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Graphic edge

Lookbook • 3 Jun 13

Hjalti Karlsson won the 2013 Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize. Here's a look at a selection of work the jury considered in awarding him this prestigious prize. >
Sketches in cabinets

Design News • 2 Jun 13

Oscar Diaz displayed a variety of sketches in a wooden cabinet to reveal his unique design DNA. >
Cheers to that

Design News • 1 Jun 13

The Jupiter Drawing Room Cape Town designed a top-notch look and feel for beer brand Windhoek’s fictional Pure Beer Society in (real) bars and taverns. >
Community health

Design News • 31 May 13

Francis Kéré is in the process of developing an infirmary for a village in West Africa to improve basic healthcare. >
Big win for Hjalti Karlsson

Design News • 30 May 13

Congratulations to Hjalti Karlsson who has won the prestigious Nordic Torsten and Wanja Söderberg Prize. >
Product spotlight: Langazela by Africa!Ignite

Product Spotlight • 30 May 13

Bright, bold and beautiful, in this week’s Product Spotlight we take a closer look at Africa!Ignite’s Langazela cushions. >
Dancing for products

Design News • 30 May 13

Revital Cohen's latest project "75 Watt" explores human movement in mass-manufacturing through a choreographic dance. >
African pride

Design News • 29 May 13

Laduma Ngxokolo designed a range of Mohair blankets expressing his heritage and the natural landscape of South Africa. >
Human resilience

Design News • 28 May 13 • Sponsored Content

Three renowned architects created an exhibition offering visitors an interactive and emotional experience of human resilience and hope. >
When in Venice

Design News • 27 May 13

The 55th Venice Biennale, celebrating art, architecture, film, theatre and dance, takes place from 1 June to 24 November 2013. >
Fair phone

Design News • 24 May 13

Bas van Abel designed a smartphone that focusses on improving social and environmental conditions. >
Stay with me

Design News • 23 May 13

Faith47's latest mural provokes an emotional response and references the Gaeta Cemetery in Italy. >
Product spotlight: Chairman by Nawaaz Saldulker

Product Spotlight • 23 May 13

In the first of a new series looking at bespoke South African designs that demonstrate a unique craftsmanship, we feature Nawaaz Saldulker's Chairman. >
A beautiful way

Design News • 22 May 13

Abbott Miller commemorates the 175th anniversary of Green-Wood Cemetery with a life-like exhibition symbolising the park's paths, roads and burial sites. >
Sustainable energy how-to manual

Design News • 21 May 13

Eddie Opara has designed a how-to manual for New York City's innovative and sustainable geothermal heat pump system. >
Japanese lifestyle

Design News • 20 May 13

Shigeru Ban took part in Kenya Hara's "House Version" exhibition, showcasing the Western influence on Japanese lifestyle. >
Splash of colour

Design News • 20 May 13

Piet Hein Eek's folding bench concept is adaptable, comfortable and adds a splash of colour to the Verkadefabriek in the Netherlands. >
Performance style

Design News • 18 May 13

Suzaan Heyns designed performance looks for Toya Delazy and Reason at this year's MTN South African Music Awards. >
Urban redesign

Design News • 17 May 13 • Sponsored Content

Bjarke Ingels is the second contender to redevelop the iconic Miami Beach Convention Centre. >
Bar Design Initiative

Design News • 16 May 13 • Sponsored Content

Fine Brandy. By Design invites talented designers to create a mobile bar in the Bar Design Initiative. >
Lift off

Design News • 16 May 13 • Sponsored Content

Dror wins first place in the DawnTown’s 2013 Landmark Miami Ideas competition with their "MiamiLift" proposal. >
Celestial Origins

Design News • 15 May 13 • Sponsored Content

Mythical, magical and beautiful, the much-anticipated AuDITIONS 2013 | 2014 design competition, presented by AngloGold Ashanti, has officially launched. >
Weekend racer

Design News • 15 May 13 • Sponsored Content

Dutchmann and Tim Abbot collaborate to design a contemporary version of the iconic Porsche 912. >
Of science and sacrifices

Design News • 14 May 13

Bold and thought-provoking, Faith47 recently completed new artworks in London. >

From the Archives

High Tide

Design News • 26 Sep 22

SeaPods, the latest innovation from Ocean Builders, imagines a living space that floats in the middle of the ocean. >
Sitting pretty

Q&A • 26 Sep 22

The creative director of furniture brand Bōpa Mmuso, Lindiwe Gugushe is a young creative in pursuit of design in all its forms. >
Memento Mori

Design News • 26 Sep 22

Artist and activist Ai Weiwei unveiled his first glass sculpture exhibition at Venice’s Basilica of San Giorgio Maggiore. >
On the dot

Design News • 26 Sep 22

Postgraduate students at the Royal College of Art created Dotplot – a handheld device that helps monitor at-home breast checks. >

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