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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
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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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Focus on: The fine art of street signs

Focus On > Urban & Landscape Design

Street signs hold sway in our urban psyches, thanks to these design masters – and subverters.

6 Apr 15
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Focus on: The rich possibilities of play

Focus On > Product Design

These designers and creatives embrace their inner child to keep their creativity alive and kicking in their work.

5 Apr 15
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Take Five

Take Five > Product Design

The top feature this week told the story of a young designer following the trail of his Zulu roots.

4 Apr 15
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Focus on: Rwanda

Focus On > Urban & Landscape Design

Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, Rwanda is full of positive signs of growth and repair.

3 Apr 15
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"Earth" by Zethu Mashika

Track of the Week > Music & Sound Design

A track evoking traditional Zulu warrior culture from the upcoming movie "Hear Me Move", South Africa's first dance film.

2 Apr 15
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Emily Oberman: All good design has a level of wit

Video Interviews > Graphic Design & Illustration

The designer of numerous “Saturday Night Live” identities talks about the role of humour in her work.

2 Apr 15
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The AVLU collection by Ayse Yesim Eröktem

Product Spotlight > Product Design

Ayse Yesim Eröktem works with craftsmen from Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar to give traditional Turkish designs a contemporary twist.

2 Apr 15

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Come home again

Design News • 17 Oct 22

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Tulip fever

Design News • 17 Oct 22

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Babe in arms

Design News • 17 Oct 22

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Dressed to the nines

Q&A • 17 Oct 22

SAFW award-winning menswear designer Samkelo Boyde Xaba is a Design Indaba Emerging Creative for 2022. >

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