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  • Kgothatso Michelle Malatjie Standard
    Kgothatso Michelle Malatjie
    Photographer
    Kgothatso’s work ranges from single conceptual pieces to various themed bodies of work.
    South Africa
  • Elizabeth Louisa van der Merwe Standard
    Elizabeth Louisa van der Merwe
    Textile Designer
    Elizabeth is a trained architect who fell in love with the layers, paint and possibilities of wax screen printing.
    South Africa
  • Deft Studios Standard
    Martin Tallie and Zani Alberts
    Martin Tallie and Zani Alberts established Deft Studios in 2020.
    South Africa
  • Magrietha Labuschagne Standard
    Magrietha Labuschagne
    Furniture Designer
    Margrietha's current collection, entitled Nomad, makes a strong visual impact due to the proportional planning of the designs.
    South Africa
  • Deft Studios Standard
    Deft Studios
    Furniture Designer
    Martin Tallie and Zani Alberts
    South Africa
  • Buhle Qabaka Standard
    Buhle Qabaka
    Illustrator
    Buhle is a self-taught illustrator and part-time photographer who is currently in his second year of Visual Communication
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Lethabo Mmalerato Huma
    Lethabo Mmalerato Huma
    Photographer
    She draws inspiration from images that trigger emotions.
    South Africa
  • Clement Maenetja Standard
    Clement Maenetja
    Artist
    Clement's body of work Memories, is inspired by nostalgia
    South Africa
  • Khayalethu Likhuleni Standard
    Khayalethu Likhuleni
    Interior Designer
    KDH prides itself on designing spaces that have an intimate connection with clients.
    South Africa
  • Ontlametse Molefe Standard
    Ontlametse Molefe
    Interior Designer
    Ontlametse Molefe is a Greenside Design Center interior design student.
    South Africa
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    Kgothatso Michelle Malatjie
    Kgothatso Michelle Malatjie, a young, black, female creative who is always in search of creative outlets.
    Pretoria, South Africa
  • Magrietha Labuschagne Standard
    Magrietha Labuschagne
    Magrietha Labuschagne’s work is designed from the inside out
    South Africa
  • Fiona Davhana Standard
    Fiona Davhana
    Photographer
    Fiona's work has been largely influenced by historic aspects of fine art photography.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Zenhlanhla Myeni Standard
    Zenhlanhla Myeni
    Zenhlanhla is challenging the status quo by creating content that is unique to the South African township experience.
    South Africa
  • Nhlakanipho Mashinini Standard
    Nhlakanipho Mashinini
    Filmmaker
    After completing a Fakugesi Digital Art Residency, Nhlakanipho worked on a short film titled Intsimbi with SAFTA.
    South Africa
  • Pule Magopa Standard
    Pule Magopa
    Artist
    Pule uses art as a tool to engage and create understanding around the belief system of ancestry.
    South Africa
  • Thando Phenyane Standard
    Mboma
    Artist
    Thando Phenyane chooses to go by the name Mboma as this is the name of his forefathers and the Greats that came before him.
    South Africa
  • Gerald Khumalo Standard
    Gerald Khumalo
    Artist
    Gerald's work is largely influenced by Pop Culture, Cyber Punk, Bebop, The Now, Jean Baudrillard and Indie and Art House cinema.
    South Africa
  • Danielle Jordaan Standard
    Danielle Jordaan
    Artist
    Each of her paintings is inspired by warm colours, her love of Realism, travel and the urgency to capture moments in real time.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Brad Jackson Standard
    Brad Jackson
    Artist / Graphic Designer
    Brad Jackson’s work is inspired by the landscape and identity of his home province.
    South Africa
  • Boikanyo Mashigo Standard
    Boikanyo Mashigo
    Boikanyo’s company name is BoikanyoArt and she works predominantly in the field of Fine Arts.
    Pretoria, South Africa
  • Alizwa Mnyatheli Standard
    Alizwa Mnyatheli
    Publisher
    Alizwa is fascinated by African cosmology and feminine energy.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Akhona Mbange Standard
    Akhona Mbange
    Graphic Designer
    Akhona's artwork is dominated by vividly sketched, somewhat abstract portraits rendered in monochromatic lines.
    Port Elizabeth, South Africa
  • Tristan Shaun Henry Standard
    Tristan Shaun Henry
    Fashion Designer
    SAINT SHAUN HENRY is a brand for queer kids by a queer kid.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Kgothatso Michelle Malatjie Standard
    Kgothatso Michelle Malatjie
    Photographer
    Kgothatso’s work ranges from single conceptual pieces to various themed bodies of work.
    South Africa
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