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Baby hiatus!

Baby hiatus!

And without further ado, onto the next announcement – an important one! Some of you will already know that I have been walking around with a sizeable belly for some time now … and am due to give birth in … Continue reading

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New shows: Totemism / African Textiles / Handmade

New shows: Totemism / African Textiles / Handmade

New shows (1): Totemism as a metaphor for modern identity I’ve already written about the Li Edelkoort exhibition “Totemism: Memphis meets Africa” in Cape Town, which was part of the Design Indaba last month, but just last week watched this … Continue reading

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Umculo Friday: Opika Pende*

Umculo Friday: Opika Pende*

A very special find for today’s Umculo Friday. I read in this week’s Economist, of all places, about an American record label, Dust to Digital, which has as its raison d’être the digitisation of rare and old vernacular music. They … Continue reading

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Geometric brights

Geometric brights

We had a record couple of warm March days here this week and it seems very fitting timing for the bold, optimistic products which form part of our ‘Geometric Brights’ series which are now on the site. We had a … Continue reading

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Sneak peek: Geometic Brights

Sneak peek: Geometic Brights

I am halfway through a post about this, but next week we’ll launch our new products but I’m so excited about them all I’d like to share some images already…. Thrilled to already be stocking Pichulik jewellery – she has … Continue reading

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