A South Africa-inspired embroidered artwork by multi award-winning Keiskamma Art Project (KAP) has been digitised into wallpaper by Cara Saven Wall Design, plus an epic collection of printed textiles to be unveiled at 100% Design South Africa this August.
It was just a matter of time before the magnificent handwork created at Hamburg’s Keiskamma Arts Project took on a new form. Founded 23 years ago by Dr Carol Hofmeyer, the project has produced award-winning embroideries documenting the history, culture and everyday life of the Eastern Cape. To own a piece stitched by the artists of Hamburg is to own a unique artwork, a tactile embodiment of the province’s rich heritage.
An exhibition of tapestries handmade by women from an Eastern Cape village has made its way to Johannesburg, offering stories of healing, nature and survival