Design News

  • 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. >
  • Character conversion
    Design News • 27 Jun 11
    Text and type everywhere! Ryo Shimizu’s CNJPUS TEXT installation adapts Chinese characters for a hybrid typography. >
  • Playing with food
    Design News • 26 Jun 11
    Discover your inner gastronomist, with a little help from Designgoat’s Eating Objects. >
  • Dare to wear
    Design News • 26 Jun 11
    What if wearing a cocktail dress really meant having cocktails on tap? The DareDroid does this, but only after you agree to play with it. >
  • 8 House (2010) by Bjarke Ingels Group
    Shapes of eight
    Design News • 25 Jun 11
    The 8 House allows people to bike all the way from the street to the 10th level penthouses. >
  • Good enough to eat
    Design News • 25 Jun 11
    If it's good enough to parade on your body, it should be good enough to eat. de culinaire werkplaats has some edible garments. >
  • Fast future
    Design News • 24 Jun 11
    Moving Platforms is Paul Priestman’s concept for the future of rail travel. >
  • Sew simple
    Design News • 24 Jun 11
    What does a bicycle and a sewing machine have in common? When they work together the result is rather unique. >
  • Crazy for cardboard
    Design News • 24 Jun 11
    Vicky Knysh's Cardboard City encourages kids and adults to think out of the box. >
  • Urban connections
    Design News • 23 Jun 11
    Designing an eco-neighbourhood on the banks of the Maas River could help support new development in Liège, Belgium. >
  • Safe move
    Design News • 23 Jun 11
    Join Rick Valicenti in using design to make cities more cycle friendly. >
  • Curtain call
    Design News • 23 Jun 11
    Curtain Call, conceptualised by Ron Arad, is an interactive installation of art and music. >
  • CT shortlisted for World Design Capital
    Design News • 22 Jun 11
    Cape Town is one of three cities shortlisted for the World Design Capital 2014. >
  • Elegant luxury
    Design News • 22 Jun 11
    Marcel Wanders has designed a gorgeous range of suitcases, Saint Jacques, for Italian company Fabbricapelleterirmilano. >
  • Crunchy munchy
    Design News • 22 Jun 11
    Have your cake and eat the dish it is served in too! sugiX’s design will spare you dishes and a thought to the environment. >
  • Bright idea
    Design News • 21 Jun 11
    Edward Chew’s gorgeous lighting designs use recycled Tetra Pak cartons. >

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From the Archives

  • Finding hope
    Q&A • 12 May 23
    Design Indaba Emerging Creative for 2023 Oteng Hope Kopiso applies no limits to her craft. >
  • House of memories
    Design News • 12 May 23
    A memorial dedicated to earthquake victims traces the natural paths on a hill. >
  • To-do list
    Design News • 12 May 23
    Ayse Birsel’s latest book guides readers in designing their own long, happy lives. >
  • Bathroom break
    Design News • 12 May 23
    Tom Dixon collaborates with Cosentino on a bold new vision for bathrooms. >