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  • Christa Badenhorst - Smeul Standard
    Christa Badenhorst - Smeul
    Christa Badenhorst works with textiles and ceramics and is part of the 2013 Emerging Creatives programme.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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    We-Flock
    Graphic Designer / Illustrator
    We-Flock is a collection of hand-printed fabrics and illustrations by graphic designer and illustrator, Claudette Maskell.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Topsy Foundation Standard
    Topsy Foundation
    Topsy helps under-resourced communities stay on their feet by providing the skills to create beautiful handmade items.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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    Simone le Roux – Ondier
    Simone le Roux's Ondier range will be showcased as part of the 2013 Emerging Creatives programme.
    Potchefstroom, South Africa
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    Libere Foundation
    Product Designer
    Libere Foundation creates beautifully handcrafted products from waste material and found objects, designed by children and manufactured by unemployed people.
    South Africa
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    Hands that Rock the Cradle
    Social Entrepreneur
    Hands that Rock the Cradle is a beneficial programme for communities that reside in and around the Cradle of Humankind World Heritage Site in Maropeng.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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    mantis prints
    South Africa
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    Freshly Found
    Product Designer
    Freshly Found is a Durban-based online store themed "vintage refreshed", featuring upcycled goods assembled by local crafters.
    Durban, South Africa
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    ...XYZ Design (Pty) Ltd
    South Africa
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    IDOIDEA CREATIVE BOUTIQUE
    South Africa
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    Pedersen + Lennard
    South Africa
  • Lorenzo Nassimbeni Standard
    Lorenzo Nassimbeni ™
    Architect
    Architect Lorenzo Nassimbeni works at the intersection of architecture and fine art, inspired by the urban landscape.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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    Eternally Solar - EarthBagBuild
    South Africa
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    Willowlamp
    Willowlamp’s are dynamic – every movement in the air can be seen on their surface, suggesting something quite ‘impressionable’ and delicate.
    South Africa
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    Andy Cartwright Homeware
    Andy Cartwright Homeware is a South African design house. Inspired by contemporary living, their designs are a winning blend of form and function.
    South Africa
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    Woltemade
    Woltemade are product designers and part of the 2013 Emerging Creatives programme.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Candice Lawrence
    Candice Lawrence is a product designer and part of the 2013 Emerging Creatives programme.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Caileigh Pentz - Piece Industries
    Caileigh Pentz is an industrial designer and part of the 2013 Emerging Creatives programme.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Isle Of Trees
    South Africa
  • Nawaaz Salduker. Standard
    Nawaaz Saldulker
    Nawaaz Saldulker is a product designer and part of the 2013 Emerging Creatives programme.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Graeme Bettles - GraemeBettlesDesign
    Graeme Bettles is a product designer and part of the 2013 Emerging Creatives programme.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    'BOUTIME
    Product Designer
    ‘Boutime is a beautiful timepiece companion that represents time with LEDs.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Maker Library Network Standard
    Thingking
    Industrial Designer
    Ambassadors of the Maker Library Network, Thingking are an award-winning design company based in Woodstock, Cape Town.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Nicolas Lehmann And the Forge
    The Forge specialises in the production of customized wrought metal work.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Christa Badenhorst - Smeul Standard
    Christa Badenhorst - Smeul
    Christa Badenhorst works with textiles and ceramics and is part of the 2013 Emerging Creatives programme.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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