Design News

  • Pocket map
    Design News • 21 Mar 13
    Paula Scher's intricately detailed map drawings of London, Paris and New York have been turned into the covers of mini journals. >
  • Christoph Niemann launches Petting Zoo app at Design Indaba 2013
    Christoph Niemann launches Petting Zoo app at Design Indaba 2013
    Design News • 20 Mar 13
    Christoph Niemann launched his first interactive illustrated app at Design Indaba Conference 2013. It's now available in the South African iTunes store. >
  • Sky suite
    Design News • 20 Mar 13
    Hella Jongerius redesigned KLM's World Business Class interiors. >
  • For Formica
    Design News • 20 Mar 13
    Happy 100th birthday to Formica Laminate! Abbott Miller paid creative homage to the ubiquitous brand. >
  • Furniture forward
    Design News • 19 Mar 13
    The Western Cape Furniture Initiative brought up-and-coming furniture design talent to Design Indaba Expo 2013 and showcased forward-thinking furniture flair. >
  • District transformation
    Design News • 19 Mar 13
    David Adjaye has proposed a complete transformation of London's Hackney Central District to create a fashion and commercial hotspot. >
  • Surface tension
    Design News • 19 Mar 13
    Front Studio have created a lamp that will transform its shade to reveal over three million colours over the course of 50 000 hours. >
  • “Hex Coffee & Side Tables” by Haldane Martin
    Hexagonal inspiration
    Design News • 18 Mar 13 • Sponsored Content
    Inspired by hexagonal patterns found in nature, Haldane Martin's collection of coffee and side tables are efficient and aesthetically pleasing. >
  • Celebrating words
    Design News • 15 Mar 13
    The "Back in 5 Minutes" exhibition showcases the diverse beauty in South African typography and illustration. >
  • Bright and red
    Design News • 15 Mar 13
    Studio Formafantasma designed an exhibition space showcasing the history of Turkish red from the Roman Empire to the French Revolution. >
  • Designer luggage
    Design News • 15 Mar 13
    Tom Dixon and adidas are teaming up to design a dynamic set of travel bags and apparel, perfect for the modern jet setter. >
  • God, war and the future at Design Indaba
    Design News • 15 Mar 13
    At Design Indaba there are always a few speakers that completely blow you away, either in their wonderful delivery, content or with their total inspiration. >
  • Found for shopping
    Design News • 14 Mar 13
    With a strong focus on user location, Found Shopping has launched the perfect app for competitive shopping and budget-friendly spending all year-round. >
  • Coloured-Pencil Table. Photo: Hiroshi Iwasaki.
    Colour tabs
    Design News • 14 Mar 13
    Nendo's new Coloured-Pencil Table explores surface textures to create a whimsical installation. >
  • Power to transform
    Design News • 14 Mar 13
    The Cape Craft and Design Institute revealed the best in South African craft work at Design Indaba Expo 2013. >
  • Entwined products
    Design News • 13 Mar 13
    A Japanese creative process known as “Tanka” has led Nendo and Luca Nichetto to collaborate for Milan Furniture Fair 2013. >
  • Conference 2013 illustrated
    Lookbook • 13 Mar 13
    Heather Moore of Skinny laMinx attended Design Indaba Conference 2013 and illustrated her experience. >
  • Rock Wonderland
    Design News • 12 Mar 13
    Electric, a new cultural platform in Paris, has been likened to Alice's Wonderland - but for rock lovers! >
  • Hook
    Hooked
    Design News • 12 Mar 13
    Karim Rashid's Hook range of cookware comes with fun and functional hooks that make for easy storage. And they look good! >
  • Brand new for beer
    Design News • 11 Mar 13
    Martí Guixé's packaging design for Estrella Damm beer takes its inspiration from the streets of Barcelona - and features recipes by Ferran Adrià. >
  • Chart topper
    Design News • 11 Mar 13
    Michael Bierut's redesigned the famous Billboard magazine, ensuring its graphic identity works for its wide variety of coverage. >
  • Community assets
    Design News • 8 Mar 13
    Bland Hoke and Howard Chambers transform temporary sidewalk sheds into community assets throughout New York City. >
  • Ode to Guinness
    Design News • 6 Mar 13
    Standing some three metres tall and weighing no less than two tons, The Guinness Monument in Dublin, Ireland, says cheers to beer! >
  • Petting Zoo by Christoph Niemann: Official App Trailer
    Design News • 5 Mar 13
    The Petting Zoo app by Christoph Niemann features thousands of hand-drawn animation frames, and playful, musical sounds for each animal, for hours of fun. >

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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. >