Design News

Masashi Kawamura has some fun designing a series of games to get users' fingers ready for the new Intel-powered tablets. >

The "City Desired" exhibition explores issues of city making and contemporary urbanism through the lens of Cape Town. >

Our Instagram competition to win a copy of Andrew Shoben's book closes on Friday. Here are some of the entries so far. >

Daan Roosegaarde’s much-anticipated Smart Highway has been built on a stretch of the R329 in Oss, the Netherlands. >

We Make Carpets, a trio of Dutch artists, recreates 50 of their 'temporary' carpets out of everyday objects for Dutch Design Week 2014. >

IDEO's latest "Designs On" semi-annual review brings together some unusual solutions to fighting the warming of our planet. >

The overall winner of the Dutch Design Awards is 'Sweetie', a project that fights sex tourism online through an avatar that has the appearance of a young girl. >

OpenIDEO and USAID launch global call for innovative tools to help health-care workers on the frontlines of the virus. >

We round up the top five tiles trends that emerged at the recent Cersaie international exhibition of ceramic tiles in Bologna, Italy. >

The winning work from the third annual POPCAP photography competition celebrates new visions of Africa. >

Cape Town-based designer-carpenter James Mudge crafts a delicate, contemporary dressing table. >