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Lullaby pendant lamp by Monica Förster
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Product Design
The Swedish designer's harmonious angular light was inspired by the work of Isamu Noguchi.
27 Sep 14
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Inspiring Creativity
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Film & Animation
Poverty, humour, music, delusion – 21 artists tell us what drives their creative impulse.
26 Sep 14
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Take Five
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Graphic Design & Illustration
It's no surprise that advertising stories were a big hit with readers the week after the Loerie Awards – in particular an essay by the much-loved Milton Glaser.
26 Sep 14
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Ulric Charteris: Conquering Kilimanjaro
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Graphic Design & Illustration
South African adman Ulric Charteris on setting up shop in Dar es Salaam and why Tanzanians hate billboard advertising.
26 Sep 14
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"This Time" by TheCITY
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Music & Sound Design
Romantic and uplifting, this track by a unique-sounding band puts a futuristic, jazzy twist on an old-timey melody.
25 Sep 14
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Lattice work
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Product Design
Cape Town-based Leg Studios launches a range of decor products inspired by nomadic African patterns.
25 Sep 14
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Emotional ceramics
Next Generation
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Product Design
Students explore the future of this ancient material in "Ceramic Futures" at the CERSAIE expo of ceramic tiles and sanitaryware in Bologna, Italy.
25 Sep 14
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Chris Gotz on building beautiful monsters
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Graphic Design & Illustration
The chief creative officer of Ogilvy & Mather South Africa shares three campaigns that turned the agency around.
24 Sep 14
00:06:08
Stephen Doyle: Magic, nonsense and macramé
Video Interviews
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Graphic Design & Illustration
The New York-based graphic designer's love for words is so big, he's not content to leave them on the page.
23 Sep 14
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How useful are ad awards?
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Creative Economy
What is the value of advertising awards to agencies? Do they have value outside of the industry? Four agency heavyweights share their thoughts.
23 Sep 14
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Cork & Felt rugs by Hella Jongerius
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Product Design
The Dutch designer's collection for Danskina breaks away from traditional materials and manufacturing techniques.
23 Sep 14
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Bag it
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Product Design
The cheap "China bag" has become a symbol of migration in Africa – and a popular material for artists and designers to reimagine.
23 Sep 14
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Grandest of them all
Design News
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Interaction Design
The four winners of Grand Prix awards at this weekend's Loeries celebrated real-life, digital, print and radio.
22 Sep 14
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Africa calls, London answers
Profiling
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Product Design
British design consultant Kathy Shenoy launches Africa Calling, a platform to bridge the divide between makers from the UK and Africa.
22 Sep 14
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Milton Glaser's "10 Things I Have Learnt"
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Graphic Design & Illustration
The celebrated graphic designer on the limits of being professional, why style is not to be trusted and other career (and life) lessons.
22 Sep 14
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Topiary Lamps by Vera & Kyte
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Product Design
This high-impact light by the Norwegian duo rethinks the traditional lampshade.
21 Sep 14
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The mad men of advertising
Focus On
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Graphic Design & Illustration
We round up four interviews with some of the world's greatest ad men in honour of the Loeries, South Africa's annual advertising awards.
19 Sep 14
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Resetting the rules in advertising
Inside View
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Design Thinking
Efficiency has become more of a priority than creativity, says award-winning Brazilian adman PJ Pereira.
19 Sep 14
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Take Five
Take Five
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Product Design
Stories about London Design Festival 2014, which closes this Sunday, proved popular with our readers this week.
18 Sep 14
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Tharsis Sleeps
FilmFestFriday
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Music & Sound Design
The embroidery in this animation is the first clue that this is not your average heavy metal music video.
18 Sep 14
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"Summer" by Alpha Wilde
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Music & Sound Design
Sink into summer with a quiet warmth, lazy vocals and just a touch of scattered synthesised sound.
18 Sep 14
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Orla sofa by Jasper Morrison
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Product Design
A new sofa by the influential British designer for Italian furniture brand Cappellini goes on show at 2014 London Design Festival.
18 Sep 14
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Chris Gotz on building beautiful monsters (trailer)
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Advertising industry creatives need to stay agile and open, says the chief creative officer of Ogilvy & Mather South Africa.
17 Sep 14
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The story behind London Design Festival's identity for 2014
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Pentagram partner Domenic Lippa tells us what inspired this year's visual identity for the London Design Festival.
17 Sep 14
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