South Africa, Aug. 12 -- The challenge to emerging designers was to create a linear light fixture suited to any Nando's restaurant, anywhere in the world.

Managed on behalf of Nando's by Clout/SA, HYD is a biennial design competition and business accelerator, and one of South Africa's premier initiatives of its kind.

For the past decade, this platform has been instrumental in propelling the careers of emerging creatives by unearthing exceptional talent and introducing local design to Nando's restaurants globally.

Following a legacy of celebrated design focuses for the talent search, from patterns to benches, that have run every two years, the sixth edition challenged creators to redefine contemporary lighting by submitting a concept fo...