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Upcycled by Clare Unique home décor items made from upcycled materials. We produce very small volumes, so we don't ship outside of South Africa at this time. ”Khanyi” means light.

The business of Khanyi Designs is to make my customers' homes, my community and my environment a little bit brighter. I’m passionate about creating and teaching. I love exploring and sharing the potential of functional upcycled art. I enjoy learning the ancient skill of weaving, and the pretty old skill of papier-mâché, and passing them on when I can, e.g. to students with disabilities at Enkuthazweni Skills Centre in Port Alfred. Khanyi Designs are original and unique. Each product is a limited edition or made to order for people who enjoy having such an imaginatively-produced artefact in their homes. They are hand-painted with acrylic paint produced in South Africa, and sealed with water-based sealer to be water resistant. Made from guaranteed 100% locally-read newspaper, and other locally-sourced upcyclables including ecobricks.

Still needs some finishing touches. What do you think of the grey light fitting?
08/10/2026

Still needs some finishing touches. What do you think of the grey light fitting?

Work in progress : ) Coming soon to the comfort room at Bathurst Police Station.
05/10/2026

Work in progress : ) Coming soon to the comfort room at Bathurst Police Station.

This is my current upcycled lamp WIP. I've never made one before, and it's close to life size. Can you guess what it's g...
21/09/2026

This is my current upcycled lamp WIP. I've never made one before, and it's close to life size. Can you guess what it's going to be?

New rhino lamp loading. Paper clay and paper mache. About 35cm long.
17/09/2026

New rhino lamp loading. Paper clay and paper mache. About 35cm long.

16/09/2026

Artisan Lane was founded by a woman and is home to a growing community of incredibly talented South African women who create, build and run their own businesses.

Today, we stand together for something much bigger than our marketplace.
We stand against gender-based violence.
We stand against femicide.
We stand with the women of South Africa.

For every purchase made on Artisan Lane in September, R20 will be donated to Women For Change , supporting the work they do for survivors and their continued fight against GBV and femicide.
Because this is not somebody else’s fight.
It is ours. Together. 💜

07/09/2026

South Africans have a whole week to explore some of the country's most spectacular national parks without paying an entry fee. Link below 👇

Gulliver is an elephant sculpture, handmade from upcycled materials. His name was chosen because, like his namesake, he ...
06/09/2026

Gulliver is an elephant sculpture, handmade from upcycled materials. His name was chosen because, like his namesake, he is a great traveller and an imposing character who brings a sense of adventure wherever he goes. He also enjoys his job of bringing light and adding a talking point to your space, with his trunk holding the bulb as though he has just discovered something rather wonderful. Gulliver is a one-of-a-kind piece, made to be both useful lighting and a characterful work of art. He's the first in a very limited series of elephant lights I'm making, starting in September 2026.

He is 45 cm long, 15cm wide, and 30cm tall.

R 1997 including shipping in South Africa.

Jackie sports a unique jersey made from carefully-selected swatches from the height of 1970's homemade needlework fashio...
04/09/2026

Jackie sports a unique jersey made from carefully-selected swatches from the height of 1970's homemade needlework fashion.
He is 22cm tall, 15cm wide (with ears nearly fully extended) and 42cm long.

R2,487 including shipping in South Africa.

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Kowie Road
Bathurst
6166

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