11 UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG In Interior Design, Mawande Mdluli won the 2023 Kitchen Supply Association (KSA) Decorex stand design competition, while Tiago Goncalves secured second place in the PG Bison 1.618 student competition. Graphic Design students Sana Machabi and Philasande Masoga excelled in the 2023 Pendoring awards, with the department overall featuring fourteen finalists and three Silver Awards. The Department of Visual Art showcased students’ talents with finalists in the SASOL New Signatures and Thami Mnyele art awards. Students were also selected to exhibit at the Turbine Art Fair, the Johannesburg Art Fair, and the Latitudes Art Fair. Student Achievements In 2023, our students achieved notable successes across various departments. In Fashion, Kgotsofalo Mohau Monyamate and Botshelo Molete were finalists in the Africa Fashion International (AFI) Fasttrack programme, showcasing their collections at Cape Town Fashion Week. Mr Monyamate also secured victory in the menswear category at the Durban July. Athenkosi Takuta exhibited at SA Fashion Week as part of the Mr Price New Talent search. Second-year Industrial Design students entered furniture pieces into the DTI Furniture Design Competition, claiming all five finalist positions at the Buy Local Summit in March 2023. Tshepiso Motau emerged as the first-place winner, with Daniel De Sousa in second and Bongani Radebe in third.
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