Design News

Mema Designs has used the time since debuting its “Ukhamba” lamp prototype at “Africa is Now” last year to refine the Fan Lamp: each one individually handmade. >

"Africa Is Now 2015", a Design Indaba project, introduces five groups in Angola, Egypt, Senegal and Kenya producing some of the most exciting work in Africa. >

Italian designer Stefano Giovannoni is the man behind what is undoubtedly the most instantly recognisable bar stool in the world. >

Senegalese photographer Omar Victor Diop is a prolific image-maker with one eye on history and the other on contemporary popular culture. >

The Street Store extends the popular pop-up store trend onto the pavement to give homeless people the joy of shopping. For free. >

Santiago Cirugeda is not the kind of architect to sit around and wait for commissions. Is this the future of architecture in austerity-hit Europe? >

Planters from billboard vinyl, solar-powered light bulbs and low-voltage power packs: three South African solutions for African problems. >

Kartell dedicated its flagship store in Cologne to Patricia Urquiola with an exhibition rounding up all of her designs for the brand. >

Multidisciplinary designer Emily Oberman has a formidable portfolio of work. We have a look at some of the campaigns she championed. >

Take a look at what six new furniture and homeware exhibitors will bring to Design Indaba Expo 2015. >

The worlds of science, mathematics and art collide in London-based design studio Troika’s first solo exhibition in North America. >