News & Press Releases



Africa Fair launches Catalogue 6: Winter 2008

[Cape Town, March 2007] Africa Fair is excited to launch Catalogue 6: Winter 2008 aimed specifically at local lodges and boutique hotels. The catalogue builds on the last collection, keeping favourites such as Savage silver jewellery and Get Wired beaded bags and bringing exciting new additions to the jewellery, children's and home ware range as well as adding stationary to the collection. more >


Africa Fair in Visi magazine

[2006/2007] Traditional and contemporary South African art and design find a home in a New York City space that seamlessly merges the gallery with an evocative retail experience. more >


Africa Fair Launches their Spring/Summer 2006 Collection at Premiere Classe, Paris

Paris, 2 September, 2005 - Africa Fair is excited to present our Spring/Summer 2006 collection at Premiere Classe in Paris. The collection consists of two ranges: Nature, reflecting the natural environment found in Africa and will introduce South African flower patterns inspired by the local fynbos plants, including the protea, and Sparkle which captures the explosion of color and playful spirit found on Cape Town's beaches in the holiday season, conjuring up memories of bright summer days. more >

South African Design Attracts the Attention of Paris's Big Stores

Cape Town, July 20, 2005 - Ranges from The Africa Fair Collection designed by South African contemporary fashion accessory designers have been stocked by a number of leading museum and design stores in Europe and the USA. more >

Africa Fair Launches their Fall/Winter 2005/06 Collection at Premiere Classe, Paris

Cape Town, December 2004 - Africa Fair is excited to present our Fall/Winter 2004/05 collection, which showcases some new designers as well as building on our more popular lines. The overriding theme is about rich colours and textures used together to create stylish items with a quirky, unique yet ethnically inspired aesthetic. Our designers draw inspiration from the traditional crafts of South Africa and each item is uniquely handcrafted. more >

Africa Fair Launches their Spring/Summer 2005 Collection at Premiere Classe in Paris

Paris, September 3, 2004 - Africa Fair today launched its Summer 2005 collection of modern, afro-inspired fashion accessories at Premiere Classe in Paris, France. The range includes both work by contemporary jewelry designers new to the collection as well as an extension of some of the most popular handbag and jewelry lines. more >

The Rise of Uniquely South African Design
A background reference to South African design, produced by Africa Fair

Cape Town, July 9, 2004 - Ten years of Democracy have not only brought social and political change to South Africa but also a newfound freedom to have pride in ourselves and a freedom to express ourselves. This confidence in our heritage has meant designers have begun to draw on local inspirations, rather than copying and needing inspiration from overseas. This has lead to a uniquely South African aesthetic that is being heralded around the globe as desirable and hot. more >

Africa Fair Takes Top South African Fashion Accessory Designers to New York and Paris

Cape Town, February 25, 2004 – Africa Fair has been making inroads into the US fashion market with its collection of contemporary accessories designed and made in South Africa. The company took its first collection to New York in December 2002 and now has outlets across the US including New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. more >

Africa Fair – The Contemporary African Accessory Brand Expands its Distribution to the West Coast

New York USA, August 8, 2003 – Africa Fair launched its contemporary African accessory collection in New York in December 2002 and has recently expanded distribution to Los Angeles. The range has been created by a select group of top South African fashion and fashion accessory designers. more >