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    Era Designs
    Ceramicist
    Era Designs creates authentic handcrafted ceramic items to add an element of delight to your home.
    Western Cape, South Africa
  • John Bauer ceramics Standard
    John Bauer
    Ceramicist
    John Bauer pushes the limits of what is technically possible in ceramics.
    South Africa
  • Diana Ferreira Standard
    Diana Ferreira
    Ceramicist
    Handmade glass beads are combined with ceramic vessels to make functional homeware.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Walter Battiss Company. Standard
    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
  • Roger Law Standard
    Roger Law
    Ceramicist / Puppeteer
    Artist, caricaturist and one of the creators of the satirical TV puppet show Spitting Image, Roger Law now works as a ceramicist.
    United Kingdom
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    Amy Ayanda
    Artist
    Cape Town artist Amy Ayanda works across a range of media and draws her inspiration and passion from her environment and the people who surround her.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Lorelle Bell Standard
    Lorelle Bell
    Curator
    Lorelle Bell is the curator for the Design for Social Impact sector at Design Indaba Expo 2015.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Nástio Mosquito. Vic Pereiró. Standard
    Nástio Mosquito
    Artist / Performance Artist
    Nástio Mosquito is a multimedia and performance artist who uses music, videos, spoken word poetry and a cappella.
    Luanda, Angola
  • Anthony Shapiro Standard
    Anthony Shapiro
    Ceramicist
    Ceramicist and executive director of Art in the Forest, Anthony Shapiro is the curator of the Handmade sector for Design Indaba Expo 2015.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • The Curious Room Standard
    The Curious Room
    Artist / Product Designer
    The Curious Room is a collaborative effort that aims to create something minimal and marvelous.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Erica Elk Standard
    Erica Elk
    Curator
    Erica Elk is the executive director at the Cape Craft & Design Institute and an official curator for Design Indaba Expo.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Mike Carella and Riaan Hanekom of Netshomi Zam. Standard
    Netshomi Zam
    Artist / Product Designer / Sculptor
    A partnership between Mike Carella and Riaan Hanekom, Netshomi Zam creates a range of beaded animals and animal trophy heads from beadwork and wire.
    Cape Town, 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
  • FH Porcelain Standard
    FH Porcelain
    Ceramicist
    FH Porcelain, is a small-scale local company dedicated to the design and making of handcrafted, fine porcelain products.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Kalk Bay Modern
    Gallerist
    Kalk Bay Modern is a vibrant gallery opposite the harbour in Kalk Bay, specialising in contemporary San Art, from lino prints to oil paintings.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • SignArt Standard
    SignArt
    Artist
    Lisa Breytenbach of SignArt creates unique, innovative handmade installation art.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Zizamele Ceramics Standard
    Zizamele Ceramics
    Ceramicist
    Zizamele Ceramics makes "world class ceramics in Africa."
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Dillon Marsh
    Photographer
    Dillon Marsh is a Cape Town-based photographer. His work often explores our relationship with different environments and objects.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    sootcookie ceramics
    Ceramicist
    Based in Hout Bay, sootcookie's quirky ceramic range was created by Tanya Laing, a graduate of the Michaelis School of Fine Art in Cape Town.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Ceramic Factory Standard
    Ceramic Factory
    Ceramicist
    Ceramic Factory is a creative space started in December 2012, showcasing funky, quirky and functional ceramics.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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    Head on Design
    Sculptor
    Head on Design creates African animal sculptures that resemble hunting trophies.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • jess ceramics Standard
    Jess Ceramics
    Ceramicist
    Jess Ceramics takes pride in its exclusive and unique functional and decorative ceramic products.
    Western Cape, South Africa
  • La Casona Standard
    La Casona
    Ceramicist
    Artisan Eatware is the home of fine handcrafted ceramic eatware for daily use.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Barbara Hudson Ceramics Standard
    Barbara Hudson Ceramics
    Ceramicist
    Barbara Hudson's ceramics are inspired by South Africa's rich archaeological history.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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    Era Designs
    Ceramicist
    Era Designs creates authentic handcrafted ceramic items to add an element of delight to your home.
    Western Cape, South Africa
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