Craft + Design Institute (CDI) @Craft_andDesign
The Craft and Design Institute (CDI) promotes and supports the growth of craft and design businesses and the sector in South Africa. https://t.co/m42c7oOAys thecdi.org.za Cape Town Joined August 2012-
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Ready. Spotlight. Create! The @timbuktooafrica Creatives Hub Showcase was more than a showcase, but a proof that Africa is alive with innovation and is ready to collaborate, create, and take over the global creative economy. #AfricaInnovates Read more: bit.ly/4mPvCXt
HAPPENING NOW | Today is the day we showcase African creative innovation! Join us as African creatives and startups from the @timbuktooafrica Creative Hub take the stage in Cape Town. The journey of our creatives begins here. Live stream: bit.ly/4nhxxnz
Attention Cape Town-based Journalists! You’re invited to cover the @UNDPAfrica - @timbuktooafrica Creative Hub Showcase, featuring 30 African innovators redefining the creative economy through design, audiovisual, music, design & cultural heritage. RSVP: shorturl.at/BjX4r
Tomorrow, Cape Town takes centre stage! 🌍🎭 Our @timbuktooafrica Creative Hub Showcase will convene innovators, artists & entrepreneurs who are redefining Africa’s creative economy. This is more than art—it’s growth, jobs & possibility. 🔗 Watch more: tinyurl.com/49h3zvzf
Hear from our 2025 Cape Town graduates on the highlights of the Orange Corners Designs programme! Applications will open in Sep 2025 for a new cohort – follow us for more! @OrangeCorners @CityofCT @OrangeCornersDE @cocreateSANL @MinBZ @RVO_Nederland
OUR ORANGE CORNERS DESIGNS GRADUATION HIGHLIGHTS ARE HERE What a day! 🎓 16 entrepreneurs 💡 12 months of growth 🚀 1 transformative shared journey 🎥Relive the energy, joy, and inspiration from the day's celebration with us!
We're celebrating the 1st Orange Corners Designs programme Cape Town graduation! These talented entrepreneurs completed an amazing 12-month journey with us to help them grow! With thanks to @InvestCapeTown & our inspiring speakers from @NLinSouthAfrica, @CityofCT & @PepkorSA!
This July, we proudly launched Traditions of Tomorrow – a new programme that empowers local creatives to draw on their heritage as a springboard for contemporary design! Made possible thanks to the @CityofCT Community, Arts and Culture Development Department.
It was great to host RVO's Carmen Kurvers and Geerten Schurink in Joburg & Cape Town as part of their visit to SA and the Orange Corners Designs programme! They met SMMEs, heard about local challenges and explored ways to strengthen the ecosystem. #OCD #SocialImpact
Thembisile Mashinini of Alta on the impact of the Orange Corners Designs programme: youtube.com/shorts/TcrLdRc… Orange Corners Designs is an initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands and proudly managed by the Craft and Design Institute.
Faizel Abrahams of Upcycle Designs on the impact of the Orange Corners Designs programme: youtube.com/shorts/cFb9MVP… Orange Corners Designs is an initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands and proudly managed by the Craft and Design Institute.
Lynette Booysen, founder of luxury brand, Soigné on the impact of the Orange Corners Designs programme: youtube.com/shorts/Ziqqkg1… Orange Corners Designs is an initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands and proudly managed by the Craft and Design Institute.
Meet Orange Corners Designs 2025 Jo'burg participant, Kopano Makino - innovative industrial designer and the visionary founder of Auko Designs: youtube.com/shorts/g7HZs6w…
Orange Corners Designs participant, Jesse Brooks on the impact of the Orange Corners Innovation Fund: youtube.com/shorts/V9D-vQb… Orange Corners Designs is an initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands and proudly managed by the Craft and Design Institute.
Phindile Kotane of PeachyPlum is the first Orange Corners Designs participant to be selected to the 2025 Orange Corners Alumni Accelerator Programme! Follow the link for Phindile's feedback on the impact of the OCD programme: youtube.com/shorts/JFoNmdC…
Meet Orange Corners Designs participant Lerato Roy Monsti of Ethnik Republik Ltd: youtube.com/shorts/tzqaXGl… Orange Corners Designs is an initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands and proudly managed by the Craft and Design Institute.
Meet Orange Corners Designs participant, Fanelo Rikhotso of Faneloeuville Arts: youtube.com/shorts/NYu9w0L… Orange Corners Designs is an initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands and proudly managed by the Craft and Design Institute.
Meet Orange Corners Designs participant, Samantha van Rooyen of Unearthed Home Decor: youtube.com/shorts/ALCB8yH… Orange Corners Designs in an initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands and proudly managed by the Craft and Design Institute.
Meet Orange Corners Designs participant, Rayton Presence, owner of MacTavish Clothing: youtube.com/shorts/PbYUNEM… Orange Corners is an initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands and proudly managed by the Craft and Design Institute.
Meet Orange Corners Designs participant, Mapitso Thaisi of Shweshwekini: youtube.com/shorts/Ju9UFSJ… Orange Corners Designs is an initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands and proudly managed by the Craft and Design Institute.
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