death

Architects design a crematorium situated in the middle of a lake

Design News > Architecture & Interiors / Urban & Landscape Design

Wrapped in a layer of rusty steel, this elongated crematorium is made of earth-coloured stone and also appears to be floating on water. >

25 Sep 19
Shaina Garfield on how we can benefit the Earth after death

Talks > Craft / Design Thinking / Product Design

She shared how her project Leaves proposes a sustainable coffin that will help the body decompose naturally. >

16 May 19
Watch: Designing near death with the student who created her own coffin

Video Interviews > Design Activism

Shaina Garfield is one of 12 graduates who are speaking at Design Indaba Festival 2019. >

28 Feb 19
Meet the design graduate who created her own coffin

Next Generation > Design Activism / Product Design

Confronted with the mortality of not only her body but the world, Shaina Garfield found healing in the subject of death. >

26 Nov 18
Not here for men

Design News > Film & Animation / Music & Sound Design

3 Must-see music videos addressing the abuse of women. >

19 May 17
Your dead body in a dinner set and other ceramics

Design News > Product Design

Chronicle Cremation Designs combines human remains and ceramic art. >

18 Jan 17
We Shall See: A photographic journey from life to death

Design News > Art & Photography

Photographer Ian Willms repairs the fractured relationship with his father in We Shall See. >

17 Nov 16
A tribute to world-renowned architect Zaha Hadid

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Award-winning architect Dame Zaha Hadid passed away suddenly on Thursday, leaving behind a legacy of groundbreaking work. >

1 Apr 16
Death is an opportunity for design

Design News > Design Thinking

Ideo and the Zen Hospice Project have pioneered the way to an expressive, palatable death. >

18 Sep 15
RIP Madiba

Design News > Creative Economy

The iconic and much-loved Nelson Rohihlahla Mandela has passed away at the age of 95. His life, work and influence will continue to inspire generations. >

6 Dec 13
Maurice Sendak: On Life, Death And Children's Lit

Design News > Film & Animation / Graphic Design & Illustration

Christoph Niemann illustrates a moving 2011 interview between children's author Maurice Sendak and "Fresh Air" producer Terry Gross. >

14 Oct 13
Dying alone

Design News > Interaction Design

What happens to the stories and belongings of people that die alone? Agata Niemkiewicz's Remember Me, but ah, Forget My Fate considers this sad situation. >

25 Oct 11
Coasting to kill

Design News > Industrial Design

“Quietly in my sleep” is a common answer to “how would you like to die?” But how about dying on a roller coaster? Euthanasia style. >

1 Oct 11
The Special Danger

Design News >

In his first solo exhibition, The Special Danger, Givan Lötz looks to conflated ideas of death, sex and spirituality. >

8 Sep 11
Circle of life

Design News > Design Thinking

A tad depressing but ingenious: The Bios Urn provides a sustainable way of dealing with human remains. >

31 Aug 11
Farewell to a legend of literature

Design News > Design Thinking / Creative Economy

Poet, essayist, academic and teacher Stephen Watson has sadly passed away. >

11 Apr 11
SMS answers from Jens Martin Skibsted

Design News > Urban & Landscape Design

In a Springbok rugby jersey Jens Martin Skibsted campaigned for more bicycles in cities at Design Indaba. Here he answers SMS questions. >

11 Mar 11
Goodbye to a South African wine legend

Design News > Creative Economy

Wine pioneer and businessman extraordinaire, Graham Beck has sadly passed away at the age of 80. >

27 Jul 10
Death star

Design News > Product Design

Top graduates of Design Academy Eindhoven recently exhibited eco-friendly "death designs" that are, quite literally, to die for. >

1 Aug 06

death

Top Features

Regulars

TwitterFollow @designindaba