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Response to xenophobia

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

The appalling incidents of xenophobia (yes, call it what it is… it's a crisis, not a challenge, as some politicians suggest) has moved us all at Design Indaba.

14 Apr 15
00:00:15

Pharrell with Woolies – Are you with us?

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Pharrell Williams lends his creative vision to Woolworths as it continues its mission to become the most sustainable retailer in the Southern Hemisphere.

14 Apr 15/ Advertorial
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Voting with your waste

Design News > Product Design

A Dutch design collective has come up with a fun way to make festival-goers more conscious of their rubbish.

14 Apr 15
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Will photographic film leave without a trace?

Design News > Art & Photography

Harvey Wang’s new book, “From Darkroom to Daylight”, looks at the disappearance of film from photographers’ points of view.

14 Apr 15
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#DITakeover on Instagram: Lesedi Mogale

Lookbook > Art & Photography

We asked Pretoria resident and budding photographer Lesedi Mogale to take over our Instagram feed. Here’s what he came up with.

14 Apr 15
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GRID sofa by Studio Pool

Product Spotlight > Product Design

A mix-and-match sofa-cum-daybed made of modular geometric elements.

13 Apr 15
00:04:14

Teresa van Dongen: Nature as a source of energy

Video Interviews > Product Design

Teresa van Dongen has created a lamp that requires no electrical current. It functions purely from the energy of ocean bacteria.

13 Apr 15
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The FES watch by Fashion Entertainments

Product Spotlight > Interaction Design

The FES Watch, made of electronic paper, is a blank canvas that displays a range of patterns activated by user gestures.

13 Apr 15
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Focus on: South African designers working in wool

Focus On > Fashion & Jewellery Design

It’s Wool Week in Cape Town! We round up five recently launched designs that explore the tactile possibilities of this natural fibre.

12 Apr 15
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Take Five

Take Five > Product Design

The tale of a traditional Nigerian fabric called Aso Oke, reinvented in contemporary shoe designs, walked away with the top spot.

11 Apr 15
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Milton Glaser: “Do no harm”

FilmFestFriday > Graphic Design & Illustration

In this short documentary by Poppy de Villeneuve for “The New York Times”, Milton Glaser says a “Hippocratic Oath” of design has guided his work.

10 Apr 15
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PRISM Collection by Tokujin Yoshioka

Product Spotlight > Product Design

The Japanese designer continues his love affair with all things transparent in this bold but understated range for Glas Italia.

10 Apr 15
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Jongerius and Schouwenberg label design industry depressing - Dezeen

Opinion > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Hella Jongerius and Louise Schouwenberg launch manifesto against "depressing" design industry.

10 Apr 15
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Beyond the New - A Search for Ideals in Design

Opinion > Industrial Design

The full text of Hella Jongerius and Louise Schouwenberg's design manifesto, "Beyond the New", is released here for the first time.

10 Apr 15
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Going his own way

Next Generation > Graphic Design & Illustration

Latest work by Thulisizwe Mamba, Durban-based graphic designer determined to develop his own viewpoint.

9 Apr 15
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“Hawajui” by Vanessa Khausa Mdee

Track of the Week > Music & Sound Design

A light and summery track from Tanzania's pop princess-on-the-rise.

9 Apr 15
00:04:26

Shubhankar Ray: This is more powerful than advertising

Video Interviews > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Why the G-Star RAW global brand director thinks flashy ad campaigns are not always the answer.

9 Apr 15
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A new manifesto of design

Design News > Industrial Design

Hella Jongerius and Louise Schouwenberg make a public call for a return to quality and integrity in design.

8 Apr 15
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Refugee Republic

Design Frontiers > Interaction Design

A Dutch artist combines hand-drawn illustrations and documentary storytelling to convey real life in a refugee camp in Iraq.

8 Apr 15
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A sci-fi journey through post-apocalyptic Ethiopia

Q&A > Film & Animation

The movie “Crumbs” is a surreal love story written and directed by a Spaniard, filmed in Ethiopia with an all-local cast. Is this the future of globalisation?

8 Apr 15
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Q&A: Van Eijk & Van der Lubbe

Inside View > Product Design

The duo behind Van Eijk & Van der Lubbe may be partners in business and love, but their creative differences also fuel their work.

8 Apr 15
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Février Rugs by Florian Pretet

Lookbook > Product Design

These wool and silk rugs are handmade in Nepal from patterns drawn by French designer Florian Pretet.

7 Apr 15
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Bowl table lamp by New Works

Product Spotlight > Product Design

The latest light by the Copenhagen design studio is a modern-day take on a portable lantern.

7 Apr 15
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Lauren Beukes and Joey Hi-Fi: A creative collaboration

Video Interviews > Film & Animation

If this writer-and-illustrator duo were a character in one of their comics, they’d be a two-bodied monster feeding off the same brain.

7 Apr 15

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