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Day One at Design Indaba Conference offered diverse viewpoints on the art of going it alone. >

Ardmore's ceramics are prized around the world, and now the second generation of the founder's family is producing a line of lively fabrics named after her. >

Creativity from across Africa dominated the rankings, taking gold, silver and bronze in this week’s top five stories. >

The new chair is a flouncy but structured homage to the textures of wool, farmed locally in the Eastern Cape region of South Africa. >

Don't miss out on your chance to enter this international juried competition – late application expires 28 February! >

Cape Town ceramicist Kate Rosenberg translates the handwoven grass baskets of her childhood into oversized black clay vessel vases. >

Your last chance to enter this international juried competition expires 28 February – and here’s why you should enter! >

Ceramicist Martine Jackson has partnered with fine artist Galia Gluckman to produce a vibrant range of limited edition, hand-coiled pots. >

Emerging Creative Maria Uys explains the appeal of felt, the freedom of being a surface designer and why she's mad about the colour orange. >

The Frugal Collection by two Franco-Austrian designers and a group of South African craftsmen finds new contemporary applications for traditional craft. >

British designer Amy Pliszka creates ornate, textile hives for the urban environment. >

Our coverage of various weaving projects around the globe captured the imagination of readers this week. >

Bright and bold pieces from two new Klomp Ceramic ranges. >

Switzerland-based product designer Béatrice Durandard discovers on a trip to Africa that an inability to communicate can lead to taking more risks. >

How do you collaborate with someone who speaks another language? Swiss designer Laurence Stoffel tells us how she overcame the culture barrier. >

Six weaving projects from across the globe that exemplify what's possible when the ancient technique is combined with progressive design. >

The 12 nominations for Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2015 stole the virtual spotlight on designindaba.com this week. >

Here are the Most Beautiful Object in South Africa 2015 nominations, from the personal to the practical to the political. >

Meet Martina Lasinger, a graduate of Design Academy Eindhoven, who makes mesmerisingly detailed – and beautiful – work. >

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. >

Here's a taste from the feast of new work that will be showcased for the first time at Africa's largest design exhibition. >

Matali Crasset's firsthand account of her workshop with weavers in Zimbabwe was the most click-worthy feature on designindaba.com. >

The French designer tells us in her own words about her time spent with Zimbabwean weavers developing baskets based on the gourd. >

We popped by the newly opened Watershed at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town to check out some of the gorgeous local design and craft on sale. >

As an ode to their hometown, a group of designers recreates the city of Pretoria in icing sugar, nougat, coconut and biscuits. >