Design News

  • 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. >
  • 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. >

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From the Archives

  • Around the world
    Design News • 8 May 23
    Thirteen design startups were chosen for their innovative strategies for building a more circular society. >
  • Rock of ages
    Design News • 8 May 23
    This combined research and exhibition space invites exploration and discovery. >
  • Re-threading
    Q&A • 8 May 23
    Fashion designer Khumo Mohloli Morojele finds inspiration in the traces of memory in thrifted clothes. >
  • The New Medium
    Design News • 8 May 23
    The first fine-art physical NFT gallery in South Africa opens in Johannesburg. >