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Air freshener

Design News • 30 Mar 14

Daan Roosegaarde's Smog project is a true example of a smart and social city. >
Double take

Design News • 29 Mar 14 • Sponsored Content

Nendo has designed a simplistic and one-of-a-kind wooden chair for their solo exhibition at Salone del Mobile 2014. >
Clear as crystal

Design News • 29 Mar 14

Tokujin Yoshioka continues his exploration of prisms and the refraction of light with a unique furniture collection for Italian brand Kartell. >
Weaving a tradition

Design News • 28 Mar 14 • Sponsored Content

Gone Rural's Fluoro Vases – Series 2 showcase a modern translation of traditional African patterns. >
Surfing in the USA

Design News • 27 Mar 14

DJ Stout has designed the layout and cover for a new coffee-table book that looks at the surfing culture in Texas. >
Nifty lighting

Design News • 27 Mar 14 • Sponsored Content

The Colour Cup designed by Editions in Craft looks at a unique way to transform ordinary light bulbs into décor accessories. >
Speed racing

Design News • 27 Mar 14

Hat-trick have recently completed the new branding for the Williams Formula One team. >
From discarded bottle to desirable decor

Design News • 26 Mar 14

The Blantyre Jars by People of the Sun offer a fresh way of reusing discarded wine bottles. >
Behind the scenes at Shonaquip

Product Spotlight • Duration: 00:04:36 • 26 Mar 14 • Sponsored Content

What began as a mother's wish to give her daughter mobility has become an enterprise making all-terrain wheelchairs for more than 70 000 users. >
An industrial jungle gym

Design News • 26 Mar 14

Rotterdam-based Studio Makkink & Bey fuse public and private outdoor furniture with their design of a one-of-a-kind industrial playground. >
Lighting up

Design News • 25 Mar 14

Dirk Vander Kooij has designed the world's largest 3D printed object, the Lenses Vase. >
Carry the load

Design News • 25 Mar 14

Dennis Chuene has designed a multipurpose bag that aims to bring dignity to the less fortunate. >
3D fabrics

Lookbook • 24 Mar 14

Rowan and Erwin Bouroullec's create three-dimensional fabrics for textile manufacturer Kvadrat. >
Bowls like baskets

Design News • 24 Mar 14

Inspired by childhood memories of the tradition of basketmaking, Marjorie Wallace creates ceramic work that echoes the woven quality of the baskets. >
Free design book by Massimo Vignelli

Design News • 24 Mar 14

Design veteran Massimo Vignelli has designed a book "Designed by Lella" in celebration of his partner and wife's work. >
Desirable jewels

Design News • 23 Mar 14

"See it. Touch it. Need it" is the catch phrase for Shelley & Harry's "Luxury" jewellery collection. >
Colourful storage

Design News • 22 Mar 14 • Sponsored Content

Matali Crasset designs a do-it-yourself, contemporary storage unit for IKEA. >
Sassy streetwear

Design News • 21 Mar 14

The Blue Worm Onesy by Loin Cloth & Ashes has a tongue-in-cheek tomboy aesthetic that would look equally chic worn with high heels or high tops. >
Colour One for MINI Scholten & Baijings

Lookbook • 20 Mar 14

Design Indaba Conference speakers Scholten & Baijings' exhibition "Colour One" for MINI was on show at the CTICC, in Cape Town. >
Taboo seating

Design News • 20 Mar 14

Ayse Birsel and Bibi Seck turn plastic trash into trendy seating with their innovative Taboo furniture series. >
Smoking design

Design News • 19 Mar 14

The 500-year-old hookah pipe gets a modern makeover courtesy of Moroccan designer Hicham Lahlou. >
Furniture trio

Design News • 19 Mar 14 • Sponsored Content

Front showcased three contemporary furniture pieces at the 2014 Stockholm Furniture Fair. >
Wash malaria away

Design News • 18 Mar 14 • Sponsored Content

Moctar Dembele and Gérard Niyondiko's Faso Soap is an innovative solution for the prevention of malaria. >
Housing solutions

Design News • 18 Mar 14

Urban-Think Tank develops a housing prototype for South African informal settlements that empowers residents to engage in changing their living conditions. >

From the Archives

Main character

Q&A • 2 May 23

This Design Indaba Emerging Creative captures a spark of hope in his artworks. >
Tomorrow's designs today

Design News • 2 May 23

Four up-and-coming designers have made their ambitious designs a reality. >
Inside out

Design Frontiers • 2 May 23

Artist and photographer Roger Ballen’s non-profit arts centre has opened in Johannesburg. >
For stories

Design News • 2 May 23

This spiral building serves as a public exhibition and reading area. >

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