New Savanna Wood Gallery

We have opened our new Savanna Wood gallery in Cape Town on the 14th of November 2010.  We have a few select pieces on display and would like to invite you to come and see our exhibition and commission your own unique artwork

Gallery pics

 

New Savanna Wardrobe

We’ve had a lot of requests for this and the Savanna Wardrobe is finally here. It was designed to be functional and good looking and to complement our chests of drawers

Savanna Wardrobe

Funky Plasma TV Units

We are very excited to launch two brand new products: The Savanna and the Sabie Plasma TV Units. We have designed these beautiful pieces of furniture to showcase your plasma TV while still affording ample space for all your audio visual components and out of sight storage for DVDs and other items.

Savanna Plasma TV Unit Sabie Plasma TV Unit

Taking care of your furniture

We finish our products with a series of nitrocellulose lacquer finishing coats.

Nitrocellulose is a natural fiber found in woody plants. We have selected this finish for its excellent clarity and depth, as well as its heat, water, solvent, acid and alkali resistance.

The finishing coat, as with any finishing coat, can deteriorate. The main causes of deterioration are exposure to strong light (especially sunlight); oxidation and physical abuse with rough or excessively hot objects. There are both passive and active measures that can be taken to protect your investment:

Passive measures: Place furniture away from direct sunlight or very powerful lights. Use coasters, placemats and hot pads. Do not use plastic mats for long periods of time as the plastic may stick to the finish and damage it.

Active measures: Application of good furniture wax or polish. This will help prevent objects damaging the finish and will give it a beautiful sheen that helps bring out the depth and colour of the wood. Apply enough wax to thinly cover the surface. As it dries (the sheen becomes dull) wipe off the excess and buff with a clean cloth until a lovely sheen is achieved. Thereafter keep the finish clean as required with a soft cloth or duster. If the sheen dulls, re buff without wax. You should only need to re apply wax every few months. Enjoy your product!

New Sabie Range

We have been receiving a lot of requests to add more modern, contemporary designs to our range of solid wood furniture. We have risen to the the occasion by launching the new Sabie Sideboard and Sabie Side Server. Designed by Richard Lowe and Henni van der Westhuizen, the emphasis in this range is on simple yet elegant lines, utilizing our favorite African Hardwood – Zambezi Teak. The Sabie Sideboard is available with or without kiaat (mukwa) inlays in the doors.

Sabie Sideboard with Mukwa inlays

Sabie Side Server with mitred edges

Stunning Dining Tables and Coffee Tables

We have a fantastic range of dining and coffee tables in various sizes, so you are sure to find the perfect table for your home. Visit our website to see more designs.

Ngwezi Bridge Table – Limited Edition

The Ngwezi Bridge Table – Limited Edition.

Every now and again we come across a truly remarkable and unique source of reclaimed timber in our travels around Central Africa. The original Ngwezi Bridge, built in 1928, is one such source. When we managed to acquire these highly valuable beams, we commissioned renowned Danish architect and furniture designer, Troels Ritzau, to design a table specifically for a Limited Edition to be made from these wonderful timbers. These tables, unique in their unusual history and original design, will be a fantastic investment that will appreciate with time. They will come with a pictorial and written history of the bridge.

New Pungwe Modular Table

We are delighted to bring you our new ‘Pungwe Modular Table’. Designed by Danish designer, Troels Ritzau, the table is a spectacular modern design of sweeping curves framed in Zambezi teak with beautiful inlays of mukwa (kiaat) or mahogany. Possibly it’s most practical feature is the fact that it is a modular design comprising two components, one square and one half moon. The square components can be connected to give a table of any multiple length of a single component. These can be finished off with half moon sections on either end to provide a spectacular boardroom or dining table. Alternatively the half moon ends may form a beautiful round table or be used as a singular half moon. The combinations are endless!