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    Lorraine Raaths
    Photographer
    A conceptual photographer with an eye for the surreal
    South Africa
  • Mondli Kunene Standard
    Mondli Kunene
    Artist
    The Soweto-born visual artist wants to use his paintings to foster social change.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Mzoxolo x Mayongo Standard
    Mzoxolo x Mayongo
    Artist
    Conceptual artist and activist from Cape Town, based in Johannesburg.
    South Africa
  • Tshepiso Mabula Standard
    Tshepiso Mabula
    Photographer
    Mabula is a writer and photographer whose work focuses on human interest stories.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Asanda Mini Standard
    Asanda Mini
    Fashion Designer
    This young, multifaceted creative hopes to gain skills and then give back.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Zinhle Zulu Standard
    Zinhle Zulu
    Illustrator
    The founder of Zuluvisual, hopes to do good through illustration.
    South Africa
  • Basetsana Maluleka Standard
    Basetsana Maluleka
    This photographer left her finance studies to pursue her love for photography.
    Pretoria, South Africa
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    Rolecia Janse van Rensburg
    Product Designer
    The interior and product designer sees things on the quirkier side of life.
    Port Elizabeth, South Africa
  • Madri Scherman Standard
    Madri Scherman
    Designer
    This Stellenbosch graduate went from molecular science into designing her own luxury handbag range.
    Stellenbosch, South Africa
  • Hlengi Baloyi Standard
    Hlengi Baloyi
    Accessory Designer / Fashion Designer
    A young, self-taught fashion and accessories designer.
    Pretoria, South Africa
  • Zingisa Ntwana Standard
    Zingisa Ntwana
    Photographer
    A budding photographer who uses her work to uplift women of colour.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Thando Simelane
    Fashion Designer
    “My jeweller is my dealer”
    South Africa
  • Thabiso Joyisa Standard
    Thabiso Joyisa
    Designer
    A Durban creative behind an architectural student movement to transform academic and social space.
    Durban, South Africa
  • Alice Rawsthorn Speaker
    Alice Rawsthorn
    Author / Design Critic
    Design critic and the author of the critically acclaimed books Design as an Attitude and Hello World: Where Design Meets Life.
    London, United Kingdom
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    Markus Kayser
    Designer
    The German designer's work focuses on novel design and digital fabrication processes at the intersection of design, technology, and biology.
    Germany
  • NM type Noel Pretorius and Maria Ramos Speaker
    NM type
    Typographer
    NM type is a collaborative type foundry between typeface designers Noel Pretorius and María Ramos.
    Sweden, Spain
  • Kagiso Lediga Speaker
    Kagiso Lediga
    Comedian / Director / Writer
    Stand-up comedian, actor, writer and film director.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Speaker 1997
    Sue Oliver
    Alongside Theart Korsten, Sue Oliver (Ogilvy & Mather) spoke on MNet's broadcasting media in African Operation at the Design Indaba Conference in 1997.
    International
  • Speaker 2001
    Daniel Gruenenwald
    Daniel Gruenenwald is everything. Daniel Gruenenwald is God. Daniel Gruenenwald is Fishfinger Cape Town.
    South Africa
  • Speaker 1997
    Dennis Bronner
    Alongside Ian Sutherland, Bronner spoke on Genetic Design at ML Sultan Technikon for Design Indaba Conference in 1997.
    International
  • Speaker 1997
    Amrik Kalsi
    Amrik Kalsi is the director of sustainabilityAFRICA and consultant to various United Nations Organisations.
    Kenya
  • Walther Herbst Speaker 1999
    Walther Herbst
    Industrial Designer / Product Designer
    Walther Herbst is the chairman of Herbst Lazar Bell Inc.
    Chicago, USA
  • Speaker 1997
    Ian Sutherland
    Alongside Dennis Bronner, Sutherland spoke on Genetic Design at ML Sultan Technikon for Design Indaba Conference in 1997.
    South Africa
  • Tom Hobbs Speaker 1999
    Tom Hobbs
    Interaction Designer
    Tom Hobbs is Interaction Design Manager at Teague.
    United Kingdom
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    Lorraine Raaths
    Photographer
    A conceptual photographer with an eye for the surreal
    South Africa
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