Design News

  • Stictching Concrete by Florian Schmid.
    Concrete stools
    Design News • 16 Aug 11
    Strong, comfortable and not bad looking, Florian Schmid's Stitching Concrete stools are great for indoor and outdoor use. >
  • Designs in sawdust
    Design News • 16 Aug 11
    Collect sawdust, add resin, press into mould and voila - you have very interesting furnture pieces, as Yoav Avinoam discovered. >
  • The Art of Looking Sideways by Alan Fletcher. Published by Phaidon.
    Mind Over Matter
    Design News • 16 Aug 11
    An exhibition at Kemistry Gallery pays tribute to Alan Fletcher on the 10th anniversary of the publication of The Art of Looking Sideways. >
  • Record speaker. Photo: Mark Cocksedge.
    Live transformation
    Design News • 16 Aug 11
    Designer Paul Cocksedge transforms old LP records into smartphone sound amplifiers. >
  • Photo: Leo Veger.
    Design can-do
    Design News • 15 Aug 11
    The inaugural What Design Can Do conference brought together designers, thinkers and doers working in a transformative space. >
  • DIY Hybrids
    Design News • 15 Aug 11
    With Hybrids, Brazilian designer Rodrigo Almeida explores material culture, craftmanship and tradition. >
  • Tracking change
    Design News • 15 Aug 11
    Rapid rail travel aboard the Gautrain has the potential to revitalise Johannesburg and Pretoria as thriving urban environments. >
  • (In)formal connections
    Design News • 15 Aug 11
    Jorge Mario Jáuregui works to integrate Rio de Janeiro’s favelas with the formal city, using articulation through public spaces. >
  • Dignified chaos
    Design News • 15 Aug 11
    The most populous city in China, Shanghai is experiencing urban development and cultural renewal on a grand scale. >
  • Shadowless
    Design News • 15 Aug 11
    No Shadow is a collection of sculptures by Makoto Tojiki that uses light as a form of expression. >
  • Soho Synagogue. Photo: John M Hall.
    Soho Synagogue
    Design News • 15 Aug 11
    Soho Synagogue by Dror Benshetrit brings design direction and interventions to a Jewish place of worship. >
  • Rememberme. Photo: Tania Feghali.
    Never forgotten
    Design News • 12 Aug 11
    Can't get rid of old clothes for sentimental reasons? Why not use it to craft a chair? Like the Rememberme chair. >
  • Zeilgalerie. Photo: Emanuel Raab. Copyright: 3deluxe.
    Public light
    Design News • 12 Aug 11
    A light installation on the façade of the Zeilgalerie in Frankfurt hopes to make this building an architectural highlight in the city. >
  • Modern reinvention
    Design News • 12 Aug 11
    A design concept by Tsai Design Studio and Jakupa Architects and Urban Designers draws on historical relationships to modernise a building. >
  • Faena by Nandipha Mntambo
    Creations in cowhide
    Design News • 12 Aug 11
    Using cowhide as her main canvas, Nandipha Mntambo challenges social and cultural norms with her creative work. >
  • Bicycle Library
    Design News • 12 Aug 11
    Here's a different type of library, one where you can borrow bicyles rather than books. >
  • Leaving footprints
    Design News • 12 Aug 11
    Umcebo Design is planning an exhibition for Durban that looks to ways in which art and craft can address climate change. >
  • Solid by Magnus Pettersen.
    Solid
    Design News • 11 Aug 11
    Concrete was the preferred material choice for Magnus Pettersen's desk accessories. >
  • Plain Cigarette Packaging by Jennifer Noon and Sarah Shaw.
    Un-design
    Design News • 11 Aug 11
    Could ugly, badly designed packaging discourage people from smoking? >
  • New Things by Senyol, Southey and Mackay Studio.
    New Things
    Design News • 11 Aug 11
    Senyol, Southey and Mackay Studio present New Things, an exhibition of paintings, drawings, sculptures and prints. >
  • Jaguchi by Nendo for Elecom.
    Tap stand
    Design News • 10 Aug 11
    Nendo's new stand for smartphones and tablets resembles water dripping from a tap. >
  • Jak by Karim Rashid for Alessi.
    Jak
    Design News • 10 Aug 11
    Karim Rashid has designed the Jak watch for Alessi. >
  • Very nice
    Design News • 9 Aug 11
    Baja is a multi-purpose DIY solution for the desk shortages experienced in lower-income schools. >
  • Name your Hood
    Design News • 8 Aug 11
    Hey Capetonians, show your hood some love by suggesting a cool name for it with the Name Your Hood competition. >

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From the Archives

  • Long live Magenta!
    Design News • 19 Dec 22
    Pantone has announced its much-anticipated Colour of the Year for 2023: Viva Magenta. >
  • No place like home
    Design News • 19 Dec 22
    A quirky family home in Dorset, England, is the Royal Institute of British Architects’ House of the Year. >
  • Tongue-tip tests
    Q&A • 19 Dec 22
    Dutch eating designer Marije Vogelzang’s book challenges readers to experience food differently. >
  • Earth first
    Design News • 19 Dec 22
    The winners of the second Earthshot Prize were announced on 2 December 2022. >