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Stairway to heaven

Design News • 1 Nov 06

The first contemporary flagship store for Longchamp has been designed by Heatherwick Studio. >
Death star

Design News • 1 Aug 06

Top graduates of Design Academy Eindhoven recently exhibited eco-friendly "death designs" that are, quite literally, to die for. >
Don't call me babe

Design News • 1 Aug 06 • Sponsored Content

It may look cute and cuddly, but it's one of the planet's worst poo-llutants. >
Prophet of the city

Design News • 1 Aug 06

The poet of technology, Denis Santachiara, marries art and design. >
Oog on Droog

Design News • 1 Aug 06 • Sponsored Content

Focusing on Droog's eco explorations proves that the Dutch design collective's fountain of good ideas never runs dry. >
High five

Design News • 1 Aug 06 • Sponsored Content

Mike Edmonds, an associate director of Arup, identified five of the world's most significant sustainable architecture projects. >
My architecture manifesto

Design News • 1 Aug 06 • Sponsored Content

Foremost eco-architect Keith Struthers of Natural Architecture builds with sustainable materials like clay, wood, living plants and stone. >
Our products manifesto

Design News • 1 Aug 06 • Sponsored Content

KEAG's Ilithalomsa project evolves the litter that gets washed up on our beaches into desirable sculptures and homeware products. >
Mission rescue

Design News • 1 Aug 06

Photographer Clinton Friedman is raising awareness about the illegally harvested medicinal plants that he saves from "muti" markets. >
Walk on the wild side

Design News • 1 Aug 06

A pro bono campaign by the award-winning Jupiter Drawing Room tells people to take a hike. >
Selling SA: View to a thrill

Design News • 1 May 06

HKLM uses a viewfinder to show brand South Africa at its best. >
Selling SA: Flying high

Design News • 1 May 06

Two Tone flights the national bird as a symbol of our country's future. >
Selling SA: Feel it!

Design News • 1 May 06

In branding South Africa, Switch delivers an icon that comes from the heart. >
High Priestman

Design News • 1 May 06 • Sponsored Content

Paul Priestman's divine designs include super trains, gigantic aeroplanes and even a humble kitchen knife block. >
Mr Pen

Design News • 1 May 06

Emile Pen has the illustration world's most fortunate surname, accompanied by a signature style that has more to do with sheer talent. >
Blurring the brief

Lookbook • 1 May 06 • Sponsored Content

Iconic theatre impresario and iconoclastic designer, Pluto Panoussis presents a retrospective spanning 10 years of his theatre posters. >
Matali on herself

Design News • 1 Feb 06

Both valuable and useful, the collectable creations of French product designer Matali Crasset are climbing their way into design history. >
Boss Hugo

Lookbook • 1 Nov 05 • Sponsored Content

Photographer Pieter Hugo is rapidly climbing to the top of his game. >
He said, she said

Design News • 1 Nov 05 • Sponsored Content

Award-winning duo Birsel+Seck also happen to design their lives together. >
David the Goliath

Design News • 1 Nov 05

A "starchitect" with an artistic vision, David Adjaye's London-based studio is winning some of the world's most prestigious commissions. >
Hi-Fidelity

Design News • 2 Oct 05 • Sponsored Content

We're proud to present the work of Joey Hi-Fi, a design delinquent who's turning up the volume… >
Spot on pots

Design News • 2 Oct 05

Leading South African ceramicists have been performing feats of clay abroad >
Coked up

Design News • 2 Oct 05

Coca-Cola gives itself - and us - a lift with designer bottles that ooze optimism >
Do you care?

Design News • 2 Oct 05 • Sponsored Content

Well, Monkeybiz does! The local women's empowerment group recently won the United Kingdom's DoUKCare award alongside Nelson Mandela. >

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Athi and Irma

Q&A • 24 May 22

Finding connections between South Africa’s past and present >
Eye on the prize

Design News • 22 May 22

Mariam Issoufou Kamara, founder of the award-winning Atelier Masōmī, will lead the design of a new museum and cultural centre – Bët-bi – in southwestern Senegal >
Stylin’

Q&A • 22 May 22

Riyaadh Ismail’s sustainable, gender-neutral luxury streetwear redefines Johannesburg street culture >
Story of my life

Q&A • 16 May 22

Njabulo Maseko is on a mission to open doors for the youth to express the power of their inner creativity >

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