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Chasing the ‘Screen Dream’ – Nando’s HYD Talent Search 2024 entries are now open!

May 13, 2024

Wall-mounted steel woven screen by TheUrbanative at Nando’s Central Kitchen, Johannesburg.
Photographed by Elsa Young.

The Nando’s Hot Young Designer (HYD) talent search is back and invites young creatives to chase their dreams – their ‘Screen Dreams’! Each iteration of the biennial [...]

Design and art reimagine South African heritage at Cape Town Furniture week

February 23, 2024

Clout/SA invites you to come take a peek at our South African heritage, reimagined. During Furniture Week, Clout/SA, who was awarded runner up at the furniture expo for best [...]

SOL collaborates with South African furniture and lighting designers!

July 14, 2023

Conva Planters Tall and Short Plantr_Muketi Side table Urbanative_Woven Mirror Candice Lawrence Modern Gesture_Ice Buckets Pedersen and Lennard

‘The impact of projects like this is huge. Support from big business buying from smaller manufacturers and makers like us not only helps us upgrade our businesses, our [...]

Contemporary South African design meets modern local culinary flavours

March 23, 2023

Emazulwini restaurant
Photographed by Paris Brummer

Chef Mmabatho Molefe’s modern Zulu cuisine offering at Emazulwini restaurant at Makers Landing at the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town is a celebration of her culinary [...]

From creative entrepreneurs to sector-leading businesses

March 14, 2023

Lights designed by Thabisa Mjo/ Mash T
Image courtesy of Thabisa Mjo/ Mash T

Creative agency Clout/SA is on a mission to transform the South African design landscape and introduce the country’s brightest creative talents to the world. But in [...]

The Top 10 Design Talents for 2022

October 27, 2022

The South African design industry is at an exciting point in its evolution. Every year a new crop of names emerges to show their talents to the world as local design is [...]

Design Duo Announced as Overall Winners of the 2022 Nando’s Hot Young Designer (HYD) Talent Search

October 27, 2022

After an intensive judging process, the winners of the Nando’s Hot Young Designer (HYD) Talent Search have finally been revealed. Design duo Nikhil Tricam and Nindya [...]

Young Durban Creative receives award for being 2022’s most prominent new voice in the design world

August 15, 2022

Siviwe Jali, a finalist of Nando’s Hot Young Designer (HYD) Talent Search 2020, was recently awarded the Best New Talent prize at Decorex Cape Town 2022 for being the [...]

Clout/SA launches latest bespoke publication and new furniture pieces at 100% Design Africa 2022

July 26, 2022

Known as one of the foremost proponents of South African design as a category brand, Clout/SA is at it again! This time, the progressive team is propelling the local industry [...]

Clout/SA and designers win big at Decorex Cape Town Awards

July 14, 2022

At the recent Decorex Cape Town showcase, held from 16 to 19 June 2022, Clout/SA chose to curate an exhibition of past and current designs by the various finalists and [...]

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