The Cape Craft & Design Institute (CCDI) was set up in 2001 to promote and grow craft as an economic sector in the Western Cape province of South Africa. A Section 21 not-for-profit company, the CCDI is a joint initiative of the Provincial Government of the Western Cape and the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. more
You can be involved in the activities of the CCDI and the craft sector in a number of ways.more
The Product Development Clinic has been established to assist crafters with existing products - to improve the design, finish and presentation of the product, to better understand the specific segment of the market they are targetting, and to access that market. more
The CCDI offers assistance to craft enterprises, to assess the level of their business and to get advice on how to grow and develop it on sound business principles. more
The Craft & Design Centre for Innovation is the first of its kind in South Africa. It is an innovative experiment to facilitate the design and product development process for craft entrepreneurs and designers in the Western Cape. more
The AMTS FabLab (fabrication laboratory) is a collection of commercially available machines and parts linked by software and processes for making things. more
GIFT is a trading initiative of the Cape Craft and Design Institute (CCDI). It provides an essential link between craft producers and corporate gift buyers, facilitating exchanges between maker and market. more
The work of the CCDI is all about developing People, Enterprises, Products, Markets, Environments and the Institute. more
21 April 2008 Outstanding performance by CCDI’s corporate GIFT warehouse
The exceptional demand in South Africa for handmade corporate gifts have been proven by the latest sales figures released by GIFT, the Cape Craft and Design Institute’s corporate gift warehouse. GIFT started trading in May last year, and performed outstandingly, within 9 months exceeding their sales target of R900, 000 by over 21% in actual sales. more
9 April 2007
Cape Craft & Design Institute announces four appointments
In the implementation of the Cape Craft and Design Institute's programmes to stimulate growth in the craft and design sector, the Institute has filled four significant positions. more
16 November 2007 ICONIC [craft]: Feast your eyes on Iconic craft art pieces at Spier
Visitors to Spier this summer can enjoy a selection of the best art pieces by a group of talented Western Cape crafters. Curated by the Cape Craft and Design Institute (CCDI), the ICONIC [craft] exhibition will showcase close on 100 crafted art pieces from Icon crafters nominated during 2004 and 2005, as well as those by aspiring Icons. CCDI executive director, Erica Elk, says this first complete Icon Exhibition boasts the phenomenal talent and creativity of the best in this province. “An exhibition of this more
3 September 2007 Western Cape wins best Provincial stand at one of a kind
The Western Cape stand was awarded the Best Provincial Stand at One of a Kind, partner expo to Decorex Johannesburg, held at Gallagher Estate from 8-12 August 2007. more
2 August 2007 Wire+plus [this is my Cape Town] competition, exhibition, auction
Wire+plus [this is my Cape Town] is a Cape Craft & Design Institute (CCDI) initiative to encourage creativity and innovation among wire artists, provide them with exposure and recognition for their talent, and give them an opportunity to grow as a sub-craft sector. Simultaneously the project offers Cape Town Tourism the opportunity to promote and reflect Cape Town in its many different facets. more
7 June 2007 Calling all master wire artists - Can you reflect the richness of the Cape through wire art?
The Cape Craft & Design Institute is inviting all master wire artists who live and work in the Cape to take part in the Wire art competition running from June 20 - September 2007. The competition is a collaborative initiative between the CCDI, V&A Waterfront and Cape Town Tourism. more
7 May 2007 Creative craft & design hothouse revs up local corporate gift market
A new initiative in the Cape Town CBD's East City precinct will provide a link between South Africa's formal and informal economies, giving corporate gift buyers access to local handmade products and providing the country's many talented crafters with an entrée to this major niche market. more
27 April 2007 Feeling African exhibits in Italy
The range of wire tables and stools produced by local craft producer, Willard Musarurwa of Feeling African , is to be showcased at this year's Salone del Mobile in Milan, Italy. more
2 April 2007 Craft Sector meetings
The Craft Sector meeting has been a regular feature on the WC craft landscape for the last 7 years. more
26 February 2007 Lights Competition
AMTS FabLabs
from around the country took part in a Lighting competition that
offered substantial prizes. Thirty-seven entries were received, from
FabLabs in Tswane, Shoshonguwe, Cape Town and Bloemfontein. more
26 February 2007