Design News

  • 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. >
  • SMS answers from Kiran Bir Sethi
    Design News • 7 Mar 11
    Designer, teacher and education reformer Kiran Bir Sethi answers the SMS questions addressed to her during Design Indaba Conference 2011. >
  • Carpet creations
    Design News • 7 Mar 11
    The Campana Brothers and Eklund Sisters have worked together on a colourful exhibit, aimed at promoting dialogue. >
  • Complementing metaphors
    Design News • 7 Mar 11
    Ruan Hoffmann’s solo exhibition in Cape Town features a selection of works, all made in paper clay. >
  • Twinkle twinkle at Milan2011
    Design News • 6 Mar 11
    Tokujin Yoshioka’s Twilight and Moon designs emphasise the unique beauty of light. >
  • Re-figuration
    Design News • 6 Mar 11
    A Turkish visual artist challenges conventional notions of beauty and body ornaments with her “face-distorting” jewellery. >
  • Printed fashion
    Design News • 5 Mar 11
    Welcome to the future with 3D printed couture that effectively, and fashionably, utilises rapid prototyping. >
  • Opposing meanings
    Design News • 4 Mar 11
    The clever folks at Pentagram in New York sent an ingenious little book that challenges you to a word game, but not just any word game. >
  • Noted
    Design News • 4 Mar 11
    The NoteSlate proposes an electronic alternative to paper. >
  • One wheel
    Design News • 4 Mar 11
    The Solowheel is small, convenient, eco-friendly, compact and fun - without reinventing the wheel. >
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    Light for the night
    Design News • 3 Mar 11
    Like sand through the hourglass, this clever night light will help you gently fall asleep... >

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From the Archives

  • Self-titled
    Design News • 10 Jul 23
    The latest exhibition by renowned South African visual activist Zanele Muholi is autobiographical. >
  • Join the dots
    Design News • 10 Jul 23
    Yayoi Kusama’s immersive exhibition features inflatable artworks on a grand scale. >
  • Creative outlet
    Q&A • 10 Jul 23
    This 2023 Design Indaba Emerging Creative offers artists the opportunity to use Persian carpets as a canvas. >
  • Letter days
    Design News • 10 Jul 23
    When an alphabet saves a culture. >