DesignGoods

Take Care + Adriaan Kuiters Shop

2011-12-15T06:07:00.001-08:00

TAKE CARE SALE

2011-09-06T05:38:00.000-07:00

There is such a thing as turning over a new leave, or the way i see it shop when the sales are on. This weekend Take Care is having a 50% - 75% Sale to make way "turning over a new leaf" for the Spring / Summer Collections. So come down for some amazing goodies/

Skinny la Minxs

2011-09-02T06:36:00.000-07:00

It's a Toofer sale..

Spring Things

2011-09-01T03:51:00.000-07:00

Buy 1 get 1 Free

2011-07-29T01:28:00.001-07:00

Kate & Allie Winter Sale..

2011-07-25T04:37:00.000-07:00

Another Shirt Please..

2011-06-28T05:54:00.000-07:00

I found this great shirt co. whilst looking for inspiration this morning and thought to myself that i should def share this with somebody..

A shirt to love

The idea with Another Shirt Please is simple. We want to create your favorite shirt. There is a saying that friends shouldn’t do business together, but why not if everyone is striving for the same thing?

Another Shirt Please is founded by three lifelong friends who, with the core values: love, respect, pride and credibility, wanted to create something genuine and lasting no matter time or place.

Another Shirt Please won’t sell you an identity or a way of life. You make your own choices and it is up to you to create your own identity. The shirt is just a piece of clothing and cannot change the fact that style comes from within. You either have it or you don’t.

ASP is a shirt that we, ourselves, would wear. For every occasion. A timeless piece, not just for today or in a month. A good shirt ages with beauty and has a cut that lasts a lifetime. It is that simple.

Having said that,

– Another Shirt, Please!
www.anothershirtplease.com

A Collar Conversation Starter..

2011-06-22T04:21:00.000-07:00

The concept for Good Heavens began with a love of cotton, print and neckties. Inspired by our grandfathers’ sartorial inclinations we set about designing a range of cotton ties that reflects our sensibilities and produced a selection made from our widely sourced collection. Anything from Shweshwe to Liberty Lawn.

Our all-cotton limited edition range is proudly designed and crafted in Cape Town, South Africa and is updated continually as we source and combine new and vintage fabric.
Enquiries are welcome, we love email: inf@goodheavens.co.za or visit matt at the designgoods section every second saturday of the month.

Take Care Winter Special

2011-06-06T08:21:00.001-07:00

Buy R600 or more on Take Care clothing and receive a free Take Care tote bag (as seen above). Perfect for carrying your shopping, books, laptop or pyjama's.
Usual selling price R100.
*This offer will last until the tote bags run out.

Look how clever,,

2011-05-06T01:42:00.000-07:00

So i received a mail from Wendren yesterday and just had to share these amazing photo's with everybody, they are made from PPC cement bags and are also entirely water resistant with a layer of padding that helps protect your laptop.

and another one

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Visit Wendren's website www.thewrendesign.com and have a look at her full range of products,

Ooh, how very nice.

2011-05-05T05:19:00.001-07:00

Wintery things available from Take Care this weekend.

Afraid of Mice Shop Opening..

2011-04-07T06:09:00.000-07:00

Neighbourgoods Market Braamfontein,

2011-03-11T03:10:00.000-08:00

The Neighbourgoods Market is finally coming to the city of Johannesburg ! In keeping with our commitment to urban regeneration and the goal to revive and reinvent the Public Market as a civic institution, we have chosen a venue in the heart of the city precinct of Braamfontein. If you consider yourself a foodie or self proclaimed Ramsay when it comes to the kitchen or a maker of specialty artisan goods you can now apply for trade by filling in the trader application on our website. Scheduled launch date is May 2011.

Christopher Strong at Indaba

2011-02-23T01:03:00.001-08:00

Come see the Christopher Strong show at Design Indaba 2011 at the
CTICC, 25th-27th February, these are our show times:
Friday - 11h00
Saturday - 13h00
Sunday - 16h00

Design Indaba

2011-02-23T00:33:00.001-08:00

So its with great pleasure that i can say that The Summit, Adriaan Kuiters and Ninon Louw will be participating in the Design Indaba this year go out and get you tickets now.

