Recreate is a Cape Town-based interior design studio, which has perfected the art of turning trash into treasure. Discarded objects are rescued and recreated into one-of-a-kind pieces of furniture, lighting and interior accessories. These unique, one-off products are handmade in our workshop and are sold in our studio in Woodstock along with a small range of upcycled products made by other local artisans. Our products are loved both locally and internationally and can be shipped worldwide. Customers are encouraged to bring in their own sentimental items to be reimagined into functional artworks. We also specialise in interior design and decorating as well as providing a wide range of furniture restoration services.
Furniture
Obsolete pieces of wood, metal, and cast iron find their way to our door to be recreated into all sorts of tables, chairs, benches and ottomans. Our furniture products are recreated from previously loved but worn-away furniture items or completely remade from offcuts and discarded bits and pieces.
Printer's Tray Tables
Used by letterpress printers in the 1800s, printer’s trays are flat wooden boxes divided into a number of small compartments which were once assigned to specific letters, numbers, and symbols. While many people have repurposed these trays to display small collector’s items and knick-knacks, we recreate them into one-off pieces of functional art such as our range of coffee and side tables.
Stools
Ideal for kitchen or bar counters, our range of stools are quirky and comfortable. Milk pails and oil cans become seats upholstered with linen, Nguni or leather. On request these can be customised to any height.
Cushions
Bright and modern or subtle and pretty, we stock a range of cushion covers and inners, all made with textiles designed and printed in South Africa.