Design News

  • Colour melt
    Design News • 5 Dec 11
    Tom Price's "PE Stripe Meltdown Chair" is a experiment with unconventional materials, processes and, of course, colour. >
  • Tea, anyone?
    Design News • 5 Dec 11
    The Tipcup teacup makes brewing your tea as easy as drinking it. >
  • Something to share
    Design News • 5 Dec 11
    Food and art are central features of “Something I Ate”, a platform for creatives to connect, collaborate and socialise. >
  • Stackable chair
    Design News • 5 Dec 11
    David Chipperfield’s stackable folding chair “Piana” for Alessi has been selected to the The Museum of Modern Art’s collection. >
  • Tree top
    Design News • 4 Dec 11
    The Design Museum in London is currently home to a six metre-tall Christmas tree, possibly the tallest in the world. >
  • Taste experiences
    Design News • 2 Dec 11
    Studio FormaFantasma's "Tastefull" workshops considered the possibilities of edible materials and looked at the connection between food and sustainability. >
  • Type universe
    Design News • 2 Dec 11
    Oded Ezer's solo exhibition in Brazil is like a wonderland where inanimate objects are brought to life. >
  • Photo: Daici Ano
    Sports catalogue
    Design News • 2 Dec 11
    Nendo's design of a new sportswear shop in Beijing plays with the concept of windows to create a unique spatial experience. >
  • Re-Tee
    Design News • 2 Dec 11
    Project Repat sends discarded T-shirts from America to be upcycled in developing countries, to be sold back to American customers, with all profits to NGOs. >
  • Annual event
    Design News • 2 Dec 11
    Harry Pearce was responsible for the design of the 2011 D&AD Annual. >
  • Fringe benefits
    Design News • 1 Dec 11
    Pop into the Fringe Handmade Market in Cape Town for a great selection of locally produced creative goods. >
  • Light by bacteria
    Design News • 1 Dec 11
    Philips's new Bio-Light concept explores the possibilities of using bacteria from household waste to power light sources. >
  • Tunnel of light
    Design News • 1 Dec 11
    At the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Preservation is Life installation uses 80 000 condom-like light bulbs to draw attention to the HIV/Aids pandemic. >
  • Carbon clock
    Design News • 1 Dec 11
    Judith Zeeman's Carbon Age project uses clocks made of biochar to draw attention to the amount of carbon emissions in the atmosphere. >
  • Locally curated
    Design News • 1 Dec 11
    Matt Allison invited four creatives to curate a space in his home using thrifted and gifted items, then they shared a meal made using only local ingredients. >
  • Spinning light
    Design News • 30 Nov 11
    Troika's Thixotropes is a kinetic sculpture for Selfridges that plays with elements of light. >
  • Kandenchi. Photo: Hiroshi Iwasaki.
    Easily portable
    Design News • 30 Nov 11
    Nendo's wireless computer mouse and iPhone stand are must-have accessories for the digitally connected. >
  • Sketch book
    Design News • 30 Nov 11
    Karim Rashid's new Sketch book contains some 300 of his conceptual drawings, offering insight into his creative processes. >
  • Future 50
    Design News • 29 Nov 11
    Neville Brody has created a new modular logo for D&AD, in celebration of their 50th anniversary. >
  • Rapa Chair III.
    Complex natures at Miami 2011
    Design News • 29 Nov 11
    Ayala Serfaty's creations at Design Miami explore the use of ancient materials in contemporary design. >
  • Crazy carpets
    Design News • 29 Nov 11
    Whoever said that carpets can't be made from plastic forks, balloons or pasta? We Make Carpets use alternative materials for this purpose. >
  • Like a shadow
    Design News • 29 Nov 11
    Nendo's new stand for iPhones and iPad resembles the shadow of a single flower in a vase. >
  • Crystal Matrix II by Erwin Redl for Swarovski Crystal Palace.
    Crystal clear
    Design News • 28 Nov 11
    Light, sound and crystals work together to create a multisensory installation at Design Miami. >
  • Garden explorations
    Design News • 28 Nov 11
    Matali Crasset's Le Blobterre de Matali is an installation that serves as a space of exploration for children. >

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From the Archives

  • Design for Human Rights
    Design News • 13 Mar 23
    In honour of Human Rights Day on 21 March, we take a look at human-centred innovations from South Africa. >
  • To the world
    Q&A • 13 Mar 23
    Sumayya Vally is shaping and shifting architectural discourses for the future. >
  • Something fishy
    Design News • 13 Mar 23
    This floating pavilion, which resembles a fish eye, is dedicated to sustainable fishing. >
  • Full of beans
    Design Frontiers • 13 Mar 23
    Anish Kapoor’s latest sculpture lies ‘squashed’ under a high-rise building. >