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  • Lungile Mbokane Pro-account
    Lungile Mbokane
    Graphic Designer
    Lungile Mbokane is an independent, self-aware and driven young artist.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Pro-account
    Shelley Mokoena
    Fashion Designer
    Shelley Mokoena is a fashion designer who has taken her brand from a start-up to the runway.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Tshegofatso Pro-account
    Tshegofatso Sithole
    Fashion Designer
    Tshegofatso Sithole is a 26 year-old designer who’s giving women their confidence back.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Joanina Pastoll Speaker 2001
    Joanina Pastoll
    Joanina Pastoll finds her niche in corporate identity. Having produced great work for clients such as Nando's and Steers under Cross Colours design.
    South Africa
  • Roy Clucas Speaker 1999
    Roy Clucas
    Design Director
    Roy is an honorary member of The Brand Council of South Africa, and past president of Design South Africa.
    South Africa
  • Basetsana Maluleka Standard
    Basetsana Maluleka
    This photographer left her finance studies to pursue her love for photography.
    Pretoria, 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
  • Speaker 2007
    Andy Stevens
    Studying at Leeds and the Royal College of Art, London, Andy Stevens is one of the founding members of Graphic Thought Facility.
    International
  • Speaker 2003
    Tholoana Qhobela
    Director
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Speaker 2002
    Michael Stallenberg
    Graphic Designer
    Michael Stallenberg is a South African art director. Working for Interactive Africa, he started Design Indaba Magazine in 2001.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Nicholas Coutts Pro-account
    Nicholas Coutts
    Fashion Designer
    Coming from a creative family, this young designer knew from an early age that his future would be in fashion.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Koto Bolofo Speaker 2006
    Koto Bolofo
    Photographer / Filmmaker
    Koto Bolofo is a South African born photographer, whose work appeared in some of the prestigious publications in the world.
    Paris, France
  • Pro-account
    Wandile Leeu
    Fashion Designer
    This young entrepreneur is spearheading a new street-style fashion brand.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Standard
    Thando Simelane
    Fashion Designer
    “My jeweller is my dealer”
    South Africa
  • Speaker
    Kacper Pietrzykowski
    Product Designer
    Kacper is a graduate of the Design and Engineering Master's programme at Politecnico di Milano (Italy).
    Italy
  • Shin Matsunaga Speaker 2006
    Shin Matsunaga
    Graphic Designer
    Though his work centres on graphic design, his creative activities also cover a range of other fields, such as drawings and monuments.
    Tokyo, Japan
  • Walther Herbst Speaker 1999
    Walther Herbst
    Industrial Designer / Product Designer
    Walther Herbst is the chairman of Herbst Lazar Bell Inc.
    Chicago, USA
  • Jamie-Lee Matthews is a design-minded individual who is incredibly passionate about storytelling and using visual communication to send messages about individuality in a cluttered world. Pro-account
    Jamie-Lee Matthews
    Photographer
    Design-minded Jamie-Lee Matthews uses storytelling and visual communication to spread the work about the importance of individuality.
    South Africa
  • Speaker 1997
    David Jack
    Architect
    David Jack spoke on architectural design at the V&A Waterfront in a case study entitled The Designer Harbour, at the Design Indaba Conference in 1997.
    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
  • Speaker 2004
    Jaco Janse van Rensburg
    Art Director
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Speaker 2005
    Paula Feferbaum
    Fashion Designer
    Barcelona, Spain
  • Speaker 1995
    Jeff Rankin
    Editorial Designer
    Durban, South Africa
  • Speaker 2001
    Thomas Müeller
    Creative Director
    Thomas Mueller is creative director at Razorfish, a leading design management company specializing in application of digital design and technology.
    USA
  • Lungile Mbokane Pro-account
    Lungile Mbokane
    Graphic Designer
    Lungile Mbokane is an independent, self-aware and driven young artist.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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