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    minima
    Product Designer
    Minima is the product design component of the architecture practice of Jacques Cronje Timber Design.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Ferro Classics. Standard
    Ferro Classics
    Furniture Designer
    Ferro Classics is a Wellington-based company that creates custom-made metalwork and metal art pieces.
    Wellington, South Africa
  • ArtVraat Design. Standard
    ArtVraat Design
    Design Studio
    ArtVraat Designs creates a range of products made from its locally-inspired fabrics.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Twiggy. Standard
    Twiggy
    Product Designer
    Twiggy offers over 300 vinyl wall art designs.
    KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
  • Inscape Education Group. Standard
    Inscape Education Group
    Educational Institution
    Inscape Education Group is the oldest multidisciplinary private creative arts institution in South Africa.
    Johannesburg, Durban
  • Origo Standard
    Origo
    Product Designer / Retailer
    Origo offers beautifully designed, premium products; directly connecting customers to local manufacturers and designers.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Design Team Standard
    Design Team
    Textile Designer
    Design Team creates fabrics, homeware and clothing featuring local iconography.
    Pretoria, South Africa
  • WOW - World of Wonder Designs. Standard
    WOW – World of Wonder Designs
    Product Designer
    World of Wonder Designs (WOW) create a range of retro-inspired handmade products.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Elsje Designs. Standard
    Elsje Designs
    Graphic Designer
    Elsje Designs creates whimsical décor and paper items, from wall art to mobiles and stationery.
    Stellenbosch, South Africa
  • Business of Design. Standard
    Business of Design
    Educator
    Business of Design holds business talks for creatives in Cape Town and Johannesburg.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Red & Yellow. Standard
    Red & Yellow
    Educator
    Red & Yellow is a marketing and advertising college that delivers graduates with lifelong skills in design, copywriting and advertising.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Midrand Graduate Institute. Standard
    Midrand Graduate Institute
    Academic
    Midrand Graduate Institute offers higher education qualifications at its 13 campuses across South Africa.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Cape Town College of Fashion Design Standard
    Cape Town College of Fashion Design (CTCFD)
    Academic
    Cape Town College of Fashion Design offers career-focused education enabling graduates to pursue the many opportunities available in the fashion industry.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Elizabeth Galloway Academy of Fashion Design. Standard
    Elizabeth Galloway Academy of Fashion Design
    Academic
    Since the mid-90s, the Elizabeth Galloway Academy of Fashion Design has trained students to enter the fashion industry or become fashion design entrepreneurs.
    Stellenbosch, South Africa
  • Cape Peninsula University of Technology. Standard
    Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT)
    Educational Institution
    CPUT's mission is to be at the heart of technology, education and innovation in Africa.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Skog Kids. Standard
    Skog Kids
    Furniture Designer
    Skog Kids creates stylish and comfortable flatpacked furniture for children.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Illustration by Hanno van Zyl. Standard
    Alexander's Band
    Illustrator
    Alexander's Band is a Cape Town-based representation service for South African illustrators.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Maike Valcarcel. Standard
    Maike Valcarcel
    Jewellery Designer
    Maike Valcarcel uses the Korean technique of Keum-Boo to create a unique range of jewellery.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Party Bunch & Co. Standard
    Party Bunch & Co
    Graphic Designer
    Party Bunch & Co offer a different take on party and wedding stationery.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Oh Dear Megan. Standard
    Oh Dear Megan
    Jewellery Designer
    Oh Dear Megan is a Cape Town-based jewellery studio that creates bold and expressive pieces.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Roux du Preez Designs Standard
    Roux du Preez Designs
    Jewellery Designer
    Roux Du Preez Designs create lightweight, easy to wear accessories.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography. Standard
    Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography
    Educator
    The Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography is a private higher education institution specialising in visual communication.
    Stellenbosch, South Africa
  • Design Time School of Interior Design. Standard
    Design Time School of Interior Design
    Academic / Educational Institution
    The Design Time School of Interior Design is a privately run interior design school based in Observatory, Cape Town.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Daffonchio and Associates. Standard
    Daffonchio and Associates
    Architect
    Daffonchio and Associates is an architectural firm based in Johannesburg and led by Enrico Daffonchio.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    minima
    Product Designer
    Minima is the product design component of the architecture practice of Jacques Cronje Timber Design.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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