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  • Duce Duce Standard
    Duce Duce
    Graphic Designer
    Call her Duce Duce, Anthea Duce or il Duce: this UK native "Party Bastard" has immersed herself in the South African party scene.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    GLMS
    Graphic Designer
    GLMS supplies design-led greeting cards, gift wrap, stationery and related accessories to independent retailers.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Stassie Combrinck
    Graphic Designer
    Stassie Combrinck is a graphic designer and part of the 2013 Emerging Creatives programme.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Lazi Mathebula
    Graphic Designer
    Lazi Mathebula is a graphic designer and part of the 2013 Emerging Creatives programme.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Alexey Samsonov Standard
    Alexey Samsonov
    Graphic Designer
    Alexey Samsonov, aka Somistar, is a self-taught designer who lives and works in Moscow. He is the 7th digital artist featured in the TEN Collection, Season 2.
    Moscow, Russia
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    Design Meets Life
    Graphic Designer
    Design Meets Life is a Durban-based company offering children’s décor and quirky creations for design-savvy parents looking for fresh, contemporary products.
    Durban, South Africa
  • 2014 Emerging Creative: Maria Lebedeva. Standard
    Maria Lebedeva
    Illustrator
    Maria Lebedeva is an illustrator and part of the 2014 Emerging Creatives programme.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • 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
  • WitOpWit profile Standard
    WitOpWit
    Product Designer
    Pretoria's WitOpWit (WOW) captures the nostalgia of South African cities in their one-of-a-kind laser cut designs.
    Pretoria, South Africa
  • Resails/Flej Originals/HOOLEY recycled Standard
    Resails/Flej Originals/HOOLEY recycled
    Product Designer
    These designers recycle sails and advertising banners into bags, jackets and accessories.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Banini Baby
    Product Designer
    Banini Baby is a children’s fashion and décor brand focussing on a modern African aesthetic.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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    snapp™ Design
    Product Designer
    Snapp Design is a South African product design studio by Jonathan Fundudis and Renko Nieman.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • 2014 Emerging Creatives: bvbblegvm. Standard
    bvbblegvm
    Product Designer
    bvbblegvm is a product design studio founded by Nadia du Plessis and is part of the 2014 Emerging Creatives programme.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Green Grass Designs. Standard
    Green Grass Design
    Product Designer
    Green Grass Design specialises in laser-cut gifts, stationery and uniquely designed homeware.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Sojo Standard
    SoJo
    Fashion Designer / Social Entrepreneur
    SoJo clothing for children is fun, classic and all South African.
    Rosebank, South Africa
  • Nic Bladen Botanicals Standard
    Nic Bladen Botanicals
    Artist / Jewellery Designer
    Living and working in the Cape Floral Kingdom, Nic Bladen has become known for the extraordinary technique he has pioneered, casting plants in bronze and silver
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Marisa Fick-Jordaan of Zenzulu Standard
    Zenzulu
    Design Studio / Product Designer
    Zenzulu founder and designer Marisa Fick-Jordaan embraces the inventive possibility and the skilful artistry of the human hand to breathe life into ideas.
    South Africa
  • Cole Jewellery Standard
    Cole Jewellery
    Jewellery Designer
    Cole Jewellery design and manufacture one-off jewellery pieces with an organic and sculptural aesthetic.
    Woodstock, South Africa
  • Artvark Standard
    Artvark
    Artist / Sculptor
    Artvark's steelwork is decorative and functional, all inspired by nature.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Ceramic Matters Standard
    Ceramic Matters
    Ceramicist
    The award-winning Ceramic Matters was established in 1997 by Gerhard Swart and Anthony Harris.
    Wellington, South Africa
  • Tatjana Buisson Standard
    Tatjana Buisson
    Artist / Graphic Designer / Product Designer
    Cape Town-based graphic designer Tatjana Buisson produces a quirky range of stationery products.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Aïssa Dione Standard
    Aïssa Dione
    Artist / Textile Designer
    Aïssa Dione is a Senegalese artist and designer focussing on traditional hand weaving.
    Senegal
  • John Newdigate Standard
    John Newdigate Ceramics
    Artist / Ceramicist
    John Newdigate produces functional ceramics that incorporate art, design and imagination, using the ever-changing ocean as a constant source of inspiration.
    Swellendam, South Africa
  • Emalie Bingham Standard
    Emalie Bingham
    Artist
    Emalie Bingham's hand-drawn designs are an edgy, satirical and somewhat defiant exploration of common patterns occurring in social city life.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Duce Duce Standard
    Duce Duce
    Graphic Designer
    Call her Duce Duce, Anthea Duce or il Duce: this UK native "Party Bastard" has immersed herself in the South African party scene.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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