Fresh talent: Victor Design

WORDS Debbie Loots

VISI is publishing a series of profiles on fresh creative talents during the month of June, in celebration of Youth Day 16 June. First up we have the duo behind Victor Design in Cape Town who are making magic with reclaimed wood.

It’s no secret that creative sparks fly at AfrikaBurn, the wildly fantastic Karoo art event. For one thing, Louis Botha (furniture designer, ex-first officer, seasoned world traveller, and psychology and marketing student in his youth) met up with his childhood friend, Guy Smit (a passionate reclaimed-wood worker with five uncompleted degrees to his name). With a raging fire as the backdrop, the two realised that their shared love of, and experience in, woodwork would make them perfect business partners and so Victor Design was born. A phoenix of sorts, it was brought back to Cape Town to be nurtured – in a studio in the City Bowl. Charmed by their Zulu and Ndebele-inspired wooden boards, wall panels and coffee tables, we asked the marketing man to tell us more.

Who is Victor Design?

It’s me, super-craftsman Guy and workshop Jack Russell, Zoey. Plus, anybody who has a great idea for a personalised piece of furniture is regarded as a fellow “Victor”!

What does Victor Design do?

We design individual, bespoke furniture and we help customers with ideas if they’re stuck. We then design, craft and deliver.

What inspires you?

Liberating the hidden potential in people and tangible objects.

What makes you special?

We enjoy challenges and therefore are solution-focused and not limited by any material, style, trend or methodology.  

021 426 4675, victordesign.co.za

Celebrate Youth Month with us and browse more of our Fresh Talent profiles here.