Creativity from across Africa dominated the rankings, taking gold, silver and bronze in this week’s top five stories. >

The new chair is a flouncy but structured homage to the textures of wool, farmed locally in the Eastern Cape region of South Africa. >

Creative agency Joe Public’s latest fund-raising initiative has galvanised 200 scholars from a school in Soweto to create a new designer alphabet. >

The Shift is making change one sustainable design at a time with tutorial films and toolkits for communities in need. >

Mema Designs has used the time since debuting its “Ukhamba” lamp prototype at “Africa is Now” last year to refine the Fan Lamp: each one individually handmade. >

"Africa Is Now 2015", a Design Indaba project, introduces five groups in Angola, Egypt, Senegal and Kenya producing some of the most exciting work in Africa. >

The Take 2 exhibition at Design Indaba Expo will showcase designers who have given waste products a “do-over”. >

Italian designer Stefano Giovannoni is the man behind what is undoubtedly the most instantly recognisable bar stool in the world. >

A call to action to recruit South Africa's young fashionistas into the world of the local fashion industry. >

Senegalese photographer Omar Victor Diop is a prolific image-maker with one eye on history and the other on contemporary popular culture. >

Anthea Duce, or "Duce Duce" as she is known on the underground bass music scene, interprets music in live projections that mix found footage with graphics. >

Founder of Blank Ink Shaun Gaylard is sketching the architectural fabric of urban centres one limited-edition city guide at a time. >

Here are the eight recent design school graduates who will present their work Pecha Kucha-style at Design Indaba Conference 2015. >

Adams and Adams, legal partners to Design Indaba, advise on how best to protect your designs through trademarks, copyrights and patent protection. >