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    George Gibbens
    Industrial Designer
    An industrial designer with a fresh take on the problems we need to solve with design.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Nickita Maesela
    DJ / Music Producer
    The designer is here to reinvent and represent.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Xolisa Sibeko
    Communication Designer
    Graphic designer.
    Pretoria, South Africa
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    Wandile Leeu
    Fashion Designer
    This young entrepreneur is spearheading a new street-style fashion brand.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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    Tyler Yeo
    Architect / Developer / Interaction Designer
    The creative hopes to create a platform that helps people do what they love.
    Pretoria, South Africa
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    Tshepo Sealetsa
    Interior Designer
    This young designer aims to take the interior design and architecture world by storm.
    Pretoria, South Africa
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    Tiaan Beukes
    Furniture Designer / Jewellery Designer
    Tiaan Beukes is one designer that will not be put in a box when it comes to his designs.
    Stellenbosch, South Africa
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    Thaakierah Abdul
    Graphic Designer
    This graphic designer has a playful approach to breaking design principles and having fun with every colour in the crayon box.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Stephanie Mzee
    Photographer
    Stephanie Mzee has taken on visual art as a cultural statement.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Ssanyu Sematimba
    Graphic Designer
    A creative all-rounder who believes that design is an interconnected language.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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    Sizwe Mbiza
    Artist
    A young image-maker and fashion enthusiast looking to take on the world of film.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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    Sifiso Shange
    Industrial Designer
    Sifiso Shange is a 26-year-old industrial design.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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    Shelley Mokoena
    Fashion Designer
    Shelley Mokoena is a fashion designer who has taken her brand from a start-up to the runway.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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    Shelley Klopper
    Accessory Designer
    This graphic designer aims to reinvigorate the craft of handmade leather accessories.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Sarah King
    Ceramicist
    This ceramicist found success in the Scandinavian market and plans to take on the rest of the world.
    Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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    Ra’eesah Hoosen
    Fashion Designer
    Ra’eesah Hoosen is bringing a new wave of Muslim Designs.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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    Neo Mahlangu
    Graphic Designer
    A fine artist who uses digital tools to interrogate attitudes about social media, the power of minority and the status quo.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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    Minenhle Siphesihle Ntuli
    Interior Designer
    Minenhle Ntuli is a versatile creative known for photography, graphic design and architecture.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Max Bauer Nelson-Tansley
    Graphic Designer
    A graphic designer who is changing the mini-zine publication game in South Africa.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Masonwabe Ntloko
    Artist
    Masonwabe a designer who has beaten the odds in pursuit of his dream.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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    Leah Bessa
    Food Designer
    Leah Bessa incorporates insects into delicious foods.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Kristen van Niekerk
    Filmmaker
    A young filmmaker who does it all – writing, animating, editing and directing.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Kayla Shaban
    Accessory Designer
    Kayla Shaban is a 22 year old Industrial product designer who is getting ready to take over the design and business world.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Jona Schilling
    Ceramicist
    The 22 year-old hopes to add his contemporary ceramics to South Africa's design scene.
    Pretoria, South Africa
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    George Gibbens
    Industrial Designer
    An industrial designer with a fresh take on the problems we need to solve with design.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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