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100% joy, 100% unique. A little hand made joy in a world of machines and mass manufacture. Get back to a time when individuality was the norm, not the exception. Papercake Trading was conceived by Andrea Van Stryp & Anneke Pettenburger one Saturday afternoon over a glass of wine at Question Mark in Melville. We [...](more...)

Spotted at this years Decorex, Hellooow Handmade works with a team of HIV+ women and recycled paper clay to produce a range of contemporary beaded jewellery as well as gorgeous ceramic beaded chandeliers.(more...)

Organize your garage… Admit it. Your garage could use a makeover. We know you have always wanted a clean garage. You’ve envisaged the random mess and clutter off the floor. Imagine crossing from one side to the other without running an obstacle course, not being embarrassed every time you open your garage door or being [...](more...)

Owned by Jane Solomon, Fabricnation was established in February 2007. To design and produce beautiful textiles inspired by a love of fabric and the African textile tradition. Fabricnation produces fabrics in a manner that is respectful to the environment and uses locally woven fabrics and manufacturers to assist in keeping the Western Cape, South African [...](more...)

Cath Price started making work around an animal theme 7 years ago while studying at the Michaelis School of Fine Art. After completing her Master in Fine Degree she started making ceramics full time. The minimalist forms she produced at art school have now transformed into more realistic representations.(more...)

In modern day living, we are constantly surrounded by walls. We cannot seem to escape them, but so few of us ever adorn them so magnificently that we would question surrounding ourselves with anything else. Such is the feeling that overtakes you, upon viewing the wall creations of Design Mate. Shara Mordt has an uncompromising [...](more...)

Welcome to TinTown…we draw on the natural beauty that surrounds us for inspiration. A long time ago, in a garage not so far away, Tintown was born when two ex-advertising creatives decided they’ve had enough of the madness and took their fate into their own hands. Since then we have gone from one tiny trestle [...](more...)

The Brand SMEG is the Italian domestic appliances brand producing appliances of premium quality that combine technology with outstanding design. SMEG is an acronym for: Smalterie Metallurgiche Emiliane Guastalla In English it means a metal enamelling factory based in Guastalla in the region of Emilia Romagna. The name bears witness to the initial activites carried [...](more...)

Rhinoceroses once roamed the plains and forests of Africa in their hundreds of thousands. The ever increasing threat of extinction and poaching of the magnificent Rhino, has prompted design partners at Or-gari; Heidi Snaith and Nicolas Snaith to create and increase awareness with My Rhino.(more...)

Founded in May 2011 Jared Odell is a qualified industrial designer who has worked for one of the most recognizable international design firms in South Africa. After a few years in the corporate world of design, Jared Odell has taken the leap to go out on his own, and “Jared Odell Furniture & Design” is [...](more...)

“Invent your world, surround yourself with people, colour sound and works that nourish you.” Sark Tamarillo Ceramics owner and curator Lorrae Mehmel, is inspired by the natural world and the sensory affect is produces. Rooted to the earth, her creations are born out of all that surrounds her. “The designs are an expression of my [...](more...)

Dark Horse strives to make beautiful products that you can take on your journey that will last. All products are locally made by eco-conscious designers, from using recycled rubber mats to hemp fabric and local suppliers.(more...)

“True beauty and usefulness always go hand in hand” – Quintilian, Roman retorician. Like her near-namesake, the 18th century Scottish philosopher David Hume, Dahla Hulme believes that beauty and utility are not distinct. Dahla’s art has a utilitarian purpose in addition to decoration.(more...)

Brak Furniture designs and makes fun, nostalgic pieces with a stamp of creative sophistication. (more...)

CasaNyumba presents a true identity to transitional African décor by fusing cutting-edge, avant-garde designs with the comfort and homeliness of the continentʼs traditions and culture. The result of this fusion can be considered décor timepieces of the African renaissance.(more...)

Clean contemporary lines and the artisanal workmanship and attention to detail. Multi-talented, with an exacting eye for detail and balance, he is a specialist in architectural and furniture design, cabinet making and joinery.(more...)