Design News

  • Blog: Day 1 of AGI Open Barcelona
    Design News • 4 Oct 11
    Maps, books, processes and asking “how, what, why?” were some of the themes to emerge on day one of the AGI Open in Barcelona. >
  • Forgotten failures at EXD2011
    Design News • 2 Oct 11
    The Utilitas Interrupta exhibition at Experimentadesign 2011 shows what abandoned infrastructure reveals about society. >
  • Menagerie of menageries at EXD2011
    Design News • 2 Oct 11
    Sidelines at Experimentadesign 2011 is a curated exhibition of collections from a variety of sources, ranging from curators to children. >
  • Coasting to kill
    Design News • 1 Oct 11
    “Quietly in my sleep” is a common answer to “how would you like to die?” But how about dying on a roller coaster? Euthanasia style. >
  • Picture/portrait
    Design News • 1 Oct 11
    Ross Garrett’s work explores the boundary between fine art and fashion photography. >
  • From sea to school
    Design News • 1 Oct 11
    Woolworths and Safmarine challenged high-school learners to come up with a concept for turning shipping containers into classrooms. >
  • Leaf Bed by Leaf Supply.
    Sleep easy
    Design News • 1 Oct 11 • Sponsored Content
    Leaf Supply's modular cardboard bed was designed for emergency situations, though it can also be used as a stool or table. >
  • Curious times
    Design News • 1 Oct 11
    Saatchi & Saatchi's Curious Times animation highlights the importance of asking questions in an executive context. >
  • Ways of living
    Design News • 1 Oct 11
    The Way We Live Now is an exhibition exploring the work of Sir Terence Conran, in celebration of his 80th birthday. >
  • Art stolen from Joburg art gallery
    Art stolen from JAG
    Design News • 30 Sep 11
    Johannesburg Art Gallery appeals to the public for information regarding three valuable bronze sculptures that have been stolen. >
  • Kevlar skin
    Design News • 30 Sep 11
    The Bulletproof Skin concept takes personal safety to a whole new level with a bulletproof superhuman skin. >
  • Pop gallery
    Design News • 29 Sep 11
    A pop-up gallery and shop in Franschhoek presents the work of top local designers, including Heath Nash, Zizamele Ceramics, Urban Africa and more. >
  • Leaf rug
    Design News • 29 Sep 11
    Matali Crasset's Big Leaf rug is hand-knitted and made of 100% wool. >
  • Doodlers
    Design News • 29 Sep 11
    Calling all doodlers - Spend a fun afternoon in the park doing drawings for a good cause. >
  • Hats for objects
    Design News • 29 Sep 11
    Tomas Kral's latest series of lamps are inspired by traditional hat-making processes. >
  • Decadent Pigeons at Studio Kiki van Eijk & Joost van Bleiswijk
    Avian anxieties
    Design News • 28 Sep 11
    Holding a mirror up to human nature, Decadent Pigeons asks whether the quest for prosperity and freedom is making us like grey, bored and scandalous birds. >
  • 56 Rings
    Design News • 28 Sep 11
    56 Rings is an exhibition of fine handmade jewellery by South African designers. >
  • Rooikop. Photo: Marijke Willems.
    Feisty red heads
    Design News • 28 Sep 11
    Rooikop, with their gorgeous upcycled bags, is a creative redhead to be reckoned with. >
  • Pick-up truck bicycle
    Design News • 27 Sep 11
    fuseproject's LOCAL bike is the ideal way to commute around your neighbourhood and there's lots of space for your groceries, kids and more. >
  • To the rescue
    Design News • 27 Sep 11
    Being creative, resourceful and making technology work for you is what Technology Will Save Us aims for with their DIY kits. >
  • Design without use at EXD2011
    Design News • 27 Sep 11
    "Useless" is the theme of the Open Talks at Experimentadesign 2011 in Lisbon from 28 September to 2 October. >
  • 256 Pairs of shoes
    Design News • 26 Sep 11
    Shoe fetish delight - MyShoe256 is a playful system whereby 16 modular parts can be turned into 256 pairs of shoes. >
  • Melting illusions at London2011
    Design News • 26 Sep 11
    Philipp Aduatz’s Melting Chair looks like it's melting away, capturing that fleeting moment of transition into a useable object. >
  • Wanders-ful surprise
    Design News • 26 Sep 11
    The “Marcel Wanders for M&S” collection is a new range of luxurious accessories for the British retailer Marks & Spencer. >

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From the Archives

  • Come home again
    Design News • 17 Oct 22
    British designer Es Devlin created a cathedral-like structure illustrated with pencil drawings of London’s 243 endangered flora and fauna species. >
  • Tulip fever
    Design News • 17 Oct 22
    The biggest design event in Northern Europe is taking place in Eindhoven between 22 and 30 October 2022. >
  • Babe in arms
    Design News • 17 Oct 22
    Ogilvy Africa, RotoTanks and the Ministry of Health Kenya partnered on a project aimed at educating young mothers to prevent malnutrition. >
  • Dressed to the nines
    Q&A • 17 Oct 22
    SAFW award-winning menswear designer Samkelo Boyde Xaba is a Design Indaba Emerging Creative for 2022. >