Design Indaba Expo 2012

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Take home the best of South African creativity at Design Indaba Expo from 2 to 4 March 2012 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre.

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Wednesday, 2 March, 2011 - 10:00 to 20:00

Saturday, 3 March, 2012 - 10:00 to 20:00

Sunday, 4 March, 2012 - 10:00 to 18:00

South Africa›Cape Town

South African creativity is blossoming and there’s no better place to experience it than the Design Indaba Expo 2012, South Africa’s premier showcase of homegrown, high-end design, which will boast an additional 1 000 square metres of floorspace this year.

Taking place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from 2 to 4 March 2012, Design Indaba Expo will see many designers launching new work to the South African public.

Friday 2 March 2012
10:00 – 20:00 (On-site tickets sales close at 19h00)

Saturday 3 March 2012
10:00 – 20:00 (On-site tickets sales close at 19h00)

Sunday 4 March 2012
10:00 – 18:00 (On-site tickets sales close at 17h00)

Adults R60
Pensioners and Students R40
Scholars and Children R30
Kids under 10 FREE

Programme

Exhibitors

Cape Town College of Fashion Design

Cape Town College of Fashion Design provides the best tuition in all aspects of fashion design.

Makubela/Professional Wireworks

aaron kearney design

Aboda is the lifestyle design studio of designer sculptor Pamela Schroeder.

Marketing Company

Africa!Ignite is a Durban-based company that markets contemporary handmade craft products created by rural women across KwaZulu-Natal.

African Gameskin – The FSP Collection

Fashion Designer

African Gameskin – The FSP Collection is the very best of South African handbag design.

Afrosol are exciting new sun umbrellas, made from bamboo, wire and fabric. Fabric options are endless and we can make branded/ speciality ones to order.

ALPACAfelt is a farm-based studio in Montagu in the Western Cape established in 2004 to breed and process alpaca fibre.

Amanda Laird Cherry

Amy Allum Jewellery Design

Andy Cartwright Homeware

“KOROL is a progressive world first perspective which transforms essential home items into functional works of art. It is a unique take on home ware.

Andy de Klerk Cabinetworks

Jewellery Designer

Anomali designs jewellery that evokes a nostalgic dreamscape.

Art South Africa Magazine

Art South Africa is a luxurious, comprehensive quarterly magazine edited by Bronwyn Law-Viljoen and published by Brendon Bell-Roberts.

Artymiss Design Studio creates a range of bespoke laser-cut cards and stationery.

Jewellery Designer

Ashley Heather is a silversmith who produces ethical, wearable sculptures for the neck, arm, ear and finger.

Liven up your little one's fashion with interesting and strange characters from a gently surreal daydream. babygross children's wear - delightfully unusual.

bbellamy&bbellamy

Beloved Beadwork

Bicycle Portraits – everyday South Africans and their bicycles

'Bicycle Portraits' is a two-year exploration of contemporary South African bicycle commuter culture.

bluecollarwhitecollar

bluecollarwhitecollar was started by fashion duo Paul van der Spuy and Adrian Heneke who have years of experience in the industry.

BOHLOKOA STUDIO

böttchermorell

Bousquet Creations

Cape Town Tourism

Carole Nevin Designs

Carole Nevin is a talented local who starting producing beautiful handpainted textiles from her garage in 1992.

Cath Price Ceramics

Cath Price Ceramics creates a variety of three-dimensional animal-adorned bowls, jugs and platters that fuse functionality and unique sculpture.

Centre for Comic, Illustrative and Book Arts (CCIBA)

Fashion Designer

Chimpel is a range of luxury leather accessories that showcases the unique spirit and feeling of Africa in a fashionable way.

Christopher Strong

Clementina Ceramics

Coast & Koi is chic and stylish brand name of shoe designer Caryn Wilensky’s imaginative, sophisticated, glamorous and comfortable range of shoes.

Colour Africa, part of graphic design studio Design for Development, exhibits "Colour Africa Proverbs", a colouring book of beautifully illustrated proverbs.

