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  • Christian Benimana Speaker 2016
    Christian Benimana
    Architect
    Christian Benimana believes that architecture must go beyond the design of the building and into an understanding of how buildings impact the lives of users.
    Kigali, Rwanda
  • Monde Mabaso is a Johannesburg-based illustrator who draws his inspiration from the eclectic and colourful international city. Pro-account
    Monde Mabaso
    Graphic Designer / Illustrator
    Monde Mabaso is a Johannesburg-based illustrator and a Design Indaba 2016 Emerging Creative.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Mokena Makeka Speaker 2010
    Mokena Makeka
    Architect
    Mokena Makeka is principal and founder of Makeka Design Lab.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Coast & Koi Pro-account
    Coast & Koi
    Accessory Designer / Fashion Designer
    Coast & Koi designer Caryn Wilensky makes eye-catching footwear, incorporating locally inspired designs with African animal prints and beadwork.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Sin designs are for the independent individual who enjoys daring, contemporary clothes that provide directional styling to the wardrobe Pro-account
    Sin by Sandhya Lalloo-Morar
    Design Director
    Sin is the quintessential name in fashion for the modern individual wanting to stand out from the crowd.
    South Africa
  • NB is an independent, multi-disciplinary branding and communication studio established in 1997 by designers Nick Finney and Alan Dye Speaker 2016
    NB Studio
    Brand Specialist / Communication Designer
    NB is an independent, multidisciplinary branding and communication studio established in 1997 by designers Nick Finney and Alan Dye.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Megan Smith: Cloth and Print Pro-account
    Megan Smith
    Textile Designer
    Handmade textile design collection Cloth and Print is a textile design studio based in Cape Town, South Africa.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • "Light is a thing of beauty in that it overcomes darkness" - W&N Studio, London-based image makers, artists and filmmakers Speaker 2016
    Warren du Preez and Nick Thornton Jones
    Art Director / Filmmaker / Photographer
    "Light is a thing of beauty in that it overcomes darkness" - W&N Studio, London-based image makers, artists and filmmakers.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Dope Saint Jude Pro-account
    Dope Saint Jude
    Musician
    A queen, activist and all-around Cape Townian boss.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Gisele Human
    Jewellery Designer
    Founder of WAIF, Gisele Human strives to create wearable art.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Kent Lingeveldt Pro-account
    Kent Lingeveldt
    Product Designer
    Cape Town-based skate legend Kent Lingeveldt makes custom decks from a workshop in Woodstock.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Bokang Lehabe
    Fashion Designer
    I use fashion as a tool to express my Art and vision.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Olafur Eliasson Speaker 2017
    Olafur Eliasson
    Artist
    Icelandic-Danish artist Olafur Eliasson created the vast, indoor sun at the Tate in London, made rivers run green and made a waterfall flow upwards.
    Berlin, Germany
  • Seugnét Herbst is a qualified interior designer with a creative craving for product design. Pro-account
    Seugnét Herbst
    Interior Designer
    Seugnét Herbst is a qualified interior designer with a creative craving for product design.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Kaki King. Photo by Shervin Lainez Speaker 2017
    Kaki King
    Musician
    American guitarist and composer Kaki King is known for her genre-defying percussive and jazz-like melodies and energetic live shows.
    New York, USA
  • Speaker 2017
    Luis von Ahn
    Technology Designer
    Tech entrepreneur and crowdsourcing pioneer Luis von Ahn is best known for creating CAPTCHAs and the language-learning platform Duolingo.
    Pennsylvania, USA
  • Giorgia Lupi. Image by Caterina Clerici Speaker 2017
    Giorgia Lupi
    Information Designer
    Giorgia Lupi is an award-winning information designer, artist and the co-author of "Dear Data", a book that visualises the details of everyday life.
    New York, USA
  • Airbnb founder Joe Gebbia Speaker 2017
    Joe Gebbia
    Entrepreneur
    Co-founder and CPO of Airbnb, designer Joe Gebbia changed the way people travel and interact with strangers with his peer-to-peer home-rental startup.
    San Francisco, USA
  • Kjetil Thorsen Speaker
    Kjetil Thorsen
    Architect
    Kjetil Thorsen is a founding partner of the Norwegian architecture and landscape design firm Snøhetta and leads their Oslo-based office.
    Oslo, Norway
  • Alinah Seloane Missouri Pro-account
    Alinah Seloane Missouri
    Fashion Curator
    Alinah Seloane Missouri is an influential force in the SA fashion scene.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Artwell Nwaila Pro-account
    Artwell Nwaila
    Director
    Creative director, writer, photographer & fine artist all in one.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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    Jo-Ann Strauss
    Curator
    Jo-Ann Strauss is a media presenter, model and entrepreneur.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Nakhane Touré Pro-account
    Nakhane Touré
    Musician
    Nakhane Touré is a musician, author and actor based in Johannesburg, South Africa.
    Port Elizabeth, South Africa
  • Roger Ballen Pro-account
    Roger Ballen
    Photographer
    Roger Ballen is a renowned International photographer based in South Africa.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Christian Benimana Speaker 2016
    Christian Benimana
    Architect
    Christian Benimana believes that architecture must go beyond the design of the building and into an understanding of how buildings impact the lives of users.
    Kigali, Rwanda
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