A vineyard between heaven & earth

A master of hand-thrown ceramics, Chuma Maweni makes exquisitely crafted ceramic vessels and furniture from his studio in Cape Town. Chuma was born in Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape. He traces his interest in ceramics to his earliest memories making clay figures of bulls and cows on the muddy riverbanks. Guests will interact with Chuma Maweni’s distinctive ceramics in almost every part of the property. Comprising more than 70 pieces, it is his largest single body of work to date.

Otto du Plessis is primarily a sculptor, specialising in figurative bronze work. He is the co-founder of Bronze Age Foundry in Cape Town, who are responsible for an extraordinary amount of custom-made metalwork at Xigera Safari Lodge. The studio’s orientation towards nature-inspired imagery is everywhere on display at Xigera, whose interiors are adorned with unique botanical designs. The team turned architect Anton de Kock’s lily-inspired design for the main lodge fireplace into reality.

Husband-and-wife team Adriaan Hugo and Katy Taplin are Dokter and Misses, a multi-disciplinary product design company. Their respective industrial and graphic design skills combine to create work described as “modernist, where strong construction lines and a bold use of colour create graphic shapes and spaces.”

Madoda Fani is the eldest of five siblings born in 1975 and raised in Gugulethu, a township on the outskirts of the infamous Cape Flats in Cape Town. His works draw on inspirations from his Xhosa heritage.

In its present form, Gillian Fuller The Brand, started when she graduated with a Fine Art degree from Newcastle University, UK, having specialised in textile design. After moving to South Africa, she became aware of the local skill of beading. The inspiration for her designs comes mainly from the environment, particularly an urban landscape where architectural shapes suggest a myriad of ideas.

Mantua Silkwear is designed and manufactured in Stellenbosch, South Africa, and inspired by the colourful heartbeat of Africa as well as the ethereal luminosity of silk and how it transforms to the body. As a counterpoint to disposable fashion, the Mantua Collection of silk scarves is trans-seasonal and beyond trends, weaving stories inspired by the eclectic pattern and colour of Southern Africa.

The Ardmore studio is home to over 70 African artists whose ceramic works have been recognised as modern day collectables by the world's most eminent auction houses. Ardmore Design has also emerged, creating vibrant and sought-after fabric collections, including a collaboration with renowned French fashion house Hermès.

Born in Bloemfontein, Atang Tshikare makes narrative-laden work inspired by his deep connection to his Sotho and Tswana roots. His drawings and sculptures spring from his fertile imagination and Interest in African mythology. While he began as an illustrator, his work has expanded into new materials such as bronze, clay & wood.

Johannesburg based woodworker, David Krynauw was born in 1984 in Piet Retief, a forestry town in Mpumalanga. He grew up sharing an enormous passion for wood and woodwork with his father

Dylan Lewis is widely recognised as one of the world’s foremost sculptors of the animal form. Born in Johannesburg in 1964, he is now based in Stellenbosch, just outside Cape Town, where he has established the Dylan Lewis Studio and Sculpture Garden.

John Vogel is an architect-turned-designer whose work connects people to the natural world. He is one of South Africa’s foremost furniture designers, whose work has helped define a distinct vernacular. His designs have become local classics, evolving a language of nature-inspired forms that are highly contemporary

Abrie von Wielligh and Norman Meyer co-founded Meyer von Wielligh, a carpentry and design studio based in George, in 2004. Their large-scale functional art pieces are all intricately crafted, reflecting the organic lines and intricate textures of their natural surroundings on the forested Garden Route of South Africa.

Cape Town designer Xandre Kriel creates limited-edition furniture through the use of simple geometry. The aesthetic appeal of shapes is his motivating force, and for nearly 11 years he has found a balance between working with the tactile properties of wood and the technological processes involved in steelwork.

Zizipho Poswa’s unique ceramics vessels are bold declarations of African womanhood. The Cape Town-based artist is inspired by her Xhosa heritage. Her work has been acquired by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA).