As collectors take out their cheque books at Design Miami/Basel next week, we ask industry insiders what they think about one-off designs presented as art.

Artist-blacksmith Conrad Hicks' sculptural pieces often emerge from working with the raw material in his forge.

Marije Vogelzang tells us about her favourite food memories and what it entails to be an "eating designer".

Architecture for a Change uses lightweight materials with extreme efficiency for a school in rural Malawi.

South African design duo Dokter and Misses creates a striking new MTV Africa Music Awards trophy.

We round up the must-see, stay-in-the-know stories that proved popular on designindaba.com in this new weekly feature.

International brand consultants Wolff Olins has created a new creative voice for a nation in the form of a new brand strategy, name and logo for Qatar Museum.

Contracts were signed and a celebration held to mark the commencement of construction of the first major world-class art museum in Africa.

Designer Y Tsai has conceptualised a new interior for the Belville Children's Library that strikes a balance between space for books and space for reading.