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Organic shades

Design News • 2 May 13

Fernando and Humberto Campana combine elements of French and Brazilian culture to create an unconventional light source. >
Rossana Orlandi at Milan 2013

Design News • 1 May 13 • Sponsored Content

A short roundup of the work of talented emerging designers from around the world, as curated by Rossana Orlandi. >
The 21st Century Economy Will Be Urban, High Tech, and Green

Opinion • 1 May 13 • Sponsored Content

Alex Steffen on three facts business leaders tend to misunderstand when thinking about climate change. >
Woven wood

Design News • 1 May 13 • Sponsored Content

Bearing resemblance to African furniture design, Patricia Urquiola designs a wooden chair for Moroso. >
Lifelong timber

Design News • 30 Apr 13 • Sponsored Content

The "Architecture and Humanitarian Activities" exhibition highlights the lifelong work and career of renowned architect Shigeru Ban. >
Full Moon

Design News • 30 Apr 13

Nika Zupanc unveils her first creation for Sé, a lamp inspired by sport motifs and 1950s furniture. >
Balaclava bear

Design News • 29 Apr 13

Sootcookie ceramics and Alex Goldberg have collaborated to design a range of characters who create havoc in the woods. >
Elizabeth Galloway at Design Indaba 2013

Festival News • 28 Apr 13 • Sponsored Content

Cape Town’s Design Indaba Expo is a cultural mix of all things design related in South Africa. >
Comfort zone

Design News • 27 Apr 13 • Sponsored Content

Jaime Hayón's "Ro" armchair means "tranquility" in Danish and resembles just that. >
Petting Zoo now on Android

Do Tank News • 26 Apr 13

We're excited to announce that the hand-illustrated app Petting Zoo by Christoph Niemann is now available on Android. >
Leanie van der Vyver: Not many people get the opportunity to design in gold

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:02:57 • 26 Apr 13

Leanie van der Vyver explains her design process behind the Design Indaba gold medallion. >
Keeping time

Design News • 26 Apr 13

Marcel Wanders has extended his "Dressed" collection with a series of wristwatches, each being unique to its wearer. >
Take flight

Design News • 25 Apr 13

Spilt Milk's Autumn/Winter 2013 collection takes inspiration from the beauty of birds in flight. >
Honeycomb jewels

Design News • 25 Apr 13

Benjamin Hubert's latest jewellery collection takes inspiration from bees and natural patterns. >
We're trying to get design out of the way – Ben Terrett

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:00:00 • 25 Apr 13

Ben Terrett explains the design principles behind the new Gov.uk website, which combines all the UK Government's websites into a single site. >
We've been designing biology for 10 000 years – Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:00:00 • 24 Apr 13

Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg discusses synthetic biology – a new field of science that could see designers creating artificial lifeforms. >
Nature verses science

Design News • 24 Apr 13

Troika's first solo exhibition "The Far Side of Reason" combines new and old works to investigate the tension between perception and reality. >
Digital technology will continue to disappear – Alex Chen

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:00:00 • 23 Apr 13 • Sponsored Content

Google Creative Lab creative director Alexander Chen explains to Dezeen how he created a digital string you can pluck like a viola. >
Makr Shakr: a robotic creation

Design News • 23 Apr 13 • Sponsored Content

Carlo Ratti's "Makr Shakr" allows people to become their own virtual barman. >
We were the first in history to motion-capture our own sperm – Masashi Kawamura

Video Interviews • Duration: 00:00:00 • 22 Apr 13

Masashi Kawamura explains the process behind a television commercial he made featuring dancing sperm in an interview with Dezeen at Design Indaba 2013. >
European city

Design News • 22 Apr 13

Bjarke Ingels' "Europacity" will provide the Île-de-France community with a commercial and cultural hotspot. >
Comfortably colourful

Design News • 21 Apr 13 • Sponsored Content

Colour, colour and more colour, Patricia Urquiola’s latest chair collection brightens any living or working environment. >
Design Indaba Expo 2013 – In Review

Festival News • 20 Apr 13

It has taken a while to get this post out because frankly, I procrastinate... >
Wooden simplicity

Design News • 20 Apr 13 • Sponsored Content

Naoto Fukasawa extended his "Maruni" furniture collection at the 2013 Milan Furniture Fair and paid tribute to traditional Japanese craftsmanship. >

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