Social Entrepreneur of the Year Nomination October 30, 2008

Patrick Schofield MD of Streetwires was nominated this year as a finalist for social entrepreneur of the year, together with other 5 competitors. As the first and only truly global award of its kind, the SA Entrepreneur Of The Year celebrates those who are building and leading successful, growing and dynamic businesses. It   recognizing them through regional, national and global awards programs.

Each year the national Entrepreneur Of The Year winners from around SA meet in Johannesburg to be inducted into the Entrepreneur Of The Year Academy and vie for the title of Entrepreneur Of The Year.

Winners of all categories will be announced on the 13^th of November 2008 at Summer place, Hyde park in JHB. 

For more info, you can visit www.ey.com/za

The store room October 29, 2008

Beads, wire in boxes : here is our colourful store room !

 

Hermanus October 27, 2008

 

 

The weather was just so lovely this week-end. After spending all Saturday afternoon on the Clifton beach in Cape Town, on Sunday we decided to go to Hermanus. This city is one hour and half drive from Cape Town, it is well-known as whale-watching spot! We spended all the day to go around in the town, go along the sea and we saw three whales, and one really close to us! It’s a facinating show! These whales weight round 27t and the size can be 14meters (the birth-size is already 4,5meters). Hermanus is also a nice quiet town to go for a walk, to see the old harbour and to eat great seafood.

It was really nice to spend a day outside from the city and breathe sea air!

 

 

                     

Madiba October 20, 2008

Below, you can admire the Madiba statue (2m tall !!!). You can see it in our gallery at 77 Shortmarket Street in Cape Town. He is all made in wire and beads. Nelson Mandela is a symbol for the new South Africa! You can learn more about this loved and respected political figure in reading his autobiographic book : A long Walk to Freedom.

Natural & Organic Show October 17, 2008

Weather forecast plans a really lovely weather for this week-end but maybe you could find few hours to attend the Go Natural and Organic show. It happens this week-end from Friday 17th to Sunday 19th in CTIC.

This year, they celebrate this 5th shwcase of chemical-free products and sustainable solutions available in South Africa.
The Natural & Organic Products Exhibition 2008 is filled with innovative products, informative individuals and inspiring speakers. 
You could explore the different show zones: Love Fresh Love Local, The Organic Wine Lane and the brand new Sustainable Home Solutions Pavilion.

You can find more details at this address : http://www.naturalandorganic.co.za/

Safari Launch ! October 16, 2008

Here was a really nice party yesterday evenning ! To launch our new Safari range, we invite people to join us to celebrate this event !

Below you can find the recipe for a nice party :

- a lot of good food

- some bottles of nice wine and beer

- round 50 happy & smiling people

- a pinch of intersting speeches

- a spoonful of songs from Streetwires chorus

- one very nice Safari Range

Spring is here ! October 14, 2008

And it’s not only the birds & the bees that have been buzy with spring upon us, at Streetwires we’ve been sketching, bending & spindling to put on a bit of a show ourselves. And now with a little something to show for it – we’d be delighted to welcome people tomorrow to celebrate in what we do best – the creation of the extraordinary in wire & beads.

 

It’s Safari in the city this time around, the new ‘black’ being… well, beige, purple, khaki and, stripped – with eyes. What man attempts to imitate in coats, jackets & skirts, nature tends to do with aplomb, so, we figured we’d go with the ‘birthday-suit’ look.

 

Zakumi October 10, 2008

I would like to introduce you Zakumi, the official mascot of the 2010 World Cup. It is a leopard (an African animal) with green hair (like the football field). Its name is from ZA (South Afric in Afrikaans) and Kumi which means in 10 in a lot of African langages.

FIFA Secretary General Jerome Valcke said : “Zakumi represents the people, geography and spirit of South Africa, personifying in essence the 2010 FIFA World Cup. We are certain we will have a lot of fun with him in the lead-up to and during the FIFA Confederations Cup and the FIFA World Cup.” 

Facebook Group October 8, 2008

Streetwires is on Facebook.

Join us on the group Streetwires’friends  to share your minds about our products or just to chat about hte SW project.

See you there !

Trash or Treasure October 6, 2008

It is the name of an exhibition you could visit at the Wellness Warehouse on Kloof Street in the city bowl. This exhibition is made from creations of Cityvarsity students with rubbishs.