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There's more to a chair, says Yinka Ilori who uses furniture as a vessel

Video Interviews > Craft / Product Design

"...chairs contribute to a sense of belonging and community. People know it’s not from Nigeria, but it’s associated with people who are African. It’s ours.” >

15 Sep 17
Février Rugs by Florian Pretet

Lookbook > Craft / Product Design

These wool and silk rugs are handmade in Nepal from patterns drawn by French designer Florian Pretet. >

7 Apr 15
A contemporary craftswoman

Festival News > Industrial Design

Hella Jongerius, who will speak at Design Indaba Conference 2015, creates a flora- and fauna-inspired paradise of new textile designs for Maharam. >

12 Dec 14
Ildikó Valicsek

Next Generation > Graphic Design & Illustration

This Hungarian textile designer has come up with an ingenious system for generating a never-ending array of patterns. >

29 Aug 14
Lookbook: Doing the polka

Lookbook > African Design / Fashion & Jewellery Design

Laurence Airline's Spring Summer 2015 collection deftly balances graphic pattern with urban un-fussiness. Step into the urban jungle with our gallery of images. >

25 Jun 14
Container power

Q&A > Architecture & Interiors / Design Thinking

Cape Town-based Cécile & Boyd might be renowned and awarded for their high-end lodges and hotels but it is their Foundation project that is the real winner. >

8 Apr 14
Miami living

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Karim Rashid has designed an eye-catching apartment block in the heart of Miami. >

6 Apr 14
Product spotlight: Langazela by Africa!Ignite

Product Spotlight > Craft / African Design

Bright, bold and beautiful, in this week’s Product Spotlight we take a closer look at Africa!Ignite’s Langazela cushions. >

30 May 13
Wall & all

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Design Kist's gorgeous range of fabrics and wallpaper is ideal for brightening up any indoor space, and adding a unique South African touch. >

21 Feb 12
Marcelo Rosenbaum on cultural heritage in design

Talks > Craft / Product Design

Understanding and incorporating cultural heritage and traditions is a key feature in Marcelo Rosenbaum’s designs. >

14 Sep 11
Fine hair

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Attraction/Aversion is a range of intricately designed necklaces. And they’re made from no ordinary material, human hair. >

6 Jul 11
Pattern people

Design News > Craft / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Graphic Design & Illustration

Renée Rossouw and Laduma Ngxokolo take abstract patterns from school-day simplicity to allusions about personal identity. >

16 May 11
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
Masking time

Design News > Product Design

It could be a beating heart, or a blinking kitty head. Is it real, or an illusion? Here’s more about Zoltan Kecskemeti’s concept clock. >

13 Mar 11
Township appeal

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

You can’t help but feel happy when you look at Township Pattern’s bright and colourful range of fashions. >

30 Dec 10
Speak up

Design News > Information Design / Fashion & Jewellery Design

Now here's a way of customising your wardrobe - use your voice to create unique knitting patterns for bespoke garments. >

18 Dec 10
Reggie Watts on performance, space, sound and culture

Talks > Music & Sound Design

Performance and space can go a long way towards expressing thoughts and ideas, said Reggie Watts at the Design Indaba Conference 2007. >

22 Nov 10
Stylish and stackable

Design News > Product Design

The Troy Chair by Marcel Wanders brings together elegance, comfort and practicality. >

27 Oct 10
Brick for brick

Design News > Product Design / Architecture & Interiors

A very brick looking couch could add an interesting and rather masculine touch to your living room or study. >

14 Oct 10
At home on a Paper Plane

Design News > Product Design

Doshi Levien’s new range of furniture for Moroso, Paper Planes, incorporates Swarovski crystal elements into functional design. >

1 Aug 10
Craft: Kitschcraft

Opinion > Architecture & Interiors / Craft

How “Made in India” has gone from ornate handcrafted goods to cheap ethnic products for export. >

1 Aug 10
Sweet sailboat

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Marian Bantjes's one-of-a-kind Laser sailboat is a must-have collectors' item for ocean and design lovers. >

31 Jul 10

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