The SOLVE 2008 design competition announced a three-way tie in their challenge to design an environmentally and culturally sensitive table. >

Potter John Bauer is immortalising South Africa’s doily heritage through porcelain and has found happiness in craft. >

Heineken have added a new dimension to its marketing by opening a unique, ultramodern concept store designed by Frank Tjepkema. >

Michael Souter is adding to the 2010 fever with his “makarabas” (sculpted hard hats) that fuse urban culture, design and sporting passion. >

Commonwealth is uncovering a new kind of beauty by reapplying architectural rigour to smaller scale cross-disciplinary design. >

The Wasted exhibition, at Johannesburg’s Unity Gallery, emphasised the beauty of the art and technical skill, instead of the materials used. >

Wearable Art - the theme for this year's Rendezvous curated by Gordon Froud drew fine artists and fashion designers to participate. >

MK Bruce Lee is a new magazine packaged in Lucky Packet format and designed by Peet Pienaar for alternative South African music channel MK. >

Five Black Bins brought together five Cape Town design studios to redesign five garbage bins in Woodstock, Cape Town. >

Creative consultancy Animal Farm is born of a world where some are more equal than others. >

Signature South African fashion label Misfit made the breakthrough into the European market at this year's Bread & Butter show in Barcelona. >