EBONY/CURATED

About Us

EBONY/CURATED was founded in Franschhoek in 2007 by Dewald Prinsloo, Leonard de Villiers and Marc Stanes. The partners’ shared vision was to create a space that showcased the best of contemporary South African design