Pretoria woman one of four to win Nando’s design competition

Talented interior designer Glorinah Mabaso of Pretoria has been announced as one of four winners in the first Clout Designers’ Industry Days Fired up by Nando’s competition.

She was chosen from a shortlist of 26 designers in August.

Mabaso would receive a year-long mentorship from the Nando’s Design Programme and a complimentary exhibition stand at 100% Design South Africa 2020, Africa’s leading design trade show.

“Giant congratulations are in order,” said Tracy Lynch, Creative Director of the Nando’s Design Programme.

“The standard was high, but these four designers stood out. We are beyond excited that they are the winners of our first-ever pitch sessions. We are delighted to have the opportunity to walk part of this journey with them as they evolve and grow to become world-class, distinctly South African designers.”

The competition took place on 9 and 10 August, at 100% Design South Africa 2019, which ran alongside Decorex Joburg at the Gallagher Convention Centre from 7-11 August. There were 26 pitch presentations over the two days. These sessions were the culmination of a nationwide call for entries that closed on 31 July 2019.

South African designers were invited to pitch concepts and prototypes in the hope of having these new designs selected for inclusion in Nando’s online catalogue and purchasing platform – the Portal to Africa – and ultimately, commissioned for the interiors of Nando’s restaurants around the world.

The panel of judges selected Mabaso’s vividly patterned surface designs that are applied to tables, screens and cabinets, and which draw on a rich heritage of Venda patterns and music as a means of communication.

The Nando’s Design Programme carries the ultimate aim of creating a category brand for South African design with short-term goals including uplifting the local design sector by developing individual creative businesses. This is achieved through the brand’s ongoing support of various vehicles such as the Nando’s Hot Young Designer talent search competitions; the Nando’s Business Development Support Programme; the Nando’s Portal to Africa; and the print magazine Clout and its attendant social media presence.

“We are thrilled with the outcome. We were blown away by the standard of the designs presented and the passion and professional manner in which all shortlisted candidates responded to the opportunity. Because of the extraordinary standard, we have committed to working with all of our shortlisted candidates. In addition, we will be connecting selected candidates with some of our existing designer/maker partners to collaborate with and prototype their concept designs,” Lynch concludes.

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