TheUrbanative
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TheUrbanative
Kempton Park, South Africa
TheUrbanative is a contemporary South African furniture and product design studio based in Johannesburg. Founded late in 2016 and formalised in 2017 by Mpho Vackier, a process engineer turned interior and furniture designer, the studio creates furniture, lighting and collectible objects that explore the relationship between African culture, material, craft and contemporary living. TheUrbanative’s work is shaped by abstracted references to African heritage, translated through refined forms, co... Read more
Career Highlights
Recent Awards & Nominations
AIDA-Aya Collection: Product Design - Eco Design AIDA- Wadi Screen: Product Design - Furniture & Lighting Scape Awards: Maker of the Year Best 100 Kyoto Global Design Awards 100% Design SA: Industry Stewardship Award Mpho Vackier-Dezeen Awards Judge Mpho Vackier 100% Design SA: Designer of The Year TheUrbanative Design Indaba-Most Beautiful Object SA Nominee TheUrbanative South African Department of Trade & Industry: Furniture Design Competition (1st Prize) Mpho Vackier Design Indaba Class of Emerging Creatives
Recent Shows
3 Days of Design Copenhagen Cape Town Furniture Week Investec Art Fair Milan Design Week Dak'Art: African Contemporary Art Biennale (Senegal)