Over-spending, buyers' remorse, guilt... If this sounds like your typical Christmas shopping experience, it might be time to head to Kingsland.
Anyone who shops at the new Tribal Modern Family Home Store can rest easy their purchase has positive repercussions (beyond what their cousin thinks of their present). Launched online earlier this year as Limpopo Design Store, Tribal Modern specialises in vibrant homeware and gifts from South Africa.
"Africans have a tradition of innovating and making things with their hands," says Norma de Langen, who runs the store with her daughter Bea, an architecture student.
All products are made from organic and often recycled materials and the suppliers adhere to principles of sustainability and fair trade, with some products made by non-profit community groups. The store also stocks Masutti & Masutti and organic homeware and bed linen by Tassel.
• Tribal Modern Family Home Store, 509 New North Rd, Kingsland. Ph (09) 846 1083.
