The versatility of wood makes it an easy-to-use material that can be featured throughout the home. We’ve put together a list of 10 wooden items to bring into your space, from coasters and bowls to side tables and a towel rack.

1. Graceful Table R1 499, Superbalist.com

2. Long Anything Spoons in African Woods R380, Anne Hodgson

3. Square Mango Wood Coasters (Set of 4) R279, Zara Home

4. Oslo Nested Side Tables R1 800, MRP Home

5. Mid Century Pedestal One Drawer White R1 699, @home

6. Mango Wood Bowl R499, Woolworths

7. Tropical Leaf Coaster 4 Pack R280, Knus

8. Hub Ladder R2 299, Superbalist.com

9. Wooden Spice Bowl R200, Love Milo

10. Mini Stool R375, Designstore

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Here’s a round-up of some of the cool things you can expect to see at SA’s biggest pop-up retail, art and craft event, happening in Johannesburg this weekend.

Started in 2003 as Kamers Vol Geskenke in a house in Stellenbosch, the event has created a platform for entrepreneurs to showcase, sell and engage customers with their work. This year, the Autumn edition of KAMERS/Makers kicks off in Johannesburg from 26 – 30 April at Saint John’s College in Houghton.

In need of some ideas and don’t know where to start? Here are but a few of the talented creatives that will be showcasing their work this year.

• Archibold Solid Woods, Mark Buchanan and Suly Kuhn’s simple, minimalist table collection.

• Artesense – Yvette Mommsen’s handmade macrame products.

• The classic Shauna Neill handmade jewellery A/W collection.

• Quality distilled spirits from Pienaar and Son.

• The stylish and simple jewellery range, Iloni, by designer Madri van Zyl.

Daily tickets cost R60 via plankton.mobi or R80 at the entrance. Multiple entry tickets are available at R120. Student and pensioner tickets cost R60 and under 18’s get in free. Tickets include a KAMERS/Makers shopper bag and magazine. Remember that the event is cashless, for your safety and convenience.

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Working from her studio in Cape Town’s Observatory, designer Anne Hodgson creates beautiful hand carved wooden accessories for the home.

From knives, salad servers and measuring spoons to cheese boards and bread boards, Anne’s pieces are both functional and aesthetically appealing. The designs are hand-shaped from wood offcuts, and are available in a selection of hardwoods, from black walnut, maple and white pear to cherry and elm. “Each handcrafted wooden piece I make… is unique, simple, strong and finely finished, made with intent, to last and be handed on to the next generation,” she explains.

As featured in our recent post on Dor+Kie [O]bjects jewellery, Anne also collaborated with former workshop mates, design duo Diana and Andre James, on a range of servers, knives and spoons, some of which can be viewed in the above gallery. The process was an intricate one, making each piece that much more special. As Diana explains in our post, “Each piece that we make is unique and I try to place the metal facet or inlay of each piece in a unique way. It’s quite a laborious process: first Anne roughly shapes the piece, then I facet my part and add the metal facet (which is riveted on), then Anne does the final carving and shaping on her part and ‘lifts’ the grain, then I do the final sanding on my part and polishing of the metal facet, and then Anne does the final finishing and polishing of the wood.”

To shop Anne’s range, visit annehodgson.co.za. For more information, contact Anne at hello@annehodgson.co.za.

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Dor+Kie [O]bjects is a collaborative project between husband and wife design duo Diana and Andre James.

“We love to explore conventional materials in un-conventional ways, but with a firm focus on keeping true to our backgrounds,” explains the team on their website. Andre is an industrial designer while Diana’s expertise lie in jewellery design.

Their oversized sculptural creations, while predominantly made from wood, remain light and easy to wear. The range includes a selection of stylish pendants and statement rings.

The Fa[c]et rings and pendants are all hand carved and available in a variety of different woods, which are byproducts sourced from Cape Town-based suppliers and carpentry companies. Woods include African Mahogany, Cedar Wood, Dark Walnut, Knysna Black Wood and Tropical Wild Olive. Clay[ed] pendants are also hand carved with the addition of brass detailing and colourful Polymer clay beads (the clay is sourced locally from Filani Clay in Cape Town).

Diana and Andre also collaborated with designer Anne Hodgson, known for her hand carved wooden utensils, on a range of sugar spoons, cheese knives, knives, serving spoons and salad servers. “We shared a workshop before she moved to her new premises,” says Diana. “We always had these ideas of integrating our objects to create a range together, since we both work in wood and love it so much as a material.”

Diana uses the same metal facets seen in Dor+Kie’s jewellery collections to complement Anne’s carved designs. “Each piece that we make is unique and I try to place the metal facet or inlay of each piece in a unique way. It’s quite a laborious process: first Anne roughly shapes the piece, then I facet my part and add the metal facet (which is riveted on), then Anne does the final carving and shaping on her part and ‘lifts’ the grain, then I do the final sanding on my part and polishing of the metal facet, and then Anne does the final finishing and polishing of the wood.”

Dor+Kie [O]bjects jewellery and the Anne Hodgson collaboration are available via 1hoh.co.za and annehodgson.co.za.

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As snack-time plays an important part in the daily lives of the VISI team, we decided to round up some items that are bound to come in handy when the urge to nibble inevitably hits.

1. Hand Carved Butter Knives R260 each, Anne Hodgson

2. Artisan Embossed Platter R299, Woolworths

3. Slate Cheese Marker Spreader Set R199, Collections etc at Takealot.com

4. Standard Chefs Block R540, Chefs Block

5. Atlantis Snack Bowls on Bamboo Base R269, @home

6. Delicious Medium Tray R280, aLoveSupreme

7. Snack Happens Reusable Bag R195, Itzy Ritzy at Yuppiechef.com

8. Blue Porcelain Paper Picnic Bowls R89, In Good Company at Superbalist.com

9. Antique Plastique Teaspoons (Set of 6) R79, Nicolson Russell at Yuppiechef.com

10. Paper Straws in Polka Hot Pink R45, Ginger Ray

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