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    Drift™ Furniture
    Furniture Designer
    Drift™ Furniture is a craft-intensive and green range of designer furniture by architect Anthony Martin launched in 2009.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Lady Venom
    Musician
    This Cape Town DJ will be heating up the dance floors with her set that includes some hip-hop.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Beast
    Musician
    With an ethos of “no boundaries”, Beast creates organic music that allows each of the four band members the freedom to improvise.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    The Brother Moves On
    The Brother Moves On (TBMO) is a musical shapeshifter, a Jozi-based, art and music collective who call themselves “a time and space exercise”.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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    magents
    Fashion Designer
    magents is an Afro vintage clothing and accessories brand that celebrates Africa in its collections.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    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
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    Touchee Feelee
    Artist / Textile Designer
    Touchee Feelee is a Cape Town-based homeware and lifestyle brand.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Niskerone
    Music Producer
    Hailing from the dusty streets of Mitchell’s Plain in the heart of the notorious Cape Flats, Niskerone is dubbed "King of The Underground Drum & Bass Jungle".
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Genevieve Motley
    Jewellery Designer
    Genevieve Motley’s signature range combines wood and Perspex in uplifting jewellery pieces.
    South Africa
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    Kgahlego Kewana
    Fashion Designer
    A designer combining the unlikely worlds of medicine and fashion design.
    South Africa
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    Isle Of Trees
    South Africa
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    Cyberfibre Visual Display
    Design Studio
    Cyberfibre Visual Display specialises in the design and manufacture of visual decor for seasonal retail installations and special events.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Haezer
    Music Producer / Musician
    Haezer is an electronic music DJ who will be performing on the Design Indaba Music Circuit.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Nanette Veldsman
    Jewellery Designer
    Nanette Veldsman is a jewellery designer and lecturer at Stellenbosch University. She is the jewellery curator for Design Indaba Expo 2015
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Luke Dale-Roberts
    Chef
    Luke Dale-Roberts is a name synonymous with the finest, most creative and innovative food in South Africa.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Lady M
    Margaret Westergreen, better known as Lady M, is a top South African DJ whose sound is luxuriously deep, bass-driven, percussive and, above all, melodic.
    South Africa
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    Yenza
    Social Entrepreneur
    Every day millions of South Africans come home to structures they have designed and built for themselves filled with items, found and adapted to their needs.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    LithaFlora
    Entrepreneur
    All LithaFlora health and wellness products contain 100% African medicinal botanical ingredients.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Anthi Voyatjes Jewellery Design
    Jewellery Designer
    Anthi Voyatjes Jewellery Design creates bold yet refined accessories with an old-world feel.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    William Mapham
    Healthcare Innovator
    The ophthalmologist is the founder of Vula, a healthcare app.
    South Africa
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    DesignSpaceAfrica
    Architect
    DesignSpaceAfrica is a new architecture & design brand by award-winning Cape Town architect Luyanda Mpahlwa.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Hannerie Visser
    Creative Director
    Founder and creative director of Studio H, Hannerie Visser is the food experience curator for Design Indaba Festival 2018.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Alexander Otto
    Graphic Designer / Creative Director
    The sixth featured artist in the TEN Collection, Season 2, is Alexander Otto, a German graphic designer and specialist in photo-manipulation based in New York.
    Germany
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    Calvin Botha
    Industrial Designer
    Calvin Botha is an industrial designer and part of the 2014 Emerging Creatives Programme.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Drift™ Furniture
    Furniture Designer
    Drift™ Furniture is a craft-intensive and green range of designer furniture by architect Anthony Martin launched in 2009.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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