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Umsebenzi Wokuhlola collection

by Home Artist

ngulfed in the warmth of imbawula,
firewood softly crackling in the
Ebackground, a little girl’s deep
brown eyes eagerly look up to her Gogo as
she prepares to narrate inganekwane.
The old woman lovingly gazes at the
little one as she moves closer to imbawula.
The fire rages on, as more little ones
gather around, eyes wide open in wonder.
The flames gently penetrate the stillness of
night. uGogo zealously begins to narrate
ancient tales and unearths a world of
mystery. The little girl's imagination runs
wild as she’s taken on a thrilling adventure
of the old world. One day that little girl
will grow to re-tell these stories too. Home
Artist is the home of these stories.
The concept behind Home Artist is to
create a modern African home deco store
that uses traditional ways, forms and ideas
to create modern deco. The design store
wants to carry on the African ways in
this modern age, becoming preservers of
African knowledge in an art form. In our
new collection we celebrate these stories
by expressing and articulating a past in
the present. We invite you to take a look at
Umsebenzi Wokuhlola collection, a work
of imagination in existence, where art is
an experiment, questions, knowledge and
history.
Most of our products are hand made,
designed in-house and materials sourced
locally. dw
Written by: Home Artist Creative
Director: Phumzile
Photographer : Muziwandile

www.homeartistza.com

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