Designers and makers of fine-crafted knitwear, accessories and décor, cowgirlblues is all about personal connection.

Cupcake Country

Cupcake Country creates a world in which children can learn simple sewing skills while discovering the enjoyment of creating items by hand.

Jewellery Designer

Cape Town-based Daleen Fiorini specialises in jewellery design and manufacture.

Jewellery Designer

Established in 2004 by Daniel Fuller and manufactured in Cape Town, this unconventional range of jewellery and fashion accessories is edgy yet affordable.

Since 1995, Design Afrika has been sourcing and designing unique homeware from all over Africa.

Design Kist is a Cape Town-based surface and textile design studio specialising in custom surface patterns.

Jewellery Designer

Dew is a jewellery design studio founded by Nadja Bossman based in Hout Bay in Cape Town.

Ed Suter Design

Photographer Ed Suter has been turning his quirky, distinctly South African images into placemats and coasters since 2008.

ELC Art & Craft Centre Rorke's Drift

Hand-printed fabrics, textile accessories and interior design, hand-woven carpets and tapestries, creative ceramics = 50 years Rorke's Drift means high quality.

Elle Decoration

Design Magazine

With 25 editions worldwide, ELLE Decoration is the world’s best-selling design magazine for the home.

Elizabeth Galloway Academy of Fashion Design

Elizabeth Galloway Academy of Fashion Design trains individuals who want to enter the fashion industry or become fashion-design entrepreneurs.

Fabricnation will be showcasing a new printed fabric at this year's Design Indaba. Expect patterns that take a quirky glance at world affairs.

Fine Ounce Goldsmith Collective

Jewellery Designer

Fine Ounce Goldsmith Collective is committed to promoting the art of handmade contemporary jewellery.

Jewellery Designer

Firepetals is a creative collaboration between designers Adi Cloete and Adeline Joubert.

Flick Glass and My China

Flick glass produces beautiful fused glass jewellery and My China Ceramics is a wonderfully playful ceramic line using colour & line drawing

FNB PayPal with Elance

Find out how you can sell your services online with Elance and get paid with PayPal. Visit the FNB PayPal/Elance stand at the Design Indaba Expo 2012

freeRange Jewels

Jewellery Designer

freeRange Jewels is a jewellery design studio by Marelé Moolman.

Frieda Lühl Jewellery

Graphic Designer

GLMS supplies design-led greeting cards, gift wrap, stationery and related accessories to independent retailers.

Fashion Designer

Good Clothing is a label by Marian Park-Ross, co-owner of Mungo & Jemima.

Harmony Jewellery School

Hartedief Art Objects & Collectables

Head on Design creates African animal sculptures that resemble hunting trophies.

Helen Vaughan Ceramics

Hennie Meyer Ceramics

Textiles Designer

Hinterveld, crafters of one of the world’s most sought-after blanket collections, is devoted to the production of the finest mohair and natural fibre products.

Holmes Brothers

Fashion Designer

Durbanites Gary and Laurie Holmes, the Holmes Brothers, specialise in clothing design, manufacture and retail, with a few surfboards to keep it interesting.

Homebakes Ceramics

House and Leisure

Design Magazine

House and Leisure is South Africa’s décor, design and lifestyle magazine brand.

Fashion Designer

I Love Leroy is a clothing label for women by fashion designer Sarah Jane Webber.

Ideso, a specialist product design consultancy, will once again be showcasing some great new and exciting designs at this year's Expo.

Ikhaya designs and manufactures a selection of items, ranging from frames to furniture.

Imiso Lifestyle

Indigi Designs - Indigenous Creations by Natalie du Toit - encompasses a fusion of contemporary design, local references and skilled craftmanship.

Inkheart Jewellery Design

ISUNA South African Arts + Crafts

Isuna manufactures decorative ceramic art pieces for interior design and ceramic designer tableware.

