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Sitting pretty
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Craft
The creative director of furniture brand Bōpa Mmuso, Lindiwe Gugushe is a young creative in pursuit of design in all its forms.
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26 Sep 22
Veni, vidi, vici
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Architecture & Interiors
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Design Thinking
Design Indaba alumnus Morag Myerscough built a striking fort to celebrate 1900 years of Hadrian’s Wall
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18 Sep 22
Golden touch
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Art & Photography
Mishaal Gangaram is a conceptual photographer, visual storyteller and one of Design Indaba’s Emerging Creatives for 2022
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9 Sep 22
Less is more
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African Design
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Johannesburg-based illustrator and one of Design Indaba’s Emerging Creatives for 2022, Naomi Zwane believes that portraits have power.
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6 Sep 22
Ready-to-wear
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African Design
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
The style of South African women in the 80s and 90s is what influences this Design Indaba Emerging Creative’s fashion designs
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28 Aug 22
Pen to paper
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African Design
Literature is one of the best ways to connect to each other and ourselves, says this Design Indaba Emerging Creative for 2022
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23 Aug 22
Awarding the future
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African Design
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Art & Photography
The ANNA Award announced Lerato Nkosi as their inaugural prizewinner on 10 August 2022
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23 Aug 22
Hollywood calling
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African Design
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Film & Animation
This Design Indaba Emerging Creative for 2022 is a content creator and fitness influencer with a penchant for filmmaking
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16 Aug 22
En vogue
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African Design
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Design Indaba Emerging Creative Tshepiso Lekganyane has found her passion at the intersection of fashion and art
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10 Aug 22
Alter ego
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African Design
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Art & Photography
Thandiwe Msebenzi’s Radical Makazi Instagram series will be exhibited at Blank Spaces in Woodstock, Cape Town
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10 Aug 22
Master of arts
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African Design
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Art & Photography
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Design Indaba Emerging Creative for 2022 Sizani Baloyi already has impressive industry notches in his belt
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1 Aug 22
Creative powerhouse
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African Design
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Art & Photography
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Graphic Design & Illustration
Lauren Gericke thrives on creative problem-solving and efficient design
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26 Jul 22
All things shiny
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Architecture & Interiors
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Art & Photography
Award-winning designer and director Nelly Ben Hayoun’s recent installations bring the wonders of science to visitors
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26 Jul 22
Style and substance
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African Design
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Styling and production are a form of communication for Katlego Magano
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18 Jul 22
All the feels
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African Design
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Art & Photography
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Fernado’s high-end fashion brand taps into the emotional connection we have to fashion items
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10 Jul 22
Dreams in 3D
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African Design
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Architecture & Interiors
Lumka Jordan designs interiors that are enhanced by her own homewares and fragrances.
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3 Jul 22
Subverting narratives
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African Design
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Siyabonga Mtshali designs Gqom luxury apparel for the black queer body
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29 Jun 22
Superstructures
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African Design
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Architecture & Interiors
Mona-Lisa Mthethwa believes architecture can be used as a tool to bring about sustainable change
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21 Jun 22
A continental visionary
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African Design
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Creative Economy
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Design Thinking
Nkululeko Mthembu’s design thinking helps to solve uniquely African challenges
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13 Jun 22
When pictures tell stories
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African Design
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Art & Photography
Fashion and portrait photography allow Thulani Kubeka to paint with light.
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6 Jun 22
Thought print
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African Design
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Art & Photography
Design Indaba Emerging Creative Mohau Moholane was always “that kid that drew”. He explains why people are his focal point and what art means to his identity
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30 May 22
Athi and Irma
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African Design
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Art & Photography
Finding connections between South Africa’s past and present
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24 May 22
Stylin’
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African Design
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Riyaadh Ismail’s sustainable, gender-neutral luxury streetwear redefines Johannesburg street culture
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22 May 22
Story of my life
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African Design
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Art & Photography
Njabulo Maseko is on a mission to open doors for the youth to express the power of their inner creativity
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16 May 22
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