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Bart Hess at Dutch Design Week

Video Interviews > Product Design

Bart Hess’s Work With Me People exhibition at Dutch Design Week 2012 involved the audience in the production of things like “futuristic fur”.

9 Nov 12
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Full of colour

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

The elegant use of colour characterises Studio Tjep's redesign of the cosmetics department of European retailer Hema.

8 Nov 12
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History, burning

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Faith47's first solo exhibition, Fragments of a Burnt History, at David Krut Projects in Johannesburg, interprets daily life in this bustling city.

8 Nov 12
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Tribal effect

Design News > Product Design

Drawing inspiration from tribal elements, Stefano Giovannoni has designed a lamp that is powerful, yet soft in ambiance.

8 Nov 12
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Rahim Bhimani on problem-solving with design and business skills

Talks > Industrial Design

Industrial designer and design strategist Rahim Bhimani is passionate about problem solving.

7 Nov 12
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Cool for school

Design News > Product Design

Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have designed a series of comfortable and cost-effective furniture pieces for the revamp of Kobenhavns University.

7 Nov 12
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Massoud Hassani at Dutch Design Week

Video Interviews > Industrial Design

Massoud Hassani created an exhibition space in his living room for Dutch Design Week 2012.

7 Nov 12
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E is for...

Design News > Product Design

There are six E's that define PearsonLloyd's new SixE chair... It is also the perfect fusion of functionality and modernity.

6 Nov 12
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Obama 30 Reasons

Lookbook > Graphic Design & Illustration

30 days. 30 designers. 30 reasons to re-elect President Obama.

6 Nov 12
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Possibilities & inventions

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Fashion designer Suzaan Heyns recently opened a new retail space in Johannesburg. We caught up with her to find out more about her thoughts and inspirations.

6 Nov 12
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Joyful jewellery

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

With names like "Little Sly" fox and "Pistol Bunny Scurry" rabbit, one can't help but smile at Trinket Designs' quirky jewellery pieces.

5 Nov 12
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Marble monolith

Design News > Product Design

Taking inspiration from the WWII shrapnel damage still seen on walls around London, BarberOsgerby have designed an interesting piece of street furniture.

5 Nov 12
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Spring into summer

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Flower Safari, an exhibition of work by Cape Town designers, celebrates all that is pretty and inspiring about summer.

3 Nov 12
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Your Street Eindhoven: Gloeilampplantsoen

Video Interviews > Design Activism

“Gloeilampplantsoen” is the name of the project of the first place winners in the Your Street Eindhoven Challenge.

2 Nov 12
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Ben Fry on data design

Talks > Information Design

Ben Fry applies design to complex data to make it more understandable and more visually appealing.

2 Nov 12
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Creative overview

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec showcase their collaborative process of the past 15 years at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago.

2 Nov 12
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People, passion, pride

Design News > Craft

With their bead and wire creations, Streetwires brings a little bit of African wildlife into the home.

2 Nov 12
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Formafantasma at Dutch Design Week 2012

Video Interviews > Product Design

Formafantasma look at the history of materials, rather than their technical function, when designing.

1 Nov 12
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Through the lens of Satyendra Pakhalé

Design News > Design Thinking

Satyendra Pakhalé looks to the moon, and beyond, in discussing why we should worry about the moon when there are enough issues on Earth.

1 Nov 12
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Ode to the logo

Reviews

Rest in peace to the logos of yesteryear. A new publication by The Stone Twins commemorates dead logotypes.

31 Oct 12
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Cardboard construction

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Shigeru Ban has created a temporary pavilion out of cardboard to host the Garage Center for Contemporary Culture in Moscow.

31 Oct 12
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Advanced in design

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

Gavin Rooke's "Stand 47" project seeks to build a house that adapts to changing needs while maintaining an intrinsic value.

30 Oct 12
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Sounds of redemption

Design News > Product Design

Pedro Reyes transformed destroyed weapons into liberating musical instruments in his latest work "Imagine".

29 Oct 12
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History meets science

Design News

Ross Lovegrove's latest creation calls for a moment where scientific endeavour and human consciousness meet.

29 Oct 12

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African consciousness illuminated

Design News • 14 Nov 22

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Pointed Polish giant

Design News • 14 Nov 22

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Colour as word-free language

Q&A • 14 Nov 22

Over two years in the making, an expansive project commissioned by Google Arts & Culture and conceived by Design Indaba plots the immense creativity of Africa. >
Cable me home

Design News • 14 Nov 22

Future city transport looks personalised, clean and intelligent. >

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