It's Indaba time again,

2011-02-22T05:58:00.000-08:00

David West invitation for design Indaba

Christmas Night Market 15th Dec

2010-12-10T03:15:00.001-08:00

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE NEIGHBOURGOODS MARKET SEASON COMES TO AN END ON SATURDAY THE 18TH OF DECEMBER 2010, BUT DON'T WORRY OVER THE NEXT 2 WEEKS WE WILL ENSURE THAT THEIR IS PLENTY OF GOODS TO STOCK UP FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON.
WE WILL RE-OPEN ON SATURDAY THE 8TH OF JANUARY 2011.

As we do every year we make the shopping for gifts and goodies for the festive season easy by bringing together an array of artisinal producers, makers and bakers so you can expect some mouth-watering christmas cakes, locally made raw chocolates, freshly schucked oysters all paired with our selection of micro breweries and wine estates. For the not so foodie there will be plenty of local fashion and product designers, ceramicists and purveyors of all fine things.

Best accopanied with music..

2010-11-16T14:02:00.000-08:00

More important than getting the perfect sun kissed tan that makes people truly think you don't seriously have a "day job" or you are related to the Man if Tan - Valentino, is finding the perfect soundtrack for summer. To validate my belief in summer soundtracks i stumbled upon some celebrity endorsement by none other than Martha Stewart follow link:
[http://www.marthastewart.com/article/music-soundtracks-for-summer]
On the top of my playlist for this summer is a cover of Robert Palmer's Addicted to Love done by Florence and the Machine.

The Man of Tan - Valentino
I'm sure you are familiar with the luxury leather accessory label MISSIBABA if not i'm sure after you have been to their studio or seen them at the designgoods on Saturdays you will be as hooked on the stuff as i am. In my opinion the perfect beach bag has arrived the Nevada sling by MISSIBABA you can now find them at the designgoods section every second saturday.

If The shorts fit, buy 'em..

2010-11-11T04:30:00.000-08:00

As we are heading into the season of sunny days spent on the beach or sipping bloody mary's before noon there is a need to adjust your wardrobe slightly from covering up to something more suited. So when in need of some new summer attire the guy to go to is Keith Henning from Adriaan Kuiters have a look at some of his pieces.

Take Care at Cape Town Fashion Week

2010-08-16T11:56:00.000-07:00

Spring/Summer Collection available from September.

It's time for fashion week

2010-08-10T08:07:00.000-07:00

So everybody always gets manic the week prior to fashion frantic phone calls and presents and flowers to designer hoping and praying for free tickets. Well i am glad to say that i will be attending some shows myself.

Getting Summer Ready..

2010-08-06T02:16:00.000-07:00

Back from my winter break-away and found this in my inbox and i have to admit that they do get me very excited for summer.

Visit her blog for more information, www.ninonsdesigns.blogspot.com

Cool finds..

2010-07-25T05:01:00.000-07:00

As an added bonus when visiting the countryside apart from the fresh-air, and very laid back way of existence you can very often find some cool things to buy at a surprisingly low price. I bought this sewing machine foe a number of reasons the main one was that it only cost me R50.00, and secondly i really liked the color of it..

Another cool thing is this amazing book called Empire Annual for Boys with a birthday inscription which dates form 1912, i have to admit i didn't buy this one it was a gift from my Grandmother..

And as proof here is the inscription, just having this book kinda makes me feel super
special..

When In Rome..

2010-07-24T02:58:00.000-07:00

So everybody always says when you visit a place always go and meet the locals so please find attached a local friend i made. Her name is Bella she is a miniature goat living on the farm.

Holiday vibes..

2010-07-22T07:39:00.000-07:00

So i have taken a much needed brake from everything that im so use to, this includes the following friends, fast internet, being able to call a taxi, walking to get coffee in the mornings and last but not least waking up at 6:30 on saturdays and dragging myself to the market. At first i thought "this is gonna be great, fresh air no disturbance" well what i realized is that im getting kinda bored.

So to cancel out the boredom i went against my only holiday rule of not checking mail no matter what, and after going through loads of unread emails i came across something that i am definitely gonna work on the instant i get back to CT. These guys are just up the road from the market and would also like to join our little designer tent.

