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CCDI Handmade Collection showcases flair and innovation
The Cape Craft and Design Institute (CCDI), one of the anchor tenants in The Fringe Innovation District, annually presents a collection of the best handmade products from the Western Cape – and the latest, fourth edition reflects the increasing sophistication and flair of the province’s handcrafted products.
Western Cape boasts four new craft and design Icons
Four leading craft producers were named Western Cape Craft Icons last night (Thursday 24 November) by the Cape Craft & Design Institute (CCDI), at an event to mark its tenth anniversary.
Cape craft tops at UK trade show
Eight Western Cape craft and design companies have turned over about R203,200 (£16,000) as well as netting enquiries worth well over R254, 000 (£20, 000), at Top Drawer, Britain’s leading trade show for design-led gifts, lifestyle and fashion accessories.
Cape Craft and Design Institute celebrates 10 years of success
The Cape Craft and Design Institute (CCDI), one of the provincial government’s leading Special Purpose Vehicles, has facilitated nearly R17-million in product sales for Western Cape craft producers and designer makers in the past decade. (R16 849 528 by year-end 2010/11)
Western Cape craft success at Decorex
Thirteen Western Cape craft producers and design makers taking part in the South African Handmade Collection (SAHC) trade and consumer show, alongside Decorex Johannesburg, have notched up sales of nearly R360 000, winning the prize for the highest sales within the SAHC.
Crafting the beauty of design at Decorex
Seventeen of the Western Cape's leading craft producers and designer makers linked to the Cape Craft and Design Institute (CCDI) will showcase their unique and beautiful products at this year's SA Handmade Collection at Decorex Johannesburg, which runs in Midrand from Friday 5 August to Tuesday 9 August.
Craft your creativity for the 2012 Handmade Collection
Cape Craft and Design Institute 2012 Handmade Collection - First call for applications
Fashion Week will show off craft producers
The Cape Town Fashion Council and the Cape Craft and Design Institute (CCDI) organised a matchmaking session on 2 June 2001 at the CCDI Training Unit in Cape Town, as part of the Foschini Fastrack Day. The resulting collaborations will be showcased on the catwalk on the first day of Cape Town Fashion Week on 13 July.
Supporting ideas into prototypes
Western Cape craft producers and designer makers, as well as others working in or studying design, art and engineering, now have an expanded venue for exploring their creative ideas and developing new products.
Western Cape craft producers show what creativity can do
The very best of Western Cape handmade items have been selected for an iconic exhibition that launches at the Design Indaba Expo.
