zenzulu Jaheni bowl - large

MATERIALS
bowl handwoven using copper telephone wire

DIMENSIONS  7 x 3 in (17.8 x 7.6 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.