Nunabean with MzansiStore Pop Up Shop at the Old Biscuit Mill

If you are an Aunt, Uncle, Friend or family, come visit the Nunabean Pop Up Shop at the vibrant Old Biscuit Mill this weekend, 26 July 2014, 9-2pm!
Eat, drink, listen to music, get the kids to fill some water buckets, and of course SHOP!

We will be showing a limited range of our products as part of the MzansiStore Saturday Pop Up Shop, so do come have a browse... and find that perfect and special baby shower gift to welcome the new little baby in your life! Also come "coo" at our hand-knitted organic cotton/bamboo jerseys and woolen  baby acorn-inspired beanies :)

Attaching some pics of our signature Nunabean Pram Shoes, perfect for the restaurateur-in-training, barista-in-training or chocolatier-in-training xxx

See you there this Saturday!

Come find us at the lovely loft style venue on the 2nd floor of the Old Biscuit Mill courtyard!

"You can't buy happiness, but you can buy local"

What is Nunabean love...

Just a short post before the weekend. Cape Town is a special place and our little family is lucky and grateful to live 2 minutes from the ocean. Yesterday we experienced the warmth of the winter sunshine, skipping into the sunset and serendipitously spotted a chalk drawn hearts on the pavement. This is also known as Nunabean love...

Nunabean is back!

Sorry we have not been blogging for a while. Being an entrepreneur these days means keeping up with all the different social media platforms: pinning on our Pinterest board, perfecting our Instagram pics, tweeting on Twitter and daily posting on Facebook... and still keeping up with the Nunabean Online Shop. And inbetween always product developing... We have added some stylish little toddler aprons (in cloud denim and schwe schwe) with an easy to wear cross-over back and a huge pocket to keep all those goodies in... will need to post pics in next blog post or go to www.nunabean.com to peruse a little...

Just to update you we are getting ready for the Kamers Market from the 5-8 June 2014... a first time at the historical Castle as a venue, a winter market with food, music and locals design, the biggest retail Pop-Up in South Africa. In collaboration with the CCDI (Cape Craft design Institute) and a WDCP (World Design Capital Project)! So this should be a goody NOT TO BE MISED...  So please come visit our Nunabean stall in the main retail section on the 2nd floor Stalls.... we are stall number 34 COME FIND US!!! Mention you read our blog to claim your dream button badge... and the password is "small feet big dreams"!

Our beautiful, ultra soft lambs leather has come to an end. But don't worry we still have a few of the lambs leather ones available! Come view our Special Edition range to be launched at the Kamers Market this 5-8 June 2014!

Bashews... a taste of Capetonian history

I was wondering what to do for our Shop Launch Party, and whilst Googling on the internet I came across the South African drink Bashews. http://brothers.bashew.com/


I have always known about Bashews, and seen it around. Not until I recently read a blog about the history, only then did I realise how iconic this brand is. I decided to go on an awesome adventure to find the original bottling company/factory, only to discover they had reverted to only doing sales and that the beautiful glass bottles I was keen to find had been discontinued bout 3 years ago and was replaced with plastic bottles wrapped in more plastic :(
The actual factory only sells the cooldrink, and gets a bottling company to do the rest!

Attached some pics of me roaming the Bashews factory...when I arrived in Maitland with Nabeelah and my gps, I was happy to find some original Bashew glass bottles and a few crates drying in the sun.
Then serendipity let Stanley, who has been with Bashews 20 years,  walk pass me. He pointed me to duck under the half open garage door, only to discover myself roaming amongst the last of the 6000 original glass Bashew bottles and original wooden crates! Stanley very enthusiastically helped me choose some of the most intact vintage crates and best bottles for our launch party. "This glass is unbreakable" he told me hammering a nail into one of the crates with a Bashew glass bottle!

Enjoy the pics...
I think Marshmallows and Bashews is on the menu for the launch party... anyone know anything interesting about marshmallows? :p

choosing the perfect Bashew bottle :)

year 1889 Glass and wood

year 2014 Covered in plastic and more plastic

Nunabean opens Shop :)

A small small humble space, but our first taste of retail, a wonderful experience and great exposure!
Thank You Cape Craft Design Institute and the V&A Redshed for the opportunity :)))

 

Wishing You a Magical 2014!

Where Mother Nature Meets Father Christmas

Come visit Nunabean at the Oranjezicht City Farm Gift Market!
Look out for our table on Friday 13 December!

Come and see Santa's Baby Acorn Caps and Santa's Little Helper Pram shoes :)

"Our Madiba"- Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (1918-2013)

One of my favourite pics of Our Madiba.
We are saddened by your passing, and at the same time celebrate and honour the life you led.
We pay tribute to a great leader and beautiful human being.

With love
ant & the Nunabean team

“What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.”