ART & DESIGN POP-UP COLLECTIVE THE FRINGE ARTS FINDS A PERMANENT HOME IN KLOOF STREET
From 15 June 2011 South African art & design collective The Fringe Arts will open the doors of its first permanent shop. Aptly called The Fringe on Kloof, the shop will be located on vibrant Kloof Street in Cape Town.
Brainchild of Chantal Louw and Thessa Bos, The Fringe Arts is known for its pop-up shops that feature art, design and ‘bread and butter’ ranges by local artists, designers and illustrators as well as limited edition fine art prints by Warren Editions and Artthrob. Each piece, selected by Louw and Bos, is handmade, conceptualised and manufactured in South Africa.
Louw and Bos have managed to build a collective of South Africa’s top creatives. Encouraged by national and internationalist trend analysts who collectively predict the trend of living local and a demand for locals goods, Louw and Bos focus exclusively on local art and design, showcasing South Africa’s creative edge and its ability to compete internationally in the art and design market.
Participating designers include ceramicists Shirley Fintz and John Bauer, jewellery designers Skermunkil and Beloved Beadwork and surface designers Skinny Laminx and Fabric Nation. Art available at The Fringe Arts includes work by Dale Yudelman and Frank van Reenen and limited edition prints/monotypes by Sanell Aggenbach, Georgina Gratix, Candice Breitz and David Glodblatt.
Says Bos: "We work with an amazing range of talented and inspiring people of whom we are incredibly proud, and who keep surprising us with their work. The fact that they are continuously developing their ranges and that in addition there is so much undiscovered talent in South Africa allows us to always keep changing our offering. And it keeps our jobs very exciting."
In addition to work from the collective of artists and designers, The Fringe on Kloof will also carry Bos and Louw's vintage range, Frintage. Both vintage-fanatics, the duo has carefully selected vintage clothing, accessories and décor in collaboration with well-known local vintage brands such as London Road and The Cooks Room.
Says Louw: "Hearts and eyes are turning to the local scene and discovering not only a sense of quality but an amazing abundance of knowledge garnered from our parents and their parents and so forth. From dolosse to vintage, South Africa has a rich history of upcycling"
The Fringe Arts will launch The Fringe on Kloof on Wednesday 15 June from 6 to 8 pm.
Address: 99B Kloof Street Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 9 to 6 pm, Saturday from 9 to 5 pm.
“The best collection of art and design retail I have ever seen” - Lianne Burton, former editor of House & Leisure and marketing manager for Cape Town Tourism
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COMPETITION
In celebration of the opening of The Fringe on Kloof, The Fringe Arts is running a competition in collaboration with Eon Hoon Jewellery Design throughout the month of June.
How to enter:
- Join The Fringe Arts and Eon Hoon Jewellery Design fan pages on Facebook
- Take a kooky crazy, cool, trendy, hipster, wannabe, interesting photo of yourself in front of The Fringe on Kloof (99B Kloof Street, diagonally opposite Arnold's)
- Upload the photo to your Facebook and/or Twitter
- Say something cool about the photo
- Mention and tag The Fringe Arts and Eon Hoon Jewellery Design in the photo/post
- Hold thumbs!
Competition closes on 30 June 2011. Winners will be announced on facebook on 1 July 2011.
Follow the link: http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=135828376492501
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