January 2011 Archive

  • Nicolas San Juan apartment building by studio Taller 13.
    Tree house
    Design News • 14 Jan 11
    What looks like a giant tree house in the middle of a city is a very sustainable apartment block in Mexico. >
  • Lego letterpress by Physical Fiction.
    Loving the lego
    Design News • 13 Jan 11
    There appears to be no end to the number of creative applications for Lego. Here it's used in a letterpress. >
  • Paperback bookshelf by Studio Parade.
    Books, sideways
    Design News • 13 Jan 11
    A shelf that displays horizontally makes it much easier to read the spine. See Studio Parade’s good idea. >
  • Christophe Egret
    Talks • Duration: 00:52:59 • 12 Jan 11
    Christophe Egret talks about creating communities and generosity in architecture. >
  • Crazy public stunts at DI2011
    Festival News • 12 Jan 11
    Charlie Todd uses creativity to cause chaos and joy in public places. Join the founder of Improv Everywhere in Cape Town this February. >
  • Axor bathroom design by Patricia Urquiola.
    Bathing beauty
    Design News • 12 Jan 11
    Patricia Urquiola’s bathroom range for Axor brings a touch of poetry and playfulness to the collection. >
  • Golden future
    Design News • 12 Jan 11
    The winning design of PG Bison’s 1.sixoneeight Student Design Competition and Awards is inspired by an armadillo. >
  • Design Indaba Expo – more of the best in 2011
    Festival News • 11 Jan 11
    Gear up for a new decade of local design distinction, starting at the Design Indaba Expo from 25 to 27 February 2011. >
  • Ants ate all my sugar by Kate MacDowell.
    Natural connection
    Design News • 11 Jan 11
    Kate MacDowell’s porcelain sculptures are both intriguing and disturbing. Her work explores the interaction between humans and nature. >
  • Huck magazine, in collaboration with David Carson.
    Cover creative
    Design News • 10 Jan 11
    Magazines Huck and Little White Lies have been given the David Carson treatment. >
  • Mix'n'match prostheses
    Design News • 10 Jan 11
    Bespoke Innovations is adding much-needed creative flair to prosthetic limbs. >
  • 226 Hollywood Road
    Design News • 10 Jan 11
    Studioilse's TwoTwoSix project in Hong Kong addresses real life, then upgrades it. >
  • Breaking boundaries at DI2011
    Festival News • 10 Jan 11
    Maarten Baas’s designs are not defined by predetermined boundaries, rather he finds his cause in undertaking new experiments. >
  • Student Pavilion at Erasmus University by Paul de Ruiter Architects.
    Cool on campus
    Design News • 9 Jan 11
    A proposal for a new student pavilion at Erasmus University in the Netherlands aims to be energy neutral. >
  • Obstinate seating
    Design News • 9 Jan 11
    Jurgen Bey says chairs are never used in the way they were designed to be used. His Stubborn Chair rebels against this notion. >
  • Chain-delier
    Design News • 8 Jan 11
    Industrial chic meets Victorian-era grace in these awe-inspiring chandeliers, made with recycled bicycle parts. >
  • Peera by Marlon Darbeau.
    Form and function
    Design News • 8 Jan 11
    Marlon Darbeau’s Peera is a reinterpretation of the handy little bench that has a place in every home. >
  • Le 39 V Restaurant. Photo: Mario Pignata, Nicolas Mathéus, Vincent Fillon.
    39 Wonders
    Design News • 7 Jan 11
    A new restaurant in the most romantic city in the world combines the best in architecture, interior design and gastronomy. >
  • Komb House by Karim Rashid.
    Living lightly
    Design News • 7 Jan 11
    Karim Rashid’s Komb House is techno-savvy, ecological and trendy. >
  • Architectural recognition
    Design News • 6 Jan 11
    Here's a look at the recipients of the 2010 South African Institute of Architects' Awards for Merit and Excellence. >
  • Ieri, Oggi, Domani by Fabio Novembre. Image via designboom.
    Towards the light
    Design News • 6 Jan 11
    A creative touch is added to the bright city lights of Milan with designers using LEDs to engage notions of time, memory and modernity. >
  • Enable the future at DI2011
    Festival News • 5 Jan 11
    Can creativity spark a revolution for the design of a better world? Book now for the 2011 Design Indaba Conference and find out. >
  • Museum matters
    Design News • 5 Jan 11
    With designers like Maarten Baas and Jaime Hayón on the job, the newly improved Groninger Museum could only be impressive. >
  • Bridging the gap at DI2011
    Festival News • 5 Jan 11
    Francis Kéré works at the intersection between architecture and education, where he deals with development strategies. >

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