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Gregor Jenkin comes out tops

Posted on August 25th 2009

Gregor Jenkin was chosen winner in the design category of the South Africa's Celebrating Strides awards.

Gregor Jenkin was chosen winner in the design category of the national Celebrating Strides awards, which form part of Johnnie Walker’s global celebration of 100 years of its striding man icon. As furniture designer of international repute Jenkin has collected a string of awards over the years. The runners up were Heath Nash and Adriaan Hugo.

Heath Nash

Heath Nash holds a BA in Fine Art (sculpture) from the University of Cape Town. He was the Elle Decoration SA designer and lighting designer of the year in 2005/6, and also won the title of British Council South African Creative Entrepreneur of the Year in 2006.

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