• Liezel Strauss (L) and Kathy Shenoy (R) at Africa Calling.
    Africa calls, London answers
    British design consultant Kathy Shenoy launches Africa Calling, a platform to bridge the divide between makers from the UK and Africa. >
  • Africa Calling at Africa Utopia 2014.
    London Design Festival: Our picks
    We go in search of all things Africa at the London Design Festival. Here are our highlights. >
  • Image from the series "Found Not Taken" by Edson Chagas.
    Paradigm city
    For architecture agency Beyond Entropy Africa, Luanda is a kind of muse inspiring bold, creative solutions to regional urban problems. >
  • Overlap by Ildikó Valicsek.
    Ildikó Valicsek
    This Hungarian textile designer has come up with an ingenious system for generating a never-ending array of patterns. >
  • Vime centrepiece by the Campana brothers.
    Vime centrepiece by the Campana Brothers
    The Campana Brothers' versatile design for Alessi celebrates handwoven rattan in a single undulating form. >
  • Albie Sachs
    21 ICONS – Albie Sachs
    Behind the scenes of photographer Adrian Steirn's regal portrait of the former Constitutional Court judge. >
  • Offis System by Raw Studios
    Offis System by Raw Studio
    Raw Studio unveils a sleek system of furniture to suit the changing needs of modern work habits. >
  • David Kindersley
    Lookbook: What's Your Type?
    An exhibition of alphabet prints by David Kindersley harks back to the pre-digital days of typographic design. >
  • Glass House by Phillip Johnson.
    Iconic Houses
    A two-minute animated tour of some of the 20th century’s most recognisable and well-loved buildings. >
  • Whisper chandelier by High Thorn
    Whisper chandelier by High Thorn
    High Thorn's latest lighting design is a cascade of leather evoking a laidback sense of luxury. >
  • Casey Neistat
    Casey Neistat: The maverick filmmaker
    Meet the YouTube sensation who is redefining what it means to be a filmmaker. >
  • Stratflex Orbit coffee table designed by Al Stratford
    Orbit coffee table by Stratflex
    The Stratflex family of furniture grows with the addition of this cleverly designed flat-pack table. >
  • Meyer von Wielligh's Instomi sideboard.
    Instomi metal sideboard by Meyer von Wielligh
    Meyer von Wielligh contrasts smooth metal with aged wood in the latest addition to its signature range. >
  • Mugendi M'Rithaa
    The quiet ambassador of African design
    Meet Mugendi M'Rithaa, the Kenyan educator and activist who has been working behind the scenes to promote the power of design in Africa. >
  • 'Ordinary Love' by U2 cover art by Oliver Jeffers.
    Ordinary Love by U2
    The video for U2's song, written for the movie "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom", uses animated type as an artful tribute to Madiba. >
  • Studio One Eighty Nine's Spring Summer 2014 Collection.
    Fashion takes flight
    Two New Yorkers started an ethical fashion line made in Ghana – and found more opportunity to do good on the ground. >
  • SPARK shaker co-developed by Sudha Kheterpal.
    Bright spark
    Faithless percussionist Sudha Kheterpal wants to shake up the world to create clean energy for people without access to electricity. >
  • Rwandan Heraldry by George Pericles Creative Think-Tank.
    Lookbook: Rebranding Rwanda
    George Pericles Creative Think-Tank proposes a visual identity for Rwanda's provinces based on traditional patterns. >
  • The first-ever Kenya Pavilion at the Venice Biennale 2014.
    A Kenyan conundrum
    Kenya’s first pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale – a giant missed opportunity? >
  • Custom Racing Bikes by Calvin Botha.
    Next Generation: Calvin Botha
    Meet the bicycle-mad designer who is one of only three builders of fully customisable carbon frames in the world. >
  • Erik Spiekermann
    Hello, I am Erik – The German Letterman
    Gestalten.tv interviews German typographer Erik Spiekermann who is rediscovering his love for letterpress after 30 years of designing fonts. >
  • Braaitjie by Dieter Zermatten
    Braaitjie by Dieter Zermatten
    A pint-sized ‘braai’ hopes to reinvent South Africa’s obsession with barbecuing meat outdoors. >
  • Wawd Ahp by Steve Girard and Josh Chertoff.
    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. >
  • "Witness" by Haroon Gunn-Salie
    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. >

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