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  • Gaby de Abreu Speaker 2006
    Gaby de Abreu
    Advertising Executive / Creative Director
    Co-founder and executive creative director of one of South Africa's foremost multidisciplinary brand consultancies, Switch Brand Agency.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Speaker 2013
    Bland Hoke
    Bland Hoke is a recent graduate of the Transdisciplinary Design MFA programme at Parsons the New School for Design.
    New York, USA
  • Victor Dlamini Pro-account
    Victor Dlamini
    Photographer
    Victor Dlamini is a social observer, writer, photographer and global traveller.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Athi-Patra Ruga Speaker 2014
    Athi-Patra Ruga
    Artist
    Athi-Patra Ruga is an artist who explores the border-zones between fashion, performance and contemporary art.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Andile Speaker
    Andile Vellem
    Performance Artist
    Vellem began dancing at an early age inspired by his parents who were ballroom dancers.
    South Africa
  • Speaker 2012
    Akshat Verma
    Writer / Filmmaker
    Akshat Verma is a screenwriter, who shot to fame with Delhi Belly, a film that is often referred to as the Bollywood version of The Hangover.
    New Delhi, India
  • Pro-account
    Shelley Klopper
    Accessory Designer
    This graphic designer aims to reinvigorate the craft of handmade leather accessories.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Christophe Guberan Couleur Speaker 2016
    Christophe Guberan
    Industrial Designer
    Industrial designer Christophe Guberan is fascinated by the intrinsic features of materials and how he can reimagine their properties and aesthetic.
    Boston, USA
  • Beryl Dingemans takes her inspiration from Africa in the 1970’s – eclectic, vibrant and luxurious in a uniquely Afrocentric way Pro-account
    Beryl Dingemans
    Jewellery Designer
    Beryl Dingemans takes her inspiration from Africa in the 1970s – eclectic, vibrant and luxurious in a uniquely Afrocentric way.
    South Africa, Netherlands
  • Ashley Lloyd Pro-account
    Ashlee Lloyd
    Industrial Designer
    A textile and lighting designer based in Cape Town, South Africa.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Gwendolene - illustration Pro-account
    Gwendolene - illustration
    Graphic Designer
    Cute, unique and whimsical illustrations.
    Cape Town, 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
  • Simone Farresin and Andrea Trimarchi of Studio Formafantasma. Speaker 2015
    Studio Formafantasma
    Design Studio / Product Designer
    Italian designers Andrea Trimarchi and Simone Farresin make up this Amsterdam-based product design studio.
    Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Speaker 2018
    Amna Elshandaweely
    Fashion Designer
    The Egyptian fashion designer combines ethics and aesthetics to create unique, trendy collections.
    Cairo, Egypt
  • Speaker 2002
    Mark Farrow
    Graphic Designer
    London, United Kingdom
  • Chanel Cartell and Stevo Dirnberger make up How Far From Home Speaker 2016
    How Far From Home
    Art Director / Creative Director / Photographer
    Two creatives. One wanderlist. Zero reasons to stay at home.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Speaker 2008
    Abbott Miller
    Graphic Designer / Writer
    Abbott Miller is a graphic designer, writer and partner at Pentagram New York.
    New York, USA
  • Sir John Hegarty Speaker 2013
    Sir John Hegarty
    Creative Director
    Advertising guru Sir John Hegarty is a creative director and founder of Bartle Bogle Hegarty advertising
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2010
    Wooster Collective
    Curator
    The Wooster Collective are husband-and-wife team Marc and Sara Schiller.
    New York, USA
  • Speaker 2009
    Rick Valicenti
    Graphic Designer / Typographer
    Rick Valicenti is founder and design director of Thirst, a communication design firm devoted to art, function and real human presence.
    Chicago, USA
  • Speaker 2002
    Lewis Blackwell
    Creative Director / Writer
    United Kingdom
  • Nicholas Blechman Speaker 2006
    Nicholas Blechman
    Art Director
    Nicholas Blechman is the art director of the “Week in Review” section of the New York Times.
    New York, USA
  • Paul Smith Speaker 2008
    Paul Smith
    Fashion Designer
    Paul Smith is a British fashion designer, best known for his menswear.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Roy Choi Speaker 2015
    Roy Choi
    Chef
    As a creator of LA's celebrated gourmet food truck culture, this chef did more than sling marinated Korean barbecue tacos. He brought Los Angelenos together.
    Los Angeles, USA
  • Gaby de Abreu Speaker 2006
    Gaby de Abreu
    Advertising Executive / Creative Director
    Co-founder and executive creative director of one of South Africa's foremost multidisciplinary brand consultancies, Switch Brand Agency.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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