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Jazzing it up

Design News > Music & Sound Design

Paula Scher has redesigned her graphic identity for Jazz at Lincoln Centre, ten years since its inception.

13 Oct 13
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Cosy cabin

Design News > Product Design

Studio Tjep. will present their "Il Treno Fuori" piece at this year's Dutch Design Week.

12 Oct 13
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Creative residency

Design News > Interaction Design

Matali Crasset has proposed to create a community centre in Beijing where residents can interact and experiment with creativity.

12 Oct 13
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Information made visual

Lookbook > Graphic Design & Illustration

Eddie Opara has designed the graphics for a new "friendly science" title, making the book's dense technical information understandable to all.

11 Oct 13
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Steam 1886

FilmFestFriday > Film & Animation

#FilmFestFridays presents "Steam 1886", a fantasy video showcasing the fashion and lifestyle of a possible 19th century steam culture.

11 Oct 13
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Paula Scher on creativity as a small defiant act of misbehaving

Talks > Graphic Design & Illustration

"Small breakthroughs and how they came to be" was the theme for Paula Scher’s presentation at Design Indaba Conference 2013.

10 Oct 13
00:06:23

Roger Law: The sky is the limit – be anything you want

Video Interviews > Film & Animation

In an interview at AGI Open 2013, Roger Law speaks about his satirical British TV show “Spitting Image” and his visit to ZA News in Cape Town.

10 Oct 13
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TEN Collection: design tutorial ft Alberto Seveso (Italy)

Inside View > Graphic Design & Illustration

Alberto Seveso talks through the process of creating his digital artwork for the TEN Collection. Use the captions settings on the video player for subtitles.

10 Oct 13
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Slicing time

Design News > Product Design

A device that "cuts away" time as it passes, here's Nendo's elegant Slice watch.

10 Oct 13
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The simple life

Design News > Product Design

Studio Formafantasma's "Autarchy" installation looks to sustainable and uncomplicated solutions for production processes.

9 Oct 13
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Architecture at its best

Reviews > Architecture & Interiors

Arquitectura Viva's 162nd edition is a comprehensive monograph highlighting Bjarke Ingels Group's proactive and optimistic architecture.

9 Oct 13
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Sensual delight

Design News > Product Design

Marcel Wanders provides poetic insight into the idea behind his Troy chair, which has recently gone into production.

8 Oct 13
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Plastic perspective

Design News > Industrial Design

Benjamin Hubert's Amass installation provided a unique space divider for the 2013 100% Design event in London.

8 Oct 13
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Satellite light

Design News > Product Design

Dirk van der Kooij has created a lamp out of recycled CD cases in order to explore the possibilities of 3D printing.

8 Oct 13
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Virtual display

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Hat-trick has designed a visual identity for the first-ever online virtual gallery.

7 Oct 13
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Seven sins

Design News > Interaction Design

Studio Makkink & Bey establish various connections between 15th century life and the world of today with their "The Seven Sins" exhibition.

7 Oct 13
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Buried treasure

Design News > Product Design

Nendo's "Oke" collection of drinking vessels are made using 2 000-year-old wood.

6 Oct 13
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Electrical storm

Design News > Interaction Design

United Visual Artists have brought Sou Fujimoto's Serpentine Pavilion to life with an electrical storm.

6 Oct 13
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Casual time

Design News > Product Design

Jasper Morrison's Please watch collection for Issey Miyake is a pure reflection of the renowned fashion brand's philosophy.

5 Oct 13
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Tick tock

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Michael Bierut and Daniel Weil have designed a special clock to celebrate Formica Laminate's 100th anniversary.

5 Oct 13
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Daniel Ting Chong: Emerging Creatives Q&A

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

This week’s featured Emerging Creative is graphic designer Daniel Ting Chong, who was part of the programme at Design Indaba Expo in 2008.

4 Oct 13
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Theo Jansen: Strandbeest

FilmFestFriday > Urban & Landscape Design

Dutch artist Theo Jansen creates large, almost life-like, beach creatures, or “Strandbeest”, that use kinetic energy to move.

4 Oct 13
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Balancing act

Design News > Product Design

Front has designed an elegant drinking service for Ballantine's 12-year-old blend, bringing some magic to the whisky experience.

4 Oct 13
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Step-by-step DIY

Design News > Product Design

Jasper Morrison has designed a chair that is suitable for a variety of environments including a country house, city apartment and hotel lobby.

3 Oct 13

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Fossil fuels

Design News • 27 Feb 23

An enormous hanging sculpture is made up of the amount of coal needed to power a lightbulb for a year. >
To the streets

Design News • 27 Feb 23

Street artists participating in an international art festival ask ‘What if?’ in large-scale murals across Cape Town. >
Black and white

Design News • 27 Feb 23

The new edition of Ernest Cole’s monumental photobook documenting the injustices of apartheid includes previously unseen material. >

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