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EBONY AND IVORY

15 Jun 2012
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The quaint stationery store, Ebony & Ivory, in Diep River, Cape Town is the perfect secret treasure trove. In addition to the old-school luxury Petersham and cotton ribbon they have extended their range of gift tags, cards and all things gift-related. Take our word for it, this is seriously beautiful stuff.

Never ones to let a new shopping opportunity go uninvestigated, we chatted to owners Eulalia Rodriguez and Igna Schwartz.

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What inspired the look and feel of the store?
Eulalia’s mother ran an antiques store here for 30 years (antique furniture still makes up a big part of the business), so the space already had an old-world, antique feel. When we moved in, we just reenergised the space and gave it our own touches. Igna comes from a design and crafts background, which is why there is a lot of ‘hardware’ in the shop.

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What makes your stationery store different from others?
We design all our own products and you won’t find them anywhere else. Just about everything is designed and manufactured in South Africa. We only import (and this is very rarely) when a design cannot be found locally.

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Why Ebony & Ivory?
Well, our names begin with an E and an I, and it describes our personalities. Even our looks match it!

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Which is your favourite product at the moment?
We really love our ribbons with our own original designs, which are a constant throughout the year. And they’re not girly or frilly, which is great for Father’s Day gifts.

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Want more Ebony & Ivory? Pop in to 52 Main Road, Diep River or order online here

Want even more? Tell us why their luxury and beautiful pieces appeal to you (by commenting below) and if you’re one of our two lucky winners you will be getting an Ebony & Ivory hamper soon.

This competition is now closed! Congratulations to our stationary lovers Tanille and Tasmiya who have each won a beautiful hamper from Ebony and Ivory! We’ll be in touch shortly!

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Louise on 6/18/2012: I love the uniqueness and the quality of the products. Great for gifts!
Ash on 6/20/2012: I feel that the pieces lend a personalized and eclectic touch to gifts.Plus they're just pretty to look at!
Lauren Kruger on 6/22/2012: I think Ebony & Ivory have the most interesting products and their products are totally unique. Their pieces are of high quality as well.
Tasmiya Khan on 6/22/2012: What stands out the most to me about Ebony & Ivory is the fact that almost all their products are manufactured in South Africa. They set an excellent example to the community and the population at large that South Africa can live up to World standards and produce exceptional, unique, beautiful, quality products. Truly inspirational :)
lauren gibson on 6/22/2012: Everything in life should be a celebration and if that means you get to wrap something up beautifully or create a stunning package present for somebody then why not do it with amazingly gorgeous items from Ebony&Ivory? Locally made and such unique detail makes my heart happy when I see the pictures above. Such dedictaion, time and personal effort have been put into this store layout and creation and you can see it and feel it through these pictures. best stationery shop i have seen in a long time! and I would love a hamper from them to ensure all my friends and family get beautifully decorated gift wrapped presents!
Pippa on 6/22/2012: Oh wow! I have a humungous fetish for packaging!A gift isn't a gift unless it has been beautifully wrapped with care and love. I love the way that you have taken simple things like pencils and turned them into a treasured gift. Simple things in life can become very beautiful with a little bit of inspiration :)
leigh on 6/22/2012: Ebony and Ivory's locally made products have both an old world charm and sweetness that makes any house a home, and any occasion something unique - be it weddings, to birthdays to thank you notes - they have it covered. Love their store! Congrats on being featured by Elle!!!
LingLing on 6/22/2012: The ribbons appeal to me so much. In primary school arts and crafts class we always used ribbons in our work, one class I even took the orange ribbons out of my hair to use on gift boxes we made. really great memories come back when i read this post.
Tanille on 6/22/2012: I'm a craft junkie and I love their range - so classy and rustic at the same time! I often go onto their website just to drool over their product offering. I wish I lived in CT (I'm a Durban girl)just so I could pop into their shop and nose around - that would be an ideal morning of shopping for me!
Bernice on 6/22/2012: I love stationary in so many forms - new pens make me happy! I love ribbons and envelopes and markers and making invitations and pretty freshly printed labels and and and - *sigh* I need to shop now from writing this... thanks elle... off to the mall or wait maybe off to ebony and ivory then
ELLEmagazineSA on 6/25/2012: Congratulations to our stationary lovers Tanille and Tasmiya who will each receive an Ebony and Ivory hamper!
Tasmiya Khan on 6/27/2012: Thank You Elle and Ebony and Ivory! Received my package today... absolutely love it! You guys are great! Once again, Many Thanks :)