Design News

  • The Informal City
    Design News • 8 Aug 11
    The Informal City of the 21st Century exhibition considers the challenges of informal settlements and looks at possible solutions. >
  • Sweet and simple
    Design News • 7 Aug 11
    What could be more romantic than a plywood dinner table made for two? >
  • Shaded
    Design News • 6 Aug 11
    Heath Nash worked with Zimbabwean artisans to create shading for public spaces in Harare, using recycled plastic bottles. >
  • Cultural Emergency
    Design News • 6 Aug 11
    Irma Boom did the design for a new book about the role of culture in managing the effects of conflict and disaster. >
  • Light by plastic
    Design News • 5 Aug 11
    Plastic bottles, water and bleach are working to bring light into the lives of people living in a Manila slum. >
  • Hyper Reality
    Design News • 4 Aug 11
    An experimental augmented-reality system could separate your visual point of view from your body. >
  • Spaces in-between
    Design News • 4 Aug 11
    The materials Kate MccGwire uses in her installations play at evoking a dichotomous way of thinking, seeing and feeling. >
  • Riding to the next level
    Design News • 3 Aug 11
    With the new Prius bicycle, changing gears can be as easy as thinking about it. >
  • Cultural magnetism
    Design News • 3 Aug 11
    Director of the Museum of Architecture, Design and Urbanism in Mexico, Regina Pozo Ruiz gives a whistle-stop-tour of contemporary design. >
  • Spring break
    Design News • 2 Aug 11
    In a joint celebration of spring and Women's Day, Freeworld Design Centre presents a creativity-filled programme. >
  • Clear sight
    Design News • 1 Aug 11
    On a list of "unlikely materials for glasses and cups" fish scales might rank pretty high. But wait until you see this. >
  • Easily programmable
    Design News • 1 Aug 11
    An interactive building toy, Plick, turns just about anything into a modular, programmable gadget. >
  • Solar Bikini. Photo: Andrew Schneider.
    Sun-powered bikini
    Design News • 1 Aug 11
    Power up with a bikini that doubles as a USB connector, charged by the sun. >
  • South African beauty wins again
    South African beauty wins again
    Design News • 1 Aug 11
    Oliver Hermanus’s Skoonheid has won at Cannes and now also at the Durban International Film Festival. >
  • James Victore video inspiration
    James Victore video inspiration
    Design News • 1 Aug 11 • Sponsored Content
    Take a peek at James Victore speaking at AIGA. Then experience his expertise live in Cape Town. >
  • Blog: TedX Stellenbosch 2011
    Design News • 30 Jul 11
    The city was the canvas for design interventions at the 2011 Stellenbosch TedX event. >
  • Easy reading
    Design News • 30 Jul 11
    Dyslexie is a new typeface that may help dyslexics read. >
  • Live reaction
    Design News • 30 Jul 11
    Light sensors in the folds of a dress transforms it into something that becomes a mediator between the wearer and the environment. >
  • Clipped on
    Design News • 30 Jul 11
    Nendo's new flashdrive blurs the line between organisation in the physical and virtual worlds. >
  • Fluid ABC
    Design News • 28 Jul 11
    The Fluid Type typeface could make learning your ABCs a whole lot more interesting. >
  • Loud and clear
    Design News • 28 Jul 11
    Hat-trick has created a new visual identity for the Action on Hearing Loss charity, making their message loud and clear. >
  • Kisumu Ndogo, 2009.
    Living spaces
    Design News • 28 Jul 11
    Andrew Tshabangu’s photographic work is an exploration of the way that people inhabit their living spaces. >
  • Ceramic character
    Design News • 27 Jul 11
    The Pico collection of ceramics by the Bouroullec Brothers emphasises the natural characteristics of the material. >
  • Concrete speakers by Shmuel Linski. Photo: Sasha Flit.
    Solid sound
    Design News • 27 Jul 11
    Extending the application of materials, Shmuel Linski used raw concrete to create speakers. >

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From the Archives

  • Long live Magenta!
    Design News • 19 Dec 22
    Pantone has announced its much-anticipated Colour of the Year for 2023: Viva Magenta. >
  • No place like home
    Design News • 19 Dec 22
    A quirky family home in Dorset, England, is the Royal Institute of British Architects’ House of the Year. >
  • Tongue-tip tests
    Q&A • 19 Dec 22
    Dutch eating designer Marije Vogelzang’s book challenges readers to experience food differently. >
  • Earth first
    Design News • 19 Dec 22
    The winners of the second Earthshot Prize were announced on 2 December 2022. >