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"Earth" by Zethu Mashika

Track of the Week > African Design / Music & Sound Design

A track evoking traditional Zulu warrior culture from the upcoming movie "Hear Me Move", South Africa's first dance film. >

2 Apr 15
The AVLU collection by Ayse Yesim Eröktem

Product Spotlight > Craft / Product Design

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

2 Apr 15
A loft conversion in Brussels

Lookbook > Architecture & Interiors

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

1 Apr 15
Muse light by Axo

Product Spotlight > Product Design

Axo’s Muse light blooms with a distinctive colourful luminosity. >

1 Apr 15
Ackeem Ngwenya's all-terrain wheel - Dezeen

Design Frontiers > Product Design

Roadless wheels designed by RCA graduate aim to help African farmers transport goods from remote villages. >

31 Mar 15
The Sheets desk by Lucie Koldová

Product Spotlight > Product Design

Czech designer Lucie Koldova designs an elegant desk for Křehký set to be unveiled at Salone del Mobile 2015. >

31 Mar 15
The power of the “on” switch

Design News > Design Thinking

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

31 Mar 15
Summer sideboard by Bonaldo

Product Spotlight > Industrial Design / Product Design

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

30 Mar 15
The value of milk

Design Frontiers > Design Thinking / Food Design

A pop-up milk parlour in Amsterdam brings designers and milk farmers together to create a more sustainable dairy industry. >

30 Mar 15
Emily Oberman's book documents 40 years of "Saturday Night Live" – It's Nice That

Design News > Design Thinking

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

30 Mar 15
Abstract animals

Next Generation > Architecture & Interiors / Product Design

ECAL Master’s graduate Hongchao Wang creates a series of abstract store window displays for luxury French brand Hermés. >

30 Mar 15
How the Pinda table was born

Next Generation > Product Design

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. >

27 Mar 15
Quazi Design – How it all began

FilmFestFriday > African Design / Craft / Fashion & Jewellery Design

A charming stop-motion film that recounts the journey of Swaziland-based studio Quazi Design. >

27 Mar 15
Album covers strike a chord

Lookbook > Graphic Design & Illustration / Music & Sound Design

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

27 Mar 15
East meets East

Lookbook > Craft / Fashion & Jewellery Design

Lebanese furniture studio Bokja collaborates with fashion designer Milia Maroun in a limited-edition range of coats. >

26 Mar 15
"Jump off a Cliff" by Dark Suburb

Track of the Week > African Design / Music & Sound Design

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

26 Mar 15
Polishing tomorrow's gems

Lookbook > Fashion & Jewellery Design

The Ekurhuleni Jewellery Project in Gauteng trains aspiring designers and gives graduates an incubated space to start their own businesses. >

25 Mar 15
7 talented South African illustrators to watch – Computer Arts

Lookbook > Art & Photography / Design Thinking / Graphic Design & Illustration

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

25 Mar 15
Blood as ink

Design News > Art & Photography / Graphic Design & Illustration

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

24 Mar 15
Joburg Her Homeburg

Next Generation > Art & Photography / Design Activism

Rendani Nemakhavhani, graphic designer and frequent taxi commuter, captures the hustle and style of Joburg’s streets in her work. >

23 Mar 15
Where craft and art meet

Lookbook > African Design / Art & Photography / Craft

Elbé Coetsee's new book, "Craft Art in South Africa", is a beautifully illustrated journey through the tactile possibilities of handmade work. >

23 Mar 15
#MakeChange: Flipping trash into treasure

Lookbook > Craft

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

22 Mar 15
"Iron Sky" by Daniel Wolfe

FilmFestFriday > Film & Animation

Winner at SXSW, this music video directed by Daniel Wolfe is a harrowing accompaniment to Paolo Nutini’s psych-rock song. >

20 Mar 15
"Masangango" by Mokoomba

Track of the Week > African Design / Music & Sound Design

A swirl of sounds by the internationally acclaimed Zimbabwean sextet that gives traditional Tonga music a rhythmic twist. >

19 Mar 15

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