How We Came About
Hi, I’m Dean, founder and designer of Coney Collective. Our business started with humble beginnings, born out of my garage with a simple idea in 2008: to design unique furniture for our Bettys Bay home. We wanted feature pieces that were functional art, livened up spaces and connected deeply to the Overberg environment. We walked the streets of Salt River and Woodstock and found the relevant skill set and artisans to produce our designs and who more importantly shared our values – craftmanship, authenticity, uniqueness and storytelling.
Our strengths are the interplay of mixed materials; collabs with top artist, sustainable design and strong storytelling through access to historical wood.
EARTHED - Sustainable design inspired by Nature
The urge to reconnect with nature plays out in a variety of our designs and natural colour palettes. We take inspiration from texture, functionality, design and colours from nature with all the imperfections. EARTHED suggests there's a strong link to the farm-to-table movement that now extends to sustainable furniture that ground us as consumer trends become increasing "homegrown". Our philosophy is placing trust in the skilful hands of the best craftsmen we identify per project, we lead every single step of the manufacturing process and choose the very finest re-claimed or new raw solid wood based on our clients' brief for timeless existence. Where casual sophistication meets sustainability, don't call us Green just call us Conscious.
After taking a brief we identify the appropriate workshop with best experience/skills/material to manufacture custom made furniture from re-claimed or new solid wood from around the Cape catchment area. Enduring hand-made masterpieces that reflect the natural beauty we exist in, inspired by nature. Olde-world charm with contemporary aesthetics.
Interior designers, architects and developers: We work closely with you to produce bespoke products for your clients with commission paid.
Customer Design Programme / You Design: Bring your own concepts and we will make them a reality with your input making sure you play an integral role in the entire manufacturing process. Regular updates, feedback, amendments are all part of our customer eccentric approach.
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