Shopping malls and collectives – Colour Dots

Hopefield Co-op

carynkaleido — Fri, 30 May 2025 10:22:10 +0000

Hopefield Co-op is a small but enthusiastic and creative community initiative. Food and smoothies, to gifts and decor. 31 Voortrekker Street Hopefield

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Knysna Waterfront

carynkaleido — Wed, 27 Dec 2023 14:57:55 +0000

The Knysna Waterfront is a well-known entertainment venue where you will find fine cuisine and great shopping opportunities with many unique stores.. There are a variety of art galleries, home furnishings businesses, and speciality shops available. Yachts and cruise ships leave from the waterfront, taking tourists out on the lagoon. 21 Waterfront Drive,Knysna info@waterfrontknysna.com

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Mantis Mall

carynkaleido — Thu, 29 Dec 2022 14:46:05 +0000

Mantis mall in a previous incarnation, was a house. It is now a collective where there is a small, but well-stocked bookshop with an up-to-date selection of books, along with good advice. , a sweet shop where you can also get great coffee and the famous toffee made from locally sourced ingredients, and the Mantis trading store, which is a traditional algemeene handelaar (general dealer) 082 611-1925. Here you can buy all sorts of things such as building materials, jewellery, beautiful South African pottery and handmade quilts plus materials for quilt making. 3 Station Street Darling -33.375893,18.382013

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Old Nick village

carynkaleido — Sat, 07 May 2022 20:10:12 +0000

Old Nick Village is a shopping destination along the Garden Route near Plettenberg bay. There is an eclectic collection of shops run by creative designers and manufacturers. The building dates back to 1880. Old Nick Village has a long trading history. Shops, workshops, and various events are held in a rambling 19th-century Cape Farm complex surrounded by tall trees and an overgrown indigenous garden. Well-behaved dogs on leads are welcome! Browse locally made Art, Crafts, Jewellery, and Clothes every Wednesday at the Mid Week Market where you can also find homegrown fruit and vegetables, ethically farmed meat, and dairy. Also natural and homemade products. The market runs from 9 am until 2 pm, every Wednesday. Shops include the following: Ruby Soul Psychadelicatessen; Je Ne Sais Quoi Designs; Moonstone; Mungo Hill; Make Africa; Shauntany Chocolatiers; The Pottery Studio; Mungo; Red Shed Nursery; Pret a Pot; Indalo clothing; Nice neighbour. Old Nick Village, N2, 3km east of Plettenberg Bay,

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Prince Vintcent

carynkaleido — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 15:04:04 +0000

Prince Vintcent is a set of historic Buildings with a rich history that are being rejuvenated and brought back to life, The precinct includes businesses such as: Cafe Vintcent Coffee Shop, Munch Spaza Shop, Taste Fundi Bakery, Co-Mind Collaborative Studio (office space rentals), The Great Break (Clothing&Accesories), ImiBalaBala Creations (Leather Shoes&Accessories) Prince Vintcent Square, has a rich history dating back to the early 20th century. 86 Bland Street, Mossel Bay

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The Commons Muizenberg

carynkaleido — Thu, 26 May 2022 17:58:13 +0000

The Commons Muizenberg is a collaborative and experimental space that seeks to build a socially and culturally inclusive platform for the arts in and around Muizenberg, Cape Town. We offer live music, a yoga studio, vinyl and bookstore, an artist residency and a cafe. Muizenberg

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The Heath

carynkaleido — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 09:56:37 +0000

The Heath is a collective of small businesses that can be found on the N2 6km West of Plettenberg Bay. along with a coffee shop and a nursery are an antique store, a furniture shop, a fabric store, a boutique cheesery, and an African art gallery. During the 1900s’s The building was home to the local general dealer and post office then named The Heath Store. As it stands today it was founded in 1989 and began as a small shop which sold the furniture produced at the Ilovani factory and other products from local suppliers N2-6km West of Plettenberg Bay

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The Old Tannery

carynkaleido — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 15:22:48 +0000

