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Inside out

Design News • 2 Nov 13

Pentagram's Paula Scher and Eddie Opara have designed striking posters that reveal their personal impressions of San Francisco. >
Emergency guide

Design News • 31 Oct 13

PearsonLloyd has designed a guidance pack for hospital patients in the hope of reducing violence and aggression in Accident & Emergency departments. >
Gravity free

Lookbook • 31 Oct 13

Tokujin Yoshioka's Elements Collection incorporates the random beauty and harmony of nature while revealing innovation in metalwork. >
Concrete lighting

Design News • 31 Oct 13

Benjamin Hubert has extended his award-winning "Heavy Light" collection introducing a pendant light and a new colour. >
Teardrop beauty

Design News • 30 Oct 13

Shigeru Ban has designed a house that allows residents to feel as through they have been removed from the rest of the city. >
Futuristic delight

Design News • 30 Oct 13

Karim Rashid has designed a futuristic vodka bottle and visual identity for American vodka brand Anestasia. >
Life is Music

Design News • 29 Oct 13

Masashi Kawamura and his creative lab PARTY have created a music video for the Japanese band SOUR using actual CDs to make the entire animation. >
Poster celebration

Design News • 28 Oct 13 • Sponsored Content

Paula Scher has designed a striking poster in celebration of the National Theatre's 50th anniversary. >
Infinitely beautiful

Design News • 28 Oct 13 • Sponsored Content

Faith47's latest mural "Infinitud del Universo" makes a strong statement in Málaga, Spain. >
Photography and the law

Design News • 28 Oct 13 • Sponsored Content

British politicians aren’t pleased with Europol’s latest mission: a call to photographers to submit work to decorate its public areas. >
Flagship attraction

Design News • 27 Oct 13 • Sponsored Content

With Studio Dror's design for suitcase and bag manufacturer TUMI, on-the-spot monogramming takes the personalised shopping experience to a whole new level. >
A Eurostar makeover

Design News • 26 Oct 13 • Sponsored Content

South African-born, London-based designer Christopher Jenner is the new creative director of the high-speed European railway service. >
A ray of colour

Design News • 26 Oct 13 • Sponsored Content

"Colour Installation" highlights Scholten & Baijings' skilful approach in combining artisanal and industrial design. >
Art with a view

Design News • 25 Oct 13

The hotly-anticipated Cape Town Art Fair opens at the V&A Waterfront today. At this South African city art show, the walls aren’t the only place to look. >
A design trek from SA to the USA

Design News • 24 Oct 13 • Sponsored Content

New York's design goods e-tailer Fab.com has debuted its first South Africa focussed pop-up shop >
Shining bright

Design News • 24 Oct 13

Daan Roosegaarde’s interactive artwork “Crystal” allows people to play and share their stories of light. >
Out of Africa

Design News • 23 Oct 13

The first-ever fair of contemporary African art to be held outside Africa closed on Sunday after a five-day run in London. >
Stone accessories

Design News • 23 Oct 13

The Bouroullec brothers have designed a necklace collection that takes inspiration from primitive jewellery. >
Treetop luxury

Design News • 22 Oct 13

Shigeru Ban has constructed a "tree house" on Yakushima Island made from a selection of paper tubes. >
The Fleet sails into (Cape) Town

Design News • 22 Oct 13 • Sponsored Content

Fourteen local designers have set up their wares on Buitengracht Street as a one-stop Christmas-list shop. >
Transformable accessories

Design News • 21 Oct 13 • Sponsored Content

Nendo has designed a three-piece accessory collection for dogs. >
Bagging a Banksy

Design News • 21 Oct 13

Three people in New York City got more than they bargained for last week, when controversial street artist Banksy posted an announcement on his website. >
Cape architecture awards

Design News • 21 Oct 13

The Cape Institute for Architecture (CIA) announces the seven winners of its 2013 Award for Architecture. >
Evict Them in 5 Easy Steps

Design News • 20 Oct 13 • Sponsored Content

Harry Pearce's "Evict Them in 5 Easy Steps" is a short film that raises awareness around the ever-growing problem of forced eviction. >

From the Archives

Hopeful romantic

Q&A • 24 Oct 22

Blurring disciplinary boundaries, Cape Town-based creative Mikhailia Petersen builds intricate narratives in her photo series. >
Head above water

Design News • 24 Oct 22

Former Design Indaba Emerging Creative Kenyaa Mzee’s latest visual collection is exhibiting at Youngblood Gallery, Cape Town in October. >
Parking off

Design News • 24 Oct 22

Design Indaba, Beefeater Gin and I Love The Dough collaborated on turning a pavement into a community-minded parklet. >
Modern classics

Design News • 24 Oct 22

Iconic furniture design studio Herman Miller collaborated with Danish design brand HAY on a collection that reimagines the classic Eames collection. >

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