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  • Hannerie Visser Standard
    Hannerie Visser
    Creative Director
    Founder and creative director of Studio H, Hannerie Visser is the food experience curator for Design Indaba Festival 2018.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Ayanda Nkosi Pro-account
    Ayanda Nkosi
    Fashion Designer
    Visual artist.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Johannes Sebotshane Sithole Pro-account
    Johannes Sebotshane Sithole
    Fashion Curator / Fashion Designer
    Designer.
    Pretoria, South Africa
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    Nokulunga Mazibuko
    Ceramicist
    Ceramicist.
    South Africa
  • Cole Pro-account
    Cole Ndelu
    Photographer
    Photographer.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Refentse Mokale
    Fashion Designer
    Visual artist, designer.
    Pretoria, South Africa
  • Lucky Pro-account
    Lucky Phatle “Punoo” Mashilwane
    Artist
    Graphic designer, visual artist.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Ben Myres Pro-account
    Ben Myres
    Motion Graphics Designer
    Ben Myres is ready to put South Africa at the forefront of game design.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Maggie Pro-account
    Maggie De Vos
    Illustrator
    Illustrator.
    Pretoria, South Africa
  • Asanda Sizani Standard
    Asanda Sizani
    Stylist
    A woman with a wealth of experience in the intersection of fashion and design.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Pro-account
    Boipelo Khunou
    Filmmaker
    Photographer, multimedia artist.
    South Africa
  • Pro-account
    Sichangi
    DJ / Singer-Songwriter
    Producer, instrumentalist, DJ and vocalist.
    Nairobi, Kenya
  • William Mapham Speaker 2018
    William Mapham
    Healthcare Innovator
    The ophthalmologist is the founder of Vula, a healthcare app.
    South Africa
  • Zaki Ibrahim Standard
    Zaki Ibrahim
    Singer-Songwriter
    Canadian-born South African singer-songwriter Zaki Ibrahim's music is as captivating as it is vibrant, with a groove to dance to no matter your state of mind.
    South Africa
  • Pro-account
    Sibot
    DJ / Music Producer
    Musician/Producer/DJ
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Adams Pro-account
    Igshaan Adams
    Sculptor
    A quiet activist who speaks volumes about race, sexuality and identity through his work.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Pro-account 2018
    Leroy Mwasaru
    Entrepreneur / Technology Designer / Writer
    Design Thinking
    Kenya
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    See-Saw-Do
    Social Entrepreneur
    See-Saw-Do is a social enterprise that uplifts and transforms environments where children live, learn and play.
    South Africa
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    Samuel Mabizela
    Product Designer
    Artist.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Erika Wessels Jewellery. Standard
    Erika Wessels Jewellery
    Jewellery Designer
    Erika Wessels Jewellery is a Cape Town-based jewellery brand focussing on hand-made, contemporary pieces.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Hannah Barry
    Curator / Director
    Curator and founder of Bold Tendencies and Hannah Barry Gallery.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Yuri Suzuki Speaker
    Yuri Suzuki
    Sound designer
    Sound artist, designer and electronic musician.
    United Kingdom
  • Rodrigo Garcia Gonzalez Speaker
    Rodrigo Garcia Gonzalez
    Architect / Designer / Inventor
    Inventor, designer, architect and engineer.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Dave Hakkens
    Dave Hakkens
    Designer
    Designer, maker.
    Eindhoven, Netherlands
  • Hannerie Visser Standard
    Hannerie Visser
    Creative Director
    Founder and creative director of Studio H, Hannerie Visser is the food experience curator for Design Indaba Festival 2018.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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