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Celestial Origins

Design News • 15 May 13 • Sponsored Content

Mythical, magical and beautiful, the much-anticipated AuDITIONS 2013 | 2014 design competition, presented by AngloGold Ashanti, has officially launched. >
Weekend racer

Design News • 15 May 13 • Sponsored Content

Dutchmann and Tim Abbot collaborate to design a contemporary version of the iconic Porsche 912. >
Of science and sacrifices

Design News • 14 May 13

Bold and thought-provoking, Faith47 recently completed new artworks in London. >
Sound & light

Design News • 14 May 13

United Visual Artists explore notions of the visible and invisible in their "Continuum" installation. >
Winning Nature Trail

Design News • 13 May 13

Jason Bruges Studio's interactive installation "Nature Trail" has won an In Book award at this year's D&AD Awards. >
Golden era

Design News • 13 May 13 • Sponsored Content

Tom Dixon's "Spun" collection is reminiscent of extravagant disco halls of a golden era. >
Adaptable seating

Design News • 12 May 13

Dieter Rams has redesigned a 1962 chair, increasing its function and quality. >
Story in a jar

Design News • 11 May 13

Giving the timeless gift of a story has been made super easy (and sleek) by Rahim Bhimani with his new Story Jar Lite app. >
Vanishing lines

Design News • 10 May 13

United Visual Artists create an interactive installation that invites visitors to explore the concepts of perspective and space. >
Minimal dials

Design News • 9 May 13 • Sponsored Content

Naoto Fukasawa's set of dials monitoring air temperature, pressure and humidity are elegant and stylish. >
Alternative societies

Design News • 8 May 13

In Dunne & Raby's latest exhibition, United Micro Kingdoms: A Design Fiction, the duo creates fictional kingdoms that challenges various social norms. >
Flirtatious stools

Design News • 8 May 13

Marcel Wanders' new collection of barstools are a perfect blend of playfulness and functionality. >
Aga Khan Award for Architecture 2013

Lookbook • 7 May 13

Here are the 20 projects shortlisted for the 2013 Aga Khan Award for Architecture. >
Hooded seats

Design News • 7 May 13 • Sponsored Content

Patricia Urquiola takes inspiration from the hood of a garment to create a series of extremely comfortable chairs. >
Kids in the kitchen

Design News • 6 May 13

"Cooking with Kids" is a cool new app – a collaboration between Hat-trick, Great British Chefs and Tesco – that aims to get children excited about cooking. >
Community housing

Design News • 6 May 13

Shigeru Ban's housing project for Sri Lanka creates a sense of community in the disaster-struck Kirinda village. >
Celebrated works

Design News • 3 May 13

The "Momentané" exhibition in Paris highlights 15 years of work done by the renowned Bouroullec brothers. >
Organic shades

Design News • 2 May 13

Fernando and Humberto Campana combine elements of French and Brazilian culture to create an unconventional light source. >
Rossana Orlandi at Milan 2013

Design News • 1 May 13 • Sponsored Content

A short roundup of the work of talented emerging designers from around the world, as curated by Rossana Orlandi. >
Woven wood

Design News • 1 May 13 • Sponsored Content

Bearing resemblance to African furniture design, Patricia Urquiola designs a wooden chair for Moroso. >
Lifelong timber

Design News • 30 Apr 13 • Sponsored Content

The "Architecture and Humanitarian Activities" exhibition highlights the lifelong work and career of renowned architect Shigeru Ban. >
Full Moon

Design News • 30 Apr 13

Nika Zupanc unveils her first creation for Sé, a lamp inspired by sport motifs and 1950s furniture. >
Balaclava bear

Design News • 29 Apr 13

Sootcookie ceramics and Alex Goldberg have collaborated to design a range of characters who create havoc in the woods. >
Comfort zone

Design News • 27 Apr 13 • Sponsored Content

Jaime Hayón's "Ro" armchair means "tranquility" in Danish and resembles just that. >

From the Archives

Come home again

Design News • 17 Oct 22

British designer Es Devlin created a cathedral-like structure illustrated with pencil drawings of London’s 243 endangered flora and fauna species. >
Tulip fever

Design News • 17 Oct 22

The biggest design event in Northern Europe is taking place in Eindhoven between 22 and 30 October 2022. >
Babe in arms

Design News • 17 Oct 22

Ogilvy Africa, RotoTanks and the Ministry of Health Kenya partnered on a project aimed at educating young mothers to prevent malnutrition. >
Dressed to the nines

Q&A • 17 Oct 22

SAFW award-winning menswear designer Samkelo Boyde Xaba is a Design Indaba Emerging Creative for 2022. >

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