So take a look and see for yourself, i thought it was pretty cool and i really love the swing ticket design.. http://www.kottonree.org/
Ther are some things that i would like to my ever growing wardrobe too..

So watch this space.

night market photos....a little bit late but still nice....

2010-07-02T08:12:00.000-07:00

i took lots of pics of so many stalls, but because it was pretty dark a lot of them came out blurry.
these were some of the best ones i got....
♥

lovely raincoats from hummingbird
(i tried to make a link to their website, but for some or other reason it's not working, sorry...)

organic fabric goodness from twine

beautiful ceramics from liesel trautman

the most beautiful bags in the world by missibaba

skermunkil jewellery....check out our blog!!!

fancy cross stitch by friendly face lauren fowler

tamarillo ceramics

steffany roup's sweet jewellery

lovely handmade bowls and handmade silver spoons from frieda

Hip City Guide

2010-06-28T04:03:00.000-07:00

ELLE JULY 2010

2010-06-23T02:37:00.000-07:00

So i never really buy the ELLE magazine not because i don't like the magazine but i get to read it at team Elle's apartment where some elle insiders reside
but i took one look at the cover and i was convinced, so i paged through and saw some very handy shopping tips obviously not applicable to me but none the less. In the STYLE FOR LESS on page 76-85 i found KATE&Allie brogues and a printed dress form I Love Leroy, that definitely hits the spot and made me feel warm and fuzzy as they are one of the traders in the Designgoods Section.

If you do not have the ELLE July yet go out and get not only for the fashion but you also get a little black book the HipCity guide to help you navigate around Cape Town, Jo'burg, Pretoria and Durban hot spots like a pro.

www.elle.co.za

De Morgen Reisblog

2010-06-20T04:59:00.000-07:00

Neighbourgoods Market / featured on Debbie Pappyn's travel blog follow the link below to read the full article.

http://www.demorgen.be/dm/nl/3764/Reisblog-Debbie-Pappyn/article/detail/1117936/2010/06/13/De-nieuwste-eetadresjes-in-en-rond-Kaapstad.dhtml

Neighbourgoods Market / featured in Monocle magazine

2010-06-20T04:49:00.000-07:00

Monocle meets the two visionaries who have shown that the fortunes of an entire neighbourhood can be transformed simply by setting up a weekly market selling local produce.

Follow the link to read the full article http://www.monocle.com/sections/edits/Magazine-Articles/Go-up-market/

What to Expect Tonight

2010-06-14T04:18:00.000-07:00

So the weather is pretty apt for a winter market? Don't despair and let the cold wet weather keep you from coming down and shopping the winter blues away. For your own comfort we have ensured that ther will be plenty of hot gluwein going round all night. In addition to our regular designgoods vendors we have invited some new vendors, some you might know and some that you we think you should get to know like Missibaba, Panesar Simone, Stephen Quatember and Christopher Strong. So you there is no real excuse not come join us tonight @ 18h30. Hope to see you there..

Neighbourgoods Night Market

2010-06-07T06:13:00.000-07:00

Join us on Tuesday the 15th of June @ 18h30 as our designer launch their new winter collections. What to expect? For the foodie you can find Von Geusau hot chocolate, Cape Malay curries and succulent steak sandwiches from Pete Goffe-Wood's Kitchen Cowboys stand. Other usual suspects include Simply Italian pizza's, Spanish style paella, Afro Sushi and fresh tuna burgers seared while you wait. Accompanying the array of food will be our local micro breweries and organic wine merchants.
For the Fashionista there's plenty of must have's from hand crafted leather accessories from Missibaba, hand knitted angora scarfs and mittens ,vintage overcoats from Afraid of Mice and must have Tee's from Muti and as well as never been worn sunglasses and accessories from Magnolia.The Presidents pop-up yellow ducky will also be joining us for the night to fulfill everybody's need for cool design, to mention but a few.
Don't worry mom's there will also be kiddies and baby clothes from Petit Pios,Sam & Seb, bellablue and very cool old school toys form Dolly Dinkle.

Hope to see you there..

