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"Umbrellas on the Beach" by Nonku Phiri, Fever Trails, Bra Sol and Card on Spokes

Track of the Week > Music & Sound Design

In the first of a new weekly feature, our music maven Shiba Mazaza introduces a smashing collab featuring Nonku Phiri, Fever Trails, Bra Sol and Card on Spokes.

19 Jun 14
00:05:06

Vinay Venkatraman: Data-driven innovation

Video Interviews > Interaction Design

The Copenhagen-based designer tells us why data and technology are fundamentally changing the way designers work.

19 Jun 14
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Product Spotlight: Paradise is Here

Product Spotlight > Product Design

Concrete meets chlorophyll in designer Heather Moore's new fabric collection, Paradise is Here, which embraces the contrasting qualities of the urban jungle.

19 Jun 14
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Light-bulb moment

Profiling > Product Design

The love for a warm nostalgic glow from the past inspired Hoi P'loy to import vintage lighting accessories to South Africa.

18 Jun 14
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Is London the design capital of the world?

Hot Topic > Creative Economy

We ask six designers who have made London their home why so many creatives flock to the Big Smoke.

18 Jun 14
00:05:02

Juliana Rotich: What connectivity can do for Africa

Video Interviews > Information Design

Economic growth is just one effect greater connectivity can have in Africa, says the co-founder of Ushahidi in this interview.

18 Jun 14
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Product spotlight: Edyn Garden

Product Spotlight > Product Design

Stay connected to your garden with the world's first smart garden system and app.

17 Jun 14
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Ekasi Water Cap

Design Frontiers > Industrial Design

Peter Krige has prototyped a pressure-tight closure that can be fitted onto easily available parts to create a shower for unplumbed homes.

17 Jun 14
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Lookbook: Urban archaeology

Lookbook > Graphic Design & Illustration

Take a visual journey through the streets of Naples and the inspiration behind Harry Pearce's visual identity for the Made in Cloister project .

17 Jun 14
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Opinion: Heinrich Wolff on constructing cultural identity in architecture

Opinion > Architecture & Interiors

With the Venice Architecture Biennale in full swing, Heinrich Wolff argues that architecture that attempts to define a nation's culture is inauthentic.

16 Jun 14
00:04:13

Ian Murchison: Rethinking the perception of products

Video Interviews > Product Design

In this interview, industrial designer Ian Murchison talks about how he explores materials to challenge perceptions about what products should look like.

16 Jun 14
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Focus On: Cities of the future

Focus On > Urban & Landscape Design

In this video roundup we focus on four different aspects of city making and design in the urban context.

15 Jun 14
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Sponsored content: Early Call for Entries for A' Design Awards

Design News > Product Design

Early nominations for this global design competition are open until 30 June. Register and submit your work today!

15 Jun 14/ Advertorial
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Product spotlight: Fallen Bird's Nest

Product Spotlight > Product Design

In Porky Hefer's latest exploration of nest-like structures, the nest seems to have fallen from the tree, creating a comfy lounger.

14 Jun 14
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Dutch modernism explored

Lookbook > Architecture & Interiors

Experimental Jetset recreates a fragment of architect Jaap Bakema’s iconic De Lijnbaan street for the Dutch Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale.

14 Jun 14
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Eager

FilmFestFriday > Film & Animation

Artist Allison Schulnik's animated short, our second installment from the SXSW 2014 Film Awards, is a hypnotic, surreal homage to life and death.

13 Jun 14
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Take Five

Take Five > Product Design

Stay in the know with all the hottest design stories, interviews and videos in our weekly round-up of top posts published on designindaba.com.

13 Jun 14
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A fire detection system for shacks

Next Generation > Industrial Design

A devastating shack fire that displaced thousands and took the lives of three people spurred this team of UCT students to turn theory into reality.

13 Jun 14
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Clementina van der Walt

Profiling > Craft

Step into the studio of Clementina van der Walt – a ceramicist in search of meaning through making.

12 Jun 14
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Product spotlight: Liz Chandelier

Product Spotlight > Product Design

Luxe be a lady: Egg Design's new chandelier collection is big on glamour and smart to boot.

12 Jun 14
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Lookbook: Anthon Beeke's KunstRAI Posters

Lookbook > Interaction Design

We look back at the Dutch graphic designer's iconic posters for KunstRAI, the Dutch art fair, to see just how creative a portrait can be.

11 Jun 14
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Can design also be art?

Hot Topic > Product Design

As collectors take out their cheque books at Design Miami/Basel next week, we ask industry insiders what they think about one-off designs presented as art.

11 Jun 14
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Inside View: The renegade insider

Inside View > Design Thinking

Nicole Yershon applies the risk-taking energy of an entrepreneur to help Ogilvy's London office stay ahead of the creative curve.

11 Jun 14
00:04:02

Mikal Hallstrup: Rethinking service design

Video Interviews > Product Design

The co-founder of Designit in Denmark illustrates the power of lateral thinking to improve the delivery of services.

11 Jun 14

From the Archives

Come home again

Design News • 17 Oct 22

British designer Es Devlin created a cathedral-like structure illustrated with pencil drawings of London’s 243 endangered flora and fauna species. >
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Design News • 17 Oct 22

The biggest design event in Northern Europe is taking place in Eindhoven between 22 and 30 October 2022. >
Babe in arms

Design News • 17 Oct 22

Ogilvy Africa, RotoTanks and the Ministry of Health Kenya partnered on a project aimed at educating young mothers to prevent malnutrition. >
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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