MATERIALS
bowl handwoven using copper telephone wire
DIMENSIONS 4.3 x 2 in (10.9 x 5.1 cm) DIAxH
SCORECARD
mfg location: South Africa
social enterprise: Designer Marisa Fick-Jordaan initiated zenzulu™ more than 12 years ago to create a platform for artisans and weavers from KwaZulu-Natal province in South Africa to showcase their work.
Marisa’s interest in transitional craft forms led to the start of a telephone wire weaving project in an informal settlement outside Durban. Initially mentoring a growing group of master weavers using a coiled basket technique, Marisa saw the possibilities of fusing traditional techniques with cutting edge design and modern industrial materials.
Today zenzulu™ trains unemployed women from both urban and rural areas how to weave new designs, and now supports more than 350 home-based craft producers in four different communities.
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