Justin Brett in studio, Thabo Mthombeni

Design Week South Africa is a platform dedicated to celebrating design as an expression of creative thinking and making, jumpstarting collaboration, encouraging informative dialogue and open-source knowledge share, and cultivating the next generation of creative leaders. Our mission is to create South Africa’s leading design platform.

Africa Chair Exhibition, Paris Brummer

Through year-round activations and two city wide design weeks, we aim to boost the local creative economy with an approach that is industry-led, increasing the public’s knowledge; awareness and appreciation of design, while generating and collecting open-source data around local design sectors.

Through year-round activations and two city wide design weeks, we aim to boost the local creative economy with an approach that is industry-led, increasing the public’s knowledge; awareness and appreciation of design, while generating and collecting open-source data around local design sectors.

Progression II by Onesimo Bam, supported by Design Week South Africa at Sunday Bree Street Experiment

Archive of brands, creatives, speakers and designers who participated in 2024 Design Week South Africa

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Maxhosa Factory, Thabo Mtombeni