Nontokozo Tshabalala is off to Sweden to do Master's in Design
After beating 20,000 applications from around the world, this talented designer is heading to Sweden and making her dreams a reality.
Listen as Nontokozo chats to Jane about her upcoming Swedish adventure, then read more below:
Johannesburg designer Nontokozo Tshabalala will be joining nine other South Africans who have been awarded a Sweden Institute Study Scholarship (SSIS). Nontokozo will be studying towards her Master's Degree in the European country.
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To name a few of her achievements:
- She graduated in 2016 with a BA Honours in Communication Design (Graphic Design).
- She also co-founded Mam’Gobozi Design Factory to create proudly African design work.
- In 2015 she was selected for an exchange programme in the Dominican State University of California.
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Wow, at such a young age, she has already achieved so much, it just shows that hard work makes the dream work!
When asked by The Media Online what the main thing she would like to achieve in her Master's studies. she answered: "I’d love to learn more about child education and how design can influence a child’s self-esteem."
My grandmother taught me to fight for what I want, always do my best and ‘live a life of breaking records’. I want to produce design work that evolves around children, their needs and their wild imagination that shapes their world. By completing my Masters, I hope I will come back into my country and rebuild the human connection through art and design, not only in my family but my community.
I love a local story, shine on, sista!