Design Indaba 08: South African designer Haldane Martin showed two lamps with ostrich-feather shades at the Design Indaba Expo in Cape Town last month. More »

Design Indaba 08: a space-saving bed system designed Tsai Design Studio of Cape Town was name Most Beautiful Object in South Africa at the Design Indaba Expo last month. More »

Design Indaba 08: IDEO cofounder Bill Moggridge presented this concept tricycle that purifies water as the rider pedals, at the Design Indaba conference in Cape Town last month. More »

We finally found time to post photos of design folk having fun at the various parties that took place during the Design Indaba conference in Cape Town the week before last. Above: Maxim Velčovský. More »

Design Indaba 08: here are images of housing designs by teams including Tom Dixon, Shigeru Ban, David Adjaye, Thomas Heatherwick And Klein Dytham for Design Indaba’s 10×10 Housing Project at Freedom Park in Cape Town, South Africa. More »

Design Indaba 08: continuing our series of stories about the 10×10 Housing Project in Cape Town, South Africa, here are the latest photos showing progress constructing the first sand-bag house. More »

Design Indaba 08: the first sand-bag house designed by Cape Town architects MMA is taking shape (see earlier post). More »

Design Indaba 08: Cape Town architects MMA have started work on a pilot project of ten affordable houses built using a sand-bag construction system. More »

Design Indaba 08: South African industrial design firm …XYZ has relaunched its condom applicator with new packaging and a new brand name, 4:Secs. Update: this project is included in Dezeen Book of Ideas, which is on sale now for £12. More »