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PRISM Collection by Tokujin Yoshioka

Product Spotlight • 10 Apr 15 • Sponsored Content

The Japanese designer continues his love affair with all things transparent in this bold but understated range for Glas Italia. >
Jongerius and Schouwenberg label design industry depressing - Dezeen

Opinion • 10 Apr 15 • Sponsored Content

Hella Jongerius and Louise Schouwenberg launch manifesto against "depressing" design industry. >
Beyond the New - A Search for Ideals in Design

Opinion • 10 Apr 15 • Sponsored Content

The full text of Hella Jongerius and Louise Schouwenberg's design manifesto, "Beyond the New", is released here for the first time. >
Going his own way

Next Generation • 9 Apr 15 • Sponsored Content

Latest work by Thulisizwe Mamba, Durban-based graphic designer determined to develop his own viewpoint. >
“Hawajui” by Vanessa Khausa Mdee

Track of the Week • 9 Apr 15 • Sponsored Content

A light and summery track from Tanzania's pop princess-on-the-rise. >
Shubhankar Ray: This is more powerful than advertising

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:04:26 • 9 Apr 15 • Sponsored Content

Why the G-Star RAW global brand director thinks flashy ad campaigns are not always the answer. >
Design Indaba provides R100 000 support to Kannemeyer Primary School

Festival News • 8 Apr 15 • Sponsored Content

Design Indaba's Make. Change. campaign results in cash donation, books and library furniture for a deserving school in Grassy Park, Cape Town. >
A new manifesto of design

Design News • 8 Apr 15 • Sponsored Content

Hella Jongerius and Louise Schouwenberg make a public call for a return to quality and integrity in design. >
Refugee Republic

Design Frontiers • 8 Apr 15 • Sponsored Content

A Dutch artist combines hand-drawn illustrations and documentary storytelling to convey real life in a refugee camp in Iraq. >
A sci-fi journey through post-apocalyptic Ethiopia

Q&A • 8 Apr 15 • Sponsored Content

The movie “Crumbs” is a surreal love story written and directed by a Spaniard, filmed in Ethiopia with an all-local cast. Is this the future of globalisation? >
Q&A: Van Eijk & Van der Lubbe

Inside View • 8 Apr 15 • Sponsored Content

The duo behind Van Eijk & Van der Lubbe may be partners in business and love, but their creative differences also fuel their work. >
Février Rugs by Florian Pretet

Lookbook • 7 Apr 15 • Sponsored Content

These wool and silk rugs are handmade in Nepal from patterns drawn by French designer Florian Pretet. >
Bowl table lamp by New Works

Product Spotlight • 7 Apr 15 • Sponsored Content

The latest light by the Copenhagen design studio is a modern-day take on a portable lantern. >
Lauren Beukes and Joey Hi-Fi: A creative collaboration

Video Interviews • 7 Apr 15 • Sponsored Content

If this writer-and-illustrator duo were a character in one of their comics, they’d be a two-bodied monster feeding off the same brain. >
Focus on: The fine art of street signs

Focus On • 6 Apr 15 • Sponsored Content

Street signs hold sway in our urban psyches, thanks to these design masters – and subverters. >
Focus on: The rich possibilities of play

Focus On • 5 Apr 15 • Sponsored Content

These designers and creatives embrace their inner child to keep their creativity alive and kicking in their work. >
Take Five

Take Five • 4 Apr 15 • Sponsored Content

The top feature this week told the story of a young designer following the trail of his Zulu roots. >
Focus on: Rwanda

Focus On • 3 Apr 15 • Sponsored Content

Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, Rwanda is full of positive signs of growth and repair. >
"Earth" by Zethu Mashika

Track of the Week • 2 Apr 15 • Sponsored Content

A track evoking traditional Zulu warrior culture from the upcoming movie "Hear Me Move", South Africa's first dance film. >
Emily Oberman: All good design has a level of wit

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:03:38 • 2 Apr 15 • Sponsored Content

The designer of numerous “Saturday Night Live” identities talks about the role of humour in her work. >
The AVLU collection by Ayse Yesim Eröktem

Product Spotlight • 2 Apr 15 • Sponsored Content

Ayse Yesim Eröktem works with craftsmen from Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar to give traditional Turkish designs a contemporary twist. >
A loft conversion in Brussels

Lookbook • 1 Apr 15 • Sponsored Content

SHSH Architecture + Scenography converts a former warehouse in Brussels into a contemporary loft that adapts to its inhabitants. >
Muse light by Axo

Product Spotlight • 1 Apr 15 • Sponsored Content

Axo’s Muse light blooms with a distinctive colourful luminosity. >
Ackeem Ngwenya's all-terrain wheel - Dezeen

Design Frontiers • 31 Mar 15 • Sponsored Content

Roadless wheels designed by RCA graduate aim to help African farmers transport goods from remote villages. >

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