Design News

  • Tyde by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec.
    Turning Tydes
    Design News • 26 Aug 13 • Sponsored Content
    The Bouroullec brothers have designed a family of adjustable tables that address the challenges of workspace noise. >
  • D.light S1 by Robin Chilton.
    A brighter future
    Design News • 26 Aug 13
    The D.light S1, a no-risk solar lamp, is providing children with bright and reliable electricity to study at night. >
  • Marcel Wanders for Marks & Spencer 2013.
    Stylish additions
    Design News • 25 Aug 13
    Introducing Marcel Wanders' homeware and accessory collection for Marks & Spencer Spring/Summer 2013. >
  • Looks Like Music by Yuri Suzuki.
    Drawing sounds
    Design News • 25 Aug 13
    "Looks Like Music" is an interactive installation that brings drawing and sound together with the help of miniature robots. >
  • Sundance Institute identity by Paula Scher.
    Bright sunshine
    Design News • 24 Aug 13 • Sponsored Content
    Paula Scher has created a new identity for the Sundance Institute and the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. >
  • All Out social campaign.
    Out side
    Design News • 24 Aug 13
    All Out is the world's first transnational online gay rights organisation that promotes love and equality everywhere. >
  • Solar Power Laptop by Wewi.
    Solar power
    Design News • 23 Aug 13
    WeWi has designed the world's first truly solar powered laptop that seeks to make education available in the most remote areas. >
  • "In Context" exhibition by Western Cape Furniture Initiative.
    Context & insight
    Design News • 23 Aug 13
    The Western Cape Furniture Initiative's exhibition and trade show consider the state of contemporary furniture and lighting design in South Africa. >
  • SodaStream Source bottle by Yves Béhar.
    Water drop
    Design News • 22 Aug 13
    A new bottle for the SodaStream Source, designed by Yves Béhar, draws inspiration from a drop motif. >
  • Trees by Hella Jongerius. Photo: Maharam.
    Changing colour
    Design News • 22 Aug 13
    Hella Jongerius takes inspiration from the seasonal colour change in leaves for her latest textile collection for Maharam. >
  • Leaf Ring by Ashley Heather.
    Beautiful waste
    Design News • 21 Aug 13
    Ashley Heather creates a range of jewellery drawing on sustainable and socially conscious principles. >
  • Bespoke Fairings by Scott Summit.
    Walking proud
    Design News • 21 Aug 13
    Bespoke Fairings offers a range of custom prostheses that sees the wearer taking part in the creation of their beautiful limbs. >
  • Splay salad servers by Snapp Design.
    Thinking & design
    Design News • 20 Aug 13
    The "Thinking Design" exhibition at the University of Johannesburg considers the concept of design thinking and how it leads to the solving of a design problem. >
  • Makoko Floating School by NLÉ. Photo: cmapping.net.
    Staying afloat
    Design News • 20 Aug 13
    The Makoko Floating School prototype is an innovative solution to the challenges of both rapid urbanisation and climate change. >
  • ABC's: A Behaviour Changing Syringe by Dr David Swann.
    Syringe saving
    Design News • 20 Aug 13
    The use of non-sterile syringes lead to many unnecessary deaths each year. Here's a concept that gives patients the power to know when a syringe is unsafe. >
  • Kew Bridge Steel Museum installation by Harry Pearce.
    Water story
    Design News • 19 Aug 13
    Harry Pearce created a typographic installation presenting visitors to Kew Bridge in London with a poem. >
  • Play & learn
    Design News • 19 Aug 13
    An interactive board game aims to teach illiterate Indian women about financial literacy in a fun and engaging way. >
  • Open Design
    Design News • 18 Aug 13
    Taking place from 21 to 31 August 2013, Open Design Cape Town is a multidisciplinary event aimed at making design and design thinking more accessible. >
  • Coursera.com.
    Free education
    Design News • 18 Aug 13
    Coursera.com is an online platform that is bringing world-class education to millions globally, for free! >
  • Social Estate
    Community communication
    Design News • 16 Aug 13 • Sponsored Content
    Smart and simple, Social Estate is a new online tool that streamlines the communication between the board of trustees and residents of housing complexes. >
  • LEPSIS: The Art of Growing Grasshoppers by Mansour Ourasanah.
    Packed with protein
    Design News • 16 Aug 13
    Grasshoppers are a sustainable and cost-effective alternative to meat protein. Could the ability to grow them in your kitchen make them more appealing? >
  • Semester Bicycle by MakeLab and HERObike.
    Positive spin
    Design News • 15 Aug 13
    The Semester Bicycle represents a new take on sustainable design, while supporting the local community of Greensboro in Alabama, USA. >
  • Product spotlight: Knit bags by Lulu K
    Product Spotlight • 15 Aug 13
    Lulu K's knitted bags emphasise the value of handcrafted design, while also promoting skills development among women from disadvantaged communities. >
  • TaskRabbit
    Neighbours helping neighbours
    Design News • 15 Aug 13
    So much to do, so little time? TaskRabbit uses technology and social networking to help your neighbour help you with chores, errands and more. >

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    Design News • 4 Apr 23
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  • The curious desert
    Design News • 4 Apr 23
    The National Museum of Qatar presents a dual-site exhibition by Icelandic–Danish artist Olafur Eliasson. >