Elle India – July 2019

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The Urban Native,
a contemporary
South African
furniture and
product design
firm. Its products
are defined by the
juxtaposition of
abstract ethnic
cultural graphics
and motifs with
the functionality,
look, and feel of
classical European
mid-century and
Bauhaus furniture
silhouettes.

DINING ROOM
The dining table
and massive sliding
doors that lead into
the kitchen are the
heroes of this room.
These are one-off
pieces, made from
fallen hardwood by
a master craftsman
from the design
workshop,
One Good
Tuesday. At one
end of the room,
a large beaded
mirror made
by Sithabe African 

Crafts—an initiative

started by women

who were brought

together by their

love of South Africa

and its crafts—is

mounted on a

handwoven reeded

Zulu mat above the

bespoke sideboard.

Above the

dining table, a Photographs: andBeyond

Hanging planters by South African designer Joe

Paine, woven Zimbabwean basket ware, and

traditional handmade Zulu clay pots are grouped on

a sleek metal table crafted by The Urban Native

Delicately hand cut and engraved

calabashes, used as lights on the

outdoor dining deck

Local influences find their way into the

kitchen too, where culinary artistry uses

indigenous materials for presentation

In the dining room, the large table and

the doors are made from fallen

hardwood by a master craftsman from

the design workshop One Good Tuesday