BlueCollarWhiteCollar

2010-05-26T12:16:00.000-07:00

BlueCollarWhiteCollar is finally giving the folk in Joburg a shop where they too can now buy amazingly crafted men;s and ladies shirts. Store opening 29th of May 2010 @ 10:30am situated at corner of 4th Avenue and 9th Street, Parkhurst Johannesburg. If you are not in Joburg go check out their website www.bluecollarwhitecollar.co.za

Better Brogue than Sorry..

2010-05-21T05:09:00.000-07:00

I have always loved a broque shoe, if you find the right pair they can last you for life. Take a look at the new range of brogues form Kate&Allie one of my favourite traders at he Designgoods Market.To give you some idea of where brogues come from read below:

The distinction must be drawn between brogues and brogueing. The term brogueing refers to punched patterns along the seams and outer layers of the shoe uppers, while a brogue is not only a fully-punched shoe, but also has Derby (open) lacing. Brogueing, the punching which forms the patterns in the shoes, has its origin in the boglands common in Scotland and Ireland; the wearers had to step in and out of bogs all day and needed a shoe that would allow good drainage. Today brogueing is used to emphasise the seams that define the design of a shoe. This punching occurs in various patterns. Brogueing is mostly applied to laced shoes, typically Oxfords or Derbys, but may sometimes by used on loafers or women's shoes.

Everybody needs a Muti T..

2010-05-20T04:16:00.000-07:00

Everybody wears t-shirts right? Check out the selection of t's from Muti available at the designgoods section every Saturday.

Custom shoes by Ninon

2010-05-19T06:52:00.001-07:00

So the best thing about the designgoods section is that you can not only buy amazing locally produce products form the actual designer but that you can have things custom made. So i had an idea for some casual loafers and asked Ninon to make me a pair, it does make one feel very special choosing from a selection of leather samples for you own pair of custom made shoes.And here is the final product, they are amazing..

[Visit her blog for more information](http://ninonsdesigns.blogspot.com/)

Wren Design Laptop bag

2010-05-18T06:31:00.000-07:00

Launched in February at the Design Indaba the Wren PPC Cement Laptop Bag is now available at a few select retailers and the full range of cement bags at the Wren’s corner at the Biscuit Mill Designgoods Tent every second Saturday from 9am - 2pm.

The bags are made out of unused cast-off Pretoria Portland Cement (PPC) paper bags. The making process is as follows first the unused paper bag is opened and the various paper layers are separated. Then the top and third layers of paper are fused and bonded with black cotton to make the paper strong and the bag extremely durable. Once this has been done the material can be treated as a fabric and the pattern drawn, cut and the bag stitched.
Once finished, the bag is sprayed with a scotch guard to make it water resistant.

http://www.thewrendesign.com/

Eat In 2010 Award

2010-05-12T07:29:00.000-07:00

The neighbourgoods market was awarded oustanding outlet for consistently finding innovative traders and promoting provenance in the western cape, at this years Eat in 2010 Awards.

http://www.eat-in.co.za/static/features/feature.php?id=832

NINON Men's Shoes

2010-04-21T10:16:00.000-07:00

So if by now you haven't heard or read about Ninon Louw and her amazing shoes, bags and accessories it's about time to get with it.For the past 2 years Ninon have been selling at the designgoods section of the Neighbourgoodsmarket as from January this year she has started to produce a range of pretty cool men's shoes. Ninon's shoe was also recently featured in the GQ magazine on the feet of Justin Rhodes as well as at this years Joburg ArtFair. If you can't come down to the market on Saturdays visit her blog for more information.

Blue Suede Shoes

Brown Soft Leather & orange stitching

http://www.ninonsdesigns.blogspot.com/

Style Guide Cape Town

2010-04-21T05:59:00.000-07:00

Robyn Cook also visited the Afraid of Mice shop, this is what she had to say go check out her blog @ http://styleguidecapetown.blogspot.com/

Afraid of Mice on Ifor1..

2010-04-20T07:47:00.000-07:00

After the very successful launch of the Afraid of Mice winter collection the news about all the amazing vintage pieces you can find in their shop have spread like wild fire. On monday Justine Stafford posted this amazing little review on her blog about Afraid of Mice.

