• "Coming to the City" (2011), a site-specific mosaic artwork by Clive van den Berg in Nando's Kings Cross London restaurant.
    South African creativity's unlikely ambassador
    As Nando's prepares to ramp up its support for local design, co-founder Robbie Brozin tells us what chicken and creativity have to do with one another. >
  • Arachnid at La Carpa, by Santiago Cirugeda.
    Recipes for urban subversion
    Santiago Cirugeda is not the kind of architect to sit around and wait for commissions. Is this the future of architecture in austerity-hit Europe? >
  • Alien Cartoon collection by Selly Raby Kane.
    Senegal's fashion futurist
    Selly Raby Kane, a central figure in Dakar's new creative wave, will bring her avant-garde fashion sensibility to the stage at Design Indaba Conference 2015. >
  • Missoni Home.
    Mmmmama Missoni!
    Rosita Missoni, who co-founded the Missoni empire with her husband 62 years ago, will talk about her creative longevity at Design Indaba Conference 2015. >
  • The pattern collector
    Africa's faded modernist buildings are a source of graphic inspiration for fashion designer Sindiso Khumalo, who will speak at Design Indaba Conference 2015. >
  • "The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer" by Edgar Degas.
    What artworks see
    Masashi Kawamura’s new photo project reverses the relationship between artwork and viewer. >
  • The wood whisperers
    The duo behind Studio Propolis, who present at Design Indaba Conference 2015, are single-minded about making by hand and using resources sparingly. >
  • Frugal Collection.
    When north meets south
    The Frugal Collection by two Franco-Austrian designers and a group of South African craftsmen finds new contemporary applications for traditional craft. >
  • Coast & Koi shoes.
    A mile in her shoes
    How Caryn Wilensky built her handmade shoe design brand, Coast & Koi, one step at a time. >
  • Teresa Palmieri.
    Home in a bag
    Our hypermobile world demands new designs that can help us feel at home in our ever-changing environment, says Teresa Palmieri. >
  • Hella Jongerius for Maharam.
    A contemporary craftswoman
    Hella Jongerius, who will speak at Design Indaba Conference 2015, creates a flora- and fauna-inspired paradise of new textile designs for Maharam. >
  • Fonts for the Future.
    The creative engine inside Joe Public United
    Pepe Marais and Xolisa Dyeshana to present Joe Public United's award-winning work at Design Indaba Conference 2015. >
  • "Light Motif" by Frédéric Bonpapa.
    "Light Motif" by Frédéric Bonpapa
    This short film interprets a piece of contemporary music as a series of hypnotic, colour-drenched visuals. >
  • Hors Pistes.
    Off the beaten track
    We chat to the organisers of the Hors Pistes project, which pairs European designers with foreign artisans, as they wrap up a workshop in Banfora, Burkina Faso. >
  • Lumkani.
    3 game-changers for low-income housing?
    The three winners of the Better Living Challenge design competition each receive R500 000 worth of support services to develop their products for market. >
  • Silk Quilted Plaids by Borre Akkersdijk and Piet Hein Eek.
    Silk Quilted Plaids by Borre Akkersdijk and Piet Hein Eek
    The designers present a range of richly patterned quilts made from fabrics left behind at an old tie factory. >
  • The End of Eating Everything.
    Wangechi Mutu: I'm interested in how the eye can trick you
    The Nairobi-born artist tells us about the making of her first video animation, "The End of Eating Everything". >
  • Nest by Porky Hefer.
    Nesting instinct
    Porky Hefer is expanding his interest in sustainable design by building a house. Just don't ask him for elevation plans. >
  • Daisy Chain by John Vogel for Southern Guild.
    John Vogel on making it as your own manufacturer
    South African furniture designer John Vogel on being hands-on in the workshop and accessing the market in multiple ways. >
  • Fighting Ebola: Grand Challenge for Development.
    Using design thinking to help fight Ebola
    OpenIDEO and USAID launch global call for innovative tools to help health-care workers on the frontlines of the virus. >
  • Alexander Forbes building, 115 West Street, by Paragon Architects.
    Paragon takes top sustainability honours
    The Johannesburg-based firm won the 2014 AfriSam-SAIA Award for Sustainable Architecture for its design of the Alexander Forbes Headquarters. >
  • Mark Kaigwa.
    Mark Kaigwa: Tracking digital trends in East Africa
    The Nairobi-based social media strategist and blogger tells us where digital technology is heading in Kenya. >
  • Nairobi 2081 A.D. (Escape to New Lagos series), illustration for the lookbook of the Ikiré Jones Fashion Collection, Vigilism, 2013 Copyright: Olalekan Jeyifous [vigilism.com] and Walé Oyéjidé [ikirejones.com]
    Vitra Design Museum looks to Africa
    The institution plans a major exhibition on contemporary African design in spring 2015. >
  • Oranda-jima House by Martin van der Linden.
    Light and shadow
    The subtle play of light through the spaces of this children's facility in the Japanese town of Yamadi-machi is designed to encourage healing. >

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