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  • Seugnét Herbst is a qualified interior designer with a creative craving for product design. Pro-account
    Seugnét Herbst
    Interior Designer
    Seugnét Herbst is a qualified interior designer with a creative craving for product design.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Nkuli Mlangeni Pro-account
    Nkuli Mlangeni
    Textile Designer
    Nkuli Mlangeni is a textile designer and fashion rebel.
    East London, South Africa
  • Ashley Lloyd Pro-account
    Ashlee Lloyd
    Industrial Designer
    A textile and lighting designer based in Cape Town, South Africa.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • DJ Wentzel, Roastin’ Records Pro-account
    Roastin' Records
    DJ / Music Producer / Retailer
    Catch DJ Wentzel and his incredible vinyl collection at Roastin’ Records.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • 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
  • Jesper Brodin Pro-account 2017
    Jesper Brodin
    Design Director
    Jesper Brodin is the CEO of range and supply at IKEA of Sweden.
    Sweden
  • Moeketsi Lebakeng, who goes by the name “Mokay”, is a Johannesburg-based illustrator and User Interface designer. His illustration style is mostly a celebration of women and their heroic tales. Pro-account
    Moeketsi "Mokay" Lebakeng
    Illustrator / Web Designer
    Moeketsi "Mokay" Lebakeng celebrates woman and Africa with digital development and illustration.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Nkateko Odysseus Shirindza is the clever set of hands behind the eclectic and Africanesque fashion label Arnreuby. Pro-account
    Nkateko Odysseus Shirindza
    Fashion Designer
    Nkateko Odysseus Shirindza is the clever set of hands behind the eclectic and Africanesque fashion label Arnreuby.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Cebisa Mafukuzela & Georgina Campbell: CROSS.CULTURE Pro-account
    Cebisa Mafukuzela
    Fashion Designer
    Despite highly different cultures, Cebisa Mafukuzela and Georgina Campbell have come together to celebrate these differences through CROSS.CULTURE.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • ReVel Productions Pro-account
    ReVel Productions
    Performance Artist
    ReVel productions is a homegrown performance production company, with budding international reach.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • BANC is a furniture and homeware range characterised by Hardy’s use of slim, household copper pipes and French oak wood. Pro-account
    Josie Hardy
    Furniture Designer
    Josie Hardy's family has a legacy of carpentry, and she's carrying the torch high in the contemporary design world.
    South Africa
  • Carien Momsen Pro-account
    Carien Momsen
    Interior Designer
    This designer enjoys exploring duality in her interior and furniture designs.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Coast & Koi Pro-account
    Coast & Koi
    Accessory Designer / Fashion Designer
    Coast & Koi designer Caryn Wilensky makes eye-catching footwear, incorporating locally inspired designs with African animal prints and beadwork.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Mpho Vackier Pro-account
    Mpho Vackier
    This interior designer takes the best of Scandinavian design and African design to create a beautiful result.
    Pretoria, South Africa
  • Megan Smith: Cloth and Print Pro-account
    Megan Smith
    Textile Designer
    Handmade textile design collection Cloth and Print is a textile design studio based in Cape Town, South Africa.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Ditiro Mashigo Pro-account
    Ditiro Mashigo
    Textile Designer
    This young creative has interesting ideas about upcycling and embellishment in fashion design.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • "totamma", Maimane's latest project, is addressed at these precise and complex issues in the contemporary South African society. It consists of four short films, and they centre on and contrast the voices of the older and younger generation to form a unique insight into this modern idea. Pro-account
    Galerekwe Maimane
    Filmmaker / Graphic Designer
    Galerekwe Maimane is a young creative and aspiring film director, whose work is inspired by irrational fears and insecurities.
    Pretoria, South Africa
  • Van Wyk's work has not only had an impact abroad, but has affected home soil in Johannesburg's Maboneng Pro-account
    Jaun van Wyk
    Architect
    Jaun van Wyk is a young South African architect with a passion for the confluence of architecture, art and fashion.
    Cape Town, Bloemfontein
  • Card on Spokes is the stage name of Shane Cooper, live electronic producer. Pro-account
    Card on Spokes
    Musician
    Shane Lee Cooper, a multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer based in Cape Town, writes and performs electronic dance music under the name Card on Spokes.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • The Joinery. Pro-account
    The Joinery
    Fashion Designer
    The Joinery creates organic and ethically mindful fashion.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Blanka Mazimela is a South African born composer, producer and DJ. Pro-account
    Blanka Mazimela
    DJ
    Blanka Mazimela is a South African born composer, producer and DJ.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Using vintage tennis rackets, old coffee bags and other second-hand waste, Danielle Clough is breaking the mould of contemporary art. Pro-account
    Danielle Clough
    Art Director / Artist
    Using vintage tennis rackets, old coffee bags and other second-hand waste, Danielle Clough is breaking the mould of contemporary art.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • LACED is a range of hand-crafted, customised footwear, made to order by architect Dhiantha Achary. Pro-account
    Dhiantha Achary
    LACED is a range of hand-crafted, customised footwear, made to order by architect Dhiantha Achary.
    Durban, South Africa
  • Roger Ballen Pro-account
    Roger Ballen
    Photographer
    Roger Ballen is a renowned International photographer based in South Africa.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Seugnét Herbst is a qualified interior designer with a creative craving for product design. Pro-account
    Seugnét Herbst
    Interior Designer
    Seugnét Herbst is a qualified interior designer with a creative craving for product design.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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