Makers & Designers

Strauss & Co’s decorative arts department has handled a worldly list of makers and designers specialising in furniture making, jewellery, silver, glass, porcelain and other artisanal trades.

Strauss & Co’s decorative arts department has handled a worldly list of makers and designers specialising in furniture making, jewellery, silver, glass, porcelain and other artisanal trades. This searchable database lists prominent makers and designers sold by Strauss & Co, including René Lalique, Gio Ponti, Patrick Mavros, as well as coveted houses like The Barnards and Tiffany & Co.



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Thato Radebe

South Africa 1989- 


Thato Radebe is a Johannesburg-based jewellery designer and academic, currently serving as Head of the Department of Jewellery Design and Manufacture at the University of Johannesburg. He earned his MA in Jewellery Design from the University of Johannesburg in 2020 and has lectured at both the Durban University of Technology and the University of Johannesburg. His career also includes industry experience as a trainee merchant buyer for Sterns and American Swiss. Radebe’s creative practice reflects his identity as a Black South African SeSotho jeweller, exploring how Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies can be integrated with indigenous design traditions to challenge Eurocentric definitions of value in jewellery.


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Thato Radebe 'Whispers of the Crown' necklace
22 Oct 2025
Starting at ZAR 5 500
Thato Radebe 'Printed Heirlooms' neckpiece
22 Oct 2025
Starting at ZAR 7 500
Thato Radebe 'Matter of Origin' necklace
22 Oct 2025
Starting at ZAR 7 500