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  • Speaker 2007
    Maira Koutsoudakis
    Architect / Interior Designer / Product Designer
    Maira Koutsoudakis is the founder and principal of Life architecture, interiors and creative direction.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Henrik Vibskov Speaker 2014
    Henrik Vibskov
    Fashion Designer
    Henrik Vibskov is not just a fashion designer but also the creator of twisted and tantalising universes that accompany each of his collections.
    Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Carien Momsen Pro-account
    Carien Momsen
    Interior Designer
    This designer enjoys exploring duality in her interior and furniture designs.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Pepe Marais of Joe Public United Speaker 1999
    Pepe Marais
    Creative Director
    Co-founder and chief creative officer at Joe Public Johannesburg, Pepe Marais has been at it for over 20 years.
    South Africa
  • Speaker 2008
    Wendy Ramshaw
    Jewellery Designer
    Wendy Ramshaw was given Commander of the British Empire status by The Queen for her service to the Arts and is recognised as one of the world's finest jewellers
    International
  • Margot Janse Speaker 2014
    Margot Janse
    Chef
    Margot Janse is the executive chef at the award winning, Relais and Châteaux Le Quartier Français Hotel in Franschhoek.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Prof John Heskett Speaker 2004
    John Heskett
    Academic
    Prof John Heskett (1937 – 2014) became possibly the most influential person ever within design education through his teaching and books.
    Chicago, USA
  • Simon Castets Speaker 2014
    Simon Castets
    Curator
    Simon Castets, director and curator of the Swiss Institute, New York, is also the co-founder of the research project 89plus, along with Hans Ulrich Obrist.
    New York, USA
  • Speaker 2018
    Es Devlin
    Set Designer
    Set designer.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Chaz Maviyane-Davies Speaker 2001
    Chaz Maviyane-Davies
    Graphic Designer
    Chaz Maviyane-Davies' graphic design work pushes the boundaries of social justice, which he had grappled with well into his adulthood.
    Zimbabwe
  • Experimental Jetset Speaker 2014
    Experimental Jetset
    Design Studio / Graphic Designer
    Experimental Jetset is a small, independent, Amsterdam-based graphic design studio, consisting of Marieke Stolk, Erwin Brinkers and Danny van den Dungen.
    Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Speaker 2010
    Manabu Mizuno
    Creative Director / Art Director
    Manabu Mizuno studied graphic design at Tama Art University. After graduating in 1996, he joined the advertising company Pablo Production.
    Tokyo, Japan
  • Rhys Jones Speaker 2017
    Rhys Jones
    Industrial Designer
    Rhys Jones strives to make excellent products that are sustainable and socially responsible.
    New York, USA
  • The Joinery. Pro-account
    The Joinery
    Fashion Designer
    The Joinery creates organic and ethically mindful fashion.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Pro-account
    Thaakierah Abdul
    Graphic Designer
    This graphic designer has a playful approach to breaking design principles and having fun with every colour in the crayon box.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Elle Kay Fabrics is based on the principle that beautiful, modern prints should not be exclusively for designers, decorators or the very wealthy, but rather that they should be accessible to all. Pro-account
    Luhandra Vorstman
    Textile Designer
    Luhandra Vorstman is the founder and designer of homeware brand Elle Kay Fabrics.
    Durban, South Africa
  • Speaker 2003
    Sabine Zemelka
    Automotive Designer
    Munich, Germany
  • Speaker 2010
    Wooster Collective
    Curator
    The Wooster Collective are husband-and-wife team Marc and Sara Schiller.
    New York, USA
  • Tia Blassingame Speaker 2015
    Tia Blassingame
    Artist
    Tia Blassingame uses the art of letterpress printing in her work which explores the relationship between race, history and perception.
    USA
  • Speaker 2007
    Neil Gershenfeld
    Prof Neil Gershenfeld is the director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)’s Centre for Bits and Atoms.
    International
  • Speaker 2010
    Tomas Kral
    Product Designer
    By capturing specific things and infusing them with poetry, Kral designs accessible and comprehensible objects that combine traditional materials with new tech.
    Lausanne, Switzerland
  • Aditi Khurana Pro-account
    Aditi Khurana
    Educator
    Based in New Delhi, Aditi Khurana is the International Regional Coordinator for School of Visual Arts (SVA), New York City.
    New Delhi, India
  • Keenan Wyrobek Speaker
    Keenan Wyrobek
    Engineer
    The founder of Zipline, the world's only drone delivery service gets life-saving medical supplies and blood to the most remote places on Earth.
    USA
  • Photo: williambeaucardet. Speaker 2013
    Marguerite Humeau
    Marguerite Humeau is a speculative designer and director of a design trilogy.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2007
    Maira Koutsoudakis
    Architect / Interior Designer / Product Designer
    Maira Koutsoudakis is the founder and principal of Life architecture, interiors and creative direction.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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