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Buki Akib's luxurious fashion accessories capture the pulsating rhythms of her West African heritage. >

We chat to one of South Africa's most imaginative jewellery designers on balancing creative innovation with the demands of running a business. >

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

Kristen Malan’s “Halo” headpiece wins the AngloGold Ashanti AuDITIONS gold jewellery design competition. >

What got readers clicking this week? Local fashion, a digital tool for manufacturing and insights about African consumers, among others. >

This young designer uses a 100-year-old loom to create refreshingly modern garments in mohair. >

African icons old and new abound in this week's top stories, from a graphic collage of Madiba to new designs for bubblegum brand Chappies. >

Two New Yorkers started an ethical fashion line made in Ghana – and found more opportunity to do good on the ground. >

Laurence Airline's Spring Summer 2015 collection deftly balances graphic pattern with urban un-fussiness. Step into the urban jungle with our gallery of images. >

Henriette Botha is an emerging South African design brand of handcrafted, locally manufactured, statement jewellery pieces. >

The National Gallery of Zimbabwe is hosting its first design exhibition that surveys contemporary design across the country. Design Indaba chats to the curator. >

European architecture and Mozambican heritage come together in Taibo Bacar's Fall/Winter 2013 collection. >

Architect Sindiso Khumalo's debut Spring/Summer 2013 fashion collection reveals the beauty in Zulu traditions. >

Textile designer Zinzi de Brouwer pushes the boundaries of materials and technology to create complex knits with three-dimensionality. >

Inga Gubeka's Umtwalo Wooden Backpack is an exploration of using unconventional materials when designing accessories. >

Senegalese fashion designer Selly Raby Kane's Fall/Winter 2014 collection titled "Alien Cartoon" is a truly contemporary African line. >

Cape Town-based design studio SKOP gave reject soccer balls a second life with their unconventional design. >

Fashion Rising's Spring 2014 collection celebrates Africa's bold, bright and brilliant colours. >

Susan Didcott's Smock Collar resembles a traditional Victorian collar with a Zulu-inspired aesthetic. >

Dennis Chuene has designed a multipurpose bag that aims to bring dignity to the less fortunate. >

"Africa is Tradition Reinvented" is one of the five themes of the "Africa is Now" exhibition at Design Indaba Expo 2014. >

Blogger Vanessa Grall of Messy Nessy Chic chats to the vintage guru of Namibia. >