Design News

  • Sky suite
    Design News • 20 Mar 13
    Hella Jongerius redesigned KLM's World Business Class interiors. >
  • For Formica
    Design News • 20 Mar 13
    Happy 100th birthday to Formica Laminate! Abbott Miller paid creative homage to the ubiquitous brand. >
  • Furniture forward
    Design News • 19 Mar 13
    The Western Cape Furniture Initiative brought up-and-coming furniture design talent to Design Indaba Expo 2013 and showcased forward-thinking furniture flair. >
  • District transformation
    Design News • 19 Mar 13
    David Adjaye has proposed a complete transformation of London's Hackney Central District to create a fashion and commercial hotspot. >
  • Surface tension
    Design News • 19 Mar 13
    Front Studio have created a lamp that will transform its shade to reveal over three million colours over the course of 50 000 hours. >
  • “Hex Coffee & Side Tables” by Haldane Martin
    Hexagonal inspiration
    Design News • 18 Mar 13 • Sponsored Content
    Inspired by hexagonal patterns found in nature, Haldane Martin's collection of coffee and side tables are efficient and aesthetically pleasing. >
  • Celebrating words
    Design News • 15 Mar 13
    The "Back in 5 Minutes" exhibition showcases the diverse beauty in South African typography and illustration. >
  • Bright and red
    Design News • 15 Mar 13
    Studio Formafantasma designed an exhibition space showcasing the history of Turkish red from the Roman Empire to the French Revolution. >
  • Designer luggage
    Design News • 15 Mar 13
    Tom Dixon and adidas are teaming up to design a dynamic set of travel bags and apparel, perfect for the modern jet setter. >
  • God, war and the future at Design Indaba
    Design News • 15 Mar 13
    At Design Indaba there are always a few speakers that completely blow you away, either in their wonderful delivery, content or with their total inspiration. >
  • Found for shopping
    Design News • 14 Mar 13
    With a strong focus on user location, Found Shopping has launched the perfect app for competitive shopping and budget-friendly spending all year-round. >
  • Coloured-Pencil Table. Photo: Hiroshi Iwasaki.
    Colour tabs
    Design News • 14 Mar 13
    Nendo's new Coloured-Pencil Table explores surface textures to create a whimsical installation. >
  • Power to transform
    Design News • 14 Mar 13
    The Cape Craft and Design Institute revealed the best in South African craft work at Design Indaba Expo 2013. >
  • Entwined products
    Design News • 13 Mar 13
    A Japanese creative process known as “Tanka” has led Nendo and Luca Nichetto to collaborate for Milan Furniture Fair 2013. >
  • Conference 2013 illustrated
    Lookbook • 13 Mar 13
    Heather Moore of Skinny laMinx attended Design Indaba Conference 2013 and illustrated her experience. >
  • Rock Wonderland
    Design News • 12 Mar 13
    Electric, a new cultural platform in Paris, has been likened to Alice's Wonderland - but for rock lovers! >
  • Hook
    Hooked
    Design News • 12 Mar 13
    Karim Rashid's Hook range of cookware comes with fun and functional hooks that make for easy storage. And they look good! >
  • Brand new for beer
    Design News • 11 Mar 13
    Martí Guixé's packaging design for Estrella Damm beer takes its inspiration from the streets of Barcelona - and features recipes by Ferran Adrià. >
  • Chart topper
    Design News • 11 Mar 13
    Michael Bierut's redesigned the famous Billboard magazine, ensuring its graphic identity works for its wide variety of coverage. >
  • Community assets
    Design News • 8 Mar 13
    Bland Hoke and Howard Chambers transform temporary sidewalk sheds into community assets throughout New York City. >
  • Ode to Guinness
    Design News • 6 Mar 13
    Standing some three metres tall and weighing no less than two tons, The Guinness Monument in Dublin, Ireland, says cheers to beer! >
  • Petting Zoo by Christoph Niemann: Official App Trailer
    Design News • 5 Mar 13
    The Petting Zoo app by Christoph Niemann features thousands of hand-drawn animation frames, and playful, musical sounds for each animal, for hours of fun. >
  • Fear of fear
    Design News • 5 Mar 13
    Phobophobia is the fear of fear... Hat-trick and Knock Knock teamed up to visualise some unusual fears... Did you know Pogonophobia is the fear of beards? >
  • Stratflex by Wintec Innovation
    Design Indaba 2013 Innovation award
    Product Spotlight • 4 Mar 13 • Sponsored Content
    The winner of the 2013 Design Indaba Expo Innovation Award and the R50 000 grand prize was awarded to Wintec Innovation. >

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From the Archives

  • To the nines
    Design News • 9 Jan 23
    The 2022 Fashion Awards honoured the innovators, influencers and changemakers of the fashion industry. >
  • A step ahead
    Design Frontiers • 9 Jan 23
    Multinational architecture firm BDP built a giant standalone staircase for students at the University of London. >
  • Go green
    Design News • 9 Jan 23
    A bright green geometric house on the coast of Uruguay was designed to suit the needs of artists. >
  • Many hands, light work
    Design News • 9 Jan 23
    The David Krut Projects art gallery in Johannesburg presents a collection of photogravures by South African artist William Kentridge. >