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Manuela Ohsiek
Illustrator who creates children's books and more.
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29 Nov 18
Lesego Maloka
Industrial and product designer.
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29 Nov 18
Zane Ngwenya
Fashion and Textile Designer
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29 Nov 18
Mbali Mthethwa
Jewellery designer.
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29 Nov 18
Tandekile Mkize
Film and Photography
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29 Nov 18
Primrose Chimhanda
Influenced by architecture and interior design, this young designer creates fascinating prints.
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29 Nov 18
Kara Schoeman
Furniture and homeware designer.
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29 Nov 18
Therusha Chetty
Fashion and accessory designer
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29 Nov 18
Rofhiwa Mudau
A conceptual graphic designer and illustrator who creates mind-bending work with colour and geometric shapes.
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21 Nov 18
Asanda Mini
This young, multifaceted creative hopes to gain skills and then give back.
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20 Nov 18
Tshepiso Mabula
Mabula is a writer and photographer whose work focuses on human interest stories.
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19 Nov 18
Natalie Paneng
This multi-talented artist says the Internet played a vital role in her career.
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16 Nov 18
Taz Watson
Taz Watson designs jewellery that is gentle on the Earth
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16 Nov 18
Bright Dimba
This all-round creative is on a mission to do good with this designs.
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16 Nov 18
Design Indaba Global Emerging Creatives Programme
Promoting cross-border connections between young creatives.
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31 Aug 18
Gale Maimane on her new short film, starring Zoe Modiga, called Me
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Music & Sound Design
“We wanted to make a piece that encapsulates fashion and music in a skilful way. A tender way. A femme way.”
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15 Aug 18
9 creatives to look out for this Women's Month
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To celebrate Women's Month, we're highlighting the work of some of our former participants in the Design Indaba Emerging Creatives programme.
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6 Aug 18
Braille clothing is making it easier for the visually impaired to get dressed
Festival News
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Getting dressed when you’re blind presents challenges that those of us privileged enough to have sight don’t understand.
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13 Jul 18
Leading local fashion designer Thabo Makhetha takes her blanket approach to the next level
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African Design
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Design Indaba Emerging Creatives alumna Thabo Makhetha is now crowdfunding to produce her own textile designs.
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12 Jul 18
This photo series examines the ways in which black women are forced to comply in society
Design News
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Art & Photography
Emerging Creative 2018 participant Stephanie Kenyaa Mzee also talks about xenophobia and why her work centres black women.
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15 Jun 18
MaXhosa launches rug collection and appoints new creative director
Design News
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African Design
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
Changes are afoot for the acclaimed South African fashion brand.
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13 Apr 18
6 young visual artists on our radar
Design News
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Art & Photography
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Film & Animation
Photography and Filmmaking from the eyes of this years Emerging Creatives.
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30 Mar 18
14 graphic designers to watch
Design News
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African Design
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Graphic Design & Illustration
These up and coming visual artist showed us a sneak peak into the future of graphic design in South Africa.
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21 Mar 18
Meet the future of South African fashion
Design News
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African Design
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Fashion & Jewellery Design
These are the young creatives in the fashion industry who formed part of our Emerging Creatives programme for 2018.
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16 Mar 18
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