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    Fashion Designer
    Paul van der Spuy designs beautifully tailored clothing for men and women for bluecollarwhitecollar.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    ZINGIWARE
    Jewellery Designer
    Zingiware is the collaboration between Leana Duncan and The Potters Workshop to create vibrant handmade jewellery.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Original Swimming Party
    Musician
    Original Swimming Party is a three-piece experimental electronica band from Cape Town, South Africa.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Black Coffee Pro-account
    Black Coffee
    DJ
    Black Coffee’s penchant is for true Afropolitan house: home-brewed but future-focused. Expect almost sculptural balance and beauty.
    Durban, South Africa
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    Floyd Lavine
    Musician
    Floyd Lavine is a techno artist. He will be playing on the Design Indaba Music Circuit.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Alexander's Band
    Illustrator
    Alexander's Band is a Cape Town-based representation service for South African illustrators.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    PPC Imaginarium Awards
    Art Director
    PPC Imaginarium Awards is a modern art and design awards programme aimed at promoting and supporting emerging creative talent in South Africa.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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    Lo Studio (Pty) Ltd
    Fashion Designer
    Lo is a small fashion label based in Cape Town, producing locally designed and manufactured clothing for sophisticated and fashion forward women of all ages.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Lukhanyo Mdingi
    Fashion Designer
    Lukhanyo Mdingi designs distinctive fashion for his eponymous label and is part of the 2015 Emerging Creatives programme.
    East London, South Africa
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    Sakawa Boys
    Musician
    Sakawa Boys are an all-male pop group from Cape Town, South Africa.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Hamed Outtara Standard
    Hamed Design Studio
    Furniture Designer
    Hamed Outtara is a furniture designer and founder of Hamed Design Studio based in Burkina Faso.
    Burkina Faso
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    Mingo Lamberti
    Fashion Designer
    Mingo Lamberti is an independent design label that was established after designing and producing limited edition t-shirts.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Research Unit Artisan Leather Goods Standard
    Research Unit
    Industrial Designer
    Cape Town-based Research Unit Artisan Leather Goods produce designs that aim to redefine the luxury leather goods industry.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • DJ Steloo - Nightscape 2018 Standard
    DJ Steloo
    The Ghanain DJ and fashion mogul who dares to be distinct.
    Accra, Ghana
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    Karien van Langelaar
    Jewellery Designer
    Karien van Langelaar is a jewellery designer and part of the 2015 Emerging Creatives programme.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    The Jupiter Drawing Room
    Creative Agency
    The Jupiter Drawing Room is a category-agnostic, integrated and independent advertising agency based in South Africa.
    Johannesburg, Cape Town
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    Bilderberg Motel
    Musician
    Bilderberg Motel brings a sound they call Americana, a sloppy mix of various genres stemming from their revivalist intentions.
    South Africa
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    Edel Rodriguez
    Artist
    Visual artist.
    New York, USA
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    Calvin Botha
    Industrial Designer
    Calvin Botha is an industrial designer and part of the 2014 Emerging Creatives Programme.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Kimon
    Kimon will be performing on the Design Indaba Music Circuit.
    South Africa
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    Ida Elsje Jewellery
    Jewellery Designer
    Specialising in handcrafted platinum and diamond engagement rings, Ida Elsje’s recognition of customers' individuality reflects in the exclusivity of each piece
    South Africa
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    ELC Art & Craft Centre Rorke's Drift
    Hand-printed fabrics, textile accessories and interior design, hand-woven carpets and tapestries, creative ceramics = 50 years Rorke's Drift means high quality.
    South Africa
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    Michelle Liao
    Jewellery Designer
    Michelle Liao is a jewellery designer and part of the 2015 Emerging Creatives programme.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Cape Town College of Fashion Design Standard
    Cape Town College of Fashion Design (CTCFD)
    Academic
    Cape Town College of Fashion Design offers career-focused education enabling graduates to pursue the many opportunities available in the fashion industry.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Fashion Designer
    Paul van der Spuy designs beautifully tailored clothing for men and women for bluecollarwhitecollar.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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