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A shop that started with one basket

Umuzi Home

Interior stylist Ayanda Khumalo bought her first ilala palm basket at a roadside stall near Hluhluwe in 2016 and could not find anywhere in Durban that sold work like it. So she started driving north once a month and selling what she brought back from her garage in Glenwood.

Today Umuzi Home is a shop and online store run by a team of six. We still visit every maker in person, and we still sell most of our baskets within a week of them arriving.

Fair to makers

We agree prices with makers up front and pay on delivery.

Made to last

Natural materials that age well, and pieces you will keep for years.

Told honestly

Every product says who made it, where and from what.

The people you will deal with

Ayanda Khumalo

Founder and buyer

Shireen Pather

Shop manager

Musa Ntuli

Maker relationships

Kate Lombard

Online store and styling

Come and visit the shop

Most pieces are best seen and touched in person. Pop in, or send us a message about sizes, colours or a custom order.

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