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New name for design research centre

Design News • 15 Mar 11

The Royal College of Art's largest research centre has been renamed to the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design. >
SMS answers from Lowery Stokes Sims

Design News • 15 Mar 11

The creative mind behind the renowned Global Africa Project, Lowery Stokes Sims answers the SMS questions sent to her during Design Indaba. >
SMS answers from Fibra

Design News • 14 Mar 11

Bruno Temer from Brazilian sustainable design studio Fibra answers SMS questions about palm bi-products and funding innovation. >
Six point two

Design News • 14 Mar 11

The second part of Stiaan Louw’s Six series examines shifting male sexuality in an African context. >
SMS answers from Oded Ezer

Design News • 14 Mar 11

Few things can make typography as exciting as Oded Ezer seems to naturally make it. Here he answers SMS questions sent during Design Indaba. >
Masking time

Design News • 13 Mar 11

It could be a beating heart, or a blinking kitty head. Is it real, or an illusion? Here’s more about Zoltan Kecskemeti’s concept clock. >
Classy cuisine and ceramics

Design News • 13 Mar 11

Porcelain master David Walters has created select crockery and other pieces for top South African restaurants. >
Rebellious jewellery

Design News • 12 Mar 11

Alina Alamorean has an unconventional approach to jewellery design, influenced by her upbringing and architect parents. >
Portable shelter

Design News • 12 Mar 11 • Sponsored Content

The Cocoon is a portable shelter for the homeless, which hopes to bring a bit of relief to their dire circumstances. >
DI2011: Mass freeze at V&A Waterfront

Design News • 11 Mar 11 • Sponsored Content

On a sunny Sunday in February 2011, the area around the Clock Tower at the V&A Waterfront came to a standstill. >
SMS answers from Jens Martin Skibsted

Design News • 11 Mar 11

In a Springbok rugby jersey Jens Martin Skibsted campaigned for more bicycles in cities at Design Indaba. Here he answers SMS questions. >
Design geometry

Design News • 11 Mar 11

Dror Benshetrit unveiled the QuaDror at the Design Indaba Conference recently, an innovation that is set to redefine construction. >
Layer by layer

Design News • 10 Mar 11

Part hardware product, part iPhone app… Peel will change the way you watch TV. >
SMS answers from David Kester

Design News • 10 Mar 11

Design Council chief executive David Kester answers the questions sent to him during the recent Design Indaba Conference. >
SMS answers from Jen Bilik

Design News • 10 Mar 11

Boisterous business woman Jen Bilik of Knock Knock answers the SMS questions sent to her during Design Indaba Conference. >
SMS answers from &Union

Design News • 10 Mar 11

Pioneers of boutique eating experiences, Rui Esteves and Brad Armitage of &Union answer the SMS questions sent during Design Indaba. >
SMS answers from Ben Fry

Design News • 9 Mar 11

Ben Fry employs design to help make complex data more understandable and accessible. He answers SMS questions sent during Design Indaba. >
Wall parrot

Design News • 9 Mar 11

British design studio Airside's Parrot could look funky against your wall. >
SMS answers from Charlie Todd

Design News • 9 Mar 11

Improvisation maestro Charlie Todd, best known for causing scenes of joy and chaos, answers SMS questions sent to him during Design Indaba. >
Torch bearers

Design News • 9 Mar 11

BarberOsgerby have been appointed to design the London 2012 Olympic Torch. >
SMS answers from Daddy's World

Design News • 8 Mar 11

Cape Town-based creative entrepreneurs Jody Aufrichtig and Nick Ferguson answer the SMS questions sent during Design Indaba Conference. >
Cardboard creations

Design News • 8 Mar 11

Michael Hansmeyer’s Subdivided Columns may be the most intricate object ever fashioned out of cardboard. >
Where did we park?

Design News • 8 Mar 11

Paula Scher’s latest project helps to manage the incredible frustration often experienced when you can’t remember where your car is parked. >
SMS answer from Michael Wolff

Design News • 8 Mar 11

Design and branding stalwart Michael Wolff answers a SMS question about his creative process, sent to the Design Indaba Conference line. >

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. >

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