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Entrepreneur, designer and inventor Karen Welman is passionate about the power of ideas, and uses design as a means to answer genuine human needs and desires. >

Thando and Vanya Mangaliso are the fashion entrepreneurs behind the Sun Godd'ess label, which started out selling skirts from the boot of their car... >

Sean O’Toole is a Cape Town-based journalist and editor. >

Shaun Leane has worked in the jewellery industry, designing and making for the past 20 years, both under his own Shaun Leane Ltd and otherwise. >

Matali Crasset is a French product and industrial designer >

Martin Kruger is a painter, architect and urbanist, and a founding member of the Urban Design Institute of South Africa. >

Based in London, Lara Bohinc is one of the most innovative and exciting jewellers working in fashion today. >

Koto Bolofo is a South African born photographer, whose work appeared in some of the prestigious publications in the world. >

As a youngster Johan Louw had spent hours in his brother-in-law's workshop, watching and learning, developing a love and talent for jewellery design. >

Valerie Steele has a PhD from Yale University and is director and chief curator of the Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT), New York. >

Yves Béhar is the founder of the San Francisco and New York integrated design agency, fuseproject. >

Denis Santachiara is an anomalous designer and an outsider of the international outline of design, beginning his career marrying art and design. >

Satyendra Pakhalé is a multifaceted designer active in various fields, from industrial design to architecture. >

Ze Frank is an artist and humourist who is said to be a genius in creating online experiences. >

Paul Priestman is an industrial designer and founding director of Priestmangoode, an internationally renowned multidisciplinary design studio. >

Originally studying fine arts, music and design, then joining Dentsu, Satoh established the Taku Satoh Design Office in Tokyo in 1984. >

Ross Chowles is executive creative director and founding partner of The Jupiter Drawing Room in Cape Town. >

Tom Dixon OBE is a self-taught product designer, based in London. >

Ji Lee is a Communication Designer at Facebook, and former designer and creative director at the Google Creative Lab. >

Inga Sempé is a French product and furniture designer. >

David Adjaye OBE is principal architect of Adjaye Associates. >

As a leading Japanese designer, Uchida has engaged in a wide range of design projects including interior works, furniture, products and urban planning. >

Though his work centres on graphic design, his creative activities also cover a range of other fields, such as drawings and monuments. >

Ayse Birsel and Bibi Seck are product designers who solve problems and bring innovative solutions to market. >

Paul Sahre (born 1964) is an American graphic designer perhaps best known for his book cover designs and illustrations for the New York Times. >