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African Home

Address:

41 Caledon Street, 8001 Cape Town

Telephone:

021-461-1700

Fax:

+27(0)21-551-1052

Description

African Home offers a range of traditional African
products ranging from home décor to functional home
ware as well as gifts and accessories, based on the
finest aesthetic and artistic traditional workmanship.

Marketing these products while developing new products
constantly, creates work for disadvantaged communities
with high levels of unemployment.
The newly transforming South Africa has a rich tapestry of crafts people working with diverse, almost endless, natural materials: Beads, wire, wood carvings, African textiles, clay and glass are simply the most prominent. The beauty of the indigenous and traditional designs translates into contemporary design home ware. Most of the many South African tribes are represented in our ranges: Zulu, Venda, Xhosa, Ndebele are the leading ones.

The process of designing new functional or decorative artefacts with people of great artistic skill is an enriching endeavour for all concerned.

Keywords

Accessories, Gifts, Glass, Decor, Homes, Crafts, Natural, Wire, Customs, Exclusive, Beads, Handmade, Clay, Tradition, Tapestry, African Textiles, Wood Carvings, Functional Home Ware

Company description

Partnerships are created through joint decision-making from the point of design to the development of new markets.
Relationships with craftspeople are nurtured in order to sustain and develop a platform for sound business principles whilst always maintaining the human focus in this creative endeavour. The employment of fair trade principles ensures that artisans and crafts people are paid a fee that they regard as fair and equitable in terms of their effort and resources.
African Home maintains, and practices, a strong commitment to environmental awareness. Accordingly, all materials used in our products are consistent with, and promoting of, the sustainability of the natural resources of South Africa. For example, the wood we use is sourced from fallen trees within sustainable forests, driftwood or alien trees that have heavy water consumption levels. Many natural and local products are used such as reeds, weeds, clay, paper and wire.
Our Range:
Constantly expanding, our hand crafted products include:
Township Art and Craft namely articles crafted out of waste materials such as wirework, paper mache items, tin cans, and plastic. RECYCLING IS BIG!
Traditional/Tribal Articles, African articles, which have roots in the indigenous culture of the craftsperson, for example African carvings, Zulu and Xhosa pots, beadwork, African fabrics, basketry and more.
TRADITIONAL IS TRENDY!
Contemporary Designs using high quality wood, pottery, paper and wire.
NEW & EXCITING DESIGNS BLEND NEW & OLD!
Religious Articles, A very large range of Christmas decorations, Jewish festival items such as Pesach Seder Plates, Matza plates and covers, hallah covers, Rosh Hashanah plates and honey containers, Yarmulkes, etc.

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