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

The story of how two Spaniards created a fashion brand designed, produced and retailed entirely in Africa. >

The Togolese hip-hop artist explores new electronic ground in this futuristic and buoyant track. >

Advice from the grand-dad of American graphic design tops the list of most popular reads on designindaba.com. >

Some unveiled major new designs, others recapped their careers in easy-to-digest lessons. Watch the designers featured in our 10 most popular videos from 2014. >

A host of new jewellers will showcase their work at Design Indaba Expo 2015. Here are five new designers who use their materials in distinctive ways. >

The question of what design thinking can do for Africa piqued readers' interest this week. >

A new generation of African fashion designers is proving that the continent’s couture is about more than just bright colours, tribal patterns and leopard print. >

Artist Zina Saro-Wiwa's new gallery space in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, honours her late father's activist legacy, beginning with its location – in his old office. >

Instead of waiting for roads to be built designers are finding their own ways to overcome the continent's challenges, says Matthias Reichwald. >

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

There's a new kid on the block in Woodstock's burgeoning art and design precinct that specialises in limited-edition South African design. >

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. >

The three winners of the Better Living Challenge design competition each receive R500 000 worth of support services to develop their products for market. >

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

A trip to Bolgatanga in northern Ghana to meet the women who weave A A K S’s sought-after raffia bags. >

Fashion designer Akosua Afriyie-Kumi left Ghana to study in London but chose to return home afterwards to set up her own accessories brand. She tells us why. >

A catchy, thought-provoking track by young Stellenbosch-based rapper-producer Sipho The Gift. >

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. >

Mozambican fashion designer Taibo Bacar's latest colourful collection signals an evolutionary shift in his eponymous label. >

Code4CT is getting girls to code – while arming them with a technical toolkit to take on leadership roles. >

The South African fashion designer's latest collection juxtaposes lavish Java prints with tailored structure at Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Africa. >

We round up four of the sustainable, low-cost innovations featured in The Better Living Challenge Showcase, which opened in Cape Town this week. >