Monstera Deliciosa

Southern Guild presents Monstera Deliciosa, Volume I; the first solo show by Cape Town designer Porky Hefer. His underwater fantasy-scape welcomes visitors on an adventurous journey of discovery, where leather-enrobed cane works are the next exploration of the human-scale nesting environments with which he has become synonymous.

Sponsored by local leather merchants Woodheads, the monumental show includes an outlandishly proportioned crocodile donning avocado leather and a puffer fish woven with Kooboo Cane by the Cape Town Society for the Blind. The six pieces have all been produced using unique local artisanal skills that include weaving, stitching and splicing. “It’s about protecting local crafts so that these traditions don’t die out,” Hefer explains. Says Southern Guild co-founder Julian McGowan, “Not many people are producing environmentally-inspired pieces of this nature, especially at this scale. Hefer’s work pushes boundaries and alters perceptions of what art and design are, and ultimately what furniture is and can be.”