I’m Not Afraid Of Mice

I wanted to go to the Afraid Of Mice launch two weeks ago, I really, really did, but had to cancel last minute after coming home from an afternoon at the Zip Zap acrobatic circus with Bear with a pounding headache – small children flying through the air tend to do that to me.

Nats Dixon was there and reported back that it was fantabulous, so much so that she felt weak at the knees (literally) and had to sit downstairs in Superette sipping on a berry juice after an unexpected sugar low. I say it was caused by the excitement of spotting a rare cashmere jersey that she managed to hold on to despite feeling poorly… Good girl!

I made up for my non-appearance at the launch by visiting owner Biance Brandi (oh she of the blonde bangs and cute sailor-girl dress) at her boutique last week and have to say, this girl has the best job in the world, sourcing much-loved wonders from thrift stores, vintage warehouses and private sales in the States.

‘I basically just shop for a living!’, Bianca says with a laugh. I would be laughing too – her collection is enviable – full of designer gems and beautifully preserved numbers, including a collection of beautiful vintage petticoats and sleepwear that made me seriously reconsider my tatty PJ’s at home.

Then of course there is the marshmallow pink and black-fringed loveliness of the space, where I got to choose the tunes (Pat Benatar) that Bianca put on the record-player while I gave in to the temptation and tried on a gorgeous Yves Saint Laurent blazer.

It didn’t fit (thank gawd as I am supposedly banned from shopping) but suddenly my eye was drawn to the next rack where I found a rather delectable (and much more in my budget) navy blue shift (am rocking that ruffle!) and a sequins jersey. For me to wear bling is almost unheard of but hey, it spoke to me – or should I say ’sang’ to me… in a kind of 80’s pop-song way.

All in all, a happy, girly experience and I will definitely be back!

afraid of mice 1 Im Not Afraid Of Mice
http://www.ifor1.co.za/style-scout/im-not-afraid-of-mice/

Thanxs Justine.

Take Care on cold days.

2010-04-19T10:24:00.000-07:00

Warm coats and cardigans.

Two nice things about winter.

Afraid of Mice would like to introduce Stella, Marc, Michael and friends..

2010-04-07T09:03:00.000-07:00

So you've seen them at the designgoods at the market on saturdays and probably wondered where do they come from? right? Well good news as tomorrow night the lovely girls from Afraid of Mice are inviting you and all your friends to a sneek preview of the new winter stock and have a cocktail while you shop. The drinks and nibbles will be served in SUPERETTE everybody's favorite local cafe , which is downstairs from the AOM shop space so bring your friends and hard earned cash to spend on some Marc Jacobs, Ralp Lauren, Stella McCartney to mention but a few..
218 Albert Road, Woodstock 5pm - 8pm above the SUPERETTE

TAKE CARE - AUTUMN COLOURS

2010-03-30T11:29:00.001-07:00

Take Care Autumn 2010 styles out. Find beautiful pleated shirts, high waisted shirts and wool cardi's. More coming soon!

Selected summer 2009/10 items on sale. Up to 75% off. Oh yes.

My Saturday Morning Delight

2010-03-16T09:46:00.000-07:00

Thank you Chanel Grantham for this awesome write-up on our market, i love reading about people that love our market as much as we do. Chanel you have gained yourself a new friend.

http://greeninginstilettos.blogspot.com/

The Summit men's accesories

2010-03-02T05:02:00.000-08:00

The latest edition too our desgingoods section at the market is THE SUMMIT men's accessories, the products ranging from belts briefcases and my personal favorite nappa leather house slippers. All the products are now available every saturday at the designgoods, for more information visit her website www.thesummitcloset.com

Summer days at the market

2010-01-21T09:05:00.001-08:00

The President pop-up

2010-01-12T03:43:00.001-08:00

www.toffiepop.blogspot.com

Relax with Dax review

2010-01-06T06:26:00.000-08:00

I found this recently while looking at some of my favourite blogs Relax with Dax, and this is what the Dax had to say about the market:
http://www.relax-with-dax.co.za/

Neighbourgoods Market review
Mar.25, 2008 in Breakfast Hunt, Events

I’m not sure what categories to post this under, so I’ve put it under a few. The primary one is breakfast hunt because I’m finding that the organic market is a great place to go for breakfast on a Saturday morning. But it’s also an option for lunch so I’ve put it under restaurants. In addition it’s a great place to go even if you aren’t planning on eating anything so I’ve also put it under events.

