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    Ed Suter Design
    Photographer
    Photographer Ed Suter creates a range of products featuring his quirky, distinctly South African images.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Liesel Trautman. Standard
    Liesel Trautman
    Ceramicist
    Liesel Trautman designs modern porcelain homeware as well as glass and fabric products.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Light Sculpture by Xoologee (Cath Price Ceramics) Standard
    Xoologee Ceramics
    Ceramicist
    Xoologee by Cath Price makes high-quality, white porcelain ceramics.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Relate Bracelets
    Social Entrepreneur
    Relate Bracelets creates opportunities to change lives with its handmade bracelets.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Dreams for Africa - Woza Moya. Standard
    Dreams for Africa – Woza Moya
    Non-Profit Organisation
    The Dreams for Africa Chair was created by the crafters of Woza Moya to inspire people.
    Durban, South Africa
  • Sandy Godwin Clay Creations Standard
    Sandy Godwin Clay Creations
    Ceramicist
    Sandy Godwin specialises in creating fine porcelain vessels, showcasing complex ceramic statements.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Xplore Designs. Standard
    Xplore Designs
    Product Designer
    Xplore Designs creates wooden 3D puzzles for children and adults.
    Western Cape, South Africa
  • uSisi Designs Standard
    uSisi Designs
    Product Designer
    uSisi Designs, headed up by Stella Pretorius, creates well-made, unique wire jewellery.
    Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
  • Or-gari Golden Safari Standard
    Or-gari Golden Safari
    Artist
    Or-gari Golden Safari create South African-inspired luxury hand-painted ceramic products.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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    Quazi Design
    Product Designer
    Quazi Design is a progressive craft company from Swaziland that transforms waste magazines into original accessories and interiors.
    Mbabane, Swaziland
  • I Love Diepsloot. Standard
    I Love Diepsloot
    Social Entrepreneur
    I Love Diepsloot create proudly South African designer products made and inspired by the people of Diepsloot.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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    Urchin Art
    Ceramicist
    Cape Town-based Michelle Kunze designs a wide range of ceramic products for Urchin Art.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Fonts for the Future Standard
    Fonts for the Future
    Creative Agency
    Fonts for the Future is a fundraising initiative for One School at a Time.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • LithaFlora. Standard
    LithaFlora
    Entrepreneur
    All LithaFlora health and wellness products contain 100% African medicinal botanical ingredients.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    YilaSophia
    Ceramicist
    Sophia H Cilliers' YilaSophia takes ordinary objects and functional concepts, redesigning them to create functional pieces of ceramic art.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Peaches Handmade (Pty) Ltd
    Product Designer
    Peaches Handmade is a Cape Town-based lifestyle brand specialising in leather.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    The African Queen Studio
    Design Studio / Product Designer
    The African Queen Studio is a small business based in McGregor in the Western Cape that specialises in creating unique high-quality handmade products.
    South Africa
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    The Alpaca Loom
    Textile Designer
    The Alpaca Loom creates handwoven products using the naturally coloured range of wools from the Manor House Alpacas.
    Paarl, South Africa
  • Burgundy Collective. Standard
    Burgundy Collective
    Entrepreneur
    Burgundy Collective, based in Stellenbosch, manufactures high-quality genuine leather bags.
    Stellenbosch, South Africa
  • Adele's Mohair. Standard
    Adele's Mohair
    Entrepreneur
    Adele's Mohair is an Eastern Cape-based company that produces handcrafted yarns and knitted accessories.
    Port Alfred, South Africa
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    ALPACAfelt
    Design Studio
    ALPACAfelt is a farm-based studio in Montagu in the Western Cape, established in 2004 to breed and hand process alpaca fibre.
    South Africa
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    Cape Town Etc
    Publisher
    Cape Town Etc showcases the ultimate in entertainment and leisure in the Mother City.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Pepper Plum Designs
    Design Studio / Product Designer
    Pepper Plum Designs is a lifestyle design company specialising in the design and manufacture of polypropylene, PVC and plastic products.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Alphabet Zoo
    Illustrator
    Artists Minekulu Ngoyi and Isaac Zavale create street-culture inspired products for Alphabet Zoo.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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    Ed Suter Design
    Photographer
    Photographer Ed Suter creates a range of products featuring his quirky, distinctly South African images.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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