Design News

  • Plywood paintings
    Design News • 7 Jul 11
    Graphic design meets craftsmanship in Russian artist Aske’s Plywood artworks. >
  • Desk buddies
    Design News • 7 Jul 11
    The AZ desk grows with children, making it the ideal workspace for tots, tweens and teens. >
  • Coke live
    Design News • 7 Jul 11
    Billboards are everywhere, so what if they could absorb carbon dioxide? Cola-Cola and WWF have the right idea. >
  • Fine hair
    Design News • 6 Jul 11
    Attraction/Aversion is a range of intricately designed necklaces. And they’re made from no ordinary material, human hair. >
  • Private Public
    Design News • 5 Jul 11
    Gary Van Wyk’s Private Public exhibition of photographic work is a visual diary of the situations he finds himself in. >
  • Sub-Saharan renegades
    Design News • 5 Jul 11
    With his Renegades body of work Frank Marshall examines the outcropping of a decisive heavy metal subculture in Sub-Saharan Africa. >
  • Work wear
    Design News • 5 Jul 11
    Inspired by socialist work culture, Comradettes is a range of clothing that encourages people to take pride in utility clothing. >
  • Mosaic migration
    Design News • 5 Jul 11
    Coming To The City is a large mosaic artwork by Clive van den Berg for Nando’s in London. >
  • Limitless living
    Design News • 4 Jul 11
    Flexible and multifunctional, the Living Tools collection of versatile furniture pieces is ideal for small spaces. >
  • African sounds
    Design News • 4 Jul 11
    The Post Office have released a series of stamps depicting rare, indigenous musical instruments at the National Arts Festival. >
  • Wide Open Walls
    Design News • 4 Jul 11
    A living art project in the villages of The Gambia hopes to promote this West African country as a vibrant tourist destination. >
  • Folding fun
    Design News • 3 Jul 11
    Cut, paste, create and decorate. Paper projects come alive, DIY style, with the Paper Punk kit. >
  • Russian jewel
    Design News • 3 Jul 11
    The Pushkinsky Jewel is a design concept for connecting a landmark theatre to the historic and culturally vibrant Pushkin Square in Moscow. >
  • Mouse trail
    Design News • 2 Jul 11
    Streamlined, safe and functional, Stefano Giovannoni’s Mouse range of luggage is the ideal travelling companion. >
  • Modern company
    Design News • 2 Jul 11
    Battiss & Company at the Goodman Gallery Johannesburg celebrates the work of one of SA's foremost modernists. >
  • Made by man
    Design News • 1 Jul 11
    The Stephen Burks: Man Made exhibition considered the global economy of artisanal craft. >
  • Colonised
    Design News • 1 Jul 11
    Formafantasma’s Colony range of textiles is inspired by topical issues like assimilation and migration. >
  • Sign posted
    Design News • 30 Jun 11
    Matali Crasset’s way finding system for the Royal Fontevraud Abbey adds an element of exploration to a site visit. >
  • Photo: West 8, RCR and AldayJover.
    Linear park
    Design News • 29 Jun 11
    A diagonal urban park in Barcelona connects the city to its natural surrounds. >
  • Polar plottings
    Design News • 29 Jun 11
    Sandy Noble uses a primitive robot and a plotting system designed for Arctic maps to sketch out beautiful prints. >
  • Boxes of bamboo
    Design News • 29 Jun 11
    Layered in 80 000 bamboo skewers, your belongings are sure to be safe in the Magistral Cabinet. >
  • 2D/3D
    Design News • 29 Jun 11
    A half chair? Or just the illusion of a chair? Here’s the 2D/3D Chairs for Issey Miyake. >
  • Photo: Daici Ano.
    Hats off
    Design News • 28 Jun 11
    Surrounded by 4 000 hats in an exhibition space, one might be forgiven for feeling mad as a hatter. >
  • Art of music
    Design News • 27 Jun 11
    The clever use of illustration tells an enticing story about the art of music. >

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From the Archives

  • Hopeful romantic
    Q&A • 24 Oct 22
    Blurring disciplinary boundaries, Cape Town-based creative Mikhailia Petersen builds intricate narratives in her photo series. >
  • Head above water
    Design News • 24 Oct 22
    Former Design Indaba Emerging Creative Kenyaa Mzee’s latest visual collection is exhibiting at Youngblood Gallery, Cape Town in October. >
  • Parking off
    Design News • 24 Oct 22
    Design Indaba, Beefeater Gin and I Love The Dough collaborated on turning a pavement into a community-minded parklet. >
  • Modern classics
    Design News • 24 Oct 22
    Iconic furniture design studio Herman Miller collaborated with Danish design brand HAY on a collection that reimagines the classic Eames collection. >