Art that was created during the 1970's and 1980's by South Africa's black artists, has been returned to South Africa by benefactors who had taken it overseas. It now forms a significant part of the Ifa Lethu Heritage Collection. The repatriation of art created by the struggle-era artists, now numbers 670 and required the involvement of 16 countries. Through its work over the last few years, the Foundation has successfully assisted 2,300 poverty stricken youth and women, delivering on benefits such as income generation through job creation and enterprise development. https://www.ifalethu.org.za/

LOQI collaborates with artists worldwide to offer a collection of super strong, compact shopping bags that replace disposable plastic bags. The collection includes works from the world's finest museums. The bag shown has a geometric design by Marc Chagall from the Museum of Modern Art, New York. https://www.loqistore.com/collections/bag-collections/products/marc-chagall-i-and-the-village-bag

Britain's oldest ballet shoe manufacturer Freed of London has created new pointe shoes in bronze and brown instead of just the traditional pink. The ballet gear makers worked with dance company Ballet Black, whose dancers are all of black and Asian descent, to create the new shoes. www.sbs.com.au/news/ballet-shoes-have-been-made-to-better-match-the-skin-colour-of-non-white-dancers

These stairs at the waterfront in Capetown are eye catching - a clever way to promote local messages!

100,000 bunches of flowers inspired this memorial in Martin Place, Sydney which has 210 handcrafted flowers set into the ground and covered by glass.

Look carefully at the floor in this hallway. Is it warped? No, it?s actually perfectly flat. It was designed by Casa Ceramica, a tile company from Manchester, UK as a creative way to introduce clients to their showroom. Other uses suggested include stopping children running down a hallway. http://www.casaceramica.co.uk/our-optical-illusion-entrance/