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  • Nonku Phiri Standard
    Nonku Phiri
    Musician
    Nonku Phiri is a graphic designer, singer and songwriter based in Cape Town.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    heart & star image factory
    South Africa
  • dearcurves Standard
    Dearcurves
    Fashion Designer
    Dearcurves is a plus size fashion brand renowned for creating clothes exclusively for discerning curvy women.
    Lagos, Nigeria
  • Alizwa Mnyatheli Standard
    Alizwa Mnyatheli
    Publisher
    Alizwa is fascinated by African cosmology and feminine energy.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Shirt & Co. Standard
    Shirt & Co
    Fashion Designer
    Shirt & Co combine the art of traditional shirt making with cutting-edge customisation technology.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Gazelle
    Musician
    Gazelle infuses traditional African music with funk, disco and electro beats. They will be performing on the Design Indaba Music Circuit.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    www.markhilltout.com
    Mark Hilltout upcycles old, rusted unwanted corrugated iron into one-of-a-kind picture frames, platters and metal tapestries.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Leigh Le Roux Pro-account
    Leigh Le Roux
    Leigh Le Roux is an illustrator and graphic designer.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Alexander Otto – TEN by Fotolia Standard
    Alexander Otto
    Graphic Designer / Creative Director
    The sixth featured artist in the TEN Collection, Season 2, is Alexander Otto, a German graphic designer and specialist in photo-manipulation based in New York.
    Germany
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    Mr Moeh 24
    Musician
    With a deep appreciation for beats Mpumelelo Macu, aka Mr Moeh 24, has a passion for jazzy vocals that can change the way people feel about music.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Molten and Sielja Voss Standard
    Molten and Sielja Voss
    Artist
    Martli Jansen van Rensburg (Molten) and Sielja Voss have been working as artists and glass designers for the past ten years.
    Pretoria, South Africa
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    The Next 48hOURS
    Publisher
    The Next 48hOURS is Cape Town's No. 1 entertainment, leisure & lifestyle newspaper. It is your ultimate guide to plan your weekend.
    South Africa
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    Dear Rae
    Jewellery Designer
    Dear Rae, founded in 2010 by Karin Rae Matthee, creates an array of elegant and sophisticated jewellery pieces designed to be worn every day.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Mncedisi Faltein Standard
    Mncedisi Faltein
    Graphic Designer
    Mncedisi has a bold and contemporary graphic design sensibility.
    Rustenburg, South Africa
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    aaart
    South Africa
  • Oh Dear Megan. Standard
    Oh Dear Megan
    Jewellery Designer
    Oh Dear Megan is a Cape Town-based jewellery studio that creates bold and expressive pieces.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Deluxe Coffee Works website Standard
    thisarmy.com
    Developer
    thisarmy builds those useful, "little", everyday apps that, once you start using them, you cannot imagine how you ever managed without them.
    South Africa
  • Angel-Ho. Standard
    Angel-Ho
    Performance Artist
    Angel-Ho is a Cape Town artist who uses drag performance and sound to disrupt notions of gender.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Moneoa
    Singer-Songwriter
    Singer-songwriter Moneoa creates a feel-good blend of Afro pop/neo-soul music with her distinguishably raspy voice that floats effortlessly on tracks.
    South Africa
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    AF.BOTZ
    Musician
    Described as “the Swiss Army Knife of bands”, The AF.BOTZ sees two multi-talented musicians conjuring beats, glitches and supernatural bass drops.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    böttchermorell
    Jewellery Designer
    South Africa
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    Made by Mosaic
    Our products are hand-made by women from our local community, with locally sourced raw materials which contributes to its rich, soft textures and uniqueness.
    South Africa
  • Lutuliegh. Standard
    Msizi Luthuli
    Fashion Designer
    Msizi Luthuli is a fashion designer and part of the 2015 Emerging Creatives programme.
    Durban, South Africa
  • Eleazer Radebe Standard
    Eleazer Radebe
    Designer
    This Durban-born, Cape Town based designer works in both fashion and interior design.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Nonku Phiri Standard
    Nonku Phiri
    Musician
    Nonku Phiri is a graphic designer, singer and songwriter based in Cape Town.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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