I’m a surface designer by paper (aka textile designer or graphic artist) from Cape Town, South Africa. All kinds of design interest me which is why I have drifted over into fashion design, graphic design, a bit of industrial design and … well, they are all interesting and I love a challenge.
I have a very special hand-made South African label called Wren (which is really my excuse to make ideas materialize). I think that this is my favourite part about Wren – coming up with a new product and then ‘creating’ it. It’s not as easy as it seems but it is certainly a wonderful experience when the end product works out.
Other than managing, creating and building Wren I am a lecturer at the Design Foundation Course at the CPUT. I thoroughly enjoy this becuase it is ‘time-out’ from Wren and often the best ideas stem from sharing creative energy with others.
When I am not running around, I enjoy surf-ski paddling, canoeing, swimming and walking on the beach (*note to self: I must do these things more).
This blog is the Wren journal and personal journey to being an ‘indiepreneur’. I hope you enjoy it. If you want to find out anything more about me or Wren, please drop me an email.
♥ Wendren
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HELLO!
I just absolutely love your bags and designs,
I am from s.a(jhb)but currently in London ooooing and aaahing about what i want to study and the direction i see my self in,im really keen on textile design-do you have any advice,are there jobs in this field?I love fabric,my mum used to take me to jhb waste where u could buy all the cut offs and we’d just love it!she has a fabric store room with every thing fabric you could ever imagine!so whatever i ever needed it was there.i recently bought myself my first sewing machine and have started making hand bags again and wish to one day be part of a little lable.
I just wanted to say thank you,seeing your bags and what you’ve done is just very inspiring!
best wishes for the future!
*Nikola Kersten -
Hello!
I saw your post on Etsy about the blog contest so I had to check out your blog and see if it was vote worthy. Thanks for a great blog…I’ll be back to read more! -
Hi!
I saw your bags on one of the site I visited. I’m not a bag person myself but my fiance is and I thought they would make a nice birthday present which is just around the corner. Have to ask though, didn’t you go to Camp at Acres of Diamond back in 2000? Because you remind me of this other person we went to camp with.
Best wishes!
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Hi, I love your work, just wrote about your cafes do brasil bag:
http://coisa74.blogspot.com/2009/08/cafes-do-brasil-organic-coffee-bag.html
cheers!
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Really like your blog, come and say hi some time
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Hi,
I write form Poland. I like your work very, very much. I am an journalist who write about design and art. I will try to persuate my boss to write about you.
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Ewa -
Hi, I really love your designs, writing, photos & creative spirit! I am a graphic designer living in Humble, Texas (suburb of Houston), & I can’t decide whether to order immediately or ask for my birthday! My family complains that they can never get me anything, because I get it myself….so I may make this a special bday request! Changing the subject….Many moons ago in the ’70’s, when I was a teenager…I had a hippie vest made from an Idaho potato bag….LOVED it, and wore it to shreds….but it had the same look-n-feel as your bags….Would you ever consider making retro throwback vests? (The bottom edge had loose threads twisted together to make a fringe…so cool) Anyway…I love what you are doing!!! Sincerely, Dyann Frazier Carr (I’m on Facebook)
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