Handmade in South Africa
South Africa is a land full of wonders. When you think of South Africa, the beautiful nature and the exciting wildlife immediately come to your mind. Of course, the wild animals are a great source of inspiration for art and craftsmanship, just as history, everyday life, nature or old traditions.
There are many different styles when it comes to handmade arts and crafts in South Africa: Traditional Afro-French wirework, beadwork, wood carvings, tribal designs, stained glass, pottery and bronze casting, clay and stone sculpting, basket weaving. Making paper from elephant dung is also quite popular, just as fabricating ornaments from waste products or working with cotton. The handmade products range from small accessories to grand scultpures, from everyday products to high end art. Traditional and modern eco fashion products amaze locals as well as tourists.
Colourful handmade eco fashion cotton products with animal print are a specialty of the social business Whimsical Collection which has its studio in Cape Town, South Africa. There, talented artists and artisans work together to fabricate unique cotton products and accessories with different animal prints. The sustainable fashion products range from small handmade cotton zip pouches and wallets to colourful toiletry bags to eco fashion recycled shopper bags. The handmade products have something in common: All of them feature colourful animal prints. You can see giraffes, lions, leopards, hippos, rhinos, zebras – in short, the whole jungle on the sustainable fashion cotton products.
Whimsical Collection really loves animals. Not only is the animal print featured on all of their handmade designs – from small cotton pouches to cotton beach bags – they also fight for endangered animals in South Africa. Part of the business’ profits is donated to a rhino orphanage that takes care of the babies that have lost their mothers to poaching. It is a truly sustainable fashion company.
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South Africa is a land full of wonders. When you think of South Africa, the beautiful nature and the exciting wildlife immediately come to your mind. Of course, the wild animals are a great source of inspiration for art and craftsmanship, just as history, everyday life, nature or old traditions.
There are many different styles when it comes to handmade arts and crafts in South Africa: Traditional Afro-French wirework, beadwork, wood carvings, tribal designs, stained glass, pottery and bronze casting, clay and stone sculpting, basket weaving. Making paper from elephant dung is also quite popular, just as fabricating ornaments from waste products or working with cotton. The handmade products range from small accessories to grand scultpures, from everyday products to high end art. Traditional and modern eco fashion products amaze locals as well as tourists.
Colourful handmade eco fashion cotton products with animal print are a specialty of the social business Whimsical Collection which has its studio in Cape Town, South Africa. There, talented artists and artisans work together to fabricate unique cotton products and accessories with different animal prints. The sustainable fashion products range from small handmade cotton zip pouches and wallets to colourful toiletry bags to eco fashion recycled shopper bags. The handmade products have something in common: All of them feature colourful animal prints. You can see giraffes, lions, leopards, hippos, rhinos, zebras – in short, the whole jungle on the sustainable fashion cotton products.
Whimsical Collection really loves animals. Not only is the animal print featured on all of their handmade designs – from small cotton pouches to cotton beach bags – they also fight for endangered animals in South Africa. Part of the business’ profits is donated to a rhino orphanage that takes care of the babies that have lost their mothers to poaching. It is a truly sustainable fashion company.
