A chair that is “perfect for hacking” and baskets made from faux hair braids are among the products created by African designers for an IKEA homeware range.

Launched this week at the Design Indaba conference in Cape Town, the Överallt collection features products by creatives from five African countries, including Sengalese fashion designer Selly Raby Kane, South African textile designer Laduma Ngxokolo and Kenyan design office Studio Propolis.

It also includes textiles that reference African landscapes, rugs made from recycled crisp packets and a bench designed to encourage socializing.

The Överallt collection features products by creatives from five African countries

The project is the result of a partnership with Design Indaba, which had the task of picking which designers should be involved.

IKEA hopes the project will show the world that there is an explosion of creativity coming out of Africa right now.

IKEA worked with Design Indaba on the project

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