For the past 10 years, Nando’s Hot Young Designer (HYD) talent search has been bringing attention to some of South Africa’s top emerging design talents and journeying alongside them to grow their careers and access opportunities and mentorship.
Taking place every second year, Nando’s HYD creates a real-world brief for relevant new product designs for Nando’s restaurants around the world and encourages designers to pitch their submissions.
Tracy Lynch, Nando’s design curator and creative director of Clout/SA, explains that for 2024, entrants were challenged to design their own sensational screens with a brief titled “The Screen Dream”.
“The entries we received were innovative, unique and beautifully representative of a new generation of SA designers that are excited to deliver bold design solutions,” she says. “The use of upcycled and environmentally sensitive materials was a standout approach as designers rise to offer solutions that respond to the challenges we face in relation to sustainable design. There was also an abundance of multifunction designs that reference South African heritage and traditional craft applications.”
