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EVENTS

Design Indaba

The 2021 class of Emerging Creatives announced

outh Africa’s longest running Design Indaba Emerging Creatives
platform for supporting rising is supported by the Department of
Syoung talent is the Design Indaba Sport, Arts and Culture with the aim of
Emerging Creatives programme. Now in nurturing new talent. The programme
its 16th year, the programme continues successfully functions as a launching
unbroken in 2021, after completing its pad for careers. Over four years, it has
previous cycle in March 2020. provided a much-needed break for scores
For 2021, the approach to the Design of young designers.
Indaba Emerging Creatives has been According to Design Indaba founder
reformatted in response to the times. The Ravi Naidoo: “We are extremely
new programme takes the form of an committed to this programme, and homeware label MaXhosa by Laduma
extended virtual exhibition and individual especially now, what with the economic Ngxokolo, Kristin-lee Moolman, Thebe
online profiles on www.designindaba.com, impact of COVID-19, it is vital that Magugu, Rich Mnisi, Katherine-Mary
documentary videography, ongoing social we continue to support our youth and Pichulik of Pichulik, Neo Mahlangu,
media content on Design Indaba’s thriving aid their entry into the local and global Andile Dyalvane, Cole Ndelu and a host
channels, masterclass sessions with marketplace so that their stars can of others.
international and local experts that include truly shine. Young talent, with so much In fact, Ndelu is one of this year’s
UK-based Artsthread (one of the globe’s potential, needs all the help it can get – curators, who, alongside fellow curator
foremost resources for and about young and so we are thankful to the Department Thabisa Mjo of Mash T. Design, was
talent), and inclusion on Design Indaba’s of Sport, Arts and Culture for providing invited by Design Indaba to select this
soon-to-be-launched Google Arts and support for this programme.” year’s final cut. Annually, 40 creatives
Culture presence. All this in celebration Many Design Indaba Emerging are chosen from the slew of submissions
of the new crop of creatives who have Creatives have gone on to achieve global received after Design Indaba puts out
emerged through the submissions and recognition for their projects and brands. its nationwide call for proposals. The
curatorial selection process. Famous names include fashion and programme receives in excess of 200

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