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Creative play

Profiling > Graphic Design & Illustration

Just make beautiful work. Meet Cape Town illustrator Daniel Ting Chong, for whom this works.

1 Dec 10
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Motor-biCycle

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

Looks can be deceiving with the HMK 561 bike... What appears to be a bicycle is in fact a light motorcycle.

1 Dec 10
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Like a fish in the sea

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Troika's latest installation mimics the fluid movements of a school of fish.

30 Nov 10
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Raise your glasses

Design News > Product Design

Chef Reuben Riffel has collaborated with Ngwenya Glass to create a gorgeous range of glassware.

30 Nov 10
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20Q: Adam Court

Design News > Product Design

If it's worth doing, it's worth doing well. This advice from his mother has certainly stood Adam Court in good stead.

30 Nov 10
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Black and white colour

Lookbook > Art & Photography

Local photography legend David Goldblatt celebrates his 80th birthday today. Design Indaba pays tribute to his life and his work.

29 Nov 10
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Toshiyuki Kita on user-friendly product design

Talks > Product Design

In Japan good design is regarded as a valuable resource. Toshiyuki Kita talks about this notion.

29 Nov 10
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Divided by two

Design News > Product Design

The Diviso stool works for small bums and big ones. It's great for one person but works equally well with three...

29 Nov 10
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Tretchikoff remembered

Design News

Owners of original works by Vladimir Tretchikoff need to read this.

29 Nov 10
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Zipping around

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

Small, cute and compact. The Lunartic Cycle is perfect for zipping around town, or campus.

28 Nov 10
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Mountain wraparound

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Fanakalo’s wine label designs for Helderberg Wijnmakerij are bold and edgy, sure to catch the eye.

28 Nov 10
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Supporting the sisterhood

Design News > Craft

State of the Nation is a Jo'burg-based cooperative that's empowering women by teaching them creative skills that earn them money.

27 Nov 10
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Corals for Christmas

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

A Christmas shop window installation incorporates notions of biomimicry into an awe-inspiring design.

27 Nov 10
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Facebook facelift

Design News > Interaction Design

Ever noticed how visually unappealing the Facebook homepage really is? No? Most people haven't, but Bruce Mau has some ideas.

26 Nov 10
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Marcel magic for MAC

Design News > Product Design

Marcel Wanders and MAC Cosmetics have creatively collaborated on a limited edition of sophisticated makeup products.

26 Nov 10
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Meet the Minksters

Design News > Product Design

The Minksters are more than just adorable little characters, they're also super useful USB flashdrives.

26 Nov 10
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Heath Nash on sustainability within design

Talks > Product Design

Plastic waste + hands + geometry = beautiful objects + employment, a system that Heath Nash has refined using other people's rubbish.

25 Nov 10
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Wheels of the future

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

Less is more with John Villareal's Futurist Bike but it still manages to be oh-so sleek.

25 Nov 10
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Reality check

Design News > Interaction Design

Dunne & Raby imagine and speculate about a deconstructed future where teleportation to parallel worlds is possible.

25 Nov 10
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Creativity central

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

70 Juta Street is Jo'burg's new creative and cultural hotspot, with shops, galleries, restaurants and a cool urban vibe.

24 Nov 10
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Secret codes

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

E-readers are all the rage but a new book, Tree of Codes, demonstrates some of the creative possibilities of the printed book.

24 Nov 10
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20Q: Jonathan Fundudis

Q&A > Product Design

In the year 2050, when teleportation has become a way of life, Jonathan Fundudis’s designs will be collector’s items…

23 Nov 10
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Fork free

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

A bicycle without a front fork you say? Yes, it looks a bit odd but we appreciate the innovation and creativity driving it.

23 Nov 10
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Table talk

Design News > Product Design

Jaime Hayón’s new range of porcelain tableware emphasises the value of gathering around a dinner table with friends and family.

22 Nov 10

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African consciousness illuminated

Design News • 14 Nov 22

A dynamic new exhibition probes the way black culture wishes to represent itself. >
Pointed Polish giant

Design News • 14 Nov 22

A new landmark is drawing pedestrians’ gazes in Poland’s capital city. >
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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