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Silent and sustainable

Design News > Design Thinking / Urban & Landscape Design

Land Rover has quietly introduced their new electric Defender which minimises environmental and noise pollution. >

11 May 11
Droog at Milan2011

Video Interviews > Product Design / Design Thinking / Design Thinking

Renny Ramakers is committed to seeing how design can move in a different direction with more focus on models and concepts. >

11 May 11
Alberto Alessi at Milan2011

Video Interviews > Product Design / Design Thinking

Design is a new form of art and poetry, says Alberto Alessi. >

10 May 11
Africa-inspired

Design News > African Design / Craft / Design Thinking / Product Design

Diallo Design is using design to promote economic development in Mali. And the creations inspire a new perspective on African creativity. >

10 May 11
Cut and paste

Design News > Craft / Design Thinking

Bianca Chang’s beautiful works of paper art are inspired by the simplicity of tone-on-tone signage and the shadows of 3D letterforms. >

9 May 11
Blog: The Sustainable City at NY Festival of Ideas

Inside View > Design Thinking / Urban & Landscape Design

What does it really entail to ensure a city is sustainable. A mayoral panel discussion at the NY Festival of Ideas considers this question. >

8 May 11
Less is more at Milan2011

Design News > Product Design / Design Thinking / Design Thinking

New Life is an exhibition that challenges viewers to consider the value of the resources behind materials. >

8 May 11
Blog: The Reconfigured City at NY Festival of Ideas

Inside View > Design Thinking

The Reconfigured City at the New York Festival of Ideas looked to positive ways of adapting cities to the demands of modern life. >

7 May 11
Blog: The Networked City at NY Festival of Ideas

Inside View > Design Thinking / Information Design

The Networked City at the New York Festival of Ideas looked to the various technological and social networks that make cities function well. >

7 May 11
Blog: The Heterogenous City at NY Festival of Ideas

Inside View > Architecture & Interiors / Design Thinking / Interaction Design / Urban & Landscape Design

The Heterogeneous City, a panel discussion at the New York Festival of Ideas, looks to a dynamic equilibrium for the urban environment. >

6 May 11
Ideas galore in New York

Design News > Design Thinking

A new festival in New York calls on the power of the creative community to explore notions of a future city. >

6 May 11
Sunshine cooking

Design News > Design Thinking / Food Design

A new restaurant experience in Europe uses only solar energy to cook the food. >

5 May 11
Coca-Cola upcycling

Design News > Product Design / Design Thinking

Upcycling has never been as attractive as Coca-Cola is making the versatile 111 Navy Chair®. >

3 May 11
Tord Boontje at the RCA Exhibition at Milan2011

Video Interviews > Product Design / Craft / Design Thinking

Tord Boontje talks about a renewed interest in handmade designs and craft and the gap between great design and commercial reality. >

28 Apr 11
Design connections

Design News > Design Thinking / Fashion & Jewellery Design

designSALON/ presents the Design Route in culturally inspiring locations in Amsterdam. >

28 Apr 11
Replacements

Design News > Design Thinking

Billur Turan is a product designer with a solution to Trichotilomania, the act of causing damage to one’s own hair. >

27 Apr 11
Commercial creativity at DI2011 Expo

Design News > Craft / Design Thinking

For Umcebo Design the Design Indaba Expo floor was the perfect place to network and connect with the right people >

25 Apr 11
From yesteryear at DI2011 Expo

Design News > Product Design / Design Thinking

Recreate's selection of gorgeously upcycled furniture was a key attraction at Design Indaba Expo. >

22 Apr 11
Creative redesigns at DI2011

Festival News > Product Design / Design Thinking / Architecture & Interiors / Creative Economy

From housing solutions and designing for disability to branding and fun, the 2011 Design Indaba Conference had something for everybody. >

21 Apr 11
Design Indaba campaign awarded

Design News > Design Thinking / Information Design

The DIXIV microsite created by The Jupiter Drawing Room and Gloo Design for the Design Indaba campaign has been awarded. >

20 Apr 11
Roughing it at Milan2011

Design News > Product Design / Design Thinking

Rough & Ready is an experimental range of furniture inspired by explorations of the unpredictable. >

19 Apr 11
Group effort

Design News > Design Thinking

A new crowdsourcing site aims to create more opportunities for local designers. >

18 Apr 11
Paper crockery

Design News > Product Design / Design Thinking

Japanese company Wasara presents sustainable, single use paper tableware. And it’s rather stylish. >

16 Apr 11
Rock solid

Design News > Design Thinking

Check out Safe Spaces Initiative, a grassroots public art and education campaign creating safe spaces for girls and women. >

14 Apr 11

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