Design News

  • 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. >
  • Dyed In The Wool by Not Tom.
    Wool dyed
    Design News • 26 Sep 11
    Not Tom's Dyed In The Wool installation in London is a colourful demonstration of the wool dyeing process. >
  • Garden charm
    Design News • 26 Sep 11
    An indoor garden concept uses the soil below the house to bring a bit of greenery into the living space. >
  • Non-slip birdhouse by Nendo. Photo: Hiroshi Iwasaki.
    Just imagine
    Design News • 26 Sep 11
    Nendo have created a range of birdhouses that use a non-slip material for the Can You Imagine exhibition in Rome. >
  • From Russia with investments
    Design News • 25 Sep 11
    Droog Lab's Fantastical Investments projects explores the contradicting consumption habits of Russians. >
  • Ever young
    Design News • 25 Sep 11
    James Barnor's portraits speak to his passionate interest in people and societies in transition. >
  • Partners at London2011
    Design News • 23 Sep 11
    Ilse Crawford's Sidekicks and Companions are the ideal home partners and great in a support role for daily life. >

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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 >