French product designer Matali Crasset is just one of the designers who contributed to Domestic's Narcisse collection of artists' mirrors. >

Rita João, Pedro Ferreira and Frederico Duarte have picked up their pens to celebrate Portugal's heritage of cakes. >

Creative consultancy Animal Farm brewed a clever idea to highlight the plight of the already stretched Fire Department. >

The Carry Me Away exhibition at the Corner Café in Durban saw 10 local artists and designers celebrate the wheelbarrow. >

Designer Cornelius Lemmer will be launching his new range of Dolly Pots at the 2008 Design Indaba Expo. >

Avant-garde rapper Max Normal has turned his creative touch to an exclusive range of 36 handmade animal toys. >

Lauren Beukes gives the inside scoop on South Africa's maverick animation studio, Clockwork Zoo. >

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. >

Growing Materials, opening in January 2008 at the VIA in Paris, demonstrates new possibilities for using renewable materials. >

Tom Dixon launched the London Design Festival at Trafalgar Square with an installation of 500 energy-saving lights. >