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Ceramic designer Bentley van Wyk masters traditional techniques in his contemporary ceramic designs. >

Before mass produced globes and Google Maps, handmade globes held the monopoly on the navigation market. Now, Peter Bellerby is reviving the dying art. >

Catherine Ash, the young ceramist working behind Ash Ceramics, brings her training as a sculptor into the delicate art of ceramics. >

Touring the world like the rock stars of knitting, Kaffe Fasset and Brandon Mably are two technicolour textile artists whose work explodes with bright patterns. >

Reem Hatem fills us in on Darb 1718, the Cairo centre that is fostering the North African country’s art scene. >

Entrepreneur Denise Bradley-Tyson presents handcrafted luxury curated from a global array of master artists, beginning with those from South Africa. >

A charming stop-motion film that recounts the journey of Swaziland-based studio Quazi Design. >

Meet Pauline and Tamburai, the mother and daughter duo and creators of African-inspired, one-of-a-kind handbags. >

The mother and daughter team behind Zana Products tells us about their dynamic business. >

Some of designer and artist Safia Stodel's handmade leather items take up to 14 hours to produce. >

In this exclusive interview, the Rotterdam-based designer tells us why she felt compelled to buy a flax farm in the Netherlands. >

Dutch product designer Jurgen Bey tells us about the importance of collaboration and preserving traditional crafts. >

Sabrina Kraus López teaches Berber weavers in rural Morocco to look with new eyes at their culture for design inspiration. >

Inside the Nairobi-based workshop of Naeem Biviji and Bethan Rayner, a husband-and-wife team who make all their own designs by hand. >

Five rising stars from the Emerging Creatives programme at Design Indaba Expo 2014 tell us what the exposure did for their careers. >

In our second video covering the Common Methods project, we chat to Natalie du Toit, Phil Procter and Charles Haupt about their power of collaboration. >

Matthew Nielson and Lio de Bruin discover a fruitful exchange in their collaborative designs for the Common Methods project. >

A new smart tool from MIT Media Lab is blurring the lines between handmade and digital technology. But that's not a bad thing. >

The Dutch no longer have a sole mandate on their quintessentially experimental approach to design, says this product designer. >

Marisa Fick-Jordaan of Zenzulu shares her insights into the South African craft sector and how it has evolved. >

What is the relationship between culture and design? Valerie Steele, Chris de Beer, Massoud Hassani, Carla Fernandez explore this question. >

What's so special about African creativity? An architect, fashion designer, lighting designer, inventor and product designer share their insights. >

In anticipation of a bumper Design Indaba Expo 2014, we relive some of the highlights of Design Indaba Expo 2013 where 400 exhibitors strutted their stuff. >

#FilmFestFridays presents "Modern Cultural Creators: Bokja" – a short film about a Beirut-based company specialising in textiles. >

#FilmFestFridays presents "Modern Cultural Curators: Geza Schoen", a short film offering a glimpse into the talents of perfumer Geza Scheon. >