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"Earth" by Zethu Mashika

Track of the Week • 2 Apr 15

A track evoking traditional Zulu warrior culture from the upcoming movie "Hear Me Move", South Africa's first dance film. >
The AVLU collection by Ayse Yesim Eröktem

Product Spotlight • 2 Apr 15

Ayse Yesim Eröktem works with craftsmen from Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar to give traditional Turkish designs a contemporary twist. >
A loft conversion in Brussels

Lookbook • 1 Apr 15

SHSH Architecture + Scenography converts a former warehouse in Brussels into a contemporary loft that adapts to its inhabitants. >
Muse light by Axo

Product Spotlight • 1 Apr 15

Axo’s Muse light blooms with a distinctive colourful luminosity. >
Ackeem Ngwenya's all-terrain wheel - Dezeen

Design Frontiers • 31 Mar 15

Roadless wheels designed by RCA graduate aim to help African farmers transport goods from remote villages. >
The Sheets desk by Lucie Koldová

Product Spotlight • 31 Mar 15

Czech designer Lucie Koldova designs an elegant desk for Křehký set to be unveiled at Salone del Mobile 2015. >
The power of the “on” switch

Design News • 31 Mar 15

As part of UNESCO's International Year of Light, Ghana is looking at how light design and technology can lead to sustainable development. >
Summer sideboard by Bonaldo

Product Spotlight • 30 Mar 15

This quirky cabinet delivers an invigorating bolt of saffron sunshine. >
The value of milk

Design Frontiers • 30 Mar 15

A pop-up milk parlour in Amsterdam brings designers and milk farmers together to create a more sustainable dairy industry. >
Emily Oberman's book documents 40 years of "Saturday Night Live" – It's Nice That

Design News • 30 Mar 15

Graphic designer Emily Oberman has teamed up with writer Alison Castle to produce "Saturday Night Live: The Book". >
Abstract animals

Next Generation • 30 Mar 15

ECAL Master’s graduate Hongchao Wang creates a series of abstract store window displays for luxury French brand Hermés. >
4 ways to rethink food production

Focus On • 29 Mar 15

Floating or far underground, these ideas chart a new course for more efficient food sources. >
Take Five

Take Five • 28 Mar 15

Readers were most intrigued by Pentagram partner Harry Pearce’s poster design using his own blood. >
How the Pinda table was born

Next Generation • 27 Mar 15

The evolution of Siyanda Mbele’s Pinda table is the story of his growth as a designer finding a place for traditional African aesthetics in contemporary design. >
Album covers strike a chord

Lookbook • 27 Mar 15

Buenos Aires-based graphic designer Max Rompo designs boldly graphic album covers for Argentina’s tango and jazz musicians. >
East meets East

Lookbook • 26 Mar 15

Lebanese furniture studio Bokja collaborates with fashion designer Milia Maroun in a limited-edition range of coats. >
"Jump off a Cliff" by Dark Suburb

Track of the Week • 26 Mar 15

A warning about the lures of love from Ghana's first ever rock band, who conceal their identities at every performance. >
Polishing tomorrow's gems

Lookbook • 25 Mar 15

The Ekurhuleni Jewellery Project in Gauteng trains aspiring designers and gives graduates an incubated space to start their own businesses. >
An interview with Stanley Hainsworth of Tether – Designboom

Q&A • 25 Mar 15

During Design Indaba 2015 Designboom spoke to Stanley Hainsworth, the founder and creative director of Tether. >
7 talented South African illustrators to watch – Computer Arts

Lookbook • 25 Mar 15

Nick Carson picks his favourites from last month's Design Indaba Expo in Cape Town >
Tasting the creative process

Q&A • 24 Mar 15

Bubblegum spaceships, an idea kitchen and food as performance art. Emilie Baltz's job is so Willy Wonka one has no idea how she crafts a career out of it. >
You are how you eat

Profiling • 24 Mar 15

Emilie Baltz designs tools and eating experiences that surprise and delight – and make you rethink your relationship to food. >
Blood as ink

Design News • 24 Mar 15

Pentagram partner Harry Pearce uses his own blood for a poster design that questions the self-destructiveness of the human species. >
Joburg Her Homeburg

Next Generation • 23 Mar 15

Rendani Nemakhavhani, graphic designer and frequent taxi commuter, captures the hustle and style of Joburg’s streets in her work. >
Dominic Wilcox on playful creativity – Cool Hunting

Profiling • 23 Mar 15

Cajsa Carlson catches up with the English artist at this year's Design Indaba for an inside look at his open-minded approach. >
Roy Choi takes gourmet fast food to the streets – Designboom

Q&A • 23 Mar 15

Roy Choi, co-founder of Kogi BBQ trucks, has revolutionised food truck culture by bringing gourmet cooking to the masses, reports Designboom. >
Head, hands and heart

Q&A • 23 Mar 15

"Craft art", says author Elbé Coetsee, heralds the merging of "art" and "craft" as makers bring a conceptual approach to traditional handmade techniques. >
Where craft and art meet

Lookbook • 23 Mar 15

Elbé Coetsee's new book, "Craft Art in South Africa", is a beautifully illustrated journey through the tactile possibilities of handmade work. >
#MakeChange: Flipping trash into treasure

Lookbook • 22 Mar 15

They might be light and summery but flip-flops pose a deadly threat to Kenya’s coast. >
Take Five

Take Five • 21 Mar 15

Michael Bierut explaining the power of logos in an exclusive interview with Design Indaba was the most popular story this week. >

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