Hall of Fame

Adam is a 3D Visualization Artist and Director at Render Worx – an architectural and interior visualization company. Shown here are Adam’s digital renderings of the Polo Concept Store. Other clients include Chateaux d’Ax (the Italian furniture company), World Design Capital, and Bliss Hotel in Nigeria.

Ashraf is the Head of Design at M&C Saatchi UAE. The image shown here features one of three print ads Ashraf made for the launch campaign of the Audi A5. Ashraf has won a British Design and an Art Direction award, a Cannes Lion award, and a number of Loerie awards. Ashraf’s clients have included Zeitz MOCAA, Harvey Nichols, and Yardley London.

Chris is a mural painter and artist. He was included in the Mail & Guardian’s "Top 8 street artists in Cape Town to follow on Instagram", along with names such as Faith47, Falko, Mak1one, and Jack Fox. Chris won a Silver Loerie, and graduated top of his class at Vega. Chris was chosen by the Century City Arts Foundation to create a mural under a pedestrian bridge, placed on their growing public "Art Trail" of sculptures, mosaics, murals and other installations.

Chris is a Partner and Creative Director at Studio PIC. He has won two Loeries and a bronze Cannes Lion for his work as a graphic designer. Shown here is a T-shirt Chris designed for local menswear designer Simon Deporres, for SA Men’s Fashion Week. Chris’s clients include Gucci, Google and IBM.

Daniel is a multi-award winning designer whose work has been seen all over the world. His clients include the New York Times, New York Magazine, and Men’s Health, New York.

Ian won the Absa l'Atelier prize (leading to a 6 months residency in Paris), as well as the Tollman award for visual arts, and is signed to the illustrious Stevenson Gallery. The work shown here is an oil painting on paper of Ian’s, titled 'Colour, Separation.’ Ian has had a number of very successful exhibitions, and was the artist who chose the colour for the ‘Boomslang’ Tree Canopy Walkway at Kirstenbosch.

Jarryd is an Executive Associate at Kantey & Templer, the consulting firm which has amongst its clients such massive organizations as Chevron Corporation. Jarryd was awarded the Oppenheimer Memorial Trust Scholarship to read for a Masters Degree in Civil Engineering at University College London - which is ranked in the top five universities globally. The photograph is the residential home of a client in Pringle Bay, a building on which Jarryd took the role of Junior Structural Engineer when he was still studying Engineering.

Paul has been involved in Afrika Burn since it began, where he has occupied various important positions including Director, and Director of Public Works. Paul has also contributed his event-expertize to many other important events over the years, including Oppikoppi, Rocking The Daisies and the Cape Town Carnival.

Rocketboi has worked as an illustrator on the massively popular Supa Strika comic. He produced the artwork for America’s dance crew champions Quest Crew, and illustrations of his were used in Chronicle, the Hollywood blockbuster. Shown here is an illustration Rocketboi produced for an LA client who runs a popular game-streaming channel on Twitch.

Simon is the talent behind One Horse Town. He is an illustrator who focuses on poster art. The poster shown here Simon designed for Psych Night, the legendary Psychedelic Rock event that he co-directed with a close group of friends. Simon has been nominated for Loeries and Cannes awards, has work featured in a Magic Paintbrush book, and exhibited at the Global Poster Biennial in Paris and Colorado. Clients include Red Bull France, Coney Island Breweries in NYC, and Ramfest.

Swain is a painter. He was featured in Art South Africa as one of South Africa’s 'Bright Young Things,' and has been awarded a scholarship to attend artists’ residencies in Finland, the Netherlands and Paris. Swain has also taught painting at the Ruth Prowse School of Art. The painting of Swain’s shown here was a private commission for a client.

Andrew is a Partner and Head of Development at Lucan TV. One of Andrew’s most prestigious projects has been producing an animation for Walt Disney’s ‘Kizazi Moto’ anthology, a project that has Peter Ramsay (director of ‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’) as it’s Executive Producer.

Bryan is an illustrator, artist and game designer. He has worked for massive international clients like Google, Dolce and Gabbana, and Adidas. The image shown here is from the series “Florrie’s Dragons” which Bryan worked on for the UK client Wish Films. Bryan’s game series called 'Flood Runner' has been played over 50 million times within the past 6 years.

Chris is both a filmmaker and an architect. He was Project Architect on the world-famous ‘Boomslang’ Tree Canopy Walkway at Kirstenbosch, and won the coveted Berlin International Film Festival’s ‘Berlin Today Award.’

Daniel is a Design Lead at the UK fashion firm John Lewis and Partners. HIs early work featured here was designed and made by Daniel in his final year at fashion college. Daniel won the Woolworths Difference Award, and travels regularly to cities like London, Tokyo and India for research.

