News & Views

The Craft Market at Spier, New Artists 2018: Lilly Loompa
2018-11-13

Lizl Naude upcycles waste into useable and beautiful products for the home under the brand name Lilly Loompa and joined the market this season. She makes large jam cans into... Read More

The Craft Market at Spier, New Artists 2018: Samkelo Nyakambi
2018-11-02

Samkelo is new to the Craft Market at Spier this year with his distinctive range of beaded watch straps using African patterns from specific African tribes. He tells us what... Read More

The Craft Market at Spier, New Artists 2018: Maxwell Ngongang
2018-10-31

Maxwell joined the craft Market at Spier this year with a colourful range of products made from African and Shwe Shwe fabrics. He’s currently studying for his Phd in Chemical... Read More

The Craft Market at Spier - 2018/2019 Season Is Open
2018-10-23

We’ve had the best start to the season ever, since we opened on 1st October, and what is really exciting is that a whole spread of products have been selling... Read More

Spier Craft Market: Zach Mukwira
2018-04-26

Artist Zach Mukwira is a familiar face at the Craft Market at Spier. At a table working on his latest artwork, busy cutting intriguing designs into layered board, he’s always... Read More

Spier Hotel Staff Enjoy a Making Experience at the Craft Market
2018-04-05

We recently invited groups of the Spier Hotel front of house staff for a guided tour of the market and a making experience with some of the artists. The reception... Read More

Godfrey Dambuleni Q&A
2018-03-29

Godfrey Dambuleni (aka Gora) is a master of creating beauty from other people’s garbage, using recycled materials to create his distinctive patchwork animal heads and sculptures. Looking at one of... Read More

Spier Craft Market: Beaded Wirework and Recycled Art - Unit 6
2018-03-13

There’s a sparkle of sunlight reflecting from Unit 6, home to several of our beaded wirework artists and recycled materials innovators, the table spilling over with colourful bead flowers and,... Read More

Spier Craft Market: Jewellery and Accessories - Unit 5
2018-03-01

Colourful dreamcatchers attract the eye, ribbons blowing in the wind, as we continue our tour of the Craft Market at Spier. While most units are shared by four artists, Unit... Read More

Spier Market: Beaded wirework, designer lighting, paintings, colour prints, jewellery - Unit 4
2018-02-14

Most of our units at the Craft Market at Spier are shared by four artists. Sometimes they are grouped by a particular type of work, but at Unit 4 it’s... Read More