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In design terms, Afro Diva is the fashion equivalent of wearing one’s heart on one’s sleeve. >

In Paris recently, Africa Fair presented their Fall/Winter 2005/06 collection. >

KEAG's Ilithalomsa project evolves the litter that gets washed up on our beaches into desirable sculptures and homeware products. >

Focusing on Droog's eco explorations proves that the Dutch design collective's fountain of good ideas never runs dry. >

Product developer Amanda Youngleson uses design to the development context of bad tools, poor skills, limited markets and deep poverty. >

The Shared Talent Project saw crafters from Soweto and Hillbrow teamed with students from London College of Fashion. >

Avoova have installed a 7m-long ostrich eggshell mosaic that wraps around the Spier Hotel reception desk. >

Ceramicist Frauke Stegmann’s Domestic Desire exhibition at the Bell-Roberts Gallery showed an inventory of reconstituted domestic objects. >

“Shepherd” Godza Mtizwa from Streetwires was spotted herding 200 life-sized sheep through the streets of Cape Town. >

One hundred artworks have been chosen from the 2 147 entries submitted for the inaugural Spier Contemporary 2007 exhibition. >

Avant-garde rapper Max Normal has turned his creative touch to an exclusive range of 36 handmade animal toys. >

Carrol Boyes Functional Art (CBFA) has announced the theme for the Metal 2008 New Designer Search: "Frame". >

Exploring the legroom between art and design is Cape Town's newest gallery - Curious, Whetstone & Frankley. >

As part of the University of Pretoria's centenary celebrations, more than 2 000 designs by alumni will be exhibited. >

Cape Town's Curious, Whetstone and Frankley shows Rikus Ferreira's fantastical illustrations and multimedia works, Varkore in die Skemer. >

Moxyland is Lauren Beukes's debut novel giving rise to a growing multimedia empire of toys, a soundtrack and online materials. >

This year’s Corobrik National Ceramics Exhibition demanded “something beautiful” of participants, inspired by man's interaction with earth. >

The Wasted exhibition, at Johannesburg’s Unity Gallery, emphasised the beauty of the art and technical skill, instead of the materials used. >

Beads leap the technology divide with these innovative USB bracelets by Africa!Ignite that combine fashion with info storage. >

Founder Streetwires, Patrick Schofield has been selected as the winner of the 2008 Social Entrepreneur of the Year award in South Africa. >

Potter John Bauer is immortalising South Africa’s doily heritage through porcelain and has found happiness in craft. >

Editor of Icon, a Design Indaba media partner, Justin McGuirk weighs in on Design Indaba's craft debate. >

Industrial designer and Design Indaba 2006 speaker, Paul Priestman weighs in on Design Indaba's craft debate. >

Editor of Worldchanging.com and Design Indaba 2007 speaker, Alex Steffen weighs in on Design Indaba's craft debate. >

Creative director and Design Indaba 2004 speaker, Elsie Nanji weighs in on Design Indaba's craft debate. >