"Eskom Chic – I Got Dressed in the Dark" is a new fashion film where the models get dressed in the blackness of a loadshedding power cut in South Africa. >
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. >
Royal College of Art graduate Barbara Peynot has created The Urban Nomad Home Kit – a coat that turns into a shelter, complete with a window and wallpaper. >
Bantu Wax, founded by Yodit Eklund, is an African surf brand that breaks the clichés of blonde, blue-eyed surf babes with images from Africa's own surf culture. >
Former editor at ELLE South Africa Jackie Burger offers insight into a changing retail landscape that calls for more personalised consumer experiences. >
This year's three contenders in the young talent category of the Dutch Design Awards illustrate the depth and diversity of the county's next design generation. >
Kenyan arts collective The Nest makes impressive use of limited resources – from running a radio station out of their bathroom to making an award-winning film. >
