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With his vibrant range of ceramics, Ruan Hoffmann is the first South African to exhibit at the Rockefeller Centre in New York. >

“Playground closes at dusk” is Nacho Carbonell’s outdoor installation looking at connections between sense and surrounding. >

The Louis Vuitton Young Arts Project has launched RECreative, an online platform for young creatives to showcase their work. >

Woo-men Plush Toys will be making their debut at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, along with Zapiro and Anton Kannemeyer. >

An exploration of materials and processes, Materiality is Benjamin Hubert’s exhibition of industrial design. >

South African artists at Art 42 Basel explore issues around security and volatile social conditions. >

Dencity, a collaborative exhibition by André Clements and Daniel Hirschmann, explores the city ebb and flow of London and Jo’burg. >

An exhibition at the Pretoria Art Museum celebrates the work of Italian-South African artists. >

Kim Lieberman’s Tribe is a handmade sculpture made in bronze and lace. >

Early Morning Life is an animation film project and installation about poverty, childhood, ambition, dreams and class divisions. >

3Beirut is a new development by Foster + Partners in Lebanon, which hopes to promote urban renewal in the capital. >

Here’s a look at 72 hours at the Venice Art Biennale, as sketched by Christoph Niemann. >

Paula Scher has created a new visual identity for the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. >

The Mishmash Bench might not win votes for its comfort but it does have a fun aesthetic appeal. >

Rinkak is a quirky new computer mouse designed by Nendo. >

A concept worth embracing: Jaime Hayón’s new Favn sofa for Danish furniture manufacturer Fritz Hansen. >

Shigeru Ban’s Paper Concert Hall in Italy serves as a symbol of solidarity and support between two countries. >

Have ideas of how to retrofit an existing building to be more energy efficient? Enter the Zerofootprint Re-Skinning Awards. >

Made with love in Cape Town, Dark Horse is a new designer furniture and apparel shop. >

Tokujin Yoshioka’s Kou-An Glass Teahouse reflects the cultural value of Japanese tea ceremony practices. >

Seymourpowell and the V&A Museum in London are facilitating workshops to educate scholars about the possibilities of design. >

The Encounters Documentary Festival is full of surprises, promising to entertain and make you think. >

Nendo’s Bell-Orgel music box encourages interaction, while also promoting the protection of forests. >

“Vomit the space out of your mind”, insightful parting words on the last day of the Festarch festival. >

A one-man show, a “coalition of amateurs” and real human comedy at the Festarch festival. >