Cindy Dladla is the founder of The House of Mana, which is a holding company for products that operate in the creative, township and circular economies, which each hold their own power to generate income and create numerous job opportunities. Cindy produces the following products: all natural and handcrafted male grooming products; upcycled decor and…
Simo Sizani is the founder and creative director of Blaqmor, based in eMalahleni. The company specialises in handmade leather goods, such as accessories, shoes, bags, belts, and wallets. Their skilful and dedicated artisans ensure that their products are functional in design and of a high quality.
Christopher is a letter carver from the Cape Flats in Khayelitsha. The art of letter carving is an ancient skill originating with the stone carvers of Europe. He wants to make a difference in the South African arts and crafts industry, and to create jobs for the unemployed and disabled youth of South Africa. He…
Deborah is a young, energetic woman who is a self-taught make-up artist, specialising in beauty/face art and special effects. Her business venture, Make-Up by Minkey, creates art from within.
Paulinah Masalane, a 25-year-old creative from Kempton Park, is interested in fashion design. She has a National Diploma and BTech in Fashion Design Technology. Her brand is BLEEQ, a streetwear, urban brand that creates unisex outerwear with quilting fabrication as the design aesthetic. This type of design aesthetic is used for blankets but in a…
Xolile Mabuza is a young emerging artist from a village called Msogwaba outside Mbombela in Mpumalanga. She is the founder of Tendalo Trading. As a designer, she specialises in recycling rubber tubes from cars, tractors, trucks and buses to create environmentally friendly waterproof bags. Xolile also uses the tubes to make accessories. All her carefully…