CREATING CONNECTIONS. FORGING OPPORTUNITIES.
Our work builds opportunities. We create commercial pathways for both established and emerging South African designers to grow, connect and be seen.
OUR VISION FOR SA DESIGN
We are passionate about South African design: its creativity, its craft, and its power to shape how the world sees us. Our vision is for the industry to emerge as a distinct global design brand that combines the country’s legacy of craft, heritage, and storytelling with contemporary making techniques. By supporting these values, we ensure that investment flows into local creative and maker communities.
HYD
At the heart of this commitment is the Hot Young Designer Programme, a biennial platform that uncovers and mentors the next generation of designers and makers. Through collaboration and real-world exposure, these young designers gain the skills, networks, and confidence to grow their careers. A portion of every sale supports this work – helping us to draw in and mentor new design talent.
Showcasing SA design excellence
We believe that showcasing at premium design events locally and globally shines a light on the innovative and remarkable pieces our SA designers imagine, create and manufacture. Clout/SA designs, sponsors and implements memorable showcases which include the work of emerging designers as well as established designers, when we pitch up together our brightness fills the room with optimism, creativity and future forward design thinking, all crafted in the spirit of uniquely South African design aesthetic.
Through how we buy
Our fair trading terms and sustained demand give designer-makers the confidence to invest, innovate, and expand – driving business growth, job creation, and a stronger, more inclusive South African Design Sector.
Here are some results:
R190M + in procurement to South African designer-makers
~75 000 products sold
~300 Jobs sustained across our partner network
We are passionate about South African design: its creativity, its craft, and its power to shape how the world sees us.