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  • Michael Bierut - photo by Jake Chessum Speaker 2015
    Michael Bierut
    Graphic Designer / Writer
    Pentagram partner Michael Bierut is the winner of hundreds of design awards and has work in permanent collections including MOMA and the Met in New York City.
    New York, USA
  • David Adjaye Speaker 2013
    David Adjaye
    Architect
    David Adjaye OBE is principal architect of Adjaye Associates.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Li Edelkoort Speaker 2010
    Li Edelkoort
    Curator / Educator / Trend Forecaster
    Li Edelkoort is a trend forecaster, educator, curator and publisher of international repute.
    Paris, France
  • Speaker 2009
    BarberOsgerby
    Product Designer
    Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby founded their eponymous design studio BarberOsgerby in 1996.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Yves Béhar Speaker 2006
    Yves Béhar
    Industrial Designer
    Yves Béhar is the founder of the San Francisco and New York integrated design agency, fuseproject.
    San Francisco, USA
  • The President Speaker 2004
    Peet Pienaar
    Graphic Designer
    Peet Pienaar is a performance artist turned graphic designer, known for his work with The President and Toffie.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Heath Nash Speaker 2007
    Heath Nash
    Product Designer
    Heath Nash is a product designer best known for turning waste materials into covetable designs.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Christoff Niemann Speaker 2013
    Christoph Niemann
    Graphic Designer / Illustrator / Animator
    Christoph Niemann is an illustrator, graphic designer and author. He has been a speaker at Design Indaba Conference, in 2006 and 2013.
    New York, USA
  • Speaker 2011
    Laduma Ngxokolo
    Fashion Designer / Textile Designer
    Laduma Ngxokolo is a South African textile and knitwear designer, best known for his men's knitwear range inspired by traditional Xhosa beadwork.
    Port Elizabeth, Johannesburg
  • Richard Hart Speaker 2011
    Richard Hart
    Graphic Designer
    Richard Hart is a designer, illustrator, type nut and – most recently – a weekend artists who is happiest when he is making.
    Durban, South Africa
  • Stefan Sagmeister. Speaker 2014
    Stefan Sagmeister
    Graphic Designer
    Graphic designer and typographer Stefan Sagmeister is the founder of design firm Sagmeister & Walsh Inc. in New York City.
    New York, USA
  • Porky Hefer Speaker 2012
    Porky Hefer
    Product Designer
    Porky Hefer is a designer, activist and agitator committed to promoting change. Hefer is a creative doer that believes in keeping things simple.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Hella Jongerius. Photo: Markus Jans. Speaker 2015
    Hella Jongerius
    Product Designer
    Hella Jongerius is an internationally celebrated contemporary product designer, born in the Netherlands.
    Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Speaker 2010
    Dunne & Raby
    Technology Designer
    Dunne & Raby is a London-based design studio established in 1994.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Paula Scher Speaker 2013
    Paula Scher
    Graphic Designer
    Paula Scher is a graphic designer and partner at Pentagram.
    New York, USA
  • Luke Rudman Pro-account
    Luke Rudman
    Performance Artist
    Luke Rudman is a visual artist from Gqeberha
    East London, South Africa
  • Speaker 2011
    Maarten Baas
    Product Designer
    Maarten Baas is the youngest designer ever to be recognised as Designer of the Year during Design Miami.
    Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
  • Speaker 2007
    Jurgen Bey
    Product Designer
    Jurgen Bey is a Dutch product, furniture, interior and public space designer.
    Eindhoven, Netherlands
  • René Redzepi Speaker 2012
    René Redzepi
    Food Designer / Chef
    René Redzepi is the founder and head of Noma restaurant in Copenhagen, and one of the most influential people on the international food scene today.
    Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Speaker 2010
    Jonathan Shapiro
    Cartoonist
    Better known as Zapiro, he has published 11 cartoon collections and held solo exhibitions in New York, London and Frankfurt.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Speaker 2003
    Neville Brody
    Typographer
    Neville Brody is a renowned designer, typographer, art director and brand strategist. He is also an educator and a passionate voice in the design community.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Sean O'Toole Speaker 2006
    Sean O’Toole
    Editor / Journalist / Writer
    Sean O’Toole is a Cape Town-based journalist and editor.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Speaker 2005
    Garth Walker
    Graphic Designer
    Garth Walker is a Durban-based graphic designer and founder of Orange Juice Design and Mister Walker.
    Durban, South Africa
  • Marije Vogelzang Speaker 2008
    Marije Vogelzang
    Food Designer
    Dutch designer Marije Vogelzang is the world's first-ever eating designer.
    Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • Michael Bierut - photo by Jake Chessum Speaker 2015
    Michael Bierut
    Graphic Designer / Writer
    Pentagram partner Michael Bierut is the winner of hundreds of design awards and has work in permanent collections including MOMA and the Met in New York City.
    New York, USA
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