Cookin’ in the capital

South Africa’s newest addition to the wave of artisanal design markets sweeping the globe is the Capital Urban Market in Pretoria. With the next installment happening on Sunday 3 November, we chatted to the organisers to find out what it is about.

What is the Capital Urban Market?

Capital Urban Market is a new Pretoria inner-city market forming part of the Cool Capital 2014 citizen-driven initiative to revitalise and restore the inner-city, and give local designers and entrepreneurs the opportunity to showcase and expand their brand. The market strives to breathe new life into previously loved areas in-and-around Pretoria by showcasing how design and cultural activities can draw people of all ages together. We aim to make the general public aware that through events like Capital Urban Market, our capital city can bloom into its full glory as the Jacaranda City. 

When does it happen?

Capital Urban Market’s “Special Edition” will take place once monthly when local designers and producers fill the lawns at Moyo Fountains Valley Nature Reserve, showcasing a variety of unique, handmade goods ranging from design and fashion to freshly made delicacies. The next two take place on Sunday 3 November and Sunday 26 January from 9am to 2pm.

From 1 to 15 December we are also popping up in the Market Building as part of the Mzansi Fela Festival at the State Theatre.

Who is behind the Capital Urban Market?

We are Werner Venter and Warno Rüde (landscape architects and furniture designers from Morphosis design studio), Walter Language (landscape architect) and Christél Fourie (interior designer). We all studied at the University of Pretoria.

• More information at info@marketcapital.co.za, www.marketcapital.co.za. 
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