Application for Design Week South Africa 2025

Apply to participate in the Design Week South Africa 2025, happening in Johannesburg 09 – 12 October and Cape Town 23 – 26 October. Deadline for application submissions is 30 April 2025, acceptance into the calendar will be sent by 30 June 2025. Please note prior to applying, all work will need to be completed by 01 October 2025 ahead of the activation weeks.

Where are you based?
How many years have you been in business?
Which discipline(s) best describes your brand?
Do you employ staff?
How would you best categorise your proposed activation?
What is/are the main intention(s) behind your proposed activation?
Participation in Design Week South Africa is free for small to medium-sized businesses, with the intention that any available funds are used to curate a dynamic and special activation/ product/ experience to positively contribute towards Design Week South Africa and the industry at large. Having said that, we'd love to encourage an industry of knowledge-sharing, mentorship and peer-encouragement, so if your business is in a position where you're able to make a contribution to someone else, or you're a creative who'd benefit from assistance in executing this proposal, please let us know.

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JHB 09 – 12 . 10

CPT 23 – 26 . 10

JHB 10 – 13 . 10
CPT 24 – 27 . 10