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Happening during Women’s Month in August, Decorex Joburg, 100% Design Africa and Design Joburg honour SA’s talented women in design for their exceptional creations and contribution to the industry
Coinciding with Women’s Month, the country’s leading decor and design events – Decorex Joburg, 100% Design Africa and Design Joburg – will take place from August 3–6 featuring a host of powerful female designers.
While Women’s Month celebrates the strength and accomplishments of women in the face of inequality and suppression, hosting these design events during this significant time is an opportunity to celebrate the talent of the women in our design industry. They will be putting on a vibrant display of creativity at the shows, alongside many other exhibitors.
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- Bespoke home designer Kristin Hulda will be at 100% Design Africa to demonstrate how a space can be transformed by adding custom design elements, while Distinguished Living, an interior design brand headed up by Boitsheko Ganyane, will be creating a “Room Set” that shows off her creative prowess.
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- Ronel Jordaan is a multiple-award-winning textile designer. Her hand-felted decor pieces and accessories, produced as part of a job‑creation project she runs, are exported all over the world. You’ll find them, and her, at 100% Design Africa.
Look out for:
The matri-architects
Matri-Archi(tecture), an association of architects, artists, planners, scholars and thinkers working to bring African women together for the development of spatial education in African cities, will be presenting their work on the development of the future of the African built environment to showgoers at their 100% Design Africa stand.
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- Exhibiting as part of the Clout/SA stand at 100% Design Africa is promising newcomer Nindya Bucktowar, one half of Durban-based bespoke ceramic studio Kalki Ceramics. In October 2022, she and her partner Nikhil Tricam were announced as the winners of the annual Nando’s Hot Young Designer Talent Search for their “Cactus” server.
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- Sanri Pienaar
Women in the GREEN design seat
Decorex Africa challenged local designers to create a signature chair that incorporates the five Rs — reduce, reuse, recycle, repurpose and refuse — for both Decorex Cape Town, which took place in June, and the upcoming Decorex Joburg.
Look out for green seat creations by Andrea Kleinloog of Hesse Kleinloog, Sanri Pienaar, Hannerie Visser and others.
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- Tracy Lee Lynch
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- Hannerie Visser
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- Georgia Black
Future of Design Studio
Future of Design is a fusion of physical and digital exhibits, interactive workshops, live demonstrations and presentations by top SA design authorities, who will be speaking about current and future issues facing the design industry.
Expect insightful talks from Hannerie Visser, the owner and creative director of food-focused design and brand consultancy Studio H; Tracy Lee Lynch, the designer behind Studio Lee Lynch and creative director of Clout/SA; and Georgia Black, the founder of micro festival producers Littlegig. Catch Decorex Joburg, 100% Design Africa, and Design Joburg at the Sandton Convention Centre, sponsored by Samsung, Plascon, Sanlam Private Wealth and Lexus.
