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DEFT STUDIOS founders MARTIN TALLIE and ZANI ALBERTS open up about their collaborative process, their design philosophy and their bold new Melkman Project.
EASTERN CAPE DUO ZANI ALBERTS AND MARTIN TALLIE are the design obsessives behind DEFT Studios, a small designer-maker studio they founded in 2020.
Focused on handmade contemporary furniture, they champion thoughtful processes that ensure each piece provides long-term functional and emotional value. We caught up with them to learn more about their craft.
After completing our master's degree in architecture, our first professional year coincided with the pandemic. We realised employment opportunities would be scarce and decided to forge our own path. Furniture design felt like a natural fit, sharing many principles with architecture. We headed to the nearest hardware store, bought a drill, and the rest is history. 
Our creative chemistry stems from a shared goal and drive. 
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