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Lauren Beukes on fiction as an incredible kind of telepathy

Talks > African Design

South African author Lauren Beukes brings a singular storytelling experience to the Design Indaba Conference stage. >

29 Oct 14
Inside Kenya's iHub

Video Interviews > African Design / Information Design / Interaction Design

The iHub is the heart centre of Kenya's tech revolution. We took its pulse on this tour inside. >

28 Oct 14
Take Five

Take Five > African Design / Craft / Design Activism / Graphic Design & Illustration / Product Design

A global call to design out Ebola drew readers' attention this week. >

24 Oct 14
Catching up with Kesivan & The Lights

Track of the Week > African Design / Music & Sound Design

Our music writer, Shiba Mazaza, talks to prolific drummer Kesivan Naidoo about his new EP "Brotherhood" before he heads to Carnegie Hall. >

23 Oct 14
Colin Charles: The biggest mistake Western advertisers make in Africa

Video Interviews > African Design / Graphic Design & Illustration / Information Design

The executive creative director of Publicis West Africa tells us how he goes about making ads for Ghanaian audiences. >

21 Oct 14
Lab Vases by Wiid Design and Ceramic Matters

Product Spotlight > African Design / Product Design

Collaboration was the catalyst for this new creative experiment by a furniture designer and two ceramicists. >

20 Oct 14
Take Five

Take Five > African Design / Design Thinking / Film & Animation / Music & Sound Design / Product Design

This week, readers loved our African Report, in which we profile Lagos-born textile and accessories designer Buki Akib. >

17 Oct 14
How the Cape Was Made

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography / Craft / Creative Economy / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Product Design

The "Make It New" exhibition traces the Western Cape's indigenous past and contemporary creativity through craft and design. >

16 Oct 14
"Golide" by Sonye

Track of the Week > African Design / Music & Sound Design

Track of Week is a light and catchy love song by Malawian R&B singer-songwriter Sonye. >

16 Oct 14
Ed Suter launches wallpaper

Product Spotlight > African Design / Art & Photography / Product Design

The Cape Town-based photographer brings the vibrant style of Africa's street life and tropical climate indoors. >

14 Oct 14
Africa through the lens

Lookbook > African Design / Art & Photography

The winning work from the third annual POPCAP photography competition celebrates new visions of Africa. >

11 Oct 14
Paragon takes top sustainability honours

Design News > African Design / Architecture & Interiors

The Johannesburg-based firm won the 2014 AfriSam-SAIA Award for Sustainable Architecture for its design of the Alexander Forbes Headquarters. >

10 Oct 14
Marching to her own Afrobeat

African Report > African Design / Fashion & Jewellery Design

Buki Akib's luxurious fashion accessories capture the pulsating rhythms of her West African heritage. >

10 Oct 14
Take Five

Take Five > African Design / Architecture & Interiors / Art & Photography / Graphic Design & Illustration / Product Design

Readers loved graphic design maestro Seymour Chwast's personal history of the evolution of styles this week. >

10 Oct 14
"Kinshasa" by Alec Lomami (CHLLNGR Remix)

Track of the Week > African Design / Music & Sound Design

Our Track of the Week is an Afro-electro ode to the idea of home by Congolese rapper-producer Alec Lomami. >

9 Oct 14
Brass Top dressing table by James Mudge

Product Spotlight > African Design / Product Design

Cape Town-based designer-carpenter James Mudge crafts a delicate, contemporary dressing table. >

9 Oct 14
Mark Kaigwa: Tracking digital trends in East Africa

Video Interviews > African Design / Information Design

The Nairobi-based social media strategist and blogger tells us where digital technology is heading in Kenya. >

8 Oct 14
Eye on digital art from Africa

Design News > African Design / Art & Photography

Curator Christine Eyene tells us about her selection of experimental artists from Africa whose work was part of London's recent "Africa Utopia" festival. >

6 Oct 14
Take Five

Take Five > African Design / Graphic Design & Illustration / Music & Sound Design / Product Design

Top of the popular posts this week is Leg Studios' furniture range that sports intricate geometric latticework. >

3 Oct 14
Geraldine Fenn: The bare bones of business and creativity

Q&A > African Design / Fashion & Jewellery Design

We chat to one of South Africa's most imaginative jewellery designers on balancing creative innovation with the demands of running a business. >

2 Oct 14
"Get High" by Mr Moeh 24

Track of the Week > African Design / Music & Sound Design

This track by multitalented designer, photographer and DJ Mpumelelo Macu is a staple for anyone who values seamless production. >

2 Oct 14
Vitra Design Museum looks to Africa

Design News > African Design

The institution plans a major exhibition on contemporary African design in spring 2015. >

1 Oct 14
Designing better HIV treatment

Opinion > African Design / Design Activism / Information Design / Interaction Design

Digital designer Jepchumba tells us about the making of Aviro, a mobile app for HIV clinicians to accurately prescribe ARV medication. >

1 Oct 14
Eve bench by Frank Böhm Studios

Product Spotlight > African Design / Craft / Product Design

The Cape Town-based architect begins a series of slender, clean-lined benches. >

30 Sep 14

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