Craig McClenaghan
No. 21
South Africa
Craig McClenaghan has been associated with the GSA since its inception, as many of you who heard his lecture will attest. From co-teaching in Unit 12 in 2015 (he’s still recovering); working with Eric Wright and Prof Lokko on the GSA’s contribution to 3rd Istanbul Design Biennale (there isn’t a bar left in Istanbul which they didn’t visit) to being on reviews, hiring former students and running his own practice in PLOT (which everyone thinks is a GSA satellite anyway), this Johannesburg practitioner is simply part of the family. In a beautifully curated and crafted talk on Thursday 1 August 2019, he described his journey from UCT via Mashabane Rose to his own practice, CMA, with elegance, beauty and humility.
Interesting Facts:
This fact is so outstanding that it eclipses all other facts. Craig loves Mariah Carey. In fact, he has a world-class collection of Mariah Carey GIFs. Honest.
Video link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWXWnrOtMs8