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BarberOsgerby at Milan2011

Video Interviews > Product Design

For BarberOsgerby it's important that their designs are simple yet effective and that design pieces are accessible to everybody.

4 May 11
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Ineke Hans at Milan2011

Video Interviews > Product Design

Innovation, clarity, comfort and understandability is what design is about for Ineke Hans.

4 May 11
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Light of your life at Milan2011

Design News > Product Design

Alessi have ventured into the field of lighting design with their new Alessilux project.

4 May 11
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Handspring Puppet Company wins a Tony award

Design News > Interaction Design

South African puppeteers, Handspring Puppet Company, have received a special Tony recognition.

4 May 11
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Knitting pattern at Milan2011

Design News > Product Design

Patricia Urquiola’s BiKnit Chair for Moroso highlights the importance of detail while creating a tactile seating experience.

3 May 11
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A stitch in time at Milan2011

Design News > Product Design

Tord Boontje’s Stitched Collection of tables, chairs and lights draws on his interest in sewing and embroidery.

3 May 11
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Coca-Cola upcycling

Design News > Design Thinking

Upcycling has never been as attractive as Coca-Cola is making the versatile 111 Navy Chair®.

3 May 11
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Madiba legacy

Design News > Art & Photography

Icon Iconoclast is a body of work by Beezy Bailey inspired by the father of a free South Africa, Nelson Mandela.

3 May 11
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Wood craft at Milan2011

Design News > Craft

Elisa Strozyk's Accordion Cabinet and Wooden Textiles point to the possibilities of wood as a very flexible material.

2 May 11
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A little bit hazy at Milan2011

Design News > Product Design

A study of architectural invisibility, the Blur sofa questions the scale between volume and space.

2 May 11
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Growth spurt at Milan2011

Design News > Craft

“Cocoon” was the abstract theme of a glass vase installation by Nendo at the Milan Furniture Fair recently.

1 May 11
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(Im)possible at Milan2011

Design News > Product Design

Doshi Levien's Impossible Wood chair redefines the material possibilities of outdoor furniture.

1 May 11
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Chic sheets

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

South African fashion designer Gavin Rajah has launched a gorgeous home ware collection.

30 Apr 11
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Uncontained plastic at Milan2011

Design News > Product Design

Moving away from the “container” look of moulded furniture, Ron Arad has created the Raviolo chair for Magis.

30 Apr 11
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Award for SA interior designers

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

South African interior designers can now strut their stuff in a new competition that recognises interior design excellence.

29 Apr 11
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Light and subtle at Milan2011

Design News > Product Design

The Bouroullec Brothers created a multi-functional table and a super light chair for Magis.

28 Apr 11
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Multi-purpose at Milan2011

Design News > Product Design

Jasper Morrison’s Hal chair for Vitra is multi-functional and super comfortable.

28 Apr 11
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Tord Boontje at the RCA Exhibition at Milan2011

Video Interviews > Design Thinking

Tord Boontje talks about a renewed interest in handmade designs and craft and the gap between great design and commercial reality.

28 Apr 11
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M-Collection at Milan2011

Video Interviews > Product Design

Design duo Niels van Eijk and Miriam van der Lubbe talk about their design process and designing modular furniture systems.

28 Apr 11
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Design connections

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

designSALON/ presents the Design Route in culturally inspiring locations in Amsterdam.

28 Apr 11
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Metal works

Design News > Product Design

Carrol Boyes invites aspiring designers to submit their three-dimensional Serviette Holder prototypes.

28 Apr 11
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Inside or outside at Milan2011

Design News > Product Design

Jaime Hayón’s Piña is a refined wire chair, ideal for use both indoors and outdoors.

28 Apr 11
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Fit for a king at Milan2011

Design News

Javier Mariscal’s latest collection of tables and chairs looks to the irony on which design development is based.

27 Apr 11
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Ceramic success at DI2011 Expo

Design News > Craft

Buyers and visitors from all corners of the world were impressed by the ceramic designs of Zizamele Ceramics at Design Indaba Expo.

27 Apr 11

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