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  • Zinhle Zulu Standard
    Zinhle Zulu
    Illustrator
    The founder of Zuluvisual, hopes to do good through illustration.
    South Africa
  • NM type Noel Pretorius and Maria Ramos Speaker
    NM type
    Typographer
    NM type is a collaborative type foundry between typeface designers Noel Pretorius and María Ramos.
    Sweden, Spain
  • Joy Mckinney at Design Indaba Conference 2014 Speaker 2014
    Joy Mckinney
    Photographer
    Joy Mckinney is a photographer and part of the Pecha Kucha at Design Indaba 2014 Conference.
    New York, USA
  • Malcolm Garrett Speaker 2003
    Malcolm Garrett
    Design Director / Graphic Designer
    Malcolm Garrett's iconic and intelligent design is recognised as a major influence on contemporary English graphic design.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2010
    Doug Pray
    Filmmaker
    Doug Pray has directed a number of critically acclaimed feature-length documentary films about American subcultures, artists, and maverick characters.
    Los Angeles, USA
  • Speaker 2012
    Sputniko!
    Artist
    Sputniko! is an artist and designer who creates machines, films and music that explores technology, feminism and pop culture.
    Tokyo, Japan
  • Speaker 2005
    Richard Rodriguez
    Writer
    California, USA
  • Speaker 2018
    Amna Elshandaweely
    Fashion Designer
    The Egyptian fashion designer combines ethics and aesthetics to create unique, trendy collections.
    Cairo, Egypt
  • Nicolas Roope Speaker 2001
    Nicolas Roope
    Multidisciplinary Designer / Entrepreneur / Artist
    Nicolas Roope is a multidisciplinary designer, creative and entrepreneur.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Shunji Yamanaka Speaker 2008
    Shunji Yamanaka
    Industrial Designer
    Shunji Yamanaka is the founder and president of Leading Edge Design in Tokyo.
    Tokyo, Japan
  • Neri Oxman Speaker 2018
    Neri Oxman
    Architect / Designer / Inventor
    Architect, designer and inventor.
    Boston, USA
  • Kathryn Fleming Speaker 2015
    Kathryn Fleming
    Multidisciplinary Designer
    Kathryn Fleming is a multidisciplinary designer exploring the intersections of science, art and technology.
    USA
  • Keith Rose Speaker 2009
    Keith Rose
    Director
    Keith Rose is one of only a select few to be inducted into the Clio TV Hall of Fame, for his BMW Mouse commercial.
    South Africa
  • Speaker 2009
    Craig Wessels
    Director
    Wicked Pixels was the first boutique studio in South Africa to specialise in the craft of animation, visual effects and motion graphic design founded by Wessels
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Zanele Muholi. Speaker 2014
    Zanele Muholi
    Photographer
    Zanele Muholi is a visual activist raising awareness around gender, race and human rights.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Speaker 2008
    Toshiyuki Kita
    Environmentalist / Industrial Designer / Product Designer
    Kita has created anything from furniture, household goods and appliances to LCD TVs and robots for clients including Cassina, Moroso, Sharp and Stokke.
    International
  • Yinka Ilori Speaker 2017
    Yinka Ilori
    Furniture Designer
    London-based Nigerian designer Yinka Ilori specialises in upcycled vintage furniture inspired by Nigerian parables and fabrics from Africa.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Acclaimed Brazilian graphic designer Fred Gelli founded design agency Tátil, and recently designed the branding for the Rio 2016 Olympics and Paralympic Games Speaker 2016
    Fred Gelli
    Graphic Designer
    Acclaimed Brazilian graphic designer Fred Gelli founded design agency Tátil, and recently designed the branding for the Rio 2016 Olympics and Paralympic Games.
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Yoni Bloch Speaker 2015
    Yoni Bloch
    Interaction Designer / Musician
    With the tech wizardry of Interlude, Israeli musician and co-founder Yoni Bloch has made music videos an interactive experience rather than merely a visual one.
    Israel
  • Nille Juul-Sørensen Speaker 2014
    Nille Juul-Sørensen
    Architect / Product Designer
    Architect and product designer Nille Juul-Sørensen is the CEO of the Danish Design Centre.
    Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Speaker 2011
    Joseph Saavedra
    Interaction Designer
    Joseph Saavedra is product designer interested in exploring the relationship between the human body and environment.
    New York, USA
  • Speaker 2011
    Camille Blin
    Product Designer
    Camille Blin is a furniture designer and graduate of the ECAL/University of Art and Design in Lausanne.
    Lausanne, Switzerland
  • Speaker
    Tshepo Mokholo
    Architect
    A South African architect and designer who believes in a human-first approach to design.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Nandipha Mntambo. Speaker 2014
    Nandipha Mntambo
    Photographer / Artist
    Nandipha Mntambo is a South African artist and 2011 winner of the Standard Bank Young Artist Award for Visual Art.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Zinhle Zulu Standard
    Zinhle Zulu
    Illustrator
    The founder of Zuluvisual, hopes to do good through illustration.
    South Africa
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