Jakupa Architects and Urban Designers

Janine Binneman Jewellery

Jewellery Designer

Janine Binneman offers a wide range of jewellery – from classic, antique-inspired engagement rings to ultra contemporary pieces.

Jared Odell Furniture & Design

Furniture Designer

Kaross and Goet are two Johannesburg design studios who have been collaborating since 2012.

Kat van Duinen Design (PTY) Ltd

Kiddies Over The Moon

Jewellery Designer

Kirsten Goss London, winner of MBOISA 2012, is an international jewellery brand founded in London in 2002.

Klone Vintage African Design

Klone Vintage African Design is inspired by South Africa’s unique lifestyle.

Kreasie is a design and craft studio that specialises in theatrical design and all things creative.

Libere Foundation

Product Designer

Libere Foundation creates beautifully handcrafted products from waste material and found objects, designed by children and manufactured by unemployed people.

LISOF - LEADERS IN FASHION EDUCATION

Lizzy & Vince Africa Arts & Beadworks

Magda van der Vloed

Magda van der Vloed is a designer and product developer who works with multimedia materials.

"Afro Vintage" ...touch, feel, wear, be Afreeeka!

Maike Valcarcel

Jewellery Designer

Maike Valcarcel is a Cape Town-based jewellery company that presents out-of-the-box contemporary jewellery with an African touch.

Margot Molyneux

Fashion Designer

Margot Molyneux is a Cape Town-based womenswear label.

Marina Walsh Designs

Master Wires and Bead Craft

MaXhosa by Laduma

Fashion Designer

MaXhosa by Laduma is a distinctive knitwear brand that is rooted in Laduma Ngxokolo’s journey into creating Xhosa-inspired knitwear.

Mescla - Vavasati

Finger Styled Carpets and Cushions

Monkeybiz is a non-profit income-generating bead project focussing on the economic empowerment of women from disadvantaged communities in South Africa.

Textiles Designer

Mungo is a unique textile company based in Plettenberg Bay.

MyFavouriteColour

Nic Bladen Botanical Sculpture & Jewellery

Jewellery Designer

Oh Dear Megan is a small, Cape-Town based jewellery design studio.

one small seed is a Cape Town-based publishing and events platform that promotes a culture of creativity.

Jewellery Designer

Papillon Belle is a range of jewellery made from real butterfly wings, designed by Cape Town-based graphic designer and illustrator Audrey Botha.

Pedersen + Lennard

Formed in March 2005 by Peta-Lee Woolf, PETA-LEE trains, guides and works with local felters to produce her creations.

Product Designer, Ceramicist

Potterseed is the gorgeous new range developed by Kate Carlyle of Mustardseed & Moonshine and Chris Silverston of The Potters Workshop.

Skills Training Initiative

Projekt is a skills training initiative based in Hout Bay, Cape Town, that creates fashion, jewellery and accessories from fine cotton.

Product Designer

Quazi Design transforms waste magazines into original accessories, interior products and décor objects.

Quivertree Publications

Furniture Designer

RAW Studios offers design, prototyping, testing and production of in-house products and corporate solutions in sustainably sourced engineered materials.

Ray-Ban Hall of Frames

Robin Sprong Wallpaper

Robin Sprong Wallpaper is a Cape Town-based wallpaper company that has recently expanded internationally.

SA Décor & Design

Sally Arnold ®

Sandy Godwin Clay Creations

Sandy Godwin is a Gauteng-based ceramic artist who designs and makes handmade homeware products, including a variety of earthenware and porcelain clay bowls.

Sarah Ord Interiors

Serpentine is a design-orientated business that aims to raise the level of locally-made craft items by re-imagining ways in which they can be used.

Sharon B Design

Artist / Designer

Sharon B Design by Sharon Boonzaier is a Cape Town design studio that specialises in artwork and lighting.

Shelley Maisel Ceramics and Evolution Lighting

Keri Muller of simpleintrigue folds, glues and cuts paper and old books into artworks, traditional origami shapes and more abstract pieces.