The Old Tannery dates back to 1871. It is one of the oldest factories in South Africa. A project to restore and develop the spaces has been undertaken. Some of the buildings have been converted into office accommodation There are spaces that have been carefully refurbished and are interesting venues for weddings and other events. Currently, the building accommodates designers, artisans and other creatives As this is a heritage building the restoration has been done according to current guidelines and regulations. Businesses operating here are the Garagista Beer Company, the Old Johannesburg Warehouse Auctioneers, Hemelnektar, The Classic Car café and the Old Tannery Coffee Shop. C/o Hermon and Oakdene Road, Wellington

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Timberlake village

carynkaleido — Sat, 14 May 2022 21:02:35 +0000

Timberlake Village is a collective shopping experience comprising of small local businesses. 4 Eating venues, Specialist retail Cabins, Studios, and Artists. Home of Acrobranch Tree Adventures. There is fine art, leather, pottery, and other crafts. A Coffee Roastery, Oyster Bar, and Deli are in the village too. Acrobranch treetop adventures are located close by. We have play areas for children. Dogs are welcome! Sedgefield

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Tyger Waterfront

carynkaleido — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 07:48:15 +0000

The Tyger Waterfront was not always a residential and commercial precinct. For much of the early 20th century, the area was industrial land used for quarrying and brickmaking. During the 1930s, two large clay-digging operations were active in what later became the Tygervalley area: the Hume grounds and land owned by Brick and Clay. At the time, the landscape looked very different. The ground north of today’s N1 freeway was open industrial terrain. Places that now include Tygervalley Shopping Centre, Willowbridge, the Bellville Velodrome, Bellville Athletics Stadium and the Tyger Waterfront did not yet exist. West of the Elsieskraal River, stone was quarried, and concrete products were manufactured. East of the river, workers excavated clay to make bricks. The clay was moved through underground tunnels to kilns, marked above ground by tall brick towers. Excavation continued for decades and by the 1960s the main quarry was more than 100 metres deep. As the clay reserves were depleted during the late 1960s and early 1970s, the Hume Pipe Company ceased operations. Ownership later passed to Barlow Rand, leaving roughly 260 hectares of disturbed land in the middle of a growing residential area. The abandoned quarries, filled with water, became hazardous, while dense bush and isolation raised safety concerns. The company also owned nearby industrial land and attempted to subdivide and redevelop it. Town planners were eventually brought in, and redevelopment proposals were approved. At the same time, Bellville’s traditional town centre was losing businesses to surrounding areas, and a regional shopping centre on the old quarry land offered both commercial revival and funding for rehabilitation of the damaged ground. In the early 1980s, the municipality purchased the land, and development began. Tygervalley Shopping Centre was constructed during a difficult economic period, but was considered modern for its time. Parts of the quarry were stabilised, and the Velodrome and athletics track were built. Further development between the sports facilities and the shopping centre followed gradually. Separate plans were once considered for a Stellenbosch University satellite campus, but these never materialised. Over time, private developers transformed the rehabilitated quarry into a mixed-use precinct of apartments, offices and restaurants around artificial waterways. This became the Tyger Waterfront. The Brick and Clay land east of Durban Road, near O’Kennedyville and High Street, also required rehabilitation. Old pits were filled and landscaped, and a park area was created between commercial developments and nearby homes. These improvements contributed to the growth of Durban Road into what became known locally as Bellville’s “Golden Mile”. Today, the Tyger Waterfront covers about 23 hectares between the Tyger Falls and South Gate precincts. It is a residential and commercial area within the Tygervalley region on the northern edge of Cape Town. The area offers restaurants, walking routes around the canals, and water activities such as canoeing and paddle-boarding. It sits close to Tygervalley Shopping Centre, Willowbridge Lifestyle Centre and other attractions in the surrounding suburbs. What was once a landscape of kilns, tunnels and deep quarries has been reshaped into one of Bellville’s most recognisable modern developments — a reminder of how much of Cape Town’s suburban growth stands on former industrial ground. Bellville

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