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THE LUXURY OF Carrol Boyes

JUST REMEMBERED YOU NEED TO BUY A WEDDING OR BIRTHDAY GIFT AND TIME IS SHORT? HIRSCH’S AND CARROL BOYES TO THE RESCUE. HIRSCH’S HAS A WIDE RANGE OF SMALL APPLIANCES THAT MAKE SUPER GIFTS, AND CARROL BOYES – NOW IN A SELECTION OF HIRSCH’S STORES – HAS A SUPERB RANGE OF GIFT IDEAS

Aproudly South African brand, Carrol Boyes products have been in vogue for over three decades, and now Hirsch’s are delighted to be stockists of these beautiful pieces. When she started her business 30 years ago, the late Carrol Boyes’ fascination with sculpture and the human form led her to produce unusual pewter-handled cutlery and other items which she made at home and sold at Cape Town’s Greenmarket Square. The public quickly fell in love with her quirky and functional products, and within three years Carrol was making and selling around 70 000 items a year.

To meet the demand, Carrol built a factory on her father’s farm in Limpopo and trained a local workforce, becoming one of the largest employers in the area at the time. An aluminium foundry enabled

her to create much larger sculptures, and in 2000 a stainless steel division introduced dishwasher-proof cutlery to the range. Soon, Carrol began to work with other specialist manufacturers, and many new materials were introduced, including wood, leather, glass, ceramics and textiles.

Carrol applied her style to many different items over the years, expanding into a range of wine, chocolates and bath and body care products.

Now under the leadership of her brother Charles, Carrol Boyes products can be found in homes around the world. H