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Teshia Treuhaft: What a chair needs to be

The Rhode Island School of Design graduate collaborated with a dancer to map out the fundamentals of a chair. >
Dave Hakkens: The last phone you'll ever need

Meet the Design Academy Eindhoven graduate who could help revolutionise cellular technology. >
Q&A: Thebe Ikalafeng

We chat to one of Africa's leading brand gurus about his appointment to the jury of the Red Dot Communication Design Awards. >
Lookbook: Department of Design

We look at Droog's design of a pop-up pavilion to foster Dutch-South African collaboration for Cape Town's reign as 2014 World Design Capital. >
Outside In: Joost Alferink

Looking in on Africa from the European perspective, Joost Alferink shares an outsider's perspective on the state of the creative industry on the continent. >
Focus on: Marble's comeback

More and more designers are being inspired by the ancient stone's striated smoothness. Here are five recent examples from our archives. >
Ije Nwokorie: The changing currency of brands

The global CEO of Wolff Olins offers insights into changing approach to branding in an age where immediacy makes all the difference. >
Take Five

A balmy musical track and a fierce video, a juicy exhibition and a leading exhibition designer - here are this week's most popular features. >
Wawd Ahp

In the last of our SXSW 2014 Film Award winner series, the filmmaker takes us on a romp through his warped subconscious. DISTURBING CONTENT, PASSWORD BELOW. >
Michel Rojkind on a design strategy to cope with overstimulation (trailer)

The Mexican architect shares three ways he wades through our world of chaos and flux to create award-winning work. >
Haroon Gunn-Salie: History's vigilante

Listen to the Cape Town-based artist talk about how he uses the city as his canvas to raise the ghosts of South Africa's past. >
"Mau Vivi" by Jo Kunnuji

Meander through the sounds of Nigeria's lesser-known Ogu culture as interpreted by Nigerian composer Jo Kunnuji. >
Michel Rojkind: Buildings that go beyond the brief

Find out how Mexican architect Michel Rojkind uses a nifty design tool to help clients imagine so much more for their buildings. >
Watt scooter

This electric push scooter by industrial design outfit eLabs is a made-in-South-Africa solution to inner-city congestion. >
Jake Barton: Where space and storytelling meet

The interaction designer and founder of Local Projects tells us how technology is changing the ancient art of storytelling. >
Opinion: Charl Thom on why FoxP2 is taking a break from awards

Why sit out the ad world's most important annual events? FoxP2 Group CEO Charl Thom tells us how the decision germinated from a midnight walk in New York City. >
Focus on: Design for rural contexts

Six projects that broaden access to products and services in rural communities around the globe. >
Product Spotlight: Karoo Chair

The Karoo Chair by Curious Room is a felt and fabric ode to the natural beauty of the South African landscape. >
Belly

British illustrator Julia Pott tells a melancholic tale about a pair of sparring boys, a kindly monster and an undersea trip that goes awry. >
Juice detox

A new exhibition of Garth Walker's "ijusi" magazine explores what makes us South African and what that looks like. >
Next Generation: Fayaaz Mahomed

Industrial designer and recent graduate Fayaaz Mahomed of Unfayzd Design has created a system of space-efficient seating. >
Take Five

From a musical track to a museum that became a typeface - check out the stories that made headlines on designindaba.com this week. >
A new app to connect creatives with clients

Creative Cape Town has launched an app that maps the creative industries in the Mother City, making it easier to navigate for potential clients. >
Inside Out: Andrew Whitehouse & Matthew Bull

Two South African admen move to New York to start an agency. The punchline? Why not. >

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