the road to recognition

Masters at showcasing local design, Clout/SA is the brainchild of the same team that has powered the Nando’s Design Programme since 2015, with successful long-running projects including the Hot Young Designer competition and Portal to Africa, a R60-million marketplace that’s become one of SA’s largest exporters of design. Facilitating everything from curated exhibitions to supply chain management, their purpose first impact business exists to turn South African design into a globally recognised category.

shares this passion for the development of the local design industry, especially when it comes to emerging talent. Coupled with an extreme appreciation for the work of Tracy Lee Lynch, creative director editors-at-large, coming together to showcase some of Clout/SA’s incredible work and talented designers was a no-brainer.