Design News

  • Digital brawn smackdown
    Design News • 6 Oct 11
    Digital Edge Live on 14 October will see local mavericks debating the future of marketing and digital platforms. Bob Garfield delivers the keynote. >
  • Alarming relief
    Design News • 6 Oct 11
    Sales of Jasper Morrison's limited-edition red-and-white AC01 Punkt Alarm Clock to aid reconstruction of earthquake-affected Japan. >
  • Visualising the city
    Design News • 5 Oct 11
    Experimenting with data and transport route design, Black Hat and Nimbus show that there’s more to an urban environment than architecture. >
  • Blog: Day 2 of AGI Open Barcelona
    Design News • 5 Oct 11
    Questions, answers and happiness were considered on the final day of the AGI Open in Barcelona. There was even a song and dance to end it off. >
  • Bamboo electric
    Design News • 5 Oct 11
    A bamboo bicycle is souped up with a small motor, resulting in a sustainable alternative to urban mobility. >
  • Wooden structure
    Design News • 5 Oct 11
    The largest wooden structure in the world, in the city of Seville, serves as a museum and community centre. >
  • Blog: Day 1 of AGI Open Barcelona
    Design News • 4 Oct 11
    Maps, books, processes and asking “how, what, why?” were some of the themes to emerge on day one of the AGI Open in Barcelona. >
  • Forgotten failures at EXD2011
    Design News • 2 Oct 11
    The Utilitas Interrupta exhibition at Experimentadesign 2011 shows what abandoned infrastructure reveals about society. >
  • Menagerie of menageries at EXD2011
    Design News • 2 Oct 11
    Sidelines at Experimentadesign 2011 is a curated exhibition of collections from a variety of sources, ranging from curators to children. >
  • Coasting to kill
    Design News • 1 Oct 11
    “Quietly in my sleep” is a common answer to “how would you like to die?” But how about dying on a roller coaster? Euthanasia style. >
  • Picture/portrait
    Design News • 1 Oct 11
    Ross Garrett’s work explores the boundary between fine art and fashion photography. >
  • From sea to school
    Design News • 1 Oct 11
    Woolworths and Safmarine challenged high-school learners to come up with a concept for turning shipping containers into classrooms. >
  • Leaf Bed by Leaf Supply.
    Sleep easy
    Design News • 1 Oct 11 • Sponsored Content
    Leaf Supply's modular cardboard bed was designed for emergency situations, though it can also be used as a stool or table. >
  • Curious times
    Design News • 1 Oct 11
    Saatchi & Saatchi's Curious Times animation highlights the importance of asking questions in an executive context. >
  • Ways of living
    Design News • 1 Oct 11
    The Way We Live Now is an exhibition exploring the work of Sir Terence Conran, in celebration of his 80th birthday. >
  • Art stolen from Joburg art gallery
    Art stolen from JAG
    Design News • 30 Sep 11
    Johannesburg Art Gallery appeals to the public for information regarding three valuable bronze sculptures that have been stolen. >
  • Kevlar skin
    Design News • 30 Sep 11
    The Bulletproof Skin concept takes personal safety to a whole new level with a bulletproof superhuman skin. >
  • Pop gallery
    Design News • 29 Sep 11
    A pop-up gallery and shop in Franschhoek presents the work of top local designers, including Heath Nash, Zizamele Ceramics, Urban Africa and more. >
  • Leaf rug
    Design News • 29 Sep 11
    Matali Crasset's Big Leaf rug is hand-knitted and made of 100% wool. >
  • Doodlers
    Design News • 29 Sep 11
    Calling all doodlers - Spend a fun afternoon in the park doing drawings for a good cause. >
  • Hats for objects
    Design News • 29 Sep 11
    Tomas Kral's latest series of lamps are inspired by traditional hat-making processes. >
  • Decadent Pigeons at Studio Kiki van Eijk & Joost van Bleiswijk
    Avian anxieties
    Design News • 28 Sep 11
    Holding a mirror up to human nature, Decadent Pigeons asks whether the quest for prosperity and freedom is making us like grey, bored and scandalous birds. >
  • 56 Rings
    Design News • 28 Sep 11
    56 Rings is an exhibition of fine handmade jewellery by South African designers. >
  • Rooikop. Photo: Marijke Willems.
    Feisty red heads
    Design News • 28 Sep 11
    Rooikop, with their gorgeous upcycled bags, is a creative redhead to be reckoned with. >

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From the Archives

  • Fresh air
    Design News • 27 Jun 23
    This public tower in New Delhi purifies polluted air. >
  • Tectonic forces
    Design Frontiers • 27 Jun 23
    This massive museum emulates the forms created by shifting tectonic plates. >
  • Clothes minded
    Q&A • 27 Jun 23
    2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative Nokukhanya Justine Zungu is the founder of a brand that specialises in African contemporary women’s wear. >
  • Decolonising architecture
    Design News • 27 Jun 23
    The Applied Arts pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale explores the colonial roots and evolution of Tropical Modernist architecture. >