has earned his studio a coveted RIBA Award. >
  • Airside Granimator pack.
    Jazz up your iPhone
    Design News • 30 Jun 10
    Granimator is a cool new iPhone app that allows you to make your own musical wallpaper. >
  • RGB Wallpaper. Photo: Luca Volpe.
    Like an illusion
    Design News • 29 Jun 10
    A series of wallpapers representing a metamorphosis reveals some unexpected and disorientating images. >
  • Plans for the Boatanic. Photo: Damian O'Sullivan.
    The food will go on
    Design News • 29 Jun 10
    Nobody could stop the Titanic from going down but the Boatanic may offer an eco-friendly solution for inner-city food production issues. >
  • DESIGNING_SOUTH AFRICA logo.
    Documenting the beautiful game
    Design News • 29 Jun 10
    Hosting the first World Cup on African soil is a big deal so its important to document the design process and results of this tournament. >
  • Short film workshop in Mafikeng.
    Show time
    Design News • 28 Jun 10
    Everybody has a story to tell about their town and its complexities. Now get your camera out and make that mini-documentary. >
  • Copacabana beach front. Photo: Via zupi.
    Copacabana's stylish streets
    Design News • 28 Jun 10
    Copacabana was probably made famous by the Barry Manilow song but this beach in Rio also has some pretty grand street art. >
  • Pixel-tiles of "Six-Forty by Four-Eighty". Photo: James Harris.
    Pixel power at Basil2010
    Design News • 28 Jun 10
    A reinterpretation of the pixel creates a new, modular and tangible lighting system. >
  • Green Goal 2010 expo. Photo: Stephen Lamb.
    Going for green goals
    Design News • 28 Jun 10
    The World Cup may be about soccer but it's also the perfect opportunity to draw people's attention to the importance of setting green goals. >
  • Cocoon Cradle, Mother Piece by Kasuke Tsumura.
    Synthetic senses
    Design News • 28 Jun 10
    A new exhibition in Israel explores the design possibilities and applications for Japanese synthetic fibres. >
  • Nike's "Write the Future" campaign. Photo: Via psfk.
    Making headlines
    Design News • 27 Jun 10
    Nike’s innovate “Write the future” campaign is making bold soccer headlines on the Southern Life Centre in Jo'burg. >
  • Nike's hanging football sculpture. Photo: Via Design Fetish.
    Balls, balls everywhere
    Design News • 27 Jun 10
    Thought Coca-Cola's Crateman was impressive? Check out Nike's massive sculpture of a soccer player in Jozi. >
  • Parallel World.
    Off the wall, onto the ceiling
    Design News • 25 Jun 10
    When something is really tiny it’s tempting to call it cute. Ji Lee’s Parallel World installation is cute, but it also just really cool. >
  • Cape Creative Exhibition. Photo: Courtesy Cape Craft & Design Institute.
    Creative stop along Cape Town's Fan Walk
    Design News • 25 Jun 10
    A centrally located space is drawing local and foreign soccer fans to an exhibition showcasing design in all its elements. >
  • It's beautiful here by Heath Nash. Photo: Anthea Davison, Cape Craft & Design Institute.
    See it, it is art
    Design News • 25 Jun 10
    One of the best things about hosting the World Cup is that we get to show off our beautiful stadiums, landscapes, cities, "gees" and art. >
  • Jade by Lorenzo Nassimbeni.
    Ode to kitsch
    Design News • 24 Jun 10
    Emerging and established artists honour the "King of Kitsch", Vladimir Tretchikoff, with unique interpretations of his style and techniques. >
  • Index: Design to Improve Life logo.
    Design challenge for mass education solutions
    Design News • 24 Jun 10
    A global competition is calling on design and business students to develop solutions for the world's massive education crisis. >
  • sOccket. Photo: Jessica Lin.
    Kick off to power
    Design News • 23 Jun 10
    A soccer ball that harnesses kinetic energy and works as a mini generator could changes many lives in developing countries. >
  • Dylan Lewis sculpture at Kirstenbosch.
    Untamed in the garden
    Design News • 23 Jun 10
    An exhibition at Kirstenbosch bringing together sculpture, poetry and architecture, delves into the wild side of the human psyche. >
  • Creating Liveable Cities. Photo: Ian Douglas Jones, courtesy Melbourne Water.
    Water works
    Design News • 23 Jun 10
    A solution to the looming world water crisis requires an interdisciplinary design approach. Australia’s been giving it some thought. >

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