Bhangra is a musical genre that grew out of the diasporic Indian community in Britain and was popularised through dancehalls. >

Jo’burg indie electro outfit Model C have been described as “a dirty and beautiful eight-bit soundtrack that crawls under your skin”. >

Fundamentally showing that everyman can design, Springleap is more than just South Africa’s answer to Threadless. >

South African-born milliner Albertus Quartus Swanepoel is poised for success. >

Taking eco-design online will enable the creative collaboration on ideas necessary to shape the solutions to climate change. >

MMA Architects won the inaugural Curry Stone Design Prize for their ingenious solution to the Design Indaba 10x10 Low-cost Housing project. >

The Design Indaba stand at the Homecoming Revolution event offered a freshly dynamic take on South Africa to expats living in London. >

The Emerging Creatives Programme gives young or up-and-coming designers the opportunity to exhibit at the Design Indaba Expo. >

The Chumby, a real geek's toy, is an internet-connected touchscreen device. It's thoroughly open-source and runs widgets on Linux software. >

Chinese graphic design student Shumeng Ye went in search of the secret history of Warrior basketball sneakers. >

Durban's artSPACE gallery hosted the second annual Bigwood exhibition during July, featuring more than 40 designers. >

Durban's Bean Bag Bahia Beach Club, sibling to Bean Bag Bohemia and Deli, features an up-market restaurant café as well as a deli. >

Biodegradable body product range Jozi O have expanded into a brand new environmentally friendly building, named the Energy Works. >

The fashion week season saw fashion shows galore delighting audiences at the Durban, Johannesburg and then Cape Town Fashion Weeks. >