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  • Paula Scher Speaker 2013
    Paula Scher
    Graphic Designer
    Paula Scher is a graphic designer and partner at Pentagram.
    New York, USA
  • Li Edelkoort Speaker 2010
    Li Edelkoort
    Curator / Educator / Trend Forecaster
    Li Edelkoort is a trend forecaster, educator, curator and publisher of international repute.
    Paris, France
  • Yves Béhar Speaker 2006
    Yves Béhar
    Industrial Designer
    Yves Béhar is the founder of the San Francisco and New York integrated design agency, fuseproject.
    San Francisco, USA
  • Speaker 2006
    Matali Crasset
    Product Designer
    Matali Crasset is a French product and industrial designer
    Paris, France
  • David Adjaye Speaker 2013
    David Adjaye
    Architect
    David Adjaye OBE is principal architect of Adjaye Associates.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Porky Hefer Speaker 2012
    Porky Hefer
    Product Designer
    Porky Hefer is a designer, activist and agitator committed to promoting change. Hefer is a creative doer that believes in keeping things simple.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Speaker 2011
    Laduma Ngxokolo
    Fashion Designer / Textile Designer
    Laduma Ngxokolo is a South African textile and knitwear designer, best known for his men's knitwear range inspired by traditional Xhosa beadwork.
    Port Elizabeth, Johannesburg
  • Richard Hart Speaker 2011
    Richard Hart
    Graphic Designer
    Richard Hart is a designer, illustrator, type nut and – most recently – a weekend artists who is happiest when he is making.
    Durban, South Africa
  • Faith XLVII Speaker 2010
    Faith XLVII
    Artist
    Faith XLVII is an internationally acclaimed street- and studio-based artist currently living in Cape Town, South Africa.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Michael Bierut - photo by Jake Chessum Speaker 2015
    Michael Bierut
    Graphic Designer / Writer
    Pentagram partner Michael Bierut is the winner of hundreds of design awards and has work in permanent collections including MOMA and the Met in New York City.
    New York, USA
  • Tom Dixon Speaker 2018
    Tom Dixon
    Product Designer
    Tom Dixon OBE is a self-taught product designer, based in London.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Heath Nash Speaker 2007
    Heath Nash
    Product Designer
    Heath Nash is a product designer best known for turning waste materials into covetable designs.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Jens Martin Skibsted Speaker 2011
    Jens Martin Skibsted
    Product Designer
    Jens Martin Skibsted is a philosopher, entrepreneur, brand expert, poet and revolutionary. He is also a cutting-edge bicycle designer
    Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Sean O'Toole Speaker 2006
    Sean O’Toole
    Editor / Journalist / Writer
    Sean O’Toole is a Cape Town-based journalist and editor.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Stefan Sagmeister. Speaker 2014
    Stefan Sagmeister
    Graphic Designer
    Graphic designer and typographer Stefan Sagmeister is the founder of design firm Sagmeister & Walsh Inc. in New York City.
    New York, USA
  • Design Indaba Conference 2018 Speaker 2018
    Thomas Heatherwick
    Designer
    Thomas leads the design of all Heatherwick Studio projects, working in collaboration with a team of 180 highly-skilled architects, designers, and makers.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Speaker 2007
    Jurgen Bey
    Product Designer
    Jurgen Bey is a Dutch product, furniture, interior and public space designer.
    Eindhoven, Netherlands
  • Arron Nathan Moos Pro-account
    Arron Nathan Moos
    Photographer
    Arron Nathan Moos is a 24-year-old photographer
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Marije Vogelzang Speaker 2008
    Marije Vogelzang
    Food Designer
    Dutch designer Marije Vogelzang is the world's first-ever eating designer.
    Rotterdam, Netherlands
  • Hella Jongerius. Photo: Markus Jans. Speaker 2015
    Hella Jongerius
    Product Designer
    Hella Jongerius is an internationally celebrated contemporary product designer, born in the Netherlands.
    Amsterdam, Netherlands
  • Peter Saville Speaker 2004
    Peter Saville
    Creative Director
    Peter Saville is the kind of designer that legends are built around. He is best known for his work designing record covers for Factory Records.
    International
  • The President Speaker 2004
    Peet Pienaar
    Graphic Designer
    Peet Pienaar is a performance artist turned graphic designer, known for his work with The President and Toffie.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Ferran Adrià Speaker 2009
    Ferran Adrià
    Chef
    Ferran Adrià is the famed head chef of elBulli in Spain, the 3-Michelin-star restaurant that was ranked the best in the world from 2006 to 2009.
    Barcelona, Spain
  • Lumka Jordan Pro-account
    Lumka Jordan
    Architect / Interior Designer
    Lumka’s passion for creativity started at early age, where she drew dresses and popular cartoon characters such as Goku.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Paula Scher Speaker 2013
    Paula Scher
    Graphic Designer
    Paula Scher is a graphic designer and partner at Pentagram.
    New York, USA
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