Design News

  • Nutritious labelling
    Design News • 21 Nov 11
    Renée Walker's food labels rethink how we receive nutritional information. >
  • Food forward
    Design News • 20 Nov 11
    Pearlfisher's Taste Insight report explores trends in food and drink, and finds that our relationship with food is experiencing a renaissance of creativity. >
  • Flash furniture
    Design News • 19 Nov 11
    The Crates is a collection of mobile furniture, ideal for the modern urbanite. >
  • Bountiful balloons
    Design News • 19 Nov 11
    Balloons of Bhutan is a project that visually represents the last Himalayan kingdom's Gross National Happiness, using colourful balloons. >
  • Symbol of creation
    Design News • 18 Nov 11
    Inspired by the cube form, Tokujin Yoshioka has designed a new logo for the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum. >
  • Infinities
    Design News • 18 Nov 11
    Paul Senyol, Justin Southey and Bruce Mackay's Vast animation plays with infinitely tiny objects. >
  • Who's the man?
    Design News • 18 Nov 11
    Dangerous but romantic, Afrikaans rapper Jack Parow's latest album will make you want to "get down". >
  • "Fleur de Glace" by Kiki van Eijk
    Tasty flower
    Design News • 18 Nov 11
    Kiki van Eijk's first edible design is an ice cream cake called "Fleur de Glace". >
  • Kiss and make up
    Design News • 17 Nov 11
    It's not every day that one gets to see the president of the USA, Barack Obama, kissing one of his rivals. The Benetton UNHATE campaign promotes love, not hate. >
  • Flip series. Photo: Patrick Hauri.
    Able to flip
    Design News • 17 Nov 11
    Now it's a stool, now it's a rocking chair, the Flip series of chairs turn into dual-function seating by simply flipping it. >
  • Flexible wood
    Design News • 17 Nov 11
    Could wood be used as textiles? Lenneke Langenhuijsen explores, taking her cue from the locals in Tonga. >
  • City networks
    Design News • 17 Nov 11
    The Post-It exhibition in Madrid looks at the informal ways in which public city spaces are being occupied and what this means for architecture. >
  • 12 Great food apps
    Design News • 16 Nov 11
    Here's a selection of 12 food apps that will help you make more informed and interesting culinary choices. >
  • Party time
    Design News • 16 Nov 11
    Daniel Ting Chong created the visual elements for the "Together" Bacardi Party campaign. >
  • Draw your food
    Design News • 16 Nov 11
    Using acrylic, collage, watercolour, ink and pen, illustrator David Meldrum documented everything he ate for a year. >
  • Food treatment
    Design News • 16 Nov 11
    The Chronic Facility is an alternative system for treating people with chronic disease. >
  • The waterprint of food
    Design News • 16 Nov 11
    The Wonderwater Cafe was a pop-up restaurant that aimed to raise awareness about global water issues. >
  • Multiplying meals
    Design News • 16 Nov 11
    Lucy and Jorge Orta's 70 x 7 The Meal takes its cue from an ancestral ritual and encourages networking, socialising and discussions around food. >
  • Conviviality collective
    Design News • 16 Nov 11
    Arabeschi di Latte is a group of Italian women designers who use design concepts and food to explore situations and relationships. >
  • Sounds for eating
    Design News • 16 Nov 11
    Every month Turntable Kitchen sends their subscribers a "Pairings Box" of recipe and music combinations to try at home. >
  • Compost truck
    Design News • 16 Nov 11
    Compost Mobile is a Miami-based initiative that collects household food scraps and turns it into compost for community gardens. >
  • Surplus food truck
    Design News • 16 Nov 11
    The Lucky Mi Fortune Cooking project is a mobile truck that collects food nearing their supermarket sell-by date and uses it in culinary experiments. >
  • Pop supping
    Design News • 16 Nov 11
    Besides gearing up for World Design Capital 2012, Helsinki is undergoing a food revolution enabled by the temporary, experimental nature of pop-up restaurants. >
  • Places of type
    Design News • 16 Nov 11
    The inaugural Typo London conference took place from 20 to 22 October 2011. The theme was "Places" with a remit way beyond the confines of type. >

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From the Archives

  • Laying the foundations
    Design News • 11 Apr 23
    This school in Tanzania is designed to respond to site-specific climatic conditions. >
  • Naturally synthetic
    Design News • 11 Apr 23
    This low-carbon biomaterial created from plant waste and microbes is an alternative to traditional clothing fabrics. >
  • Making sense
    Design News • 11 Apr 23
    Design Indaba alum Ai Weiwei’s new exhibition includes a piece made from 650 000 Legos. >
  • Face value
    Q&A • 11 Apr 23
    Cape Town-based 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative Naledi Modupi is obsessed with faces. >