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  • Lynette Nkateko Pro-account
    Lynette Nkateko
    Architect
    A creative mind that is geared towards city planning and the greater scheme of architecture.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Nicholas Coutts Pro-account
    Nicholas Coutts
    Fashion Designer
    Coming from a creative family, this young designer knew from an early age that his future would be in fashion.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Lungile Mbokane Pro-account
    Lungile Mbokane
    Graphic Designer
    Lungile Mbokane is an independent, self-aware and driven young artist.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Kate Jessica Rees Pro-account
    Kate Jessica Rees
    Typographer
    A creative mind that aims to challenge the gap of typographic design in South Africa.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Speaker
    Freyja Sewell
    Designer
    Freyja Sewell is a designer who creates for the mind.
    United Kingdom
  • Arye Kellman Standard
    Arye Kellman
    Creative Director
    Arye Kellman is a millennial radio broadcaster at Cliff Central.
    South Africa
  • Zoe Groenewald Pro-account
    Zoe Groenewald
    Textile Designer
    By merging multiple disciplines, this designer creates one signature product.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Mia Mélange is a small home décor label founded by designer Mia Danieli in Stellenbosch Pro-account
    Mia Mélange
    Product Designer / Textile Designer
    Mia Mélange is a handcrafted home décor label based in Stellenbosch.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Adebayo Oke-Lawal Speaker
    Adebayo Oke-Lawal
    Fashion Designer
    The founder of Orange Culture, a clothing line movement that covers universal silhouettes with an African aesthetic.
    Lagos, Nigeria
  • Pro-account
    Thandazani Nofingxana
    RICH IS BLACK and Vice Versa dealt with social issues including race, emotions and insecurities.
    Port Elizabeth, South Africa
  • Speaker 2002
    Teresa Roviras
    Creative Director
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker
    Shaina Garfield
    Designer
    Shaina Garfield’s creative interests are at the intersection of environmentalism, disability studies, and food equality.
    USA
  • Lauren Nel Pro-account
    Lauren Nel
    Social Entrepreneur
    To bridge the gap between the visual and tactile, this artist creates embossed books and illustrations.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Keya Murphy Pro-account
    Keya Murphy
    Graphic Designer
    This creative enjoys flexing more than one artistic muscle. He dabbles in street art, illustration, music and video.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • John Hunt Speaker 2006
    John Hunt
    Creative Director
    Zambian native John Hunt is the creative founding partner of TBWA\Hunt\Lascaris, widely accepted as one of the leading advertising agencies in the world.
    Johannesburg, 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
  • It is this love for the authentic yet unique sides of Africa and its fashions that led Abongile to found Apples and Oranges, her line of accessories made from African wax cloth. Pro-account
    Abongile Gwele
    Abongile Gwele is a young woman with a passion for the African continent, its endless possibilities and its diverse range of people and cultures.
    Johannesburg, Cape Town
  • Speaker 2002
    Hans Bernhard
    Artist / Writer
    International
  • Philisa Zibi: Ma Art Jewellery Pro-account
    Philisa Zibi
    Jewellery Designer
    Philisa Zibi is the founder and artist behind MA ART Jewellery, a geometric jewellery brand from Sophiatown.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Speaker
    Pascale Theron
    Designer
    Pascale Theron was born and raised in Johannesburg, South Africa, but recently graduated from the Design Academy Eindhoven in the Netherlands.
    South Africa, Eindhoven
  • Inga Gubeka Pro-account
    Inga Gubeka
    Entrepreneur / Product Designer
    Inga Gubeka is a 20-something entrepreneur who is making his mark on the South African design and décor scene.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Speaker
    Nicole Nomsa Moyo
    Designer
    Nicole Nomsa Moyo is a Zimbabwean born, South African citizen, living and working as an Urban Designer in the city of Toronto.
    Zimbabwe, South Africa
  • Nandi Mngoma Pro-account
    Nandi Mngoma
    Fashion Designer
    Nandi Mngoma is a South African TV personality, dancer and singer.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Martin Kruger Speaker 2006
    Martin Kruger
    Architect
    Martin Kruger is a painter, architect and urbanist, and a founding member of the Urban Design Institute of South Africa.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Lynette Nkateko Pro-account
    Lynette Nkateko
    Architect
    A creative mind that is geared towards city planning and the greater scheme of architecture.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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