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Little letterpress

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Ishac Bertran's little letterpress is an ode to his love for typography and analogue processes.

7 Dec 11
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Lucky types

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

The Cape Town-based LuckyFella clothing label produces limited-edition T-shirts that allow typography to exist in the real world.

7 Dec 11
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Info overload

Design News > Interaction Design

"Save As" is an interactive platform for translating online experiences into tangible objects, looking at how social media influences collective memory.

7 Dec 11
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Endless strings

Design News > Product Design

Dirk van der Kooij has extended his Endless range of furniture to a saloon table and rocking chair. They're still made with recycled plastic from fridges.

7 Dec 11
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End folds

Design News > Product Design

The 2Fold bookends by Fabricate bring an interesting visual element to a functional object.

7 Dec 11
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The reach

Design News

MJ Turpin's latest multimedia show explores rites of passage, sacrifice, race and religion.

5 Dec 11
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Colour melt

Design News > Product Design

Tom Price's "PE Stripe Meltdown Chair" is a experiment with unconventional materials, processes and, of course, colour.

5 Dec 11
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Tea, anyone?

Design News > Product Design

The Tipcup teacup makes brewing your tea as easy as drinking it.

5 Dec 11
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Design Helsinki

Reviews > Urban & Landscape Design

20+12 Design Stories from Helsinki is a journey through the 2012 World Design Capital, looking at what design can do in a city.

5 Dec 11
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Something to share

Design News > Food Design

Food and art are central features of “Something I Ate”, a platform for creatives to connect, collaborate and socialise.

5 Dec 11
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Stackable chair

Design News > Product Design

David Chipperfield’s stackable folding chair “Piana” for Alessi has been selected to the The Museum of Modern Art’s collection.

5 Dec 11
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Tree top

Design News > Craft

The Design Museum in London is currently home to a six metre-tall Christmas tree, possibly the tallest in the world.

4 Dec 11
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Taste experiences

Design News > Food Design

Studio FormaFantasma's "Tastefull" workshops considered the possibilities of edible materials and looked at the connection between food and sustainability.

2 Dec 11
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Type universe

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Oded Ezer's solo exhibition in Brazil is like a wonderland where inanimate objects are brought to life.

2 Dec 11
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Sports catalogue

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Nendo's design of a new sportswear shop in Beijing plays with the concept of windows to create a unique spatial experience.

2 Dec 11
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Re-Tee

Design News > Design Thinking

Project Repat sends discarded T-shirts from America to be upcycled in developing countries, to be sold back to American customers, with all profits to NGOs.

2 Dec 11
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Annual event

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Harry Pearce was responsible for the design of the 2011 D&AD Annual.

2 Dec 11
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Fringe benefits

Design News > Craft

Pop into the Fringe Handmade Market in Cape Town for a great selection of locally produced creative goods.

1 Dec 11
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Light by bacteria

Design News > Design Thinking

Philips's new Bio-Light concept explores the possibilities of using bacteria from household waste to power light sources.

1 Dec 11
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Alberto Alessi: the godfather of Italian design

Talks > Product Design

Poetry and art meet function in Alessi’s extensive range of consumer products. Alberto Alessi shares the story.

1 Dec 11
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Dirk van der Kooij on 3D printing and recycling

Talks > Product Design

Dirk van der Kooij taught a robot to make comfortable chairs using 3D printing techniques and recycled plastic from discarded fridges.

1 Dec 11
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Tunnel of light

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

At the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Preservation is Life installation uses 80 000 condom-like light bulbs to draw attention to the HIV/Aids pandemic.

1 Dec 11
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Carbon clock

Design News > Product Design

Judith Zeeman's Carbon Age project uses clocks made of biochar to draw attention to the amount of carbon emissions in the atmosphere.

1 Dec 11
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Locally curated

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Matt Allison invited four creatives to curate a space in his home using thrifted and gifted items, then they shared a meal made using only local ingredients.

1 Dec 11

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