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Artist Rogan Brown reveals the intricate architecture of nature with sheets of paper and a scalpel knife. >

German organisation CUCULA is using design, education and community to create second chances for foreign immigrants. >

Mosey is a portable tea set designed by Jie Chen to preserve the traditional Chinese tea ceremony in the modern world. >

Japanese glass artist Satoshi Tamizu places a tiny universe in each piece he creates. >

In the fourth in a photographic series focused on the hands of artisans, we look at the greased and oiled fingers of a Vespa mechanic. >

For thousands of years, kites have represented fun, energy and freedom. In a photo series focusing on master artisans, we look at the hands of the makers. >

A weaver based in Ibadan, Nigeria has taken the age-old craft of weaving to new heights by weaving the entire body of a car. >

My Beautiful Home in the rural Matobo district of Zimbabwe is breathing new life into the local tradition of hut painting. >

British studio Feist Forest are putting joy, passion, purpose and story back into product design with its humble wooden table. >

Woodstock-based potter Lisa Firer creates ceramics that are inspired by the tactility of hand-rolling and hand-embossing clay. >

South African artist Terry Angelos designs wall art and homeware using nature and her quirky side as inspiration. >

The London-based carpenter unearths nature’s wild beauty in her wooden bowls. >

Purist functionality and a pared-down aesthetic are key ingredients in Alex Swain’s decisively simple product designs. >

Avakai embraces the best of both worlds – artisanal children’s toys of the past and the technological advances of today. >

The luxury brand’s latest collection includes designs by Maarten Baas, Matali Crasset and Studio Job. >

Kent-based textile designer Margo Selby weaves her magic using age-old threading techniques. >

Alice Stewardson has designed and baked a collection of ceramics that look like they belong in the window display of a top French patisserie. >

The South African gallery Southern Guild has put together a collection that bristles with raw texture. >

Matali Crasset collaborates with craftsmen in the rural French woodland of La Muese. >

A group of South African designers have created a range of products whose sale supports KIN Culture's mission to establish an alternative model of orphan care. >

There’s luxury in locality for the British designer rug producer, but a roster of the world’s most acclaimed designers doesn’t hurt either. >

Knysna-based textile studio iSpy’s latest range was inspired by the plants in designer Lauren Frates’ garden and two cheeky birds that visit them. >

Pichulik collaborates with Design Africa and the Du Noon Urban Weavers on a collection of unusual bags made of rope and indigenous grass. >

An exhibition of photos captures the daily lived realities of the talented women collaborating with Pichulik and Design Afrika on a new range of bags. >

At least 25 processes go into creating each pair of Ballo's wooden sunglasses, all carried out by hand or hand-operated machines in Woodstock, Cape Town. >