Design News

  • Transkei Cows - textile design.
    Treasure chest
    Design News • 2 Nov 10
    Design Kist is an interesting new online design studio to showcase the work of South African creatives. >
  • Camioncyclette by Christophe Machet.
    Basket case
    Design News • 2 Nov 10
    Cycling is the ideal alternative in car-crowded cities. And with a new design, you can carry cargo on the bike too. >
  • Cart designed and made by Paulo Cezar de Jesus, one of the most inventive street vendors of Salvador. Photo: Mariana Chama.
    Design by the other 90%
    Design News • 1 Nov 10
    The streets of Brazil are full of startling design solutions by ordinary people driven by pure human need. >
  • Penny Farthing.
    Penny wise
    Design News • 1 Nov 10
    They're called classics for a reason, because they're elegant, timeless and oh-so desirable, like the Penny Farthing bicycle. >
  • I can
    Design News • 1 Nov 10
    What would happen if school children in India started designing solutions to social problems? Something very significant... >
  • Backyard design
    Design News • 1 Nov 10
    Emily Pilloton is enlisting a new generation of design activists through her work as a high school teacher in North Carolina. >
  • Kurukuru-maki
    Design News • 1 Nov 10
    A Heath Nash chair design that you can make at home. >
  • Bos Ice Tea. Packaging design by The President.
    Going bos
    Design News • 1 Nov 10
    Tea in a can has never been this cool... and refreshing, and tasty. And have you checked out the packaging? >
  • The bespoke comeback
    Design News • 1 Nov 10
    A splurge of second generation bicycles have recently flooded the design wires. >
  • Afterfacts
    Design News • 1 Nov 10
    In the future gallery of now, photographer Guido Schwarz turns the gaze to nostalgic artefacts that inspirit a second life. >
  • Die Antwoord. Photo: Sean Meterlerkamp.
    From the Zef Side to the Guggenheim
    Design News • 1 Nov 10
    It's not every day that a zef band from South Africa makes it big in the Guggenheim... >
  • Martela Koop egg chair by Karim Rashid.
    Egg-static
    Design News • 31 Oct 10
    All we want is an egg chair... by Karim Rashid! >
  • Bike Shelf by Chris Brigham.
    Sensible shelving
    Design News • 31 Oct 10
    Cycling is great but storing your bike can be a hassle so take a look at this clever solution. >
  • Dalton Private Game Reserve: View from the barn.
    Green game farm
    Design News • 30 Oct 10
    Dalton Private Game Reserve in KZN wins top award for sustainable architecture. >
  • Vac from the Sea by Electrolux.
    Saving our seas
    Design News • 30 Oct 10
    A brilliant initiative by Electrolux is using plastic debris salvaged from the ocean to create sustainable vacuum cleaners. >
  • Crate Series by Studio Makkink & Bey. Photo: Stijn Brakkee.
    Stacked up
    Design News • 29 Oct 10
    Studio Makkink & Bey's Crate Series is an inquiry into the many functions of crates, both in public and private spaces. >
  • I was shot in Joburg.
    Shooting in Jo'burg
    Design News • 29 Oct 10
    "I Was Shot in Joburg" is an edgy creative experiment that's enriching the lives of street kids and generating an income. >
  • Mohair designs by Laduma Ngxokolo. Photo: Vusumzi Peter.
    Modern mohair
    Design News • 28 Oct 10
    Port Elizabeth student Laduma Ngxokolo's mohair fashion collection won top prize in London. >
  • Interspeces Collaboration by Built By.
    Busy bees
    Design News • 28 Oct 10
    Cross-disciplinary collaborations are nothing new in design, but what about an interspecies collaboration? Meet a trio that made it work. >
  • Wine Vases by Liam Mooney.
    From vine to vase
    Design News • 28 Oct 10
    Using reclaimed wine bottles and local labour, Liam Mooney is creating some rather interesting vases. >
  • Troy Chair by Marcel Wanders.
    Stylish and stackable
    Design News • 27 Oct 10
    The Troy Chair by Marcel Wanders brings together elegance, comfort and practicality. >
  • Issey Miyake for Mechanical Couture.
    Machine made
    Design News • 27 Oct 10
    Mechanical Couture, an exhibition at the Design Musuem Holon examines the relationship between craftmanship and mass production. >
  • Imaginary Museum. Photo: Kristof Vrancken/Design Platform Limburg.
    Digital view
    Design News • 27 Oct 10
    Jon Stam’s Imaginary Museum prototype project explores the ways in which we ascribe meaning to our virtual experiences. >
  • Mingo Lamberti Sci-Fi range.
    May the force be with you
    Design News • 26 Oct 10
    Inspired by space, designed on Earth, Mingo Lamberti’s new range of T-shirts brings a strong force with it. >

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From the Archives

  • Invented reality
    Design News • 10 Aug 22
    Design Indaba alumnus Nicolás Kisic Aguirre’s latest project turns linguistic disobedience into an immersive experience >
  • En vogue
    Q&A • 10 Aug 22
    Design Indaba Emerging Creative Tshepiso Lekganyane has found her passion at the intersection of fashion and art >
  • Alter ego
    Q&A • 10 Aug 22
    Thandiwe Msebenzi’s Radical Makazi Instagram series will be exhibited at Blank Spaces in Woodstock, Cape Town >
  • Metamorphosis
    Design News • 10 Aug 22
    Design Indaba alumnus Shaakira Jassat created a collection of trick glasses inspired by social distancing and caterpillars for the Nationaal Glasmuseum >