Design News

  • DStv A–Z Icon Suite
    Design News • 1 Mar 13
    DStv created an A to Z of television icons for Design Indaba 2013 - life size and as a downloadable icon set. >
  • Getting rowdy
    Design News • 27 Feb 13
    What does one do if you just can't find the right kind of backpack? You design it yourself, of course. >
  • Porcelain meets metal
    Design News • 26 Feb 13
    High tea with a touch of whimsy... Pamela Schroeder of Aboda and Sandy Godwin of Sandy Godwin Clay Creations collaborated on a gorgeous new collection. >
  • Two for Too
    Design News • 25 Feb 13
    Kaross and Goet are collaborating! See their unique approach to furniture design at Design Indaba Expo 2013. >
  • Movie magic
    Design News • 23 Feb 13
    Release your inner film director or producer at Design Indaba Youth's "Stop-Motion Animation Movie" workshop presented by Conduit. >
  • One week to Design Indaba Expo!
    Design News • 22 Feb 13
    It's a week to go to Design Indaba Expo! Take a look at what there is to see and do to whet your creative appetite! >
  • Nawaaz.
    Memphis meets Africa
    Design News • 21 Feb 13
    Bold colours, stacking and layering reminiscent of the 80s put in an appearance in Li Edelkoort’s “Totemism: Memphis meets Africa” exhibition at Expo. >
  • Quick fix
    Design News • 21 Feb 13
    Sharing is caring and that's why Fixperts, a new social platform, connects designers and makers to everyday people that need things fixed. >
  • Made in Taipei
    Design News • 20 Feb 13
    Taiwanese design experts will be presenting an exhibition of Taiwanese design, alongside Design Indaba Expo. >
  • Remote sketchings
    Design News • 20 Feb 13
    What does a remote-controlled car and an abstract illustration have in common? Come to Design Indaba Expo and Thingking will show you! >
  • 20 Plus 8
    Design News • 20 Feb 13
    For 20 Eight the object is as important as the space around it. They'll be exhibiting at Design Indaba 2013. >
  • Spun with steel
    Design News • 20 Feb 13
    Tom Dixon's lastet pendant light alludes to a spider's web spun with steel. >
  • Reclaimed wood
    Design News • 20 Feb 13
    Eon Hoon's new jewellery collection celebrates the beauty in wood imperfection. See it at Design Indaba Expo. >
  • Furniture archives
    Design News • 19 Feb 13
    Blending traditional and modern furniture design, Front’s “Collage” collection captures the craftsmanship of different eras in a single collection. >
  • the silence before
    Design News • 18 Feb 13
    Faith47's new mural in Hawaii is titled "the silence before". >
  • Beatbox
    Design News • 16 Feb 13
    Asif Khan's "Beatbox"pavilion for Coca-Cola at the 2012 London Olympics could be played like a musical instrument. >
  • Three-minute focus
    Design News • 14 Feb 13
    How much creativity, innovation and “wowness” can you experience in three minutes? Find out at the Miniplex at Design Indaba Expo. >
  • Friends: Hugh Masekela and Larry Willis warm up the Music Circuit
    Design News • 13 Feb 13
    After launching Friends together last year, Bra Hugh joins longtime friend and incomparable pianist Larry Willis on Design Indaba's Music Circuit on 1 March. >
  • Plant products
    Design News • 13 Feb 13
    Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg's "Growth Assembly" seeks to use living organisms for the growth and production of materials used in product design. >
  • Powerful opera
    Design News • 12 Feb 13
    The new Welsh National Opera identity launches today and it’s designed by Hat-trick! >
  • Inspiration everywhere
    Design News • 12 Feb 13
    Authenticity, elegance and fashionable fun is where it's at for Shelley Robertson's Shelley & Harry Jewellery Collection. >
  • Graphic assortment
    Lookbook • 11 Feb 13
    Ben Terrett's work demonstrates a good sense of humour and interesting, inspiring observations. >
  • Advanced bacteria
    Design News • 11 Feb 13
    Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg investigates the relationship between design and science in her project "E. chromi". >
  • Spoek Mathambo & friends
    Design News • 8 Feb 13
    Spoek Mathambo will be joined on stage at Design Indaba Conference 2013 by Bogosi Sekhukhuni, The Smarteez and The Brother Moves On. >

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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. >