How to take proper care of your handmade soap. We think now is a good time to revisit some sage advice penned by the legendary Chikondi & Kate, original creators and makers of Rondavel Soaps. Not only are we more aware of the need to be kind to each other in this moment in time; […]
“ The desire for safety stands against every great and noble enterprise.”~ Tacitus “ De l’audace, encore de l’audace, et toujours de l’audace!”( Audacity, more audacity, and always audacity!)~ Napoleon Bonaparte, attributed.* “ But can you really make a living selling soap?”~ Concerned friends/family, when we started out. ———————————————————————————————–One unexpected thing Kate and I had […]
People often tell us how much they’d love to start a craft business, or that they have a craft business on the side and they wish they could just get it to grow a bit faster, and ask us how we’ve managed to do it full time. Well, there’s quite a bit to it, but mostly, […]
I sketched, coloured and painted all the artwork on our packaging, and designed the layout on paper (wonderfully computer-proficient graphic designers took it from there). Initially, they were just little Idea sketches, but they just transformed into the illustrations for our packaging. So, am I qualified/trained in Packaging Design? Well, when I was about 10, I went through […]
Here at Rondavel, we love finding out about the sustainable uses of natural resources – their historical, current and future potential. Most of our product formulation is about taking raw ingredients from Nature, and combining them to create something new, that is both functional and true to its roots. The traditional Southern African hut, a […]
