Design News

Fitment, stuffed toy, luxury good, sculpture, gym equipment or just plain pig? The good thing is that it doesn't really matter. >

Velcro has been used in everything from heart surgery to nuclear power plants and disposable nappies. Rachel O’Neill brings it to design. >

Step into a department store to buy clothes and you’re confronted with every possible style of design, yet never quite the style... >

Using tyres as chairs seems like something you would do in the heart of the bush, around a fire. Tyred is a very different idea. >

If a T-shirt is the staple garment in everyone’s wardrobe, then it makes sense for designers to use it as a platform for expression. >

The Hillcrest Aids Centre Trust was established in 1991 offering testing and counselling to the local communities outside Durban. >

An ingenious plug design shows that the best designs are those that are the most simple and functional. >

There's finally an eco-friendly alternative to that classic garment that usually only gets worn once. >

Yinka Shonibare's delicately crafted ship in a bottle is on public display in London and is bound to have children and adults fascinated. >

It might look like something that belongs to a futuristic movie, but it may well become a symbol of Brazil’s commitment to a sustainability. >

Sometimes South Africans need to sit back and have a good ol' laugh at themselves. The group exhibition Foul! helps the laughing along. >