Emerging Creatives selected for Design Indaba Expo 2012

Design Indaba has selected its creative designers for this year's Emerging Creatives programme at the Design Indaba Expo 2012. They each will display their creative work at the expo and have a ticket to attend the Young Designers Simulcast of the Design Indaba Conference through the sponsorship of the Department of Arts and Culture (DAC).

26 Jan 2012

This year, one Emerging Creative fashion designer will also win a sewing machine, sponsored by Brother South Africa and facilitated by the Cape Town Fashion Council (CTFC). Bryan Ramkiliwan, chief executive officer of the CTFC, and Jackie Burger, editor of ELLE magazine, will select the winner for this award.

"As a developmental partner, the department is a supporter of the Emerging Creatives initiative that not only unearths the future in the design sector but also serves as a launching pad for talented South African designers. Given the quality of work displayed for 2012, it shows that the Emerging Creatives bar has gone a level up and is growing from strength to strength," says Lindi Ndebele-Koka, director (Multimedia) of DAC.

Emerging Creatives exposes young designers to the best in the business, including international buyers and media. It serves as a developmental platform for the next generation of designers, whose work is selected based on its quality, originality and ability to stand alongside world class designs. The programme has launched the design careers of Daniel Ting Chong, Lauren Fowler, Andile Dyalvane, Laduma Ngxokolo and Lyall Sprong.

Emerging Creatives:

Amy Scheepers
Bheki Yende
Bianca Mimose de Klerk
Bongane Mthabela
Caryn Fourie
Chad Petersen
Claudette Maskell
College of Cape Town Gugulethu Campus Jewellery Design Students
Dirk Coetser
Elizka van Rensburg
Erin Carelse
Famke Koene
Gareth Owen
Graham Ray Wiles
Huibrecht Wahl
Jan Douglas
Jeannette Venter
Judith Gwayi
Karl John Mynhardt
Kelly Esterhuyse
Kgomotso Atang Tshikare
Lani Van Niekerk
Lauren Joffe
Leon van Rooyen
Lipato Shogole
Lucas R Adams
Marieke Christine Adams
Micah Joel Chishom
Mike van Heerden
Nadia du Plessis
Nicholas Christowitz
Nicholas Gordon Mills
Noel Yardley
Sebastian Borckenhagen
Sharon Styger
Sharp-Lee Mthimkulu
Sydne Andrea West
Thembalezwe Mntambo
Thuthuka Jewellery Development Programme Students
Werner Venter
Zora Mari Orchard

The Design Indaba Expo takes place from 2 to 4 March 2012 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC)

For more:
www.designindaba.com