After a long application process which saw over 340 entrants, the top 22 youngsters from across South Africa who are part of the Design Indaba Emerging Creatives programme for 2023, have been announced.
The Design Indaba Emerging Creatives Class of 2023 are Christi-Lee du Plessis, Edward Thomas Wakefield, Jessie Zinn, Johnny Allison, Kamil Adam Hassim, Khumo Mohloli Morojele, Mignonne Busser (Filthy Plinths), Naledi Modupi, Nokukhanya Justine Zungu, Oteng Hope Kopiso, Otsile Rorisang Moumakoe, Princia Matungulu, Qeren Fourie, Rejoice Simphiwe Kunene, Riley Axon, Rucita and Viveka Vassen, Sandra Leigh Nagel, Shamyra Moodley, Tebogo Selepe and Thembi Mthembu.
The creatives will be mentored by Neo “Nene” Mahlangu, a former Design Indaba Emerging Creative who has successfully paved her way as an artist and an entrepreneur.
She hand-picked the class of 2023, which…