ilovebokkie Children’s Furniture Range

PHOTOS Lauren Setterberg WORDS Malibongwe Tyilo 

What do plywood, stainless steel, recycled formula spoons, bubble-bath bottles and fabric offcuts have in common? They are all materials used by interior designer Wendy-Lee Douglas and furniture maker Ryan Douglas, the husband-and-wife team behind the ilovebokkie kiddies’ furniture range, which was inspired by their son Rylee and his love for, well, bokkies. 

Of course, we here at VISI love a good bok, and we love the way the range plays with the bokkie motif. From mild steel wall hooks to plywood bookshelves and even little coasters, we’re just mal for anything bokkie-shaped. Even if you’re not as bokkie-mad as we are, there’s much to stimulate creativity and imagination in the range, like the elephant-shaped drawing table, shweshwe-inspired lamp table and Perspex scribble boards in the shape of Africa.

The Durban-based team also works together on a second brand, Sketch bok/dbn, which focuses on interior design and a decor service, plus a furniture range of the adult variety. While you’re unlikely to see as many bokkies featured in that range, the playful aesthetic still remains, albeit with grown-up sensibilities.

Speaking of ilovebokkie, Wendy-Lee describes this locally made range as an antidote to “Made in China”, and we couldn’t agree more.

Available from hellopretty.co.za, greenelephantcollective.co.za 
ilovebokkie.co.za