Design News

This year’s Corobrik National Ceramics Exhibition demanded “something beautiful” of participants, inspired by man's interaction with earth. >

Dutch police confiscate Stefan Sagmeister’s installation of 300 000 eurocent coins for Droog at Experimentadesign in Amsterdam in September. >

Wearable Art - the theme for this year's Rendezvous curated by Gordon Froud drew fine artists and fashion designers to participate. >

South African Design Afrika participated in the new Inspiration series for the Conran Shop with Xhosa gourd baskets. >

The Sex Lives of Animals is the first natural history exhibition in the US to explore non-reproductive sexual behavior in animals. >

Renowned graphic designer and artist Paula Scher has released a new print of China in her Map series. >

United States filmmaker Rob Nilsson’s feature film Frank Dead Souls debuted at the Mill Valley Film Festival in October. >

The 2008 Absa l’Atelier prize awarded to James Webb for Auto Hagiography, engages with Webb’s interest in the psychological impact of sound. >

Addressing the ongoing question of preciousness in contemporary jewellery, Kelly Mccallum is looking to natural history for inspiration. >

Creative consultancy Animal Farm is born of a world where some are more equal than others. >

Taking eco-design online will enable the creative collaboration on ideas necessary to shape the solutions to climate change. >