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  • Emerging Creatives 2015: Muhammad Gangat Standard
    Muhammad Gangat
    Photographer
    Muhammad Gangat is a communication designer and a 2015 Emerging Creative.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Stefni Standard
    stefni
    Jewellery Designer
    Stefni is a Knysna-based jewellery brand inspired by all things African, ancient and unconventional techniques, textures and colour.
    South Africa
  • Lesedi MJ Mogale Standard
    Lesedi MJ Mogale
    Photographer
    Lesedi MJ Mogale is a Pretoria-based photographer and part of the 2015 Emerging Creatives programme.
    Pretoria, South Africa
  • 2014 Emerging Creative: Katlego Serepo. Standard
    Katlego Serepo
    Fashion Designer
    Katlego Serepo is a fashion designer and blogger and part of the 2014 Emerging Creatives programme.
    Pretoria, South Africa
  • Kehumile Mate Pro-account
    Kehumile Mate
    Furniture Designer
    Kehumile Mate is a qualified interiors and furniture designer.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Gone Rural Standard
    Gone Rural
    Social Entrepreneur
    Gone Rural is an organisation that provides home-based incomes to over 750 rural African women through craft.
    Swaziland
  • Daleen Fiorini Standard
    Daleen Fiorini
    Jewellery Designer
    Daleen Fiorini Jewellery Design makes costume jewellery with semi-precious stones that forge elements of Eastern and Western culture.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • cyberfibre visual design Standard
    Cyberfibre Visual Display
    Design Studio
    Cyberfibre Visual Display specialises in the design and manufacture of visual decor for seasonal retail installations and special events.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Magda van der Vloed
    Magda van der Vloed is a designer and product developer who works with multimedia materials.
    Durban, South Africa
  • CityVarsity Standard
    City Varsity
    Educational Institution
    CityVarsity is a communication design school with an edge.
    South Africa
  • Papillon Belle Standard
    Papillon Belle
    Jewellery Designer
    Papillon Belle is a range of jewellery made from real butterfly wings, designed by Cape Town-based graphic designer and illustrator Audrey Botha.
    South Africa
  • Artvark Standard
    Artvark
    Artist / Sculptor
    Artvark's steelwork is decorative and functional, all inspired by nature.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Flowermill Stationery Company. Standard
    Flowermill Stationery Company
    Design Studio / Graphic Designer / Illustrator
    Flowermill Stationery Company is a Cape Town-based business that designs and produces a range of greeting cards, gift tags and wrapping paper.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Caversham textiles. Standard
    Caversham Textiles
    Design Studio
    The Caversham Press takes printmaking to new heights, producing handmade fine art fabrics under their latest division, Caversham Textiles.
    Lidgetton, South Africa
  • Chic Fusion Standard
    Chic Fusion
    Fashion Designer / Product Designer / Textile Designer
    Chic Fusion is a design and manufacturing studio making hand-felted products using 100% merino and karakul wool.
    South Africa
  • Standard
    See-Saw-Do
    Social Entrepreneur
    See-Saw-Do is a social enterprise that uplifts and transforms environments where children live, learn and play.
    South Africa
  • Morphé. Standard
    Morphé
    Fashion Designer
    Morphé means "to transform outwardly" – something fashion designer Marize Malan aims to do with her line.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Sitting Pretty Standard
    Sitting Pretty
    Fashion Designer
    Sitting Pretty is a womenswear label that focusses on versatility.
    Cape Town, 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
  • Joie d' vivre Standard
    Joie d' vivre
    Product Designer / Textile Designer
    Joie d' vivre is a creative business using offcuts and animal skins to produce environmentally friendly camera slings
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Big Space Standard
    Big Space
    Musician
    The many-monikered DJ and Producer Big Space hails from Johannesburg, via Lesotho.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Camilla Kruger Standard
    Camilla Kruger
    Graphic Designer
    Camilla Kruger is a Durban-based designer and a 2015 Emerging Creative.
    Durban, South Africa
  • Standard
    Relate Bracelets
    Social Entrepreneur
    Relate Bracelets creates opportunities to change lives with its handmade bracelets.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • 2014 Emerging Creative: Lucy-made. Standard
    Lucy-Made
    Jewellery Designer
    Lucy-Made is a Cape Town-based ceramic jewellery brand and part of the 2014 Emerging Creatives programme.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Emerging Creatives 2015: Muhammad Gangat Standard
    Muhammad Gangat
    Photographer
    Muhammad Gangat is a communication designer and a 2015 Emerging Creative.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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