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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...)

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...)

Make your home entrance decor, unforgettable. When welcoming guests into your home you want to make a big impression – a “wow” moment – something that they will remember long after they have left, and possibly even want to duplicate in their own home! As an integral part of a home, an entrance should just look [...](more...)

Grosskopff Lombart Huyberechts & Associates Architects is an energetic architectural design firm based in Johannesburg, South Africa. We have been in practice since 1945. Our deep love of architecture drives our aim to maintain the highest levels of design innovation through the creation of exciting yet timeless buildings which graciously hold their own in the built [...](more...)

After moving on from a successful partnership with his previous employer and partner, Stefan Antoni Architects, GREGWRIGHT architects (GWA) was founded in 1995 by its sole member at the time, Greg Wright. A new vision- Greg Wright Architects The decision to break ties and form a new practice was formed out of a need/desire to [...](more...)

Bestseller of 2011, the Fridge Monkey is one of those products that no kitchen should be without. The flexible rubber mat is designed to maximise storage space and stop bottles or cans rolling around in your fridge. Inspired by the brass monkey reputedly used on ships to stack cannonballs neatly and safely, the Fridge Monkey [...](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...)

“The Americans refer to this as a Glass House, the Brits call it a Glass home, but in South Africa it’s a Glass Castle – a colloquialism that does no justice to this titanic tribute to transparent architecture. What you’re about to see will re-define the word modern contemporary”…Top Billing Tv(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...)

As an architectural practice that is well renowned throughout the African continent, NICO VAN DER MEULEN ARCHITECTS supplies creative solutions that are customised to suit each client’s personal requirements. Through working closely with all its clients to ensure optimal satisfaction, the practice has accomplised astounding success in the design of upmarket residential homes. The company’s [...](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...)

Nico van der Meulen Architects transformed what was originally a 1970s house into a home ideal for the 21st century. Rudolph van der Meulen of Nico van der Meulen Architects created an atrium and a moat around the hall and dining room, with a curtain of water falling past a cut-out in the atrium wall.(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...)