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Spaced out

Design News > Product Design

Space Time for Zero is Karim Rashid's offbeat lighting project for the Stockholm Furniture Fair. >

6 Feb 11
Lighting the way

Design News > Product Design

Karim Rashid’s Cross Lamp consists of countless small figures joined together to create an iconic symbol. >

3 Feb 11
Heath Nash + Hella Jongerius

Dialogues > Craft / Product Design

From the icy global hub of Berlin in Germany and the sunny backwaters of Coffee Bay in South Africa, Hella Jongerius and Heath Nash met on Skype. >

1 Feb 11
39 Wonders

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

A new restaurant in the most romantic city in the world combines the best in architecture, interior design and gastronomy. >

7 Jan 11
Living lightly

Design News > Information Design / Architecture & Interiors / Design Thinking

Karim Rashid’s Komb House is techno-savvy, ecological and trendy. >

7 Jan 11
Tom Dixon on the world’s most expensive vibrator

Talks > Product Design

Tom Dixon talks about his work, from starting as a welder to designing the world’s most expensive vibrator. >

3 Dec 10
Light reflector

Design News > Product Design

A light that takes its name from a spiral galaxy but resembles a sea creature is able to create just the right ambiance in private spaces. >

19 Jul 10
Like an illusion

Design News > Product Design / Architecture & Interiors

A series of wallpapers representing a metamorphosis reveals some unexpected and disorientating images. >

29 Jun 10
Fine and furnished

Design News > Product Design / Architecture & Interiors

The Bouroullec Brothers have created an interesting apartment interior for one of the units in the famous Radiant City in France. >

14 Jun 10
Switched on competition

Design News > Product Design / Design Thinking

Eskom is calling on student and professional designers to help save the planet, one CFL at a time. >

2 Jun 10
Versatile Velcro

Design News > Product Design / Craft

Velcro has been used in everything from heart surgery to nuclear power plants and disposable nappies. Rachel O’Neill brings it to design. >

31 May 10
Exhibitor success story: BOUSQUET Creations

Design News > Design Thinking / Fashion & Jewellery Design

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. >

30 May 10
Four upcycled designs at Milan2010

Design News > Product Design / Design Thinking

Bottleformball by Heath Nash, Saved by Droog, 380 Tiles by Vicolo Paglia Corta and Cuisine d'Objets by 5.5 designers. >

21 May 10
Give a little sun love

Design News > Product Design / Design Thinking

Ross Lovegrove's Velux Sun Tunnel can channel direct sunlight into the heart of any room. >

18 May 10
Bouroullec Brothers exhibiting in Paris

Design News > Industrial Design / Product Design

The Bouroullec Brothers' latest exhibition combines the functionality and magic of industrial design. >

11 May 10
Tord Boontje answers all at DI2010

Design News > Craft / Design Thinking / Product Design

“Use what you’ve got,” proclaimed master product designer Tord Boontje in his sensitive, meditative presentation. >

18 Mar 10
Light prints

Design News > Product Design

Design Indaba Expo 2010: Fundi Light and Living have explored striking combinations of natural tones in their new range. >

17 Feb 10
Baskets for life

Design News > Craft

Design Indaba Expo 2010: Heath Nash collaborated with the New Basket Workshop to provide development skills to basket weavers in Zimbabwe. >

15 Feb 10
Eco treasures

Design News > Product Design / Craft

Design Indaba Expo 2010: The African Queen Studio are launching a new range of truly inspirational lighting. >

8 Feb 10
Inspirational interiors

Design News > Product Design

Design Indaba Expo 2010: Koa specialises in designing and producing interior furniture, lighting and accessories. >

2 Feb 10
Reused lights

Design News > Design Thinking / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Product Design

Design Indaba Expo 2010: Philippe Bousquet will also be showing his new collection of recycled lights, After Dark. >

30 Jan 10
Tord Boontje at Design Indaba 2010

Festival News > Product Design

Working on the cusp of design and craft, Tord Boontje’s work draws from a belief that modernism does not mean minimalism. >

3 Dec 09
“Protect yourself from stupid rules”

Design News > Product Design / Design Thinking

Designed by Ingo Maurer, the Euro Condom is a reaction to the new EU guideline that bans frosted bulbs. >

30 Aug 09
SA design lights up the White House

Design News > Craft / Design Thinking

Two chandeliers by the Karoo-based Magpie Collective have been selected for the Obamas' private residence. >

24 Jul 09

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