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  • Ekurhuleni Jewellery Project. Standard
    Ekurhuleni Jewellery Project
    Non-Profit Organisation / Jewellery Designer
    Ekurhuleni Jewellery Project is a non-profit organisation offering skills programmes and industry training.
    Germiston, South Africa
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    honey & bunny productions
    sustainable food design
    sonja stummerer & martin hablesreiter
    United Kingdom
  • 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
  • Phumelela Malinga Pro-account
    Phumelela Malinga
    Fashion Designer
    Phumelela Malinga is a mechanical engineer and aspiring fashion designer.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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    August
    August is a womenswear label that captures the essence of relaxed chic.
    South Africa
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    Design Mate
    Design Studio
    Design Mate is a specialised design company based in Johannesburg, South Africa.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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    Manu Prakash
    physical biologist
    Physical biologist
    India
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    Zane Ngwenya
    Fashion Designer / Textile Designer
    Fashion and Textile Designer
    Durban, South Africa
  • Lalesso. Standard
    Lalesso
    Fashion Designer
    Lalesso is a luxury African fashion and lifestyle brand run by Alice Heusser and Olivia Kennaway.
    South Africa
  • People of the Sun. Standard
    People of the Sun
    Social Entrepreneur
    People of the Sun is a non-profit social enterprise based in Malawi.
    Malawi
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    Hartedief Art Objects & Collectables
    South Africa
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    Lunga Ntila
    Graphic Designer / Photographer
    Visual artist
    Pretoria, South Africa
  • 2014 Emerging Creative: Pola Maneli. Standard
    Pola Maneli
    Communication Designer
    Pola Maneli is a communications designer and part of the 2014 Emerging Creatives programme.
    Port Elizabeth, South Africa
  • 2014 Emerging Creative: Kira Levy. Standard
    Kira Levy
    Jewellery Designer
    Kira Levy is a jewellery designer and part of the 2014 Emerging Creatives programme.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Daleen Fiorini Standard
    Daleen Fiorini
    Jewellery Designer
    Daleen Fiorini Jewellery Design makes costume jewellery with semi-precious stones that forge elements of Eastern and Western culture.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Adriaan Kuiters + Jody Paulsen. Standard
    Adriaan Kuiters + Jody Paulsen
    Fashion Designer
    Adriaan Kuiters' clothing expresses understated style and painstaking craftsmanship in every detail.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Flowermill Stationery Company. Standard
    Flowermill Stationery Company
    Design Studio / Graphic Designer / Illustrator
    Flowermill Stationery Company is a Cape Town-based business that designs and produces a range of greeting cards, gift tags and wrapping paper.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Emerging Creatives 2015: Ofentse Letebele aka King Debs Standard
    Ofentse Letebele aka King Debs
    Multidisciplinary Designer / Music Producer
    Ofentse Letebele aka King Debs is a Cape Town-based multimedia designer and part of the 2015 Emerging Creatives programme.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • 2014 Emerging Creative: Sphiwe Giba. Standard
    Sphiwe Giba
    Illustrator
    Sphiwe Giba is an illustrator and part of the 2014 Emerging Creatives programme.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • aLoveSupreme. Standard
    aLoveSupreme
    Product Designer
    aLoveSupreme is a local producer of products including stationery, homeware and apparel with an unexpected edge.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Thabang Mamabolo Pro-account
    Thabang Mamabolo
    Jewellery Designer
    Thabang Mamabolo is a jewellery designer from South Africa and owner of Mamabolo Jewellers.
    Pretoria, South Africa
  • Skog Kids. Standard
    Skog Kids
    Furniture Designer
    Skog Kids creates stylish and comfortable flatpacked furniture for children.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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    ALPACAfelt
    Design Studio
    ALPACAfelt is a farm-based studio in Montagu in the Western Cape, established in 2004 to breed and hand process alpaca fibre.
    South Africa
  • Emerging Creatives 2015: Tania Whiteley. Standard
    Tania Whiteley
    Food Designer
    Tania Whiteley is a baker, food artist and part of the 2015 Emerging Creatives programme.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Ekurhuleni Jewellery Project. Standard
    Ekurhuleni Jewellery Project
    Non-Profit Organisation / Jewellery Designer
    Ekurhuleni Jewellery Project is a non-profit organisation offering skills programmes and industry training.
    Germiston, South Africa
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