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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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    Thilana Blignaut
    Fashion Designer
    Thilana Blignaut is a fashion designer and part of the 2013 Emerging Creatives programme.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Tomas Leach
    Director
    Tomas Leach is a London-based film director of commercial productions and creative documentaries, including the Little Scraps of Paper series.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Rob Michie Studios Standard
    Rob Michie Studios
    Industrial Designer
    Rob Michie Studios is a Johannesburg-based industrial design consultancy founded with a focus on retail display systems.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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    MESO
    Fashion Designer
    Nabeeha Mohamed designs a range of kimonos from vintage Indian saris for her label MESO.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Zunette Mulder Jewellery
    Jewellery Designer
    Cape Town designer Zunette Mulder creates handmade jewellery and also reuses and recycles antique pieces.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Bonolo Moloi
    Bonolo Moloi
    Jewellery Designer
    The interior designer turned jewellery designer
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Nivadni Sewnath Standard
    Nivadni Sewnath
    Fashion Designer
    This fashion designer is doing a little bit more with the everyday textile.
    Durban, South Africa
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    BellaReathe Jewellery
    Jewellery Designer
    BellaReathe Jewellery creates contemporary, bespoke pieces inspired by individuality.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Carla Frank
    Jewellery Designer
    South Africa
  • Emilie Gambade, Editor-in-Chief for ELLE South Africa Standard
    Emilie Gambade
    Curator / Editor
    Emilie Gambade is currently the editor-in-chief for ELLE South Africa.
    South Africa
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    Lisp
    Fashion Designer
    Lisp is a Cape Town-based clothing label and lifestyle brand owned by Maria Paymans and Oriel Barnard.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Stefania Morland
    Fashion Designer
    A fashion designer who cleverly combines delicate fabrics to create unique silhouettes.
    South Africa
  • Christa Badenhorst - Smeul Standard
    Christa Badenhorst - Smeul
    Christa Badenhorst works with textiles and ceramics and is part of the 2013 Emerging Creatives programme.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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    Aaron Kohn
    Curator
    Aaron Kohn is the founding director of the Museum of African Design (MOAD) in Johannesburg, South Africa.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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    Thuthuka Jewellery and Product Design Development
    Jewellery Designer
    South Africa
  • Ekurhuleni Jewellery Project. Standard
    Ekurhuleni Jewellery Project
    Non-Profit Organisation / Jewellery Designer
    Ekurhuleni Jewellery Project is a non-profit organisation offering skills programmes and industry training.
    Germiston, South Africa
  • Khayalethu Likhuleni Standard
    Khayalethu Likhuleni
    Interior Designer
    KDH prides itself on designing spaces that have an intimate connection with clients.
    South Africa
  • Showtime.living Standard
    Showtime.living
    Furniture Designer
    Showtime.living Furniture and Lighting Creations is a small new company founded by Paul Versfeld in early 2012.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Lalesso. Standard
    Lalesso
    Fashion Designer
    Lalesso is a luxury African fashion and lifestyle brand run by Alice Heusser and Olivia Kennaway.
    South Africa
  • Alawie Darries and Mouroodah (Ruda) Darries Standard
    Alawie Darries and Mouroodah (Ruda) Darries
    Jewellery Designer
    Cape Town-based brother and sister team Alawie and Ruda Darries are part of the 2015 Emerging Creatives programme.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Manic Molecule
    Art Director
    Music videos, concert visuals, logos and illustrations that turn brands into visual spectacles.
    Luxembourg
  • Dank Standard
    Dank
    Musician
    Dank is a Cape Town-based musician who will be performing at Design Indabar 2014.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Love, Africa Studio Standard
    Love, Africa Studio
    Accessory Designer / Artist / Jewellery Designer
    Love, Africa Studio creates a contemporary product range including fine art, jewellery and botanicals.
    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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