Design News

  • The Wilderness Downtown
    Digital innovation with Chris Milk and Aaron Koblin at DI 2012
    Design News • 8 Feb 12 • Sponsored Content
    Masterminds behind "The Wilderness Downtown", "The Johnny Cash Project" and "3 Dreams of Black", this American pair are pioneering a new path for digital media. >
  • Made to rock
    Design News • 8 Feb 12
    "On the Rocks" is a collection of three carpets that can interestingly be arranged in different configurations. >
  • Tamarillo Ceramics.
    Earth poetry
    Design News • 7 Feb 12
    Tamarillo Ceramics create elegant and functional pieces, with more than just touch of local craftsmanship. >
  • Suit up
    Design News • 7 Feb 12
    Halsuit, a new retail concept store by Nendo, mimics the typical office environment, making it ideal for buying suits. >
  • The right facts
    Design News • 6 Feb 12
    With FACT’s range of gorgeous bags, you can take a piece of Cape Town and wear it around your shoulder. >
  • Maka Table by MDC Interiors.
    Place to grow
    Design News • 4 Feb 12
    Dear Mr Carpenter: How does your garden grow? With reclaimed wood, succulents and inspiration from nature. >
  • Tintown designs.
    Little less ordinary
    Design News • 3 Feb 12
    Made in metal, Tintown's gorgeous range of clocks, mirrors, candleholders and more, are great for adding a touch of whimsy to any interior. >
  • Bright green bow pump by Coast & Koi.
    Feet first
    Design News • 2 Feb 12
    Put your best foot forward with Coast & Koi's gorgeous range of shoes. >
  • Hope Bird by Jaime Hayón.
    Gold stand
    Design News • 1 Feb 12
    Approach the future with optimism. Jaime Hayón's Hope Bird will lead the way. >
  • Trinket Design.
    Trinket treasures
    Design News • 1 Feb 12
    Inspired by nature, Trinket Design's range of unique jewellery pieces are trinkets worth treasuring. >
  • Temple to Perspective.
    Alternate structure
    Design News • 31 Jan 12
    The Temple to Perspective, commissioned by Alain de Botton, is envisioned to be the world's first temple for atheists. >
  • Pothole Gardening.
    Fixing holes
    Design News • 31 Jan 12
    A pretty little garden scene in a pothole on the streets of London is a great way to make people smile and alert them to potholes. >
  • Promise Land by Stuart Bird.
    Land of promise
    Design News • 30 Jan 12
    Promise Land is an exhibition at Goodman Gallery in Cape Town that considers the position of the artist and individual in contemporary South Africa. >
  • FOSC art installation by Martí Guixé.
    Nap time
    Design News • 30 Jan 12
    When too much shopping wears you down, you can always enter Martí Guixé's Figurative Office Siesta Cubicle for a little break. >
  • Interior outlines
    Design News • 28 Jan 12
    Lorenzo Nassimbeni recently designed a set of four murals for a Swiss company, all depicting prolific building in their portfolio. >
  • Billboard House by Apostrophy's.
    Commercial sides
    Design News • 27 Jan 12
    The Billboard House by Thai designers Apostrophy's offers an interesting and feasible alternative to outdoor advertising media. >
  • Tie-break chair by Bertjan Pot.
    Net comfort
    Design News • 26 Jan 12
    Get the strawberries and cream, it's time to get comfy in the Tie-break chair, made with tennis netting. >
  • Digital library
    Design News • 25 Jan 12
    The Digital Library in Sao Paulo, Brazil, combines high-tech with analogue to create a comfortable look and feel for a family home. >
  • Gravity Stool by Jólan van der Wiel.
    Forces of gravity
    Design News • 25 Jan 12
    The Gravity Stool uses the natural forces of gravity and magnetism in the production process. >
  • Sabi's Vitality Line by Yves Béhar.
    Easy does it
    Design News • 24 Jan 12
    Vitality Line is a new range of products, designed by Yves Béhar, aimed at making medication management products look less sterile and cheap. >
  • Final feasts
    Lookbook • 23 Jan 12 • Sponsored Content
    Photographer Melanie Dunea was curious about the last meal the world's top chefs would want to have. She documented it in a collection of visual delight. >
  • Trade Union by Studio Earnest.
    Profiles in plastic
    Design News • 23 Jan 12
    The Trade Union project uses a starch-based plastic to create biodegradable vessels that explore the correlation between industrial processes and craft. >
  • For the love of paper
    Design News • 19 Jan 12
    Yulia Brodskaya's love of paper inspires her to transform the material into elaborate 3-D artworks that shed a new light on the possibilities of paper craft. >
  • Wonderbag: Cooking for cleaner air
    Design News • 17 Jan 12 • Sponsored Content
    Innovation firm Frog teamed up with SA company Wonderbag to create a mobile app that can track energy and CO2 savings gained from using their heat-retention bag >

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From the Archives

  • Hollywood calling
    Q&A • 16 Aug 22
    This Design Indaba Emerging Creative for 2022 is a content creator and fitness influencer with a penchant for filmmaking >
  • Community living
    Design News • 16 Aug 22
    Mumbai-based architectural and design firm Community Design Agency is working together with community members to revitalise the Sanjaynagar slum >
  • Star quality
    Design News • 16 Aug 22
    Siviwe Jali, one of the Design Indaba Emerging Creative mentees from 2014, recently won the Best New Talent award at Decorex Cape Town 2022 >
  • Mr Sandman
    Design News • 16 Aug 22
    Recent graduate Archie Read designed an off-grid, ‘flushable’ toilet that aims to provide a dignified solution to unsafe sanitary conditions >