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David Tlale's second take on Vlisco

Creative Work • 3 Nov 14

The South African fashion designer's latest collection juxtaposes lavish Java prints with tailored structure at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Africa. >
Tackling the housing problem

RoundUp • 2 Nov 14

We round up four of the sustainable, low-cost innovations featured in The Better Living Challenge Showcase, which opened in Cape Town this week. >
Making a city desired

Creative Work • 1 Nov 14

The "City Desired" exhibition explores issues of city making and contemporary urbanism through the lens of Cape Town. >
The playful portraitist

Point of View • 31 Oct 14

Patterns clash and cultures collide in Moroccan photographer Hassan Hajjaj's striking portraits. >
Take Five

RoundUp • 31 Oct 14

Take five minutes to catch up with designindaba.com's top five stories this week. >
Studio Propolis: The labourers of love

Interviews • Duration: 00:03:53 • 30 Oct 14

Inside the Nairobi-based workshop of Naeem Biviji and Bethan Rayner, a husband-and-wife team who make all their own designs by hand. >
SEA ME by Nienke Hoogvliet

Creative Work • 30 Oct 14

This Dutch designer trades traditional textiles for yarn made from sea algae woven into a luxurious rug. >
Internet inspiration: Threat or enabler?

Point of View • 29 Oct 14

Lazy man's library or a window onto the world? Four South African creatives tell us whether the internet stymies or aids their creative process. >
Shining a light on workers’ safety

Creative Work • 28 Oct 14

The new Halo Light is a multi-task light that ensures construction workers are visible from 600 metres away. >
Inside Kenya's iHub

Interviews • 28 Oct 14

The iHub is the heart centre of Kenya's tech revolution. We took its pulse on this tour inside. >
Nesting instinct

Interviews • 27 Oct 14

Porky Hefer is expanding his interest in sustainable design by building a house. Just don't ask him for elevation plans. >
SEVEN THIRTY Films: Capturing Kenyan perspectives in film

Interviews • Duration: 00:04:23 • 27 Oct 14

The sister duo behind this filmmaking studio tells us about the opportunities and challenges of being creative in Kenya. >
It takes more than one

RoundUp • 26 Oct 14

Many designers have shifted the perception that good design is born from the spark of brilliance from the lone genius to one of collaborative creativity. >
First Smart Highway goes live

Creative Work • 25 Oct 14

Daan Roosegaarde’s much-anticipated Smart Highway has been built on a stretch of the R329 in Oss, the Netherlands. >
Architecture and Water (Part 1): A River Runs Through It

Creative Work • 24 Oct 14

The first of a three-part documentary series asserts that water management is as much a political issue as it is an urban planning one. >
Island style

Creative Work • 24 Oct 14

The bespoke furniture collection that put Fogo Island on the map is now available globally. >
Take Five

RoundUp • 24 Oct 14

A global call to design out Ebola drew readers' attention this week. >
Gavin Elder: A backstage pass

Interviews • Duration: 00:05:59 • 23 Oct 14

South African filmmaker Gavin Elder talks about his lucky break filming Duran Duran, working with artists and what he learnt from David Lynch. >
On their knees

Creative Work • 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. >
Design advice from New York

Point of View • 22 Oct 14

Three New York design legends share lessons from their careers in graphic design. >
Bye Bye Bunny by Victoria Verbaan

Creative Work • 21 Oct 14

Victoria Verbaan’s latest range of products bring her paintings to life. >
Colin Charles: The biggest mistake Western advertisers make in Africa

Interviews • Duration: 00:04:32 • 21 Oct 14

The executive creative director of Publicis West Africa tells us how he goes about making ads for Ghanaian audiences. >
13 Ideas to stop global warming

Creative Work • 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

Creative Work • 20 Oct 14

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

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