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  • Speaker 2009
    Arno Mathies
    Industrial Designer
    As a designer Mathies explores various media and methods, and spent a year working closely with a carpenter to investigate different production processes.
    Lausanne, Switzerland
  • Lungile Mbokane Pro-account
    Lungile Mbokane
    Graphic Designer
    Lungile Mbokane is an independent, self-aware and driven young artist.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Speaker
    Ellie Frymire
    Communication Designer
    Ellie recognised the power of meaningful design and intentional presentation of data.
    New York, USA
  • Unlearn Africa, under the guidance of Sibusiso Brian Mokhachane, creates beautiful and functional backpacks using Sotho blankets Pro-account
    Sibusiso Brian Mokhachane
    Accessory Designer / Social Entrepreneur
    Unlearn Africa, under the guidance of Sibusiso Brian Mokhachane, creates beautiful and functional backpacks using Sotho blankets.
    Soweto, South Africa
  • Speaker 2004
    Tom Roope
    Creative Director
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2005
    Ivana Kalafatic
    Jewellery Designer / Editor
    New York, USA
  • Lara Bohinc Speaker 2006
    Lara Bohinc
    Jewellery Designer
    Based in London, Lara Bohinc is one of the most innovative and exciting jewellers working in fashion today.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Melvill & Randera are two architects who share a deep-rooted interest in the built environment and the vital role architecture plays in defining it. Pro-account
    Jamil Randera
    Architect
    Jamil Randera is the other half of +NESS, a project between himself and Max Melvill.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Kent Lingeveldt Pro-account
    Kent Lingeveldt
    Product Designer
    Cape Town-based skate legend Kent Lingeveldt makes custom decks from a workshop in Woodstock.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Aditi Khurana Pro-account
    Aditi Khurana
    Educator
    Based in New Delhi, Aditi Khurana is the International Regional Coordinator for School of Visual Arts (SVA), New York City.
    New Delhi, India
  • Nandi Mngoma Pro-account
    Nandi Mngoma
    Fashion Designer
    Nandi Mngoma is a South African TV personality, dancer and singer.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Pro-account
    Gisele Human
    Jewellery Designer
    Founder of WAIF, Gisele Human strives to create wearable art.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Sankofa Creations by Fiona Mpungu Pro-account
    Fiona Mpungu
    Academic
    Despite academic roots, Fiona Mpungu is a fabric and textile enthusiast who specialises in creating interior decoration products.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Illustrator Amy Slatem's aims to create products that encourage the user to be creative as well - doodling, writing and colouring. Pro-account
    Amy Slatem
    Illustrator
    Illustrator Amy Slatem's aims to create products that encourage the user to be creative – doodling, writing and colouring.
    Port Elizabeth, South Africa
  • Karabo Masombuka Pro-account
    Karabo Masombuka
    Furniture Designer
    Karabo Masombuka is a creative who proves that an unorthodox background is no hindrance to an aspiring innovative designer.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Kgotso Letwaba Pro-account
    Kgotso Letwaba
    Fashion Designer
    This young fashion designer creates stylish sportswear with inspiration rooted in street art.
    Pretoria, South Africa
  • Speaker
    Mirjam de Bruijn
    Product Designer
    Mirjam de Bruijn's work questions the way we use our everyday products.
    Netherlands
  • Loyiso Mkize Pro-account
    Loyiso Mkize
    Artist
    Loyiso Mkize is a Cape Townian visual artist and painter.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Abide Creative is the company Jen McKenzie founded to create and sell affordable artwork. Her goals are to create distinctive spaces, bold accessoried and feature pieces that can be displayed in a multitude of spaces. Her ethos is to "create environments that aren't afraid of being significant, and spaces that work as hard as the people who use them." Pro-account
    Jen McKenzie
    Interior Designer
    Jen McKenzie is the creator and illustrator behind the homeware and artwork company Abide Creative.
    South Africa
  • Beryl Dingemans takes her inspiration from Africa in the 1970’s – eclectic, vibrant and luxurious in a uniquely Afrocentric way Pro-account
    Beryl Dingemans
    Jewellery Designer
    Beryl Dingemans takes her inspiration from Africa in the 1970s – eclectic, vibrant and luxurious in a uniquely Afrocentric way.
    South Africa, Netherlands
  • Speaker 2009
    Jon Stam
    Product Designer
    Jon Stam is a Canadian-born designer based in Amsterdam and Antwerp.
    Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Banele Floyd Mavimbela Pro-account
    Banele Floyd Mavimbela
    Graphic Designer
    This visual artist aims to highlight emotion and honesty in his work.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Pro-account
    Balini Naidoo
    Fashion Designer
    Balini Naidoo has become a pioneer for the blind community.
    Durban, South Africa
  • Nkateko Odysseus Shirindza is the clever set of hands behind the eclectic and Africanesque fashion label Arnreuby. Pro-account
    Nkateko Odysseus Shirindza
    Fashion Designer
    Nkateko Odysseus Shirindza is the clever set of hands behind the eclectic and Africanesque fashion label Arnreuby.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Speaker 2009
    Arno Mathies
    Industrial Designer
    As a designer Mathies explores various media and methods, and spent a year working closely with a carpenter to investigate different production processes.
    Lausanne, Switzerland
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