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  • Nástio Mosquito. Vic Pereiró. Standard
    Nástio Mosquito
    Artist / Performance Artist
    Nástio Mosquito is a multimedia and performance artist who uses music, videos, spoken word poetry and a cappella.
    Luanda, Angola
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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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    Shana
    Fashion Designer
    Shana creates trendy women's streetwear using high-quality fabrics and always keeping it fresh and new.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • magents. Standard
    magents
    Fashion Designer
    magents is an Afro vintage clothing and accessories brand that celebrates Africa in its collections.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Mokoena Kobeli. Standard
    Mokoena Kobeli
    Art Director / Digital Designer
    Mokoena Kobeli is a digital designer and was part of the 2014 Emerging Creatives programme.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • the WREN design Standard
    the WREN design
    Product Designer
    Founded in 2008, the WREN design is a range of bags inspired by the possibility of materials and their stories.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Bousquet Creations
    South Africa
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    Spilt Milk
    Fashion Designer
    Spilt Milk is a proudly South African fashion brand based in Cape Town.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Massive Attack Standard
    Massive Attack
    DJ
    Seminal British group Massive Attack consists of Robert "3D" Del Naja and Grant "Daddy G" Marshall.
    Bristol, United Kingdom
  • Dillion S Phiri Standard
    Dillion S Phiri
    Creative Director
    Dillion S Phiri is the founder and creative director of Creative Nestlings.
    Zimbabwe
  • Shabaka and the Ancestors
    Musician
    Let this eight piece jazz band serenade you.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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    Andrew Dominic
    Furniture Designer
    Andrew Dominic specialises in private commissions and custom interiors that combine contemporary design with traditional joinery.
    South Africa
  • Rose Lombard. Image: Niklas Zimmer Standard
    Rose Lombard
    DJ
    Rose Lombard is a DJ and music collector with wide-ranging tastes.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Owners of Mila. Image courtest of ELLE Decoration South Africa. Standard
    Gerard Back
    Furniture Designer
    Gerard Back is the owner of design company Mila, and a curator for Design Indaba Expo's Furniture and Homeware sectors.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Maoriginal Standard
    Maoriginal
    DJ
    "Nu World" DJ Ma’or Harris, aka Maoriginal, conceptualised and launched the renowned Balkanology and Fiddle East parties in South Africa.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Shikoni
    Shikoni is a community-based business that creates an exquisite range of handmade babies' linen of the finest quality and design.
    Mpumalanga, South Africa
  • Kat Van Duinen Standard
    Kat van Duinen Design (PTY) Ltd
    Fashion Designer
    We are a manufacturer of high quality, African inspired garments using natural materials designed to fit into modern lifestyles.
    South Africa
  • Pierre-Estienne is a Cape Town-based DJ and record collector. Standard
    Pierre-Estienne
    DJ / Music Producer / Musician
    Pierre-Estienne is a Cape Town-based DJ and record collector.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Triggerfish Animation Studios: Adventures in Zambezia Standard
    Triggerfish Animation Studios
    Filmmaker / Animator
    Triggerfish is a global media and entertainment company passionate about storytelling.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Lindi Ndebele Koka is the chief director of cultural industries at South African National Department of Arts and Culture Standard
    Lindi Ndebele Koka
    Curator
    Lindi Ndebele Koka is the chief director of cultural industries at South African National Department of Arts and Culture.
    South Africa
  • Buzwe “Buzz” Nxasana Standard
    Buzwe “Buzz” Nxasana
    Interior Designer
    Buzwe “Buzz” Nxasana is a multidisciplinary designer, with a focus on furniture, and a 2015 Emerging Creative.
    Durban, South Africa
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    Petite Noir
    Musician
    Petite Noir brings his signature "noirwave" sound back to Cape Town, where he was raised.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • NON-EUROPEAN. Standard
    NON-EUROPEAN
    Fashion Designer
    Fashion brand NON-EUROPEAN® was founded in 2008 upon the desire to use creative skill as a means to empower and encourage individuals.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    & Sons.
    Design Studio
    & Sons. is a Durban-based freelance furniture and design studio run by Mike van Heerden.
    Durban, South Africa
  • Nástio Mosquito. Vic Pereiró. Standard
    Nástio Mosquito
    Artist / Performance Artist
    Nástio Mosquito is a multimedia and performance artist who uses music, videos, spoken word poetry and a cappella.
    Luanda, Angola
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