Home & Garden Awards 2021

Home & Garden Awards 2021 BUILD 19 The practical yet artistic designs that are being brought to life by the Carrol Boyes team are now available worldwide, putting South Africa on the map for world- class design and introducing customers across the globe to the unique and truly inimitable panache of Carrol Boyes. Consequently, as the nationally beloved brand takes flight on an international scale, Carrol Boyes has proudly been able to open three new stores in the last three months – a triumph that is only amplified in the challenging retail landscapes of Covid-19. The Carrol Boyes shops that have opened in Morningside in Johannesburg, Menlyn Maine in Pretoria, and the central location of Constantia Village in Cape Town have brought the total number of Carrol Boyes locations to twenty-four across the country, in addition to its online store. The successful launch of these most recent stores - a year and a half after the passing of the brand’s highly esteemed founder - are testament to the hard work and excellence of the Carrol Boyes team. “The positioning of our prime retail locations and ecommerce store enable customers to bring artistic silhouettes into their home, starting in their kitchens, extending to their bathrooms, office spaces and dining and entertaining areas. With the growth we have seen in digital, we get to bring our brand to more people”, says Chief Digital Product & Marketing Officer, Janine George who also creatively leads the brand. “We are incredibly proud of this company, which has delivered on outstanding design for over 30 years. The fact that we are able to nurture South African artistic talent whilst also contributing to the betterment of both individuals and society at a grassroots level serves as a constant motivation for us and will continue to inspire us as we move forward into a new phase for the company” adds Charles Boyes, CEO of Carrol Boyes (Pty) Ltd. With Janine’s leadership and Madeleine at the helm of our talented design team, Carrol’s inimitable artistic legacy lives on with pride, as the designers she has inspired look ahead to the next thirty years of bringing her vision to life, making the unexceptional exceptional. Contact: Michelé Stuurman – [email protected] Company: Carrol Boyes Pty Ltd. Web Address: www.carrolboyes.com The Carrol Boyes Legacy Feb21544 designer whose talents for art and sculpture became clear from a young age, Carrol Boyes is today widely regarded as an icon of South African design, praised for her entrepreneurialism, her influence, and her eye for detail which translated into original yet timeless creations. Marrying the sculptural with the functional in her vast portfolio of objects, Carrol’s niche was in transforming the plain and uninspiring tools and utensils of daily life into exquisite collectible forms. When she sadly passed in August 2019, Carrol’s legacy lived on in the brand and company she created, founded and managed as CEO, thirty years before. Based in Cape Town, Carrol Boyes (Pty) Ltd is today a pillar of the creative sphere of South Africa, crafting and selling coveted, high- end homeware and lifestyle products that retain the signature sculptural functionality of Carrol’s unique aesthetic. The design team is now under the charge of Madeleine Morgan, the talented prototype and restoration artist and designer, whose vast skillset was nurtured and developed while she worked alongside Carrol for the last fourteen years before she passed. Under Madeleine’s experienced and inspired leadership, the design team has blossomed from the central philosophies that were embedded into the company by its namesake; philosophies that prioritised the creation of strong and sustainable relationships with suppliers, and that championed quirky originality and strong artistic design in every piece. The result is an outstanding exemplar of South African design and style, which continues to pay homage to the legacy of Carrol in its new creations. “Over the course of her lifetime, Carrol designed a plethora of pieces,” says John Boyes, brother to Carrol and Executive Board Member of Carrol Boyes. “Her sketchbooks have left us with a phenomenal legacy of designs. Collectors and new customers can look forward to the unveiling of many more of her designs in the years to come.” From the humble beginnings of designing pewter cutlery, the Carrol Boyes range has extended far beyond this. The bold and striking iconic pieces that the brand is now famous for has penetrated different markets across the board. Exquisite bath and body ranges, textile collections and prestigious home décor and furniture are sought after not only locally but globally too. Carrol Boyes proudly creates functional art that satisfies those with an appetite for impeccable quality, timeless elegance with a touch of character that the brand is renowned for. An icon of South African design, Carrol Boyes is renowned for championing the transformation of utilitarian tools into exquisite sculptural masterpieces. Thirty years on, her brand is synonymous with inimitable homeware and lifestyle pieces that combine functionality with originality. We take a closer look at Carrol Boyes, and the legacy she has created through inspirational design. A Best Home Decor & Dinnerware Retail Business - South Africa