Design News

  • Order to print
    Design News • 17 Jan 12
    Silicone, chocolate, cheese and concrete are just some of the materials the Imagine 3D printer can use to print shapes. >
  • Patched works
    Design News • 17 Jan 12
    Dutch designers Herso's range of "patchwork" furniture is made with reclaimed wood, non-toxic glue and all their by-products are recycled. >
  • Barcelona Rock: Bringing the mountain to the city
    Design News • 15 Jan 12
    Barcelona Rock is a proposed new landmark on the Spanish city's skyline made from the rock of Montserrat. If you can't bring Mohammed to the mountain... >
  • Varied objects
    Design News • 14 Jan 12
    From "weak furniture" to new molten glass forms and transformed agricultural nets, Nendo presents a range of new designs at Maison et Objet. >
  • Studio FormaFantasma's "Botanica".
    Ode to plastic
    Design News • 13 Jan 12 • Sponsored Content
    FormaFantasma's "Botanica" project pays homage to works of art and design produced with plastic, while also commenting on the need for plastic alternatives. >
  • Quick print
    Design News • 12 Jan 12
    Black boxes are known to know everything. This BlackBox is a portable device for printing text messages from your phone, so you'll remember everything! >
  • Hanging balance
    Design News • 11 Jan 12
    This see-saw table is more than a fun place to eat your dinners. It's also designed to encourage good table etiquette. >
  • Skating 80s
    Design News • 11 Jan 12
    Rolling Back the Years is an exhibition showcasing custom designed skate decks in celebration of the glory of 80s skateboarding. >
  • Bookshelf bike rack
    Design News • 11 Jan 12
    Store your bicycle, books and other gadgets all on the same shelf. The Bookbike shelving solution is ideal for urban spaces. >
  • Pro chair by Konstantin Grcic.
    Free to move
    Design News • 11 Jan 12
    Pro is a versatile new chair design, ideal for use in schools, by the German designer Konstantin Grcic. >
  • Dark visualisations
    Design News • 10 Jan 12
    Graphic designer Stewart Scott-Curan designed a poster visually depicting each of the songs on Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon album. >
  • One Laptop Per Child, Yves Behar.
    Tablets for learning
    Design News • 10 Jan 12 • Sponsored Content
    The One Laptop Per Child initiative have just launched the XO-3 tablet, with the vision to distribute it to children in developing nations. >
  • Song for the road
    Design News • 10 Jan 12
    From the Highway to Hell to Penny Lane, the Song Map is a litho print featuring the names of songs about streets and landmarks. >
  • Trained naturally
    Design News • 9 Jan 12
    Studio Tjep designed elements of the new Fabbrica restaurant in The Netherlands. They made it less shiny and more natural. >
  • Say hello
    Design News • 9 Jan 12
    "Hello World!" is an installation consisting of some 5000 individual video diaries taken from the internet. >
  • Reading list
    Design News • 9 Jan 12 • Sponsored Content
    A Turkish designer's "TarGetBook Shelf" makes it easy to organise your books according to those that have been read and those that must still be read. >
  • Era of coffee
    Design News • 8 Jan 12
    Norwegian designer Katrine Austgulen created a series of colourful and vibrant covers for coffee tumblers, inspired by historical time periods. >
  • New bird on the block
    Design News • 7 Jan 12
    Cowbird, a new type of social media network, aims to become a public library of human experience. >
  • Travelling sounds
    Design News • 6 Jan 12
    The "Suitcase Symphony" is a pathway that makes music as you pull your wheeled suitcase along it. Great for airports and train stations! >
  • Stacks of colour
    Design News • 6 Jan 12
    Stacking Vessel Soldiers is a series of colourful and highly functional objects by designer Pia Wüstenberg. >
  • Share, and share alike
    Design News • 6 Jan 12
    Dutch designer Dave Hakkens created a new plug, using a lightweight rubber material that makes it easily detachable, thus giving it a longer lifespan. >
  • Knock knock
    Design News • 5 Jan 12
    A South Korean artist used 1000 recycled doors to create a "construction shield" that doubled up as an interesting visual point in an urban centre. >
  • Check mates
    Design News • 5 Jan 12
    An outdoor art installation in the Japanese city of Osaka used the game of Checkers to create an enriched, interactive public space. >
  • Psychic tees
    Design News • 5 Jan 12
    Discover your destiny via a T-shirt. "Mother's Psychic Tees" give you a clue to your fate in 2012 while raising money for charity. >

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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 >