Skermunkil Design Studio

Smith Jewellery

Jewellery Designer

SMITH Jewellery is a Cape Town-based business that focusses on unique handmade pieces for men and women.

snapp™ Design

Product Designer

Snapp Design is a South African product design studio by Jonathan Fundudis and Renko Nieman.

Cape Town-based Sobeit Studio fabricates high-impact designs, displays and props.

sootcookie ceramics

Based in Hout Bay, sootcookie's quirky ceramic range was created by Tanya Laing, a graduate of the Michaelis School of Fine Art in Cape Town.

South African Post Office

Visit the South African Post Office stand at Design Indaba Expo and meet our country's smallest ambassadors - stamps: miniature masterpieces of art!

Fashion Designer

Spilt Milk is a proudly South African fashion brand based in Cape Town.

squaremoon bags are recognisable by our signature bold and sculptural design and are more practical works of art than fashion accessories.

Stellenbosch Academy of Design & Photography

Tertiary Institution

The Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography is a private higher education institution specialising in graphic design and commercial photography.

Stellenbosch University

Tertiary Institution

The Department of Visual Arts at Stellenbosch University offers a single BA programme in fine arts – the four-year BA (FA) Degree.

Cape Town-based design studio Stoor creates unique ceramic homeware with creative flair.

Streetwires Artist Collective

Swell Accessories for iPad

Our love for Apple inspired us to create Swell Bookcases made for iPad 2 have a hard cover book casing and a sculptured bamboo tray on the inside.

Fashion Designer

Designer Jessica Harwood launched her label Take Care in Spring 2008.

Tamarillo Ceramics & Design

Tamarillo Ceramics makes chic and functional ceramic homeware, featuring black-and-white silhouettes of images drawn from nature.

The African Queen Studio

Product Designer

The African Queen Studio is a small business based in McGregor in the Western Cape that specialises in creating unique high-quality handmade products.

The Botany Project "Upcycle Flower Lamp"

The Cape Craft & Design Institute

The Cape Craft & Design Institute (CCDI) promotes handmade products in a designer world.

The Ceramics Gallery, Franschhoek

The Letterpress Company

Stationery Designers

This artisan print shop is dedicated to preserving the heritage of letterpress printing using antique, hand-operated equipment and traditional craftsmanship.

The Lovely Ones

Jewellery Designer

The Lovely Ones is the label of Cape Town-based jewellery artist Andrea Hopkins.

The New Basket Workshop

the WREN design

Product Designer

Founded in 2008, The WREN design is range of bags inspired by the possibility of materials and their stories.

Cape Town design studio Tintown creates a range of metal décor products.

A Social Enterprise facilitating economic empowerment by marketing a range of products made by independent sewing co-ops in the townships.

Jewellery Designer

Trinket Design is a jewellery range by Elske Nel that includes bespoke brooches, bracelets and rings. Each item evokes a tangible sense of story.

Trip Handbags & Accessories

Durable, funky and functional handbags for everyday use. Simple styles with a retro edge.

Umcebo makes a range of highly collectable art and décor pieces, using local craft, design and manufacturing skills.

Bespoke &eclectic designs on textiles and paper, scatter cushions, lampshades, tote bags, vinyl wall stickers, gift cards, material by the metre.

Product Designer

uSisi Designs is a dynamic craft business that is passionate about exceptional handwork.

Veldt is a design company that is committed to stylish and eco-conscious living.

VIRGINIA JEWELLERY SCHOOL

Western Cape Furniture Initiative

The Western Cape Furniture Initiative (WCFI) aims to establish itself as a unified industry representative.

Woo-men Design Studio

www.markhilltout.com

Mark Hilltout upcycles old, rusted unwanted corrugated iron into one-of-a-kind picture frames, platters and metal tapestries.

Jewellery Designer

Zingiware is the collaboration between Leana Duncan and The Potters Workshop to create vibrant handmade jewellery.

Zizamele Ceramics

Zizamele Ceramics started as a job creation project, growing to the point where they sell more than 50% of their ceramics to the international market.

