Pumla Maswanganyi
With Another
South Africa
Pumla Maswanganyi is a design strategist and researcher working across cultural design, futures thinking, and African-centred knowledge systems. She works at the intersection of design, research, and social systems, contributing to projects that engage with culture, equity, and long-term impact.
Maswanganyi is a co-founder of withanother, a design and research practice working across strategy, futures, and systems-led design. The studio’s work engages with complex social and organisational challenges, applying research-driven approaches to design, policy, and innovation contexts.
Alongside her studio practice, Maswanganyi is the founder of African Life‑Centric Design, an initiative focused on articulating and advancing African-centred design frameworks. Through this work, she contributes to the development of design approaches grounded in African worldviews, cultural knowledge, and lived experience. Pumla Maswanganyi continues her work across research, design strategy, and cultural systems practice.
