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Emerging Creatives on the rise

  • Next Generation: Milk: Mohair She Felt.
    Next Generation: Ruth McNaughton
    Next Generation > African Design / Fashion & Jewellery Design
    This young designer uses a 100-year-old loom to create refreshingly modern garments in mohair. >
    25 Jul 14
  • Custom Racing Bikes by Calvin Botha.
    Next Generation: Calvin Botha
    Next Generation > Industrial Design
    Meet the bicycle-mad designer who is one of only three builders of fully customisable carbon frames in the world. >
    11 Jul 14
  • Side table by Unfayzd Design.
    Next Generation: Fayaaz Mahomed
    Next Generation > Product Design
    Industrial designer and recent graduate Fayaaz Mahomed of Unfayzd Design has created a system of space-efficient seating. >
    27 Jun 14
  • Renee Nicole Sander's graduation fashion collection inspired by ice glaciers.
    Next Generation: Renee Nicole Sander
    Next Generation > Fashion & Jewellery Design
    What can fashion become when you ignore the natural body form? Renee Nicole Sander explores this question through her graduate fashion collection. >
    20 Jun 14
  • Emerging Creatives K&i Design Studio.
    K&i Design Studio: Emerging Creatives Q&A
    Festival News > Graphic Design & Illustration
    This week's featured Emerging Creative is graphic design duo K&i Design Studio, who were part of the programme in 2012. >
    20 Dec 13
  • Emerging creative Nawaaz Saldulker
    Nawaaz Saldulker: Emerging Creatives Q&A
    Festival News > Product Design
    This week’s featured Emerging Creative is product designer Nawaaz Saldulker, who was part of the programme at Design Indaba Expo in 2013. >
    13 Dec 13
  • Emerging Creative: Chris Saunders.
    Chris Saunders: Emerging Creatives Q&A
    Video Interviews > Art & Photography / Film & Animation
    This week’s featured Emerging Creative is filmmaker and photographer Chris Saunders, who was part of the programme at Design Indaba Expo in 2009. >
    29 Nov 13
  • Emerging Creative Atang Tshikare.
    Atang Tshikare: Emerging Creatives Q&A
    Q&A > Graphic Design & Illustration / Product Design
    This week’s featured Emerging Creative is graphic designer and illustrator Atang Tshikare who was part of the programme at Design Indaba Expo in 2012. >
    14 Nov 13
  • The Surebuild PPC Cement Laptop Bag
    the WREN design: Emerging Creatives Q&A
    Q&A > Product Design
    This week’s featured Emerging Creative is product designer Wendren Setzer, who was part of the programme at Design Indaba Expo in 2010. >
    8 Nov 13
  • Artwork by Atang Tshikare
    In for the win
    Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration
    Emerging Creative Atang Tshikare’s Zabalazaa Designs wins the 2014 Future Found Award. >
    7 Nov 13
  • Justin Southey illustration.
    Justin Southey: Emerging Creatives Q&A
    Festival News > Graphic Design & Illustration
    This week’s featured Emerging Creative is graphic designer and illustrator Justin Southey, who was part of the programme at Design Indaba Expo in 2010. >
    1 Nov 13
  • Dillon Marsh photography.
    Dillon Marsh: Emerging Creatives Q&A
    Festival News > Art & Photography
    This week’s featured Emerging Creative is artist and photographer Dillon Marsh, who was part of the programme at Design Indaba Expo in 2010. >
    27 Oct 13
  • Dillon Marsh: Emerging Creatives Q&A
    27 Oct 13
  • Accessories designer Katherine-Mary Pichulik
    Step onto the Emerging Creatives launchpad...
    Do Tank News > Creative Economy / Graphic Design & Illustration
    With just under a month to enter Emerging Creatives 2014 we showcase our campaign posters that feature some of the programme's success stories >
    23 Oct 13
  • Apartment art print by Lauren Fowler.
    Lauren Fowler: Emerging Creatives Q&A
    Festival News > Creative Economy / Graphic Design & Illustration
    This week’s featured Emerging Creative is graphic designer and illustrator Lauren Fowler, who was part of the programme at Design Indaba Expo in 2011. >
    11 Oct 13
  • Bacardi x Together by Daniel Ting Chong.
    Daniel Ting Chong: Emerging Creatives Q&A
    Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration
    This week’s featured Emerging Creative is graphic designer Daniel Ting Chong, who was part of the programme at Design Indaba Expo in 2008. >
    4 Oct 13
  • Surfboard Rack by Jasper Eales Original.
    Simple functionality
    Profiling > Product Design
    Simplicity, functionality, useability and the ethical use of materials are some of the key design considerations for Jasper Eales. >
    25 Jun 13
  • Embelic lamp by Ebrahim Assur.
    Objects for experience
    Design News > Industrial Design / Product Design
    Inspired by people and believing that objects should be multifunctional, Ebrahim Assur creates furniture that experiments with both form and materials. >
    18 Jun 13
  • Chairman by Nawaaz Saldulker.
    Product spotlight: Chairman by Nawaaz Saldulker
    Product Spotlight > Product Design
    In the first of a new series looking at bespoke South African designs that demonstrate a unique craftsmanship, we feature Nawaaz Saldulker's Chairman. >
    23 May 13
  • Sharp-Lee Mthimkulu
    The melting pot of diversity that is South Africa inspires and informs the work of graphic designer Sharp-Lee Mthimkulu, a Design Indaba 2012 Emerging Creative. >
    12 Dec 12
  • Cut, Score, Create
    Design News > Craft
    Funky, fun and with a touch of sand and sea. Take a look at the design projects of Urb-ski Paper Toys. >
    3 Oct 12
  • Most Creative Stand 2011
    Festival News > Design Thinking / Product Design
    Creativity is about making a stand... Here's a look at the Isle of Trees's Most Creative Stand at Design Indaba Expo 2011. >
    10 Mar 11
  • Drawn object
    Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration
    Justin Southey is a multi-disciplinary artist whose work covers many different mediums and stylistic variations. >
    20 Feb 11
  • Jewellery on a fashion ramp
    Design News > Craft / Fashion & Jewellery Design
    Design Indaba Expo 2010: See piece's unique collection for the M-Net Face of Africa Finals in Lagos earlier this month. >
    25 Feb 10
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