Lisa Firer’s ethereal porcelain tea lights are immediately recognisable as her signature product. When lit, they have a desirable, mystical quality that she says, “touches people on so many levels through the elements of fire and light, religion, ritual and sacred spaces.” Imagine 250 tea lights glowing in the crypt of St George’s Cathedral… This [...]
Every time we do an exposé of the artists that supply the Cape Grace gift shop, we are more amazed at the incredible creativity in Cape Town, sourced by our suppliers Imagenius and Africa Nova. This month we focus on Maymott, whose crochet designs are totally in tune with the trends identified by Lidewij Edelkoort, one of [...]
Join us in a Q&A session with Gerald Cubitt, the author of the new coffee table book ‘Evocative Africa’, encapsulating the best of his African photography over the past 30 years, now available at the gift shop at Cape Grace. Q. What camera equipment do you use? A. I have always used Hasselblads, currently with [...]
There’s a distinct feel-good factor in buying art and crafts when you know something about its creators. That’s why we are featuring some of the artists whose work can be purchased at Cape Grace. Today it’s the turn of Zizamele Ceramics, whose beautiful Bambanani Bowls are part of the Africa Nova collection at Cape Grace. [...]