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As the world lifts itself from the rubble left by the economic downturn, design is taking a new turn and looking to new inspiration. >

Step into a department store to buy clothes and you’re confronted with every possible style of design, yet never quite the style... >

There’s nothing more delicious than a freshly baked cupcake, straight out the oven and covered in gloriously thick sugary icing. >

Using tyres as chairs seems like something you would do in the heart of the bush, around a fire. Tyred is a very different idea. >

Ayesha Kamalie isn’t just a painter, or a fashion designer, or a product designer. She’s all of these, as well as a qualified architect. >

If a T-shirt is the staple garment in everyone’s wardrobe, then it makes sense for designers to use it as a platform for expression. >

If you’re looking for exclusively tailored casual and formal shirts of the highest standard, then you can stop looking. >

The Hillcrest Aids Centre Trust was established in 1991 offering testing and counselling to the local communities outside Durban. >

Combine design, beauty, a lot of waste material and a fresh look at the old, and you get innovation that brings a smile to your face. >

An ingenious plug design shows that the best designs are those that are the most simple and functional. >

Some interesting additions have been made to the UK Pavilion's already spectacular Seed Cathedral at the Shanghai Expo. >

There's finally an eco-friendly alternative to that classic garment that usually only gets worn once. >

A creative project in Pollsmoor Prison is teaching valuable social and developmental skills to youths. >

Yinka Shonibare's delicately crafted ship in a bottle is on public display in London and is bound to have children and adults fascinated. >

Sustainability is all the rage. Check out how designers are contributing to the global objective. >

It might look like something that belongs to a futuristic movie, but it may well become a symbol of Brazil’s commitment to a sustainability. >

Renowned South African-born glass artist, Bruce Marks will be exhibiting his work at the Edge Glass Gallery in Cape Town. >

Sometimes South Africans need to sit back and have a good ol' laugh at themselves. The group exhibition Foul! helps the laughing along. >

The Synthetic Kingdom by Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg considers how natural or unnatural life will be classified when life is built by humans. >

Dearbhaile Heaney’s Bedroom Biology for Teenagers is a guide to biological experimentation within the home using engineered bacteria. >

Cellularity by James King explores the development of cell-like structures, or “chells” that mimic the features of biological cells. >

Softest Words by Kevin Grennan proposes a private love letter written in unique ink made of the saliva of two lovers. >

The Gaia Corporation by J Paul Neeley explores the implications of synthetic biology by imagining the world in 2023. >

Sonja Bäumel’s (In)visible Membrane is about life on the human body and its design applications. >

We finally know why Dr J Craig Venter could not attend the 2010 Design Indaba Conference in person. Yesterday he announced his breakthrough. >