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Natural curves

Design News • 13 Nov 13

A new outdoor pavilion follows the curvature of the landscape on the campus of the Kyoto University of Art and Design. >
Theatrical interior

Lookbook • 12 Nov 13

The mandate for Dutch product and interior designer Marcel Wanders was to create “a feeling of celebration” in the Hong Kong Mira Moon Hotel. >
Healthier home

Product Spotlight • 12 Nov 13 • Sponsored Content

An “eco-poverty-alleviation project” in Cape Town’s Langa township provides nutrition on tap for 45 children by using the sun-facing walls of shacks. >
To the edge of the earth

Design News • 11 Nov 13

A project is in the works to take passengers on balloon flights to the edge of the earth where they will be able to observe the planet’s curvature. >
Why Jan and Maria got their crocheted bicycles

Product Spotlight • 11 Nov 13 • Sponsored Content

Two vintage bicycles covered in bright orange wool by Cape Town-based texture designer and yarn bomber Isabeau Joubert are doing the rounds. >
A filmmaking sprint

Design News • 10 Nov 13

The “fastest film ever made” from script to screen is now a Guinness World Records holder. >
Inn additions

Lookbook • 10 Nov 13

Ineke Hans has designed two furniture collections for the Fogo Island Inn as well as a range of furniture for public use around the island. >
An art first for Kenya

Design News • 9 Nov 13

East Africa’s first ever commercial modern and contemporary art auction in Nairobi last week generated sales of more than $US200 000. >
Homework done anywhere

Design News • 9 Nov 13 • Sponsored Content

Megan Laughton’s prototype for a space-saving, lightweight, easy to store desk and chair is this year’s Making the Difference through Design winner. >
Sparkling in the night

Design News • 7 Nov 13

Daan Roosegaarde has designed an interactive landscape in Van Gogh country that pays tribute to the artist’s famous painting, "Starry Night". >
In for the win

Design News • 7 Nov 13

Emerging Creative Atang Tshikare’s Zabalazaa Designs wins the 2014 Future Found Award. >
Wildlife experience

Design News • 7 Nov 13

An interactive installation by Jason Bruges Studio brings the natural world into the headquarters of the World Wide Fund for Nature. >
A living staircase

Design News • 6 Nov 13

Paul Cocksedge's "The Living Staircase" is more than a means to move from floor to floor. >
Live performance marathon

Design News • 6 Nov 13

Next week Cape Town plays host to an event that is purportedly the largest gathering of live video performance artists in the world. >
Outdoor arts

Design News • 5 Nov 13

Studio Tjep.'s latest project creates a modern performance space uniting function with beauty. >
From Eames Elephant to Stratflex Rhino

Product Spotlight • 4 Nov 13 • Sponsored Content

Presenting the Stratflex Rhino from the winner of the 2013 Design Indaba Expo’s Innovation Award. >
Kitchen basics

Design News • 4 Nov 13 • Sponsored Content

Dutch designer Ineke Hans has created two new products for RoyalVKB. >
Warped cutlery

Design News • 4 Nov 13 • Sponsored Content

A fork, a knife, a spoon - just desserts, Japanese style. >
A triangle of fun

Design News • 4 Nov 13 • Sponsored Content

BIG's 950-974 Market will be a smorgasbord of entertainment options for San Francisco. >
Tea time

Lookbook • 3 Nov 13

Tom Dixon has extended his "Eclectic" collection with a sophisticated and stylish tea set collection. >
DNA experimentation

Design News • 2 Nov 13 • Sponsored Content

Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg has curated "GROW YOUR OWN...", an exhibition that looks to the future of a designed life. >
Inside out

Design News • 2 Nov 13

Pentagram's Paula Scher and Eddie Opara have designed striking posters that reveal their personal impressions of San Francisco. >
Emergency guide

Design News • 31 Oct 13

PearsonLloyd has designed a guidance pack for hospital patients in the hope of reducing violence and aggression in Accident & Emergency departments. >
Gravity free

Lookbook • 31 Oct 13

Tokujin Yoshioka's Elements Collection incorporates the random beauty and harmony of nature while revealing innovation in metalwork. >

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Living Space

Design News • 19 Sep 22

Architect and computational designer Manas Bhatia used AI to imagine a utopian future with symbiotic buildings. >
Veni, vidi, vici

Q&A • 18 Sep 22

Design Indaba alumnus Morag Myerscough built a striking fort to celebrate 1900 years of Hadrian’s Wall >
Steel Works

Q&A • 18 Sep 22

Johannesburg-based interior architect Daniella Kilpatrick designs steel furniture that marries form and function >
The language of plants

Design News • 18 Sep 22

The 23rd Triennale Milano features a futuristic greenhouse where visitors can experience plants' reactions to their surroundings >

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