OUR STORY IN BRIEF

Local Makers Behind Every Piece

We love what we make

Every piece comes from a maker in the Midlands, and we pay them fairly for their time.

How we work

Makers bring pieces to our shop in Church Street, and we check, photograph and price each one.

SIMPLE HANDMADE GOODS

About our craft shop

Beadwork, baskets, ceramics and leather, all made by hand within a short drive of Pietermaritzburg.

Kraalwerk began as a single table at a weekend market in Pietermaritzburg. We wanted a place where good handmade work could sit side by side and be seen properly. Today the shop carries beadwork, baskets, ceramics, leather and home decor from makers across the Midlands.

Every maker is named on the product page. You can read who made it, what it is made from and how to care for it. Questions are welcome at our Church Street shop.

MEET THE TEAM

Our Team

The people who run the shop and pack your orders.

Thandi Naidoo

OWNER / FOUNDER

Sipho Mkhize

OWNER / FOUNDER

Annelie Botha

OWNER / FOUNDER

Yusuf Patel

OWNER / FOUNDER
HANDMADE IN PIETERMARITZBURG SINCE 2021.

We check every detail before a piece goes live

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ORDERS DELIVERED

Our story and a few facts

Every bead is threaded by hand, and no two baskets are ever quite the same. That is exactly why we love them so much.

How we source & check each piece

Our shelves fill slowly, one careful delivery at a time, from makers we know by name and have visited ourselves.