Zunette Mulder Jewellery

Jewellery Designer

Cape Town designer Zunette Mulder creates handmade jewellery and also reuses and recycles antique pieces.

Adriaan Kuiters

Adriaan Kuiters is a menswear label dedicated to classic tailored designs.

Anthi Voyatjes Jewellery Design

Jewellery Designer

Cape Town-based jewellery designer Anthi Voyatjes specialises in innovative, handmade and detailed jewellery.

August is a womenswear label that captures the essence of relaxed chic.

Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT)

Tertiary Institution

CPUT's mission is to be at the heart of technology education and innovation in Africa.

Cape Town Fashion Council

Fashion Designer

The Cape Town Fashion Council (CTFC) is the first industry association of its kind in South Africa, aiming to represent and develop the national fashion sector.

Jewellery Designer

Dear Rae, founded in 2010 by Karin Rae Matthee, creates an array of elegant and sophisticated jewellery pieces designed to be worn every day.

Jewellery Designer

Eon Hoon’s jewellery can be described as humorous, symbolic and even slightly satirical.

Faces Around Cape Town, or FACT, is a limited-edition range of décor and lifestyle accessories.

Foschini Fashion Design Awards

The Foschini Fashion Design Awards offers the ultimate platform for talented young designers to gain insight into the fashion retail industry.

Product Designer

Woza Moya is an income-generating project of the Hillcrest AIDS Centre Trust.

Liesel Trautman

Liesel Trautman makes beautiful porcelain homeware.

Fashion Designer

MarethCollen is a Cape Town fashion label by Mareth van der Walt and Colleen Lesch.

Mervyn Gers Collective

Mervyn Gers Ceramics specialises in creating bespoke ranges for restaurants, shops, cooking schools and individuals.

Mohair South Africa Ltd

Mohair SA is a non-profit organisation that markets the use of mohair fibre and facilitates research, training and development on a global level.

Textiles Designer

Conceptualised by Lisa Nettelton (aka Mimi), Molo Mimi is a small fabric design studio based in Port Alfred in the Eastern Cape.

Pepper Plum Designs

Pepper Plum Designs is a lifestyle design company specialising in the design and manufacture of polypropylene products.

Fashion Designer

Silver Spoon is a clothing label originating in Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape.

Tamelia is a print studio inspired by retro '50s prints, Scandinavian design and the natural environment in South Africa.

Tania Babb Ceramics

Ceramicist Tania Bibb’s latest work rediscovers the use of line in ceramic sculpture.

The Paper Parrot

Take one woman, one laptop and loads of paper, add them together creatively and you get The Paper Parrot by Mieke Bredenkamp.

The Shelley & Harry Jewellery Collection

Jewellery Designer

Shelley & Harry, founded by designer Shelley Robertson, creates unique and precious handcrafted jewellery.

Tiffany Marx - Inspired Jewellery

Jewellery Designer

Designer Tiffany Marx has a passion for unusual and strikingly original pieces of jewellery.

Tunga Studio works with a group of talented women to translate the traditional and practical skill of embroidery into vibrant, contemporary art.

two birds with some stones

Jewellery Designer

Two Birds with Some Stones is a contemporary Cape Town-based jewellery brand.

Wezandla Crafts

Product Designer

Wezandla Crafts was launched on a farm in 1996 to provide Zulus on the surrounding farms and adjoining tribal lands an opportunity to generate an extra income.

Non-profit organisation

Zimele is a non-profit organisation based in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal.

Emerging Creatives

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Emerging Creatives

Looking for your creative break? Look no further than the annual Emerging Creatives programme at Design Indaba Expo.

A Bird Named Frank

Jewellery Designer

A Bird Named Frank is the combined creative output of Caryn Fourie and Peter Campbell.

Graphic Designer, Illustrator

We-Flock is a collection of hand-printed fabrics and illustrations by graphic designer and illustrator, Claudette Maskell.

