AVOOVA ostrich eggshell designs are a rare and precious form of functional art;
a luxurious veneer of eco-friendly ostrich eggshell fragments, exquisitely handcrafted to embellish decorative items, fashion accessories and bespoke furniture.
Hundreds or thousands of shards of broken eggshell - discarded by the local ostrich breeders - are painstakingly selected and placed in individual designs, which undergo a series of elaborate processes to protect and enhance their beauty.
The designs are infused with a sophisticated, African sensuality - marrying tones of ivory shell, the timeless beauty of the ancient Karoo and the demands of contemporary lifestyles.
AVOOVA has blossomed into one of South Africa’s most beautiful and innovative products. Only available through the company’s exclusive retail partners and its own flagship store in Cape Town, a limited selection of AVOOVA products can now be purchased online through this website (Residents of South Africa only).
LATEST NEWS
AVOOVA launches on-line store
and revamps website
The new website and on line store went live in September 2009, offering residents of South Africa the opportunity to order AVOOVA products for delivery anywhere in the country.
AVOOVA bespoke tables for oligarch’s new yacht
AVOOVA was recently commissioned by Terence Disdale Design to create 5 bespoke ostrich eggshell tables for the world’s largest private motor yacht, Eclipse, on behalf of its owner, Roman Abramovich.
Read moreAVOOVA opens a new shop
in Cape Town
The new Cape Originals gallery and shop has opened on the corners of Shortmarket and Bree Streets in central Cape Town.
AVOOVA and Champagne
The newest addition to the
Menyezela Collection is the double bottle champagne bucket in hand cast aluminium, decorated with ostrich eggshell and inlaid with four AVOOVA ostrich motifs in sterling silver.
Spilhaus and AVOOVA
Spilhaus recently extended the distribution of the The Menyezela Collection by AVOOVA from two of their stores to seven (see Stockists for details).
Nandos & AVOOVA
Nandos, one of SA’s most loved brands, commissioned AVOOVA to create servery bars for their two newest flagship outlets in the UK – to show-case their South African heritage.
AVOOVA becomes an ICON
of the Cape.
The Cape Craft & Design Institute, recently issued AVOOVA with the highly coveted CAPE CRAFT ICON award for the ostrich eggshell creations of Gideon Engelbrecht, as well as for the company’s
contribution as innovators, trend setters and job creators.
