South African Design: Past & Present
Timed Online Auction, 13 June - 9 July 2025
Interior Elements: Wood, Metal, Fibre, Ceramic & Glass Art
About the SessionThis sale traces the heritage of South African design across centuries of creative expression highlighting diverse design objects through two sessions. Uniting the sessions is a celebration of the versatility of materials - metal, wood, glass, clay, fibre - and how artists and artisans have transformed them over time into works of wonder, rich in both tradition and innovation.
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The HUT x Always Welcome design challenge was launched at the 2024 Cape Town Furniture Week. Seven designers were invited to design limited edition pieces using material reclaimed during the refurbishment of the iconic Muizenberg beach huts.
Our intention was to incorporate the iconic beach hut profile into the door design motif, which also serves as the only element of colour on the piece. This creates an emphasis on the doors, which are made from the painted planks that clad the exterior of the huts. On a more conceptual level, the timber that formed the primary structure of the huts has now been exposed, unpainted, forming the main structure of the drinks cabinet.
- Studio Kalki
*A portion of the proceeds of this sale will benefit The Beach Hut Trust, Muizenberg
