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Furniture fair

Posted on August 23rd 2011

The Western Cape Furniture Initiative presents an exhibition featuring the work of Haldane Martin, Heath Nash, Liam Mooney, Tsai and more.

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The Western Cape Furniture Initiative presents a proudly Capetonian furniture exhibition from 24 to 26 August 2011 at the Old Biscuit Mill in Woodstock.

Featuring collaborations between local designers and manufacturers, the exhibition presents the work of Haldane Martin, Pedersen + Lennard, Heath Nash, Liam Mooney, Tsai Design Studio, Pierre Cronje, Woodlam and more.

Guest speakers at the opening event include Y Tsai, Aidan Bennetts and Laurence Brick, with the keynote speech by MEC Alan Winde of the Western Cape.

The Western Cape Furniture Initiative aims to grow and develop the local furniture industry in a sustainable. This is achieved through programmes and interventions that improve skills and make the industry globally competitive.

For more details about the exhibition visit www.capefurniture.org.za

Haldane Martin

Haldane Martin qualified as an industrial designer at the Cape Tech in 1992, also winning the Style Student Award. From these promising beginnings he moved on to work for Richard Sparks Industrial Design consultancy but, just a year later, branched off on his own to develop furniture and homeware designs.

Heath Nash

Heath Nash holds a BA in Fine Art (sculpture) from the University of Cape Town. He was the Elle Decoration SA designer and lighting designer of the year in 2005/6, and also won the title of British Council South African Creative Entrepreneur of the Year in 2006.