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  • Mashoto Tshoga Standard
    Mashoto Tshoga
    Accessory Designer
    Mashoto a self-proclaimed “novice in the field”
    Pretoria, South Africa
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    Azola Tanzi
    Fashion Designer
    Azola Tanzi holds diplomas in Business Management and Clothing Design.
    Durban, South Africa
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    Nikiwe Dlova
    Designer
    Nikiwe Dlova is a Hair Artist from Diepkloof, Soweto
    Soweto, South Africa
  • Lunga Mzimba Standard
    Lunga Mzimba
    Fashion Designer
    25-year-old fashion designer and entrepreneur
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Adria van Rooyen
    Designer
    Adria van Rooyen specializes in 100% hand-stitched leather bags
    South Africa
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    Victoria Ayo
    Birth Reborn
    USA
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    Ricky Stoch
    Designer
    Ricky Stoch is a South African human-centred designer and consultant.
    South Africa
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    Edel Rodriguez
    Artist
    Visual artist.
    New York, USA
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    Sunny Dolat
    Creative Director
    Fashion curator, cultural producer and creative director
    Kenya
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    Sho Madjozi
    Artist
    Award-wining artist, writer and performer.
    South Africa
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    Paul Cocksedge
    Multidisciplinary Designer
    Multidisciplinary designer
    United Kingdom
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    Led By Donkeys
    Political street theatre
    Anonymous night-time guerrilla poster campaign by four friends determined to expose the lies, lunacy and hypocrisy of Brexit.
    United Kingdom
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    Jeanne Gang
    Founding Principal and Partner, Studio Gang.
    USA
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    Architecture
    Satyajit Das
    United Kingdom
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    Debbie Millman is an author, educator, curator and host of the podcast Design Matters.
    USA
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    Manu Prakash
    physical biologist
    Physical biologist
    India
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    Elana Brundyn
    Curator
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    South Africa
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    Brand Specialist
    urban strategist
    South Africa
  • Standard
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    Artist
    Artist and fashion designer
    South Africa
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    South Africa
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    Seth Shezi
    Brand strategist, a content creator, creative consultant, photographer, stylist and influencer.
    South Africa
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    Charl Edwards
    Editor
    Charl Edwards is the editor of House and Leisure magazine, one of South Africa’s leading design, decor and lifestyle media brands.
    South Africa
  • Standard
    Blessing Ngobeni
    Artist
    Artist
    South Africa
  • Mashoto Tshoga Standard
    Mashoto Tshoga
    Accessory Designer
    Mashoto a self-proclaimed “novice in the field”
    Pretoria, South Africa
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