We popped by the newly opened Watershed at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town to check out some of the gorgeous local design and craft on sale. >

Mozambican fashion designer Taibo Bacar's latest colourful collection signals an evolutionary shift in his eponymous label. >

Our Instagram competition to win a copy of Andrew Shoben's book closes on Friday. Here are some of the entries so far. >

The bespoke furniture collection that put Fogo Island on the map is now available globally. >

We round up the top five tiles trends that emerged at the recent Cersaie international exhibition of ceramic tiles in Bologna, Italy. >

The director David Lynch's black and white photographs of factories affirm his penchant for dark, surreal imagery. >

Robin Sprong Wallpaper wants to plaster your walls in pattern. Here are three recent collaborations with locally based designers. >

The cheap "China bag" has become a symbol of migration in Africa – and a popular material for artists and designers to reimagine. >

The finalists for the first "Wood Excellence Prize" at the World Architecture Festival take the creative application of wood to new heights. >

The upcoming LagosPhoto Festival highlights photography that imagines alternative African realities and obscures the medium's role as truth-teller. >

An Open House Architecture tour offers a rare glimpse inside the iconic buildings that were at the centre of the city's rag trade. >