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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. >

Master carpet maker Paco Pakdoust translates contemporary South African artworks into the medium of wool and silk. >

Form follows context in Andile Dyalvane's Docks Table Black that reflects the gentrification of the neighbourhood in Cape Town where his studio is located. >

Peter Krige has prototyped a pressure-tight closure that can be fitted onto easily available parts to create a shower for unplumbed homes. >

Artist-blacksmith Conrad Hicks' sculptural pieces often emerge from working with the raw material in his forge. >

Architecture for a Change uses lightweight materials with extreme efficiency for a school in rural Malawi. >

South African design duo Dokter and Misses creates a striking new MTV Africa Music Awards trophy. >

Dutch furniture design company LINTELOO has launched a range of furniture and home accessories that brings an edgy African flair to its classic furniture. >

Scathing satirical cartoonist Zapiro releases a new book that journeys through twenty years of South Africa's democracy in cartoons. >

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

In celebration of Africa Day designers define what African creativity means and how it can help shape a bright future for the continent. >

Graphic designer and illustrator Thandiwe Tshabalala designed a series of illustrated GIFs that celebrate beautiful names in her mother tongue: Xhosa. >

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

Mesuli Macozoma is a self-taught Johannesburg-based photographer who explores a sense of place in Soweto through his documentary-style photos. >

South African designer Laurie Wiid van Heerden creates a striking bench for the Southern Guild Collection to be exhibited at the upcoming Design Miami/Basel. >

Ghanaian architect Joe Osae-Addo has designed a more affordable cement to be used for construction in Africa. >

Aïssa Dione pushes the boundaries of traditional Senegalese textile design through incorporating technological elements. >

Paolo Mastrogiuseppe combines his love for coffee and motoring to create a one-of-a-kind coffee machine. >

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

Melle Smets and Joost van Onna collaborate with local Ghanaian craftsmen to create an African car. >

Freeplay Energy's fetal heart rate monitor provides a safe and accessible solution for healthcare workers in developing countries during childbirth. >

Moladi, a South African company, specialises in a reusable plastic formwork for use in construction of affordable housing and low cost housing projects. >

Meet Mr Somebody & Mr Nobody. Their collection of African-flavoured domestic curiosities runs the spectrum of quirky cool. >

Many girls in Uganda aren't able to attend school on the days they menstruate because they can’t afford the basic sanitary products. Makapads offers a solution. >

Boogertman + Partners Architects have won an architectural competition to design the Karura Forest Environmental Education Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. >