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    Hoo-doo Design
    Jewellery Designer
    Hoo-doo Design is the collective effort of jewellery designers and makers Brendan Marx and Thérèse de Villiers.
    Stellenbosch, South Africa
  • Emerging Creatives 2015: Maria Magdalena van Wyk Standard
    Maria Magdalena van Wyk
    Graphic Designer
    Maria Magdalena van Wyk is a graphic designer, illustrator and part of the 2015 Emerging Creatives programme.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    John Bauer
    Ceramicist
    John Bauer pushes the limits of what is technically possible in ceramics.
    South Africa
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    Design Kist
    Design Studio
    Design Kist is a Cape Town-based surface and textile design studio specialising in custom surface patterns.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Planet Lindela
    Planet Lindela is a jazz trio made up of Bradley Mngomezulu Maponya on double bass, Tebogo Mokoena on saxophone and Gontse Makhene on percussion and drums.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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    Design Meets Life
    Graphic Designer
    Design Meets Life is a Durban-based company offering children’s décor and quirky creations for design-savvy parents looking for fresh, contemporary products.
    Durban, South Africa
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    T.w.A.K Wood
    South Africa
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    WOW Creative Design Studio
    Director
    “There are three responses to a piece of design – yes, no, and WOW! Wow is the one to aim for.” - Milton Glaser
    Pretoria, South Africa
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    Byetone
    Musician
    Olaf Bender's experimental electronic music paints a sonic postcard that is simultaneously cool, organic, dark and overwhelming.
    Germany
  • Daffonchio and Associates. Standard
    Daffonchio and Associates
    Architect
    Daffonchio and Associates is an architectural firm based in Johannesburg and led by Enrico Daffonchio.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    The Dollfins
    Musician
    The Dollfins is a punk-rock band playing on the Design Indaba Music Circuit.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Friends of Design - Academy of Digital Arts
    South Africa
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    Thandiswa Bonani
    Fashion Designer
    Thandiswa Bonani is a fashion designer and part of the 2015 Emerging Creatives programme.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Emerging Creatives 2015: Ofentse Letebele aka King Debs Standard
    Ofentse Letebele aka King Debs
    Multidisciplinary Designer / Music Producer
    Ofentse Letebele aka King Debs is a Cape Town-based multimedia designer and part of the 2015 Emerging Creatives programme.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Inkheart Jewellery Design
    Jewellery Designer
    South Africa
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    Spekta
    Musician
    Listening to Spekta's music is a journey in time and sound reaching all corners of the universe, navigating the world of electronic in all it's form.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Kelly Maughan
    Jewellery Designer
    Jewellery designer.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    o.live studio
    South Africa
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    Art and Industry Creative Collective and Photographic Studio
    Art and Industry is a creative collective of freelance professionals engaged in a variety of commercial and art based projects.
    South Africa
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    Walter Battiss Company
    Artist / Ceramicist
    In celebration of one of South Africa's leading artists, the Walter Battiss Company offers a carefully curated collection of Walter Battiss’s works.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Tshepiso Mabula
    Photographer
    An enterprising young photographer who captures the beauty in mundane living.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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    Hellooow Handmade
    South Africa
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    Yswara
    Yswara is an African rooted luxury tea brand – the first to offer a curated experience of fine African teas.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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    MosewaMosa
    South Africa
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    Hoo-doo Design
    Jewellery Designer
    Hoo-doo Design is the collective effort of jewellery designers and makers Brendan Marx and Thérèse de Villiers.
    Stellenbosch, South Africa
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