GK

GK DESIGNS

"Innovative thinking made easy."

02 · Table of Contents

Fourteen chapters, one studio.

03

Letter

04

Studio

05

MVV

06

Capabilities

07

Process

08

Why GK

09

Mobi-styler

10

Ecologic

11

Founder

12

Industries

13

GK Media

14

Contact

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03 · Letter from the MD

A note from the
Managing Director.

Started GK Designs in 2012 because I wanted Botswana's design work to be made in Botswana. Twelve years later, this studio still exists for that single reason.

Nine disciplines. One studio. One MD still on the pencil.

If anything here resonates — do send us a note.

Goitseone Ketlhalefile

Managing Director · Founder
Bachelor of Design · University of Botswana · 2012

04 · Studio in one glance

Twelve years on a brief.

12i+Years in practice · since 2012
09.Disciplines under one roof
03.IP rights registered
94.Districts across Botswana · SADC

Plot 23485 · Phase 4 · Gaborone · Botswana
-24.6282°, 25.9231°

05 · Mission · Vision · Values

Three theses.

Mission

Make design that works hard for Botswana — and carries it from the first sketch to the final silhouette.

Vision

A Gaborone design house that places African craft at the centre of contemporary industrial practice.

Values

Sustainability · Honesty · Discipline · Patience · Beauty that is earned, not applied.

"We do not hand off the disciplines we sell; we earn them." Goitseone Ketlhalefile · Managing Director
06 · Capabilities — nine disciplines

9 disciplines. 1 studio.

Each service is delivered in-house, supported by a vetted network of engineers, fabricators and producers.

01

Industrial & Eco Product

02

Interior Architecture

03

Landscape Design

04

Corporate Branding

05

Packaging Design

06

Service Design

07

Design Mentoring

08

Contemporary Art

GK Design Media

Promo · long-form · corporate · interviews · product shoots · post

07 · How we work

5 phases · 5 deliverables · 1 outcome.

Brief to handover in five clean phases.

01 · Discover

On-site visits, stakeholder interviews, market & material research.

02 · Define

Written strategy: goals, audience, constraints, deliverables, gates.

03 · Design

Concepts, sketches, CAD, moodboards, prototypes — at every gate.

04 · Develop

Engineering, sampling, supplier sourcing, production, IP registration.

05 · Deliver

Install, launch, document, train. A clean handover and a growth plan.

08 · Why GK

Six reasons clients

stay on the roster.

  1. 01. One accountable team — design, media, project management under one roof.
  2. 02. Built for Botswana — climate-aware, regionally priced, locally sourced.
  3. 03. Deep, not wide — small enough to oversee quality. MD reviews every deliverable.
  4. 04. IP-aware — twelve years of practice in trademarks, design rights, patents.
  5. 05. Sustainability by default — reclaimed materials, low-waste patterning.
  6. 06. Content-ready — every brand ships with launch assets from GK Design Media.
09 · Flagship · The Mobi-styler

Three IP rights

one study in ergonomics.


A mobile shampooing unit designed for the home. Compact, ergonomic trolley concept with basin, water management and an adjustable headrest — for mobile stylists, hospitality rooms and home care.

Materials
Coated steel frame · ABS basin · Rubberized wheels
Concept
Integrated water management · height-adjustable headrest
Trademark
Registered · Industrial Design Registered · Patent Filed
10 · Ecologic series

Design with yesterday's materials.

A separate track for products that take their material honestly — upcycled where possible, low-waste by construction, modestly priced across the SADC region.

Product · 01

Eco Handbag

Reclaimed leather off-cuts, low-waste pattern, craft-led production.

R&D · 02

Defluoridation Device

Reduces excess fluoride. Co-developed with the Dept. of Chemistry, Molepolole College of Education, and Botswana Water Affairs.

R&D · 03

Solar Rainbow Diffuser

Gathers sunlight and disperses it into soft rainbow patterns around a room.

Reclaimed leather · Indigenous materials · Low-waste patterns · Climate-aware specs · Local craft partners
11 · Founder

Fig. 04 · Founder at studio · 2026

Managing Director · Founder

Goitseone Ketlhalefile.

Industrial Designer · IT Educator · Visual Artist · Beauty Therapist.
Founder of GK Designs · Bachelor of Design · University of Botswana.

Seven years middle management. Member of UB Design Clinic & Engineers Society. Attachments at Sasa Interiors (interior) and the Botswana Bureau of Standards (industrial QA).

"I believe that for anything to be sustainable, innovation has to take place."

Trademark

Mobi-styler

Design

Registered

Patent

Filed

Eco

Handbag
12 · Industries · footprint

Where the studio's
work lives.

Six sectors, eight districts, SADC regional reach.

01

Hospitality & Leisure
BOTSWANA · SADC

02

Residential
GABORONE

03

Beauty & Wellness
NATIONAL

04

Education
UB · PUBLIC

05

Industrial / Product
EXPORT

06

Public sector & NGO
NATIONAL

SECTOR FOOTPRINT

Gaborone · Gaborone-North · Molepolole · Lobatse · Maun · Kasane · Francistown · SADC.

13 · GK Design Media

In-house production arm

Design and content in one conversation.

The studio shoots its own brands the way the brand was designed.

01

Promotional

02

Long-form

03

Corporate

04

Interviews

05

Product shoots

06

Post & edit

Brief → Creative → Shoot → Cut → Publish

Social-first video · boost-ready · Facebook + Instagram · sponsor-friendly.

14 · Reach us

Studio

Plot 23485 · Phase 4 · Gaborone · Botswana
Studio visits by appointment

General

goitse30@yahoo.com
Replies within 24h, Mon — Fri

Phone

Studio · By appointment
+267 [studio line]

Online

Facebook: GK Designs Bw
LinkedIn: Goitseone Ketlhalefile


Ink, pencil, paper.

Phases fifteen and beyond.

— The fastest, most graphic handshake in Botswana design.