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Articles about Design

Changing times need appropriate symbols

The ANC has missed a perfect opportunity to revise its logo to ­reflect the recent past, its achievements and ­future aspirations.

Street Challenge helps Cape Town get a makeover

A number of new projects intend to create jobs, generate microeconomies, educate school children, build the community and beautify the landscape.

God in the details

The new Nizamiye Mosque in Midrand features the extraordinary attention to detail and proportion that are characteristics of Ottoman design.

Designs with a capital Tee

Brad Hodgskiss, the man behind the Mingo Lamberti t-shirt label, writes about his design philosophy.

From feet to fertiliser

Puma are planning on bringing out a range of shoes and t-shirts that can be tossed onto the compost heap.

By design, a city for the poor

Designers must ensure that Cape Town's 2014 award is not hijacked by business and tourism interests, says a member of the bid committee

Gandhi and Kallenbach's getaway

The house Gandhi once shared with his companion, German-Jewish bodybuilder and architect Hermann Kallenbach, has been transformed into a guesthouse.

Perfect timing

Auction house Christie's has announced that it plans to sell one of James Bond's iconic Rolex watches.

Mapping the city's DNA

It is important to understand the relationship between the country's dynamics and its inhabitants.

Gautrain stops short of success

There is a need to look at the impact the Gautrain has had on the cities it serves, and whether the system could have been better planned.

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Photos about Design

Race against time
Jim Wicks, director of PrimerDesign, prepares a sample as the company races to produce the world's first DNA test for sw...
Pressing the flesh
Designer Felipe Mazibuko greets a member of the crowd at the Sanlam SA Fashion Week in Sandton on August 27. ...
Welcome
Mpho Moletsane poses behind the reception desk at the new Holiday Inn in Kliptown, Soweto. The hotel's interiors were de...
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Light flows into the canteen of the new AngloGold Ashanti headquarters in Newtown, Johannesburg, part of an urban renewa...


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