Our Collection
A wide range of styles inspired by the beauty and magic of Africa. The Collection has over 700 pieces to choose from.
While not ethnic, the basis of the collection marries African traditions with contemporary fashion. The styles range from elegant to funky.
The jewellery uses almost every conceivable colour, bead type and shape including ceramics, glass, wood, shell, metal and even recycled paper.
Many pieces can be tailor made to suit you and either the colour, style or length of the piece altered to suit. Naturally any specialised requests will require a little time to prepare.
Prices are very reasonable - naturally a little higher for designer pieces.
The work and beauty of the Jane Bedford range is exquisite, the Butterfly Range offers some semi precious stones, Sulo almost every colour imaginable with some delightful combinations. The Hanan Yanny range is the funky one. Amaso pieces are all hand made even the beads. The quality and style of Kuzuri is first rate and again all hand made including the beads.
Ninety-five per cent of the range is made/purchased in Africa, coming from South Africa and Kenya and is forever expanding.
I hope you enjoy the collection as much as I have enjoyed putting it together.
The designer range includes:
Jane Bedford
Jane has taken the craft of Zulu beadwork to new levels, combining a traditional skill with contemporary designs to create jewellery which delight the senses with their richness and colour. Thie Bedford range has also been sold in Harrods, London.
Butterfly Beads
Handmade jewellery which has a contemporary African style ,each piece has its own characteristics. A one women operation based in Johannesburg.
Kazuri
Kazuri, means small and beautiful in Swahili. Kazuri's pieces are hand made ( both the beads and the jewellery), hand-painted ceramic jewellery which are the result of more than 31 years of experience. Beautiful work of quality made in Nairobi, Kenya. Again this is an empowerment project and by buying a piece from the Kazuri range you have contributed to the pride of the craftswomen and the welfare of their families.
Sulo
Cape Town based very wearable hand made pieces in some wonderful colour combinations - very elegant.
Hanan Yanny
A range of innovative pieces made from paper, often from recycled magazines and wrapping paper. The jewellery is light to wear yet durable. Each bead is hand rolled, glued and triple varnished. This is a labour intensive process employing and empowering women from disadvantaged backgrounds. Hanan Yanny Jewellery and Craft has become known for its innovative design and manufacture using a diverse range of materials. The Paper range has been on sale at the Museum of Decorative Arts in the Louvre in Paris, at the George Pompidou Centre for Arts and Culture in Paris and at the South African Crafts Council in Johannesburg. It was also selected to take part in the Craft Showcase at the World Summit for Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in 2002. The Craftswomen work from home, supporting and receiving support from their families. The skills they develop by organising work, meeting deadlines, having supervisory responsibilities give them confidence to develop further in many other areas of life.
Amaso
A modern range of handmade African glass beads and jewellery ,"Amaso" which is the Xhosa word for jewellery. The projects (totally owned by the rural women) have been set up in various areas throughout South Africa to manufacture unique handmade beads and jewellery : combining style with excellent design and giving the members of these communities the opportunity to create a better life for themselves and their children