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Architect and urbanist Andrew Makin unravels the chaos that is Mexico city and finds more than a little method in the madness. >

The Stratflex family of furniture grows with the addition of this cleverly designed flat-pack table. >

This young designer uses a 100-year-old loom to create refreshingly modern garments in mohair. >

In this new series of first-hand reports by our team of correspondents in Africa, Katherine Sullivan writes on the growth of Rwanda's film industry. >

African icons old and new abound in this week's top stories, from a graphic collage of Madiba to new designs for bubblegum brand Chappies. >

A new report from South African consumer research agency Instant Grass lifts the veil on 10 common misperceptions about the continent. >

Meet Mugendi M'Rithaa, the Kenyan educator and activist who has been working behind the scenes to promote the power of design in Africa. >

Did you know? Cape Town-based illustrator Jaco Haasbroek drew 170 new icons to represent the facts on the inside of the Chappies bubblegum wrapper. >

Architect and urbanist Andrew Makin considers the South African city and proposes a new vision for our urban centres. >

Two New Yorkers started an ethical fashion line made in Ghana – and found more opportunity to do good on the ground. >

Erik Hersman, co-founder of Kenyan tech firm Ushahidi, shares the journey of BRCK with us as the first orders of the self-powered, mobile WiFi device go out. >

Faithless percussionist Sudha Kheterpal wants to shake up the world to create clean energy for people without access to electricity. >

George Pericles Creative Think-Tank proposes a visual identity for Rwanda's provinces based on traditional patterns. >

Unusual material combinations give these traditional woven vessels a contemporary twist. >

Guitarist Vieux Farka Touré's composition echoes the vastness and heat of the Malian desert. >

A pint-sized ‘braai’ hopes to reinvent South Africa’s obsession with barbecuing meat outdoors. >

Morocco's first-ever pavilion at the Venice Biennale explores the country's experimental approach to 'desert architecture'. >

We chat to one of Africa's leading brand gurus about his appointment to the jury of the Red Dot Communication Design Awards. >

The quintessential 21st-century accessory gets a Xhosa-inspired case courtesy of Vukile Batyi and Laduma Ngxokolo. >

The Karoo Chair by Curious Room is a felt and fabric ode to the natural beauty of the South African landscape. >

A new exhibition of Garth Walker's "ijusi" magazine explores what makes us South African and what that looks like. >

Banish winter blues with this balmy collaboration between Kenyan guitarist Kato Change and vocalist Lisa Oduor-Noah. >

Laurence Airline's Spring Summer 2015 collection deftly balances graphic pattern with urban un-fussiness. Step into the urban jungle with our gallery of images. >