{ My Favourite Colour }

My favourite colour is the brand spanking new label by South African fine artist Frances White. Her surface design label was launched at this year’s Design Indaba, showcasing a vibrant range of cushions inspired by South African flora and birdlife. Frances has some exciting products in the pipeline from fabric by the metre to tablecloths, placemats and tea towels, so be sure to bookmark her page or follow her on facebook.

{ Congrats Cape Town }

This morning Cape Town was named World Design Capital 2014. The elected city was revealed on the closing day of the International Design Alliance Congress in Taipei. This prestigious accolade is awarded biennially by the International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (ICSID) to cities that are dedicated towards bringing social, economic and cultural change through design centred initiatives. Fellow short-listed cities were Dublin and Bilbao.

{ Kamers Vol Geskenke }

If the supplier morning at Lourensford is anything to go by, then the ninth KAMERS vol geskenke event is going to be a RAGING success. I so wish I could go, all you lovelies in Cape Town and Pretoria will have to go and tell me how it was!

The KAMERS vol geskenke team are well known for their innovative sourcing of creative talent and collaboration with suppliers on fresh and new product ideas - it is a platform for unique quality handmade and crafted products that are not easily available in the market place.



With its emphasis on handcrafted wares, from jewellery to gourmet products, ceramics, soft furnishings, tableware, décor accessories, designer garden gear and clothing, KAMERS vol geskenke is not into the perfectly made or the mass produced – it’s about high end true craft, slightly imperfect, timeless and originally designed… that special something that is only found at the show.

The event will be taking place from 25-29 October 2011 at Lourensford Wine Estate in Somerset-West from 9am to 6pm daily and from 29 November to 3 December 2011 at The Open Window in Irene, Centurion from 9am to 6pm daily. For more information visit their website here.

Photography by Abri Kruger