Toshiyuki Kita has always applied his Japanese heritage to his European designs - and vice versa - to create flexible forms. >

map n 1 a diagrammatic representation of the Earth’s surface or part of it. 2 what Design Indaba asked four Cape Town creatives to redefine >

Optimal Energy unveiled South Africa's first locally produced and designed electric car, a silent six-seater named Joule. >

One hundred artworks have been chosen from the 2 147 entries submitted for the inaugural Spier Contemporary 2007 exhibition. >

The OpenThinkBox: TimePod 2007 design competition captured the imagination of architects around the world. >

William Kentridge’s production of The Magic Flute finally premiered in South Africa in September, after an extensive international tour. >

At Tokyo Design Week PearsonLloyd, the design studio founded by Tom Lloyd and Luke Pearson, presented two new ranges. >

Now available as a collection in his newly published book, Clinton Friedman’s photographic archive is a celebration of life. >

Comprising seven of his newest works, Ron Arad’s Bodyguards displays the designer’s continued fascination with materials. >

Ceramicist Frauke Stegmann’s Domestic Desire exhibition at the Bell-Roberts Gallery showed an inventory of reconstituted domestic objects. >

Nicknamed “Ed’s Shed”, the house that UK architect David Adjaye designed for photographer friend Ed Reeve took just five days to build. >