A morning trip out to
Original T- Bag Designs in Hout Bay. This is a community based project of the Imizamo Yetu community which turns discarded tea bags they receive from around the world into beautiful works of art. These include greetings cards, table wear, textiles and artwork.
First I was shown a DVD of how the project started and how the tea bags are created into the artwork. It started of with very small outlets but now has a store at the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront in Capetown as well as shipping internationally.
They use ordinary used tea bags that have been emptied of their tea and dried. People ship their used tea bags from all over the world. How fascinating is this whole story around used tea bags that I have thrown away or composted. I need to start saving my tea bags!
Here are some photos of the tour........
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| me outside the Original T-Bag designs at Hout Bay |
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| Busy varnishing and assembling. |
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| A beautiful tray with artwork made out of used tea bags |
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| Coasters coasters and more coasters. |
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| Their Hout Bay Store |
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