Grant is a Copenhagen-based video editor and content producer. Featured here: on the left is an immersive film he made with Chris Bisset for the official UAE artist at the 2013 Venice Biennale; and on the right, the Oculus Rift, for which he developed new content in its early days. Films he has worked on have been officially selected for numerous international film festivals. Clients include Coca Cola, Nike and Mustang.

Jacques has worked all over the world, photographing celebrities like Lady Gaga, Penelope Cruz, and Takashi Murakami. He shot a music video alongside legendary director Larry Clark, and his clients have included Harper’s Bazaar, Mac Cosmetics, and Vogue. Shown here is a cover he shot for Wall Street Journal Magazine in New York.

Maciek is a game designer. Featured here is a screen-grab from TOKYO 42, the game he developed in the UK for Mode 7. The game was released on PlayStation, Xbox and Steam.

Paul works for the biggest youth brands in Europe, Tokyo, and the USA. Shown here are the portraits he shot for Bread and Butter – the world’s biggest street fashion show in Berlin.

Rowan is a full-time artist who – after winning UCT’s Michaelis Prize - received grants to study at the prestigious CalArts university in LA. Whilst abroad, Rowan also attended the Fountainhead Residency in Miami. Shown here are two artworks made by Rowan. On the right is a Marshall amplifier made by Rowan entirely out of the parts of a deconstructed piano.

Simon is a composer and a musician, and Co-Director of Field, the sound-to-picture agency. Simon scored all the original music for ‘The African Cypher,’ the award-winning feature-length documentary on Pantsula dance culture in contemporary Joburg. Simon also designed the sound for the two Puma #Represent698 mini-documentaries on massive South African music stars Ricky Rick and Jack Parow.

Warren is a renowned street artist and designer. This image of Warren’s has appeared on the world’s top rated websites and blogs, and has been viewed more than 4 million times.

Anees was the Director of – and Chief Designer at – the skate-clothing label Young and Lazy, and a partner in the youth-brand retail outlet Corner Store.

Bryan is a filmmaker who founded Fly On The Wall Films. Bryan and his team have won numerous awards, including for their film ‘The African Cypher,’ which looks at contemporary Pantsula dance culture in Johannesburg. Bryan is also the creator of the world-famous Endemic Project along Rhodes Drive, which placed images and sounds of indigenous fauna and flora into the landscape. Bryan’s clients have included MTV Europe, National Geographic, and Discovery Channel.

Christiaan is a painter who has exhibited on solo shows in Paris, San Francisco, Barcelona and Mexico City, and has shown on art fairs in New York and San Francisco.

David is the Founder and Chief Brand Officer of Recollective. Brands that David has worked with include Absolut Vodka, Die Burger and Yuppiechef.

Grant is a YouTuber and a videogame and technology content creator. He works across numerous media, including television, radio and web. Grant has travelled to New York, London, and Tokyo for work, meeting people like Stephen Hawking, Britney Spears and Tommy Hilfiger. Brands Grant has worked for include Warner Bros, Sony PlayStation and Disney.

James is the co-director of a designer/maker company called Jesse James. The company’s work includes collaborating with Discovery to develop a mobile medical lab, and designing a desk for Metropolitan Republic in the shape of a giant M that was showcased on NotCot, the internationally respected design blog. Clients include Apple, Red Bull and Discovery.

Ninjabreadboy is an illustrator and artist who works across various media, including tattooing. He won a Silver Loerie and has been shortlisted for numerous other Loeries. The tattoo flash shown here was nominated for the People’s Choice Eagle awards. Ninjaboy’s clients include Converse, 2BOP and KFD Skateboards.

Rob and his brother Sam Co-founded GetSmarter, the online university which they eventually sold for R1.4 billion. Rob is also the Co-founder of Valenture Institute, the company behind the massively successful UCT Online High School.

Shaun is an internationally renowned software engineer who authored the open source framework called Robotlegs. Through this project, Shaun has talked at numerous conferences around the UK, and provided bespoke training for advertising agencies and game development studios. Shaun has designed and developed innovative technologies for large financial institutions such as HSBC and helped develop BBC’s much-loved iPlayer. The work shown here is from BoyBlack, the legendary website he designed with Maciek Strychalski.

Stephen is an industrial designer who designs for Pedersen & Lennard, the upmarket furniture company. His work for this company has been featured in many publications, including Visi and House & Leisure, and has seen him working on projects with clients that include UCT’s Department of Architecture, AFDA Film School, and Nando’s head office. A skate-ramp building business Stephen started with a friend was featured in Top Billing. Shown here is the plywood Toby Kids Bike Stephen designed for Pedersen & Lennard.

Wayne is Principal Software Engineer at GoDaddy, and was Senior Software Designer for Over (now called GoDaddy Studio) – the brilliant photo editing mobile application that makes it easy for anyone to make beautiful graphic design. Wayne was the prime instigator behind the design of the Putter School website.