We are an art and design studio based just through Ruwa in Zimbabwe. My current studio focus is furniture design where we develop products from initial concept through to prototyping and manufacturing specification. Our work is to reveal and cultivate quality throughout our practice to bring warmth, heart and soul into modern spaces.
Guiding Principles
Locality
I believe that design solutions need to be appropriate to context. What might be a perfect production fit for a European manufacterer might not work for a Zimbabwean context and vise versa. This applies to materials as well where local availabilty and cultrural context need to be carefully considered. As my training was based off Bauhaus principles, you could say I have been inducted into a western mode of practice. Yet at the same time I am deeply Zimbabwean. I think the differences are worth exploring and celebrating.
Craft
I’ve often found the division between craft and production difficult to reconcile. On the one hand I deeply value the human touch, the tactile embodied understanding of a material and the eccentricities that come out of a hand crafted process. Yet the economies of scale and technological benefits that come from production enable products that are more accessible from a cost perspective for the end consumer. I do believe though that a happy medium can be reached and this might be slightly different for different setups and for different people.
Lightness
Lightness in form, tone and footprint are important values of mine. Something that is light takes up less visual weight which I am convinced contributes to a lighter way of being and greater wellbeing. To develop products that have lighter impact on resource and environment is important to me.
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