Have the confidence to follow your own design instincts....
"I think there is a lot of copying and insecurity in the creative industry, so people often aren’t secure enough to follow what they have designed and be comfortable with who they individually are. I would advise them to stop looking at Pinterest and other people’s design blogs and actually focus on who they are as designers and creative people, and that is where the individuality and uniqueness lies. From there you can go on to create products that are needed in the world and that people can enjoy, and customers will appreciate the authenticity of your brand and your products."
- Karin Rae Matthee founded Cape Town-based Dear Rae Jewellery in 2010. She crafts jewellery that celebrates the beauty and ease of simplicity and this translates into functional jewellery that can be worn every day. Karin studied a BA fine Art (Jewellery and Metal Techniques) at Stellenbosch University and then advanced her studies at the Pforzheim Hochschule in Germany. All of Karin's pieces are lovingly hand-crafted in her in-store studio under the watchful gaze of customers.