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    Ebony & Ivory Ribbons
    South Africa
  • Gareth Cliff Founder and President of CliffCentral.com Standard
    Gareth Cliff
    Curator / DJ
    Founder and President of CliffCentral.com as well as an MNet Idols judge, Gareth Cliff is one of South African radio's most prominent personalities.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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    Thato Kgatlhanye
    Entrepreneur
    Hailed as a “new breed of a businesswoman in Africa" by Forbes, Thato is an award-winning entrepreneur, author and public speaker.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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    René Twigge
    Colour Infused Design
    South Africa
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    Pierre Cronje
    Furniture Designer
    Integrity, fine craftsmanship and pride have characterised the furniture designs of Pierre Cronje for the past 20 years.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    African Sketchbook Fine Arts Fabric
    Textile Designer
    African Sketchbook Fine Arts Fabric is a Cape Town-based company that specialises in custom-designed, hand-painted fabrics.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    African Fashion International
    The Gateway To African Fashion
    South Africa
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    GOAT Clothing
    Fashion Designer
    Goat Clothing offers a range of men and ladies high street fashion which epitomises the luxury found within the South African urban youth.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Honest Chocolate
    Food Designer
    Honest Chocolate is a small artisanal chocolate company based in Cape Town, run by Michael de Klerk and Anthony Gird.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Jeanne Gang
    Founding Principal and Partner, Studio Gang.
    USA
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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
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    Morena Moletsane
    Illustrator
    Morena Moletsane is a South African illustrator.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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    Anine Roos
    Jewellery Designer
    Stellenbosch-based Anine Roos creates jewellery under her Paper Doll brand and is a 2015 Emerging Creative.
    Stellenbosch, South Africa
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    snapp™ Design
    Product Designer
    Snapp Design is a South African product design studio by Jonathan Fundudis and Renko Nieman.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Koen Vanmechelen Speaker 2017
    Koen Vanmechelen
    Artist
    Conceptual artist Koen Vanmechelen explores the importance of biocultural diversity, identity and community in his Cosmopolitan Chicken Project.
    Belgium
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    Fox Junction - Event Space
    Fox Junction is an urban industrial entertainment venue in Johannesburg's inner city.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • The Tretchikoff Project. Standard
    The Tretchikoff Project
    Artist
    Natasha Swift and Ari Lazaris have created a range of products spun off from artist Vladimir Tretchikoff's famous paintings.
    South Africa
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    LUNAR
    South Africa
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    Lloyd Matthew Moodley
    Jewellery Designer
    Lloyd Matthew Moodley is a Pietermaritzburg-based jewellery designer, blacksmith and part of the 2015 Emerging Creatives programme.
    Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
  • Magrietha Labuschagne Standard
    Magrietha Labuschagne
    Magrietha Labuschagne’s work is designed from the inside out
    South Africa
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    Tiffany Marx - Inspired Jewellery
    Jewellery Designer
    Jeweller Tiffany Marx has always been inspired by Japanese design and the various elements and visual textures found in nature
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Bruno Morphet
    Musician
    Bruno Morphet is a DJ from Cape Town and will perform at Design Indaba Music 2014.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Nicolaas van Reenen Standard
    Fever Trails
    Musician
    Part solo, part collaborative, Fever Trails combines Ableton Live, synthesizers, guitars, drums, piano and bass to create a signature complex, layered sound.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Neo Mashigo
    Advertising Executive
    Neo Mashigo is an advertising influencer and spearhead of authentic excellence in the field.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Ebony & Ivory Ribbons
    South Africa
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