The trick with the Neighbourgoods Market is to go fairly early. From about 9am is good, from 10am it’s starting to get really full and after 11am a lot of the cool stuff is sold out. Now that they have expanded the market, there are a lot of options to choose from, not just to take home but to eat. For around R25 you can pick up a selection of tasty breakfasts. I have had a falafel, a tuna salad, a bacon & egg roll, a moroccan chicken burger and there is still plenty more I haven’t tried. The coffee is provided by Origin coffee which is great and the bar has fantastic mojitos and mules.

The other day I had some people coming round for lunch so I popped into the Neighbourgoods market in the morning and picked up some fresh produce to make a nice salad, some interesting phyllo samoosas as starters, some lovely bread and the butcher there is really friendly and helpful. He recommended a cut of meat and gave me a magic recipe for preparing it.

I have to say that if people want to sell their wares at a market, they need to engage with the customers. You can really tell the difference between people who just work at a stand and those that are selling their own stuff. When people engage you, you stop and look and often learn something and more often than not you will buy something. The nice thing about buying products/produce at a local market is that you feel good about the purchase because you know you are supporting the local community. When people are completely uninterested in the passing traffic, you just walk right by with little or no interest in what is on offer.

The thing that I like about the Neighbourgoods market is that it is a market which supports local and organic produce/products and ordinarily a market like that would attract vegetarian, activist, tree hugging, tye dye wearing people. However, this market attracts a variety of people including the trendy city dwellers. This is important in the big scheme of things because people need to understand that doing the right thing doesn’t have to be a mission, it can be fun and cool. We just have to make sure it happens that way, so cudos to the organisers of the Neighbourgoods market, for getting that right.

If some strange reason you haven’t been to the Neighbourgoods market, or haven’t been since it has expanded, make it a mission to get there one Saturday as soon as possible. Take a friend and hang out there for a morning, and say hello when you see me walking past.

Neighbourgoods Market
Old Biscuit Mill, Main Road, Salt River

X-Mas Night Market

2009-12-09T12:31:00.001-08:00

It's finally arrived, tomorrow evening starting at 6pm is the Neighbourgoods Markets yearly X-Mas Night Market. What's to be expected?
Live entertainment, lots of amazing food traders even more amazing fashion & product designers and some new-comers to the Neighbourgoods market.
The Book Lounge,Adam&Eve,The Summit: Men's Accessories and Vamp furniture are only to mention a few. Hope to see everybody there..

The Neighbourgoods Market will be closed on Saturday the 26th of December 2009 and Saturday the 2nd of January 2010. We Re-open on Saturday the 9th of January 2010.

Reminder Studio SALE Today!!!

2009-12-03T04:15:00.000-08:00

Hurry Hurry the SALE is only on Today the 3rd and starts at 4'o clock!!

MUTI & AMI presents Afrika

2009-11-26T00:45:00.001-08:00

Opening Today

2009-11-23T02:22:00.000-08:00

The long wait is over, as from today Alexandra Hojer's Boutique is officially open so for all the latest from her collection pop down to Lifestyle on Kloof.

DESIGN STUDIO CHRISTMAS SALE

2009-11-18T06:28:00.000-08:00

Some of our friends from the Designoods Market are having a Christmas Sale at their studio

on the 3rd of December from 16:00 to 21:30 pop in for a chat and gift shopping. After all its the season for giving!

X-MASS NIGHT MARKET

2009-11-13T03:41:00.000-08:00

Who, why, what?

2009-11-03T07:46:00.000-08:00

Designgoods is a new designers market and platform for local creatives to promote and sell their products direct to the public.

It features over 30 traders across all disciplines, including fashion, jewellery, accessories, furniture / product designers, vintage items, textiles, shoe designers, books & publications, contemporary crafters, ceramics, and more.

Check in here for posts direct from the Designgoods designers, telling you about special offers, new products and other exciting news!