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Lab Vases by Wiid Design and Ceramic Matters

Product Spotlight > Product Design

Collaboration was the catalyst for this new creative experiment by a furniture designer and two ceramicists.

20 Oct 14
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The face of the future

Design News > Product Design

The overall winner of the Dutch Design Awards is 'Sweetie', a project that fights sex tourism online through an avatar that has the appearance of a young girl.

18 Oct 14
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The darlings of Dutch design

Focus On > Product Design

5 of our favourite projects by husband-and-wife team Stefan Scholten and Carole Baijings, the official ambassadors of Dutch Design Week.

18 Oct 14
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Jessica Hische - Like Knows Like

FilmFestFriday > Graphic Design & Illustration

This short film takes a revealing look at American typographer Jessica Hische's everyday life.

17 Oct 14
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Take Five

Take Five > Product Design

This week, readers loved our African Report, in which we profile Lagos-born textile and accessories designer Buki Akib.

17 Oct 14
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How the Cape Was Made

Design News > Product Design

The "Make It New" exhibition traces the Western Cape's indigenous past and contemporary creativity through craft and design.

16 Oct 14
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Paul Priestman: How I developed a taste for transport

Q&A > Industrial Design

The designer behind London's next-generation underground trains tells us about the perks and perils of being a designer – and where he goes to escape them.

16 Oct 14
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"Golide" by Sonye

Track of the Week > Music & Sound Design

Track of Week is a light and catchy love song by Malawian R&B singer-songwriter Sonye.

16 Oct 14
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Using design thinking to help fight Ebola

Design News > Design Thinking

OpenIDEO and USAID launch global call for innovative tools to help health-care workers on the frontlines of the virus.

15 Oct 14
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A toy that teaches empathy

Design Frontiers > Product Design

Canadian industrial designer Ilana Ben-Ari’s puzzle game teaches the creative skills children won’t find in textbooks.

15 Oct 14
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Dean Poole on playing with words

Talks > Graphic Design & Illustration

The creative director of New Zealand agency Alt Group reveals the ABC's of his creative language.

15 Oct 14
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Ed Suter launches wallpaper

Product Spotlight > Product Design

The Cape Town-based photographer brings the vibrant style of Africa's street life and tropical climate indoors.

14 Oct 14
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Why formulas for creativity fail

Inside View > Information Design

Patrick Barron, who led the blockbuster "Dumb Ways to Die" campaign, says what works for one brand won't necessarily work for another.

14 Oct 14
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Nikki Gonnissen: No more rotten tomatoes

Video Interviews > Graphic Design & Illustration

The Amsterdam-based graphic designer tells us why she stepped out of her comfort zone to design for the Dutch Socialist Party.

14 Oct 14
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Tile style

Lookbook > Product Design

We round up the top five tiles trends that emerged at the recent Cersaie international exhibition of ceramic tiles in Bologna, Italy.

13 Oct 14
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Mushroom mania

Design News > Product Design

Ineke Hans gets playful with her latest glassware collection for Czech brand Křehký.

13 Oct 14
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Dean Poole on playing with words (trailer)

Trailers > Product Design

"Part of the system of creativity is creating the rules," says Dean Poole at Design Indaba Conference 2014.

13 Oct 14
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It's a sign

Focus On > Graphic Design & Illustration

We often take for granted the graphic signs that help us navigate our environments. Here are four excellent examples of wayfinding designs from our archive.

12 Oct 14
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Africa through the lens

Lookbook > Art & Photography

The winning work from the third annual POPCAP photography competition celebrates new visions of Africa.

11 Oct 14
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Paragon takes top sustainability honours

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

The Johannesburg-based firm won the 2014 AfriSam-SAIA Award for Sustainable Architecture for its design of the Alexander Forbes Headquarters.

10 Oct 14
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Marching to her own Afrobeat

African Report > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Buki Akib's luxurious fashion accessories capture the pulsating rhythms of her West African heritage.

10 Oct 14
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Take Five

Take Five > Product Design

Readers loved graphic design maestro Seymour Chwast's personal history of the evolution of styles this week.

10 Oct 14
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A haunted, handmade world

Next Generation > Film & Animation

Artist Ali Aschman makes emotionally layered animations using handmade puppets and paper cut-outs.

10 Oct 14
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'Function/Void' by The Bug and Factory Fifteen

FilmFestFriday > Music & Sound Design

This creative collaboration of music and film offers up a dystopian vision of a possible near-future.

10 Oct 14

From the Archives

Hopeful romantic

Q&A • 24 Oct 22

Blurring disciplinary boundaries, Cape Town-based creative Mikhailia Petersen builds intricate narratives in her photo series. >
Head above water

Design News • 24 Oct 22

Former Design Indaba Emerging Creative Kenyaa Mzee’s latest visual collection is exhibiting at Youngblood Gallery, Cape Town in October. >
Parking off

Design News • 24 Oct 22

Design Indaba, Beefeater Gin and I Love The Dough collaborated on turning a pavement into a community-minded parklet. >
Modern classics

Design News • 24 Oct 22

Iconic furniture design studio Herman Miller collaborated with Danish design brand HAY on a collection that reimagines the classic Eames collection. >

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