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  • Elana Brundyn
    Curator
    Currently Chief Executive Officer, Norval Foundation. >
  • Debbie Millman
    Author • Curator • Educator
    Debbie Millman is an author, educator, curator and host of the podcast Design Matters. >
  • Image of Hannah Barry by Nick Seaton
    Hannah Barry
    Curator • Director
    Curator and founder of Bold Tendencies and Hannah Barry Gallery. >
  • Bennetts
    Aidan Bennetts
    Curator
    This designer is a multitalented force between the worlds of decor, interior design, retail and broadcasting. >
  • Jo-Ann Strauss
    Curator
    Jo-Ann Strauss is a media presenter, model and entrepreneur. >
  • Emilie Gambade, Editor-in-Chief for ELLE South Africa
    Emilie Gambade
    Curator • Editor
    Emilie Gambade is currently the editor-in-chief for ELLE South Africa. >
  • Aaron Kohn
    Aaron Kohn
    Curator
    Aaron Kohn is the founding director of the Museum of African Design (MOAD) in Johannesburg, South Africa. >
  • Tracy Lee Lynch is a design, décor and styling guru
    Tracy Lee Lynch
    Curator • Design Consultant • Interior Designer
    Tracy Lee Lynch is a design, décor and styling guru. >
  • Lindi Ndebele Koka is the chief director of cultural industries at South African National Department of Arts and Culture
    Lindi Ndebele Koka
    Curator
    Lindi Ndebele Koka is the chief director of cultural industries at South African National Department of Arts and Culture. >
  • Gareth Cliff Founder and President of CliffCentral.com
    Gareth Cliff
    Curator • DJ
    Founder and President of CliffCentral.com as well as an MNet Idols judge, Gareth Cliff is one of South African radio's most prominent personalities. >
  • Katlego Maboe (Photographed by Michael Le Grange)
    Katlego Maboe
    Curator • Performance Artist • Singer-Songwriter
    Katlego Maboe is a singer, songwriter and television presenter. >
  • Lorelle Bell
    Lorelle Bell
    Curator
    Lorelle Bell is the curator for the Design for Social Impact sector at Design Indaba Expo 2015. >
  • Simon Castets
    Simon Castets
    Curator
    Simon Castets, director and curator of the Swiss Institute, New York, is also the co-founder of the research project 89plus, along with Hans Ulrich Obrist. >
  • Mugendi K. M'Rithaa
    Mugendi K M'Rithaa
    Industrial Designer • Educator • Curator
    Mugendi K M'Rithaa is an industrial designer, educator and researcher at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, and a curator for Design Indaba Expo. >
  • Erica Elk
    Erica Elk
    Curator
    Erica Elk is the executive director at the Cape Craft & Design Institute and an official curator for Design Indaba Expo. >
  • Daniel Charny
    Curator
    Daniel Charny is an independent curator and cofounder of creative projects consultancy From Now On. >
  • Hans Ulrich Obrist
    Hans Ulrich Obrist
    Curator
    Hans Ulrich Obrist is one of the most influential individuals working in the world of art today. He is committed to redefining notions of contemporary art. >
  • Lowery Stokes Sims
    Lowery Sims
    Curator
    Lowery Stokes Sims is a curator at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York. She also conceived and co-curated The Global Africa Project (2011). >
  • Wooster Collective
    Curator
    The Wooster Collective are husband-and-wife team Marc and Sara Schiller. >
  • Henning Rasmuss
    Henning Rasmuss
    Architect • Writer • Curator
    Henning Rasmuss designs and implements exhibitions on Johannesburg's architecture and writes on architecture and cities, and lectures on invitation. >
  • Li Edelkoort
    Li Edelkoort
    Curator • Educator • Trend Forecaster • Writer
    Li Edelkoort is a trend forecaster, educator, curator and publisher of international repute. >
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