Grigri Pixel invited a group a creatives from Africa and Spain to work together in Madrid to try and find out. >

Photographer Mutua Matheka launched his project to show the complex beauty of African cities. >

“I see myself as a tool to create. So what you put in, is what you get out. If I am doing well or doing something I love I feel that will be what comes out." >

"Analysing a chair you can understand the stature of a culture, what kind of materials they used and what kind of techniques they knew." >

“Good design is not only about good form, it’s also about a better world.” >

“Studying design allowed me to design books. After more than twenty years designing for cultural institutions, I decided to open my own label.” >

"I am truly a creative. I start from a creative space and not from an activist space. I am like the most reluctant activist you will ever meet." >

The Casas Melhoradas aims to do this in Maputo where 80 per cent of the population is estimated to be living in informal settlements. >

She talks about projects that include dyeing clothes using bacteria, developing a residency programme and her love for Solange, Mafikizolo and Bjork. >

Emoji activist Jennifer 8 Lee tells us what you can do to make the selection on your phone more diverse. >