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blog: World Cup Fever!

So proud that the World Cup is being held in South Africa & all the controversy over the Vuvuzela! This is a great pic of an unfinished highway in Cape Town with a giant vuvuzela mounted on top of it! This unfinished highway... Read on or go to the Ikhaya blog...

article: About the makers

About Wren.....

Wren is the brand responsible for the beautiful recycled Coffee Bags & much more - check out our new 'Wren' category dedicated to all things made by this fabulous Cape Town designer.....

An important aspect of Wren is that everything is done with sustainability in mind and with nature as the inspiration.

The Organic Coffee Sling/Shoulder Bags are the newest venture. They are made from found and unwanted jute coffee bean sacks that have been worn wonderfully soft. They are lined with organic hemp canvas for stability and a laser-cut wooden button closes them. They are 100% organic- no zips, no frills … a simple, beautiful and perfect bag! Read on...

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Socially Aware

Africans have always been known for artistic handiwork that is both innovative and colourful. In selling their craft on this website we aim to create sustainable employment and empower them. Each item has a genuine African flavour and proves that no matter what, life is worth celebrating!

How to shop

Browse our easy to navigate categories, each item is hand crafted so no 2 can ever be exactly the same.

Returns

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Shipping

We like to keep things simple, where possible your purchase will be wrapped in recycled paper, although we would love to wrap them in brand new beautiful wrapping we have to consider the environment and re-use what we have...that goes for bubble wrap and boxes! Read on...