From the desk of —
Goitseone Ketlhalefile
Industrial Designer · IT Educator · Visual Artist · Beauty Therapist
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. We read the brief; we design the answer; we build it in a way that lasts; and we sign every page of the work that leaves here.
Nine disciplines. One studio. One MD still on the pencil.
If anything here resonates — do send us a note.
12i+
Years in practice
09.
Disciplines
03.
IP assets
TM · Design · Patent
94.
Districts reached
Plot 23485 · Phase 4 · Gaborone · Botswana
"Make design that works hard for Botswana — and carries it from the first sketch to the final silhouette."
"A Gaborone design house that places African craft at the centre of contemporary industrial practice."
Sustainability · Honesty · Discipline · Patience · Beauty that is earned, not applied.
On-site visits, stakeholder interviews, market & material research.
Written strategy: goals, audience, constraints, deliverables, gates.
Concepts, sketches, CAD, moodboards, prototypes — reviewed at every gate.
Engineering, sampling, supplier sourcing, production, IP registration.
Install, launch, document, train. A clean handover and a growth plan.
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.
| Trademark | Registered | Design | Registered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patent | Filed | Origin | UB Design Clinic · 2010 |
A separate track inside the studio for products that take their material honestly — upcycled where possible, low-waste by construction, modestly priced to scale across the SADC region.
Reclaimed leather, low-waste pattern.
Reduces excess fluoride. Co-developed with the Dept. of Chemistry, Molepolole College of Education, and Botswana Water Affairs.
Sun light into soft rainbow patterns around a room.
Goitseone Ketlhalefile — at the studio, January 2026.
Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design) from the University of Botswana. Seven years middle management. Member of UB Design Clinic & Engineers Society.
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The studio shoots its own brands the way the brand was designed. Six formats:
Briefs welcome. Replies in 24 hours, Mon — Fri.