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Dreams woven in raffia

Lookbook • 14 Nov 14

A trip to Bolgatanga in northern Ghana to meet the women who weave A A K S’s sought-after raffia bags. >
"Somewhere" by Sipho The Gift, featuring Well$

Track of the Week • 13 Nov 14

A catchy, thought-provoking track by young Stellenbosch-based rapper-producer Sipho The Gift. >
A safer and speedier rescue

Design Frontiers • 13 Nov 14

Spark Design and Innovation's inflatable raft uses an innovative tilting mechanism that makes it easier to pull rescue victims out of the water. >
Tekku stools by Ira Studio

Product Spotlight • 12 Nov 14

Teak and brass combine in two stools that exemplify this Chennai-based studio's subtle synthesis of age-old Indian craft and contemporary design. >
Matali Crasset on making baskets in Bulawayo

Design Frontiers • 11 Nov 14

The French designer tells us in her own words about her time spent with Zimbabwean weavers developing baskets based on the gourd. >
A next-generation tree harvester

Design Frontiers • 10 Nov 14

Like the insect it is named after, the Gerridae harvester is light on its feet and the environment. >
BISAZZA Hayón Tiles by Jaime Hayón

Product Spotlight • 10 Nov 14

Patterns multiply underfoot in the Spanish designer's new collection of tiles for Bisazza. >
Window shopping at the Watershed

Lookbook • 9 Nov 14

We popped by the newly opened Watershed at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town to check out some of the gorgeous local design and craft on sale. >
Basotho blankets go north

Lookbook • 8 Nov 14

Emerging fashion designer Thabo Makhetha launched her modern take on the Basotho blanket at Vancouver Fashion Week 2014. >
Victoria Hayes is ready for battle

Next Generation • 7 Nov 14

She graduated from Parsons with a collection inspired by samurai armour. Now she’s taking on the New York City fashion world. >
The evolution of Taibo Bacar

Lookbook • 6 Nov 14

Mozambican fashion designer Taibo Bacar's latest colourful collection signals an evolutionary shift in his eponymous label. >
"Ama-Rulah" by Roberto

Track of the Week • 6 Nov 14

This week we look to Lusaka, Zambia, for a head-bobbing track by Afro-R&B artist Roberto. >
The tales that monuments tell

Design News • 5 Nov 14

Photographer David Goldblatt tells us which post-Apartheid monuments he considers successful and why. >
A boot camp for your fingers

Design News • 4 Nov 14

Masashi Kawamura has some fun designing a series of games to get users' fingers ready for the new Intel-powered tablets. >
Replicating the mother's womb

Design Frontiers • 4 Nov 14

A new infant care system proposes radically improved incubators that transmit the mother's heartbeat, breathing and voice. >
David Tlale's second take on Vlisco

Lookbook • 3 Nov 14

The South African fashion designer's latest collection juxtaposes lavish Java prints with tailored structure at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Africa. >
Making a city desired

Design News • 1 Nov 14

The "City Desired" exhibition explores issues of city making and contemporary urbanism through the lens of Cape Town. >
"The World's Pain" by Black Vulcanite

Track of the Week • 30 Oct 14

Track of the Week describes the difficulties of a life dedicated to music in insightful rhymes with back-up from an immaculate jazz sample. >
SEA ME by Nienke Hoogvliet

Product Spotlight • 30 Oct 14

This Dutch designer trades traditional textiles for yarn made from sea algae woven into a luxurious rug. >
City hacks for #makechange

Lookbook • 29 Oct 14

Our Instagram competition to win a copy of Andrew Shoben's book closes on Friday. Here are some of the entries so far. >
Shining a light on workers’ safety

Design Frontiers • 28 Oct 14

The new Halo Light is a multi-task light that ensures construction workers are visible from 600 metres away. >
Tastes like the Voortrekker Monument

Lookbook • 28 Oct 14

As an ode to their hometown, a group of designers recreates the city of Pretoria in icing sugar, nougat, coconut and biscuits. >
First Smart Highway goes live

Design News • 25 Oct 14

Daan Roosegaarde’s much-anticipated Smart Highway has been built on a stretch of the R329 in Oss, the Netherlands. >
Island style

Lookbook • 24 Oct 14

The bespoke furniture collection that put Fogo Island on the map is now available globally. >
Catching up with Kesivan & The Lights

Track of the Week • 23 Oct 14

Our music writer, Shiba Mazaza, talks to prolific drummer Kesivan Naidoo about his new EP "Brotherhood" before he heads to Carnegie Hall. >
On their knees

Lookbook • 22 Oct 14

We Make Carpets, a trio of Dutch artists, recreates 50 of their 'temporary' carpets out of everyday objects for Dutch Design Week 2014. >
Bye Bye Bunny by Victoria Verbaan

Product Spotlight • 21 Oct 14

Victoria Verbaan’s latest range of products bring her paintings to life. >
13 Ideas to stop global warming

Design News • 20 Oct 14

IDEO's latest "Designs On" semi-annual review brings together some unusual solutions to fighting the warming of our planet. >
Lab Vases by Wiid Design and Ceramic Matters

Product Spotlight • 20 Oct 14

Collaboration was the catalyst for this new creative experiment by a furniture designer and two ceramicists. >
The face of the future

Design News • 18 Oct 14

The overall winner of the Dutch Design Awards is 'Sweetie', a project that fights sex tourism online through an avatar that has the appearance of a young girl. >

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