Syd Roodt Ceramics

Cath Price Ceramics

Cath Price Ceramics creates a variety of three-dimensional animal-adorned bowls, jugs and platters that fuse functionality and unique sculpture.

fly away peter fly away paul

Thuthuka Jewellery and Product Design Development

Jewellery Designer

Famke Jewellery Design and Manufacture is a Cape Town-based jewellery design studio by Famke Koene.

Framed Collection by Martin Doller

Martin Doller’s Framed Collection is his first commercial collection of light pendants, launching at Design Indaba 2013.

Product Designer

Kraftisan is a proudly South African product design and manufacture brand by Lucas R Adams.

Most Creative Stand Award

Most Creative Stand

Design Indaba's recognition of local beauty and creativity also extends to stand designs at Design Indaba Expo.

Most Creative Stand at Design Indaba Expo 2012

Emerging Creative Mike van Heerden is the winner of the 2012 Most Creative Stand Award at Design Indaba Expo.

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"DIY" Youth Workshops

DIY (Design Indaba Youth) Programme 2012

Design Indaba Expo 2012 welcomes creatively enthused youth to the Cape Town International Convention Centre from 2 to 4 March 2012.

DStv Events Arena

DStv So Much More 2012

There's comedy, music and more at the DStv So Much More event arena at Design Indaba Expo from 2 to 4 March 2012.

Fashion Shows 2012

Catch the very best of South African fashion at the all-day fashion shows at Design Indaba Expo, from 2 to 4 March 2012.

Pecha Kucha at Design Indaba Expo

Enjoy creative inspiration is small, powerful bursts with the Pecha Kucha presentations at Design Indaba Expo, from 2 to 4 March 2012.

Bringing magic to the Design Indaba experience, to make it so much more than a Conference and an Expo.

Salon Privé

Experience the very best of high-end South African design in the exclusive Salon Privé at Design Indaba Expo.

Fashion Designer

Suzaan Heyns is a fashion designer. Her work has an architectural sentiment with a feminine twist.

Ida Elsje Jewellery

Jewellery Designer

Specialising in handcrafted platinum and diamond engagement rings, Ida Elsje’s recognition of customers' individuality reflects in the exclusivity of each piece

DesignSpaceAfrica

DesignSpaceAfrica is a new architecture & design brand by award-winning Cape Town architect Luyanda Mpahlwa.

Speech bubble's. Handfelted speech bubble products to amuse technos Green carpets and wall treatments

Furniture Designer

Andrew Dominic specialises in private commissions and custom interiors that combine contemporary design with traditional joinery.

Furniture Designer

David Krynauw is a young furniture designer whose work focusses on establishing a synergy between client and product.

Designer Marisa Fick-Jordaan embraces the inventive possibility and the skilful artistry of the human hand to breathe life into ideas.

Furniture Designer

Greg Gamble and Philippe van der Merwe are the creative duo behind Tonic design. They specialise in bespoke interior and furniture design.

The Carla Antoni Collection

The Carla Antoni Collection draws on Africa's diverse emerging talent as inspiration, offering a rare African sophistication to the discerning collector.

Drift™ Furniture

Furniture Designer

Drift™ Furniture is a craft-intensive and green range of designer furniture by architect Anthony Martin launched in 2009.

interior design brand

OKHA sets a new standard in the world of interior design with a distinctive and personal style that epitomises African luxury.

David Krynauw.

High-end design lustre at Salon Privé

Experience the very best of high-end South African design in the exclusive Salon Privé at Design Indaba Expo.

MBOISA

Design Indaba's annual endeavour to find the Most Beautiful Object in South Africa (MBOISA), exhibited each year on the Design Indaba Expo floor.

Jewellery Designer

Kirsten Goss London, winner of MBOISA 2012, is an international jewellery brand founded in London in 2002.

Most Beautiful Object in SA 2012 finalists

This year’s MBOISA finalists are an exciting mix from street art to solar Consol jar to Suzaan Heyns dress.

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