The Art Room

13/10/2026

One chance only to view this special exhibition curated by Pierre Lombart and his team at SAFFCA. Our director, Ryan Hitchcock, is one of the 60 participating artists. Please do visit Villa Arcadia tomorrow Wednesday 14 October to experience a beautiful historical Johannesburg building and an excellent selection of contemporary South African art.

13/10/2026

Safely home after a wonderful trip to Lusaka. The carpets (designed by Sherrifah Arewa of Fybre Studios) are fitted into their new frames, their abstract design complementing the elegant space designed by architect Mawande Mdluli.

11/10/2026

Currently in Zambia to fix someone else’s framing for a new private residence.

09/10/2026

A beautiful Tinus de Jongh landscape, probably painted in the Netherlands before he moved to South Africa in 1921, making it well over a hundred years old. The client had the work cleaned by restorer Ernest Bellingan while we refurbished the old frame.

06/10/2026

Opening tomorrow night of Threads, an exhibition by Little Artists, an NGO based in Braamfontein with a history dating back to 1995. Unfortunately tomorrow night’s event is sold out but a few tickets are still available for 21 October.

Little Artists provide art classes to school children from the inner city and some children’s homes. Some of their alumni include Tracey Munungufhala gallery manager at Artist Proof Studio and Cinthia Sifa Mulanga, a young artist with a budding international career.

04/10/2026

Sunday morning in the garden

30/09/2026

Tea break by the fire on a rainy morning at the factory.

26/09/2026

21/09/2026

Another factory photo. This time not ours, but of our main moulding supplier. Sad to see a fully functioning factory standing idle on a Monday morning. When will consumer confidence return? When will business stabilise and create jobs again?

09/09/2026

A new art fair blooms this Saturday. The Spring Art Fair happens at Beechwood Gardens this Saturday 15 September. Enjoy a relaxed day in the garden with artists, art and delicious food and drink.