September 2014 Archive

Call for submissions: "Take Two" at Design Indaba Expo 2015

Festival News • 19 Sep 14

We're planning an exciting new exhibition on the second life of objects – and we want your work to be part of it. Apply before 31 October! >
Take Five

Take Five • 18 Sep 14

Stories about London Design Festival 2014, which closes this Sunday, proved popular with our readers this week. >
Tharsis Sleeps

FilmFestFriday • 18 Sep 14

The embroidery in this animation is the first clue that this is not your average heavy metal music video. >
"Summer" by Alpha Wilde

Track of the Week • 18 Sep 14

Sink into summer with a quiet warmth, lazy vocals and just a touch of scattered synthesised sound. >
Orla sofa by Jasper Morrison

Product Spotlight • 18 Sep 14

A new sofa by the influential British designer for Italian furniture brand Cappellini goes on show at 2014 London Design Festival. >
Chris Gotz on building beautiful monsters (trailer)

Trailers • 17 Sep 14

Advertising industry creatives need to stay agile and open, says the chief creative officer of Ogilvy & Mather South Africa. >
The story behind London Design Festival's identity for 2014

Design News • 17 Sep 14

Pentagram partner Domenic Lippa tells us what inspired this year's visual identity for the London Design Festival. >
Subway reading

Design News • 17 Sep 14

The NYC Transit Authority Graphics Standards Manual, a feat of design brilliance by Massimo Vignelli and Bob Noorda, is about to be turned into a book. >
El Ultimo Grito on creating a new design ecosystem

Talks • Duration: 00:29:57 • 17 Sep 14

Through their exploratory work husband-and-wife team Roberto Feo and Rosario Hurtado challenge our most fundamental understanding of design. >
Working on Water

Video Interviews • 16 Sep 14

Watch the full episode from Al Jazeera's Rebel Architecture series on Nigerian architect Kunlé Adeyemi's groundbreaking projects in Lagos and Port Harcourt. >
Tropical Noire by Simone Brewster

Product Spotlight • 16 Sep 14

The London-based designer's new vessels, inspired by African woodcarvings, are unveiled at London Design Festival today. >
How to create a portfolio that will get you hired

Inside View • 16 Sep 14

Industrial designer Amina Horozic shares some of the insights from her new book "Breaking In" on how to create a winning showcase of your work. >
El Ultimo Grito on creating a new design ecosystem (trailer)

Trailers • 15 Sep 14

The Spanish design duo talk about how they use their own projects to interrogate how we define design. >
Reminder: Enter the A’ Design Awards

Design News • 15 Sep 14

The standard deadline for this global design competition is 30 September. Latecomers pay extra so register and submit your work today! >
Jon Daniel: Four corners of the diaspora

Q&A • 15 Sep 14

London-based creative director Jon Daniel shares the story behind his Design Week column on designers of African descent. >
Hacked notebooks

Design News • 14 Sep 14

An exhibition of Moleskine notebooks customised by and containing the sketches of designers is on exhibition in London. >
Your Street: Welcome to Bergen, Norway

Do Tank News • 14 Sep 14

A new Your Street Challenge has just been launched! The city of Bergen in Norway is now also taking part in this urban upgrade initiative. >
Crafted elements

Lookbook • 13 Sep 14

Lina Kanafani's London Design Festival show brings together diverse work illustrating the impact of craft on the design process. >
London Design Festival: Our picks

Design News • 12 Sep 14

We go in search of all things Africa at the London Design Festival. Here are our highlights. >
Take Five

Take Five • 12 Sep 14

This week Ilze Wolff's opinion piece on gender in architecture peaked readers' interested. See what else made it into the top five stories. >
Battle of the Jazz Guitarist

FilmFestFriday • 12 Sep 14

This short film by Mark Columbus is a twisting but sincere portrayal of the complex relationship between father and son. >
"The Fake Fences of Abazon Remix" by A Million Things

Track of the Week • 11 Sep 14

Seamless and fluid, this track features soaring digital sounds layered over infectious guitars, tight percussives and resounding bells. >
Soft Pots by Lisa Firer

Product Spotlight • 11 Sep 14

The Cape Town-based ceramicist's latest range experiments with retaining the softness of wet clay. >
Niklaus Troxler: All that jazz

Video Interviews • 10 Sep 14

We chat to Swiss graphic designer and jazz aficionado Niklaus Troxler about his twin passions. >

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