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  • Deirde Renniers is an interior designer hailing from Johannesburg, currently based in Singapore and exploring the business markets of Cape Town. (Deirdre Renniers Interior Design) Pro-account
    Deirdre Renniers
    Interior Designer
    Deirdre Renniers is an interior designer hailing from Johannesburg, currently based in Singapore and exploring the business markets of Cape Town.
    Johannesburg, Cape Town
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    Kyle Shepherd
    Musician
    At only 28 years old, Kyle Shepherd is one of South Africa's most progressive pianists and composers and has won many impressive music awards.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Imile Wepener
    Illustrator
    A young illustrator with a passion for blurring the line between visual communication and drawing.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Sonwabo Pro-account
    Sonwabo Valashiya
    Illustrator
    Sonwabo Valashiya is a 24 year-old illustrator who produces illustrations that are steeped in tradition and culture.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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    Kgaugelo Rakgwale
    Photographer
    Kgaugelo Rakgwale is a self-taught artist who believes in capturing a message.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Fikile Zamagcino Sokhulu Pro-account
    Fikile Zamagcino Sokhulu
    Fashion Designer
    Fikile Sokhulu studied at the Durban University of Technology
    KwaZulu-Natal, 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
  • Tangeni Kambudu Pro-account
    Tangeni Kambudu
    Fashion Designer
    An up-and-coming fashion designer with flair for bold lines and primary colours.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Zoe Groenewald Pro-account
    Zoe Groenewald
    Textile Designer
    By merging multiple disciplines, this designer creates one signature product.
    Johannesburg, 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
  • Blue Forest Collective Pro-account
    Blue Forest Collective
    Filmmaker
    Blue Forest Collective is a multitalented group of creative people based in South Africa.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Sibusiso Nkosi Pro-account
    Sibusiso Nkosi
    This artist creates embellished ceramics and detailed illustrations.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Riyaadh Ismail Pro-account
    Riyaadh Ismail
    Fashion Designer
    Riyaadhs Yaad is a streetwear fashion house, focusing on inclusivity, culture, sustainability and tailoring.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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    Duma Mtimkulu
    Ceramicist
    Duma Mtimkulu takes the art of ceramics with him on his way to succeeding
    Pretoria, South Africa
  • Siyabonga Mtshali Pro-account
    Siyabonga Mtshali
    Entrepreneur
    Siyabonga Mtshali is a 23-year-old creative entrepreneur hailing from the coast of KwaZulu Natal.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Lungile Mbokane Pro-account
    Lungile Mbokane
    Graphic Designer
    Lungile Mbokane is an independent, self-aware and driven young artist.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Mbali Memela is a ladieswear designer from Durban, currently building her brand, studio and line. Pro-account
    Mbali Memela
    Fashion Designer
    Mbali Memela is the brains behind the ladies-wear label Black Magic.
    Durban, South Africa
  • Despite life's crippling blows, Ishaarah Arnold has become an inspiring graphic designer and illustrator – much to the creative world's delight. Pro-account
    Ishaarah Arnold
    Illustrator
    Despite life's crippling blows, Ishaarah Arnold has become an inspiring graphic designer and illustrator – much to the creative world's delight.
    South Africa
  • Suzanne Naudé Pro-account
    Suzanne Naudé
    Ceramicist
    This artist combines modern illustrations with the ancient craft of ceramics.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Helen Borg Pro-account
    Helen Borg
    Graphic Designer / Illustrator
    Helen Borg is a visual communications graduate with a penchant for the quirky, and a knack for fun conceptual design.
    South Africa
  • Turner studio Pro-account
    TURNER STUDIO
    TURNER STUDIO develops experimental textiles and garment construction techniques to create luxurious yet unconventional artefacts.
    Durban, South Africa
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    Tyla Stallbom
    Product Designer
    An aspiring product designer eager to step onto the scene and establish her own business in South Africa.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Richard Horne Pro-account
    Richard Horne
    Graphic Designer
    Based in Somerset West, this designer imbues his experience of skateboarding and street art into his work.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Kate Jessica Rees Pro-account
    Kate Jessica Rees
    Typographer
    A creative mind that aims to challenge the gap of typographic design in South Africa.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Deirde Renniers is an interior designer hailing from Johannesburg, currently based in Singapore and exploring the business markets of Cape Town. (Deirdre Renniers Interior Design) Pro-account
    Deirdre Renniers
    Interior Designer
    Deirdre Renniers is an interior designer hailing from Johannesburg, currently based in Singapore and exploring the business markets of Cape Town.
    Johannesburg, Cape Town
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