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Abstract upcycled artwork at the Cape Town Cruise Terminal for the V&A Waterfront

Abstract upcycled artwork at the Cape Town Cruise Terminal for the V&A Waterfront Abstract upcycled artwork at the Cape Town Cruise Terminal for the V&A WaterfrontIn 2022 we were commissioned to make a large scale (3m x 3m) artwork from plastic waste for the Cape Town Cruise Terminal. Over about three months, the team from …

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Battery Park decor 2020

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In 2020,added to the Watershed action, the Waterfront decided to also decorate the Battery Park area near the skate park and basketball court.

V&A Watershed festive decor 2020

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V&A Watershed festive decor 2020 For the second year in a row, we were very fortunately invited to take part in making the 2020 festive decor for the Watershed at the V&A Waterfront. This time, the Watershed decor was a huge collaborative effort with elements being provided by a number of local craft producers from …

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Wall light art for SAFIM Auction and Afrikaburn Etopia 2020

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Wall light art for SAFIM Auction and Afrikaburn Etopia 2020 During lockdown we made 2 editions of an all-white wall lamp – one for an auction to benefit SAFIM http://safim.co.za/ , and one for E-topia – a lockdown friendly virtual version of Streetopia https://obs.streetopia.co.za/. Watch the process video here: .

Wire work workshop in Obs 2020

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While we were not allowed to convene in our workshop space in Langa during lockdown in October 2020, we started to get together in Observatory to stay in touch and do some skill exchange workshops.

Basket weaving workshop 2020

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Basket weaving workshop 2020 Inspired by a lockdown project on Instagram – basket club – we started to explore a technique of basket making called tri-axial weaving. https://www.instagram.com/_basketclub_/?hl=en It was such a pleasure to get together again after such a long separation. We obtained some 100% recycled strapping from ExtruPET to experiment with. Watch out …

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Trash tunnel with Thingking 2020

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Thingking is a great local design studio and manufacturer of amazing things. In March 2020 they asked us to be part of a large scale installation.

V&A Watershed festive decor 2019

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Midway through 2019, we received a really massive and exciting commission from Platform Creative to make festive decor for the Watershed at the V&A Waterfront . This was a monumental move for the Waterfront; they chose to move away from the traditional imported decor used by most malls, and rather had decorations made by local craft and design companies from around Cape Town and South Africa, creating great growth opportunities for many locals. Many thanks to Platform Creative

Stage for Afrikaburn Streetopia 2019

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Stage for Afrikaburn Streetopia 2019 For the Afrikaburn annual street festival – Streetopia – we were asked to construct one of the music stages on Lower Main Road in Observatory. https://obs.streetopia.co.za/ For this project, for the first time one of our Langa members (Mpilo Headman) took over the project management of the whole thing. Part …

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