We featured Zizamele in August 2011, telling you how their beautiful hand-made Bambanani Bowls, seen in the Cape Grace shop, are made by a skilled team of ceramicists from Masiphumelele in Cape Town’s South Peninsula. We’re giving them more space on the Cape Grace blog to congratulate them for achieving Runner Up in the highly [...]
The twice yearly Potters Market on Rondebosch Common, with over 60 ceramic stalls, is the showcase of who’s who in the pottery world and their beautiful wares; some art, some functional, many both and all strikingly original! Described in a comment by jinjinjewellery on the Lonely Planet review about the Potters Market, it’s a “huge [...]
John Bauer is many things; award-winning ceramic artist, entrepreneur, e-book author of An Emotional Dictionary and philosopher, but is probably best known for his beautiful, signature poetry bowls (see them on his website). The enigmatic words he writes in these fine porcelain bowls are his way of imparting his perceived wisdoms. [...]
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 [...]