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The search for South Africa’s next generation of creative

sensations is back!

Applications to participate in the Design Indaba Emerging

Creatives Class of 2023 are now open

re you ready to take your creative Magugu, who has recently collaborated can be found on this page: https://www.
pursuits to the next level? with Adidas; furniture designer and designindaba.com/articles/creative-
AThe Design Indaba Emerging owner of TheUrbanative Mpho Vackier, work/search-south-africa%E2%80%99s-
Creatives programme, which aims to who won the Stewardship award at 100% next-generation-creative-sensations-
unearth fresh talent across a multitude Design South Africa 2022; globally- back! For more information, email
of creative sectors, is once again issuing known ceramicist Andile Dyalvane; - hello@designindaba.com.
a Call for Entry for this prestigious maverick milliner Crystal Birch; and Submissions close on 30 November
annual talent search. A group of 20 multidisciplinary artist Atang Tshikare, 2022. dw
young architects, fashion designers, among many others.
illustrators, furniture designers, jewellers, The Design Indaba Emerging Creatives www.designindaba.com
graphic designers, filmmakers and multi- programme is made possible with
disciplinary mavericks from across South funding support from the Department
Africa will be selected for the 2023 intake. of Sport, Arts and Culture and Design
The Class of 2023 will be featured on the Indaba. Says Design Indaba founder Ravi
powerful designindaba.com platform and Naidoo: “Heading into the 18th year of
receive a year of prolonged national and this programme, we’ve had the privilege
international media exposure, including of seeing numerous stellar talents emerge
online videos, web articles and social and shine ever more brightly over the
media posts. The career-accelerating years as their careers develop. We’re
support programme also provides the next extremely proud to have been part of this
generation of designers with educational process to catalyse the advancement of
opportunities and mentorship. Successful creative individuals within the broader
entrants gain access to an unparalleled industry here in South Africa and we’re
wealth of information from mentors and grateful to our partners for helping to
industry exposure. make this possible.”
This longstanding and much-lauded Are you - or someone you know -
programme was founded in 2005, the country’s next design star? Apply
and has helped launch celebrated and to become part of Design Indaba’s
vibrant young designers such as LVMH Emerging Creative Class of 2023 now
prize-winning fashion designer Thebe via designindaba.com – the entry link

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