Design News

  • Yuri Suzuki's Juke Box Meets Tate Britain installation
    Juke Box beats
    Design News • 14 Dec 13
    Yuri Suzuki's latest installation allows visitors of Tate Britain to capture their impressions of the art in musical form. >
  • Karim Rashid for Purho.
    Glass acts
    Design News • 12 Dec 13
    New Italian design company Purho teams up with the ever-fabulous Karim Rashid for a launch collection of contemporary glassware. >
  • Natural Areas Conservancy of New York City identity by Paula Scher.
    Ode to nature
    Design News • 11 Dec 13 • Sponsored Content
    Paula Scher's new identity for the Natural Areas Conservancy in New York City promotes a message of conservation and restoration. >
  • ChainSofa by Carlo Ratti Associati and Cassina. Image: MyBossWas.
    Redefining furniture manufacturing
    Design News • 11 Dec 13
    Carlo Ratti Associati's digitally fabricated, flexible furniture pieces prove that manufacturing is entering the third industrial revolution. >
  • This Way Up by K&I Design Studio and Henry Thomas.
    Up, up and away
    Design News • 11 Dec 13
    Emerging Creatives K&i Design Studio has collaborated with photographer Henry Thomas to create an installation for the Megaro Bar in London. >
  • Awakening Beauty powder case by Marcel Wanders.
    Bell-shaped beauty
    Design News • 10 Dec 13
    Marcel Wanders has designed a powder case that chimes on opening to indicate the awakening of beauty. >
  • Reductio ad Infinitum by Faith47
    Golden graffiti
    Design News • 9 Dec 13
    Faith47 has created two new pieces for the Wynwood Walls "Women On The Walls" exhibition in Miami, US. >
  • Semi-Wrinkled Washi lamp collection by Nendo.
    Wrinkled beauty
    Design News • 9 Dec 13
    Nendo draws on a traditional Japanese paper-making method to create a collection of lamps that reveal the beauty of wrinkles. >
  • RIP Madiba
    Design News • 6 Dec 13
    The iconic and much-loved Nelson Rohihlahla Mandela has passed away at the age of 95. His life, work and influence will continue to inspire generations. >
  • Standard Chartered Commercial by Stefan Sagmeister.
    Stefan Sagmeister lookbook
    Lookbook • 5 Dec 13
    Here's a sneak peek into graphic designer and typographer Stefan Sagmeister's creative portfolio, one of the exciting speakers at Design Indaba Conference 2014 >
  • Flower Offering Chair by Satyendra Pakhalé.
    4x4
    Design News • 5 Dec 13
    Four of Satyendra Pakhalé's iconic pieces are on show at Gabrielle Ammann Gallery during Design Miami highlighting his fascination with material exploration. >
  • Jar RGB by Arik Levy for Lasvit.
    Sculptural light
    Design News • 4 Dec 13
    Arik Levy created two innovative and sculptural glass lights for Lasvit at this year's Designblok in Prague. >
  • Hope Bird collection by Jaime Hayón.
    Hope is the thing with feathers
    Design News • 4 Dec 13
    Jaime Hayón's Hope Bird stands tall, with its eyes on the horizon to symbolise an optimistic approach to what lies ahead. >
  • Tenda lamp by Benjamin Hubert.
    Artistic glow
    Design News • 3 Dec 13
    Benjamin Hubert's Tenda lamp series has been selected as part of the PROTO_LIGHT exhibition in South Korea. >
  • "Make Peace" hemp dress by The Joinery exhibited in Tomorrow Society. Photographer: Bevan Davis; Stylist: Heidi Finestone.
    A dose of sustainability
    Design News • 2 Dec 13
    A travelling fashion and photography exhibition highlights "the ills of present-day disposable culture". >
  • Earth Screening for EXPO Milan 2015
    Writing tractors
    Design News • 2 Dec 13
    The World Expo in Milan in 2015 will have two self-driving tractors "writing" on the earth. >
  • Christoph Niemann's solo exhibition at Galerie Max Hetzler, Berlin.
    Digital array
    Design News • 1 Dec 13
    Christoph Niemann's current solo exhibition showcases some of his digital work in tangible drawings and prints for the first time. >
  • "This Is How I Do It" exhibition by Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize winner Hjalti Karlsson.
    Prize-winning exhibition
    Lookbook • 30 Nov 13
    Hjalti Karlsson recently won the 2013 Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize. Here's a look at his solo exhibition celebrating his win. >
  • South African candy
    Product Spotlight • 30 Nov 13 • Sponsored Content
    Design Indaba Conference alumnus Renée Rossouw's Liquorice range was borne of a three-month investigation into African self-decoration and colours. >
  • Rolex Mentor & Protégés Arts Initiative
    Sponsored video: Rolex Mentor & Protégés Arts Initiative
    Design News • Duration: 00:00:00 • 29 Nov 13 • Sponsored Content
    Rolex supports artists by sponsoring year-long mentorship programmes between emerging artists and internationally recognised masters. >
  • Andy de Klerk Cabinetworks will exhibit an Escher-inspired kitchen at Design Indaba Expo 2014
    Returning to the source
    Product Spotlight • 28 Nov 13 • Sponsored Content
    Bespoke kitchen, furniture and shoji screen makers Andy de Klerk Cabinetworks is back at the Expo in 2014 with a famous lithograph-inspired kitchen design. >
  • Chocolate-Paint by Nendo.
    Deceptive chocolates
    Design News • 28 Nov 13 • Sponsored Content
    Nendo has created a limited-edition set of chocolates that resemble a variety of oil paint tubes. >
  • Kristinebergs Slottspark street lamps by Front.
    Warping lights
    Design News • 28 Nov 13
    Design trio Front has created attention-grabbing street lamps that light up the popular Kristinebergs Slottspark in Sweden. >
  • Harry Pearce makes his mark on the Keeper's House in London's Royal Academy.
    Keeping it historic
    Design News • 27 Nov 13
    Graphic designer Harry Pearce has designed a logotype with a "quirky, domestic twist" for a 19th century building in London's Royal Academy. >

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    Design News • 18 Sep 22
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