Design News

  • Long Live the Dead Queen by Mary Sibande. Photo: 2point8photo/Nadine Hutton and Delwyn Verasamy.
    Now and forever
    Design News • 2 Oct 10
    Victorian lady or South African house maid? Mary Sibande's mixing of the two results is powerful social commentary. >
  • Needle & thread
    Design News • 2 Oct 10
    Simple yet effective. Pentagram designed the identity for the new Fashion Law Institute. >
  • Frits Philips Concert Hall.
    Music makeover
    Design News • 1 Oct 10
    The Frits Philips Concert Hall in Eindhoven has undergone a transformation: Introducing the music centre of the future! >
  • Residence 2.0.
    Welcome to Residence 2.0
    Design News • 1 Oct 10
    Residence 2.0 might be the most energy-efficient home ever. It's setting the pace for green homes, and its rather beautiful. >
  • Balancing Barn.
    Well balanced
    Design News • 1 Oct 10
    The "Balancing Barn" sounds like a playroom for children, and is colourful too, but its allowing Joe Soap to enjoy top-notch architecture. >
  • Youturn Pavilion by UNStudio. Photo: Ding Musa.
    Enabling communication
    Design News • 30 Sep 10
    UNStudio's Youturn Pavilion is part artwork, part architecture and part installation that encourages diverse forms of communication. >
  • Boi Boi, Zuko & Prince. Photo: Araminta de Clermont.
    Watershed photography
    Design News • 30 Sep 10
    Araminta de Clermont's exhibition, A New Beginning, explores the outer transition newly initiated young men go through. >
  • AlessiTab by Stefano Giovannoni. Photo via designboom.
    Kitchen cool
    Design News • 29 Sep 10
    The new AlessiTab designed by Stefano Giovannoni is the ideal interactive, multimedia device for domestic spaces. >
  • Paul Senyol.
    Ark-inspired art
    Design News • 28 Sep 10
    The biblical story of Noah's Ark is the metaphoric reference for the Ark Exhibition featuring Justin Southey, Paul Senyol and Bruce Mackay. >
  • World's largest offshore wind farm.
    Blown away
    Design News • 28 Sep 10
    Renewable energy solutions are a key concern for designers across the world. See the world's largest offshore wind farm in the UK. >
  • Pigeon D'Or by Tuur van Balen.
    What happens next
    Design News • 27 Sep 10
    Further Instructions, a critical design show by Revital Cohen and Tuur van Balen, explored the complexity of multiple urban narratives. >
  • Antalis Award of Design Awards.
    Graphic recognition
    Design News • 27 Sep 10
    The 2010 Art of Design Awards delivered an original and inspiring selection of creative work - a slap on back for the local industry. >
  • Djibouti City, Djibouti.
    The other side of Africa
    Design News • 27 Sep 10
    Africa, through the eyes of architect David Adjaye, presents some interesting insights into the continent’s built environment. >
  • Caruaru Collection by Marcelo Rosenbaum. Photo: Fran Parente.
    Fairground furniture
    Design News • 25 Sep 10 • Sponsored Content
    Marcelo Rosenbaum's latest collection of furniture, Caruaru, is inspired by one of the oldest cultural fairs in Brazil. >
  • Guelar Muanza. Photo: Makhulu/Rowan Pybus.
    Creative makeover
    Design News • 24 Sep 10
    The healing power of art and creativity is helping to uplift and empower teen boys living on the streets of Cape Town. >
  • Vuvu Chandelier by Louise Pretorius.
    Viva vuvuzela!
    Design News • 23 Sep 10
    Creativity knows no bounds and all of that, but this notion really comes to life with ideas for the reuse of the much-loved vuvuzela. >
  • Chico and Rita.
    When Chico met Rita
    Design News • 23 Sep 10
    Javier Mariscal's new animated film, Chico and Rita, is a story of love, passion and ambition with a great Latin jazz soundtrack. >
  • Ruins of Fietas - Yusuf Garda.
    Urban considerations
    Design News • 22 Sep 10
    Architecture ZA sees some of the world's leading architects and cultural producers in discussion about sustainability, urban public spaces. >
  • Honda's Asimo humanoid robot. Image via Wired.
    Detract from doom
    Design News • 21 Sep 10
    The Ars Electronica 2010 festival considered the world's impending doom and examined some of the innovative alternatives. >
  • Nokia viNE by Airside.
    Connecting people
    Design News • 21 Sep 10
    Airside's new animations for Nokia are about connecting people, places and every day experiences. >
  • Steven Cohen by Andrew Robertson.
    Poster people
    Design News • 21 Sep 10
    For many years posters have been an effective means of communicating social or political messages. Now see a local creative's take on it. >
  • Tyrolean Hat by Naoto Fukasawa. Photo via designboom.
    Hats off
    Design News • 20 Sep 10
    Naoto Fukasawa's new collection of hats are made entirely of paper, but beautifully crafted. >
  • Plumen.
    Bright lights
    Design News • 19 Sep 10
    Nicolas Roope's Plumen is coming to the creative rescue of low energy light bulbs. >
  • SodaStream by Karim Rashid.
    Sizzling SodaStream
    Design News • 19 Sep 10
    SodaStream is back on the scene. This time around it's eco-friendly and sports a funky Karim Rashid design. >

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From the Archives

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    Design News • 8 May 23
    Thirteen design startups were chosen for their innovative strategies for building a more circular society. >
  • Rock of ages
    Design News • 8 May 23
    This combined research and exhibition space invites exploration and discovery. >
  • Re-threading
    Q&A • 8 May 23
    Fashion designer Khumo Mohloli Morojele finds inspiration in the traces of memory in thrifted clothes. >
  • The New Medium
    Design News • 8 May 23
    The first fine-art physical NFT gallery in South Africa opens in Johannesburg. >