ART & CRAFT

EVE DE JONG UPCYCLES PLASTIC BOTTLE TOPS INTO BAOBAB TREES

EVE DE JONG UPCYCLES PLASTIC BOTTLE TOPS INTO BAOBAB TREES With some recycling being an expensive and fuel burning process, more artists are turning to upcycling, creating beautiful objects from plastics that remain in their original form.  One of these artists is Eve de Jong. Eve de Jong is an artist and designer who works …

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XAVIER CLARISSE REIMAGINES CRYSTAL CHANDELIERS INTO LEATHER CREATIONS INSPIRED BY NATURE

XAVIER CLARISSE REIMAGINES CRYSTAL CHANDELIERS INTO LEATHER CREATIONS INSPIRED BY NATURE Bringing his talents from France to Durban, Xavier Clarisse is appreciating the natural beauty of South Africa’s gardens and turning it into leather chandeliers. Xavier has lived in Durban for 15 years with his wife and daughter. From a young age, he has always …

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DRIAAN CLAASSEN ANSWERS ON WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN WE THINK

DRIAAN CLAASSEN ANSWERS ON WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE WHEN WE THINK Many traditional cultures have their young men and women go walkabout – to look within, find meaning and face who they are. Now the extraordinary art of Driaan Claassen gives those inner thoughts a visual language. “I address mental health by using my work …

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SPEND A DAY WITH THE EXTRAORDINARY PILANI BUBU

SPEND A DAY WITH THE EXTRAORDINARY PILANI BUBU We meet Pilani Bubu, as she’s preparing to perform at the biggest World Music Expo, while wrapping the tenth season of her interior design TV show. Extraordinary for a woman once certain of a corporate career. A multi-award winning storyteller, singer-songwriter, TV presenter and creative entrepreneur, Pilani …

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