Happy Valentines Day everyone!
Wish you all a day filled with love. The quote on the picture is from one of Keri Muller’s prints.
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WelcomeHello, I’m Carmen Odermatt from the label DURCHZUG and I live and work in Cape Town, South Africa. This is the place to learn all about my products, how they are born, the wonderful people who make them, what inspires me and makes me tick. 
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Interview with Nikki Williams, Personal Assistant at the manufactureGood morning world. Our second interview with great colorful people is with Nikki. She is basically the one who keeps all strings together. And on top of all she is my memory prop. She is the link between the factory and me and knows exactly what is going on. She is also responsible of analyzing my designs and telling me to the inch how much leather and how much hair on skin is used for each model.
Nikki, do you like what you do? What else would you do if you weren’t Personal Assistant? What is the best part of your job? What makes you tick? Do you love Cape Town? Why? What is the best thing about being South African? Your favorite food? What do you wish for South Africa? Your dream? Thank you Nikki! Appletizer CountryHad a wonderful night at the Old Mac Daddy in Elgin. If you are keen on seeing Apple Country from an exquisite location – this is the place to go. It is a luxury trailer park that’s lets you forget instantly. Each trailer has a theme interpreted by local designers. Wild stuff! But, it’s not only the crazy caravans – loads of space on the veranda to have that little piece of outdoor experience. The views of the valley are stunning, the staff goes that extra mile and the whole place is so well looked after. A game of scrabble at the pool with a glass of wine at the side and all this in the freshest air, listening to nature. …… and a tiny bit of home sickness during dinner in the barn which looks like an apres ski bar in the alps. The food is great! Fresh herbs from the garden – tasty pizza from the wooden oven and a glass of red from bobs your uncle. thank you zuppi for a great time! www.kerstinzupan.com Interview with Dennis Schouw, cutter at the manufactureI would like to present you an interview with the wonderful people around our bags from time to time. This category is called colourful people because I believe the expression fits our multicultural city. It is a pleasure to have the first interview with Dennis, the cutter at our manufacture. We are so glad to have him. I tried cutting one piece of my bags at one stage and of course hopelessly failed. Thanks to Dennis’ precise planning and cutting skills we are able to minimize our leather wastage but also we can be assured that all our bags are the right size and colours.
Dennis, do you like what you do? What else would you do if you weren’t a cutter? What is the best part of your job? What makes you tick? Do you love Cape Town? Why? What is the best thing about being South African? Your favorite food? Your favorite music? What do you wish for South Africa? Your dream? Thank you Dennis! Kudu LeatherWell, my blog should be a happy place to read but I guess it should also be a place where you get some info about facts and figures in our trade. Sometimes people ask me how much a roll of leather costs which gets my mind pretty turned. One shouldn’t forget where leather actually comes from. Because yes, it does come from the beautiful bokkies in this country which do need to get culled to keep the whole cycle of life going. And yes, the cow hides do actually come from the beautiful cows we see on the side of the street which land on our plates. I was very sad yesterday when I heard that the situation of the foot and mouth disease is actually more severe than thought. This does have an effect on availability of certain leathers as a lot of the herds have disappeared due to the disease. I am very fortunate to buy my leather and hides from a supplier which I can trust 100% to only sell legal products. So please bear with us if products are not available. It will be for a reason. Designer-Maker Artisan Market
A few of my favorite exhibitor picks:
KERI MULLER
CASAMENTO
TAMARILLO CERAMICS
Because I have this thing going on with SA ceramics. I could never choose my favorite – they just all make beautiful stuff which you can never get enough of
BELOVED BEADS
Anna brings dimension into beads. Her designs are quite something you will most probably never have seen before. And besides, she is the most wonderful person to have at the stall next to yours at a three day exhibition.
HEMELHUIJS RESTAURANT
Trench Coating !Below is a little mood board I put together for my 2012 collection. I fell in love with the detail of the trench coat in the middle of the picture and thought it would be a great shape for outside pockets of a bag. Took it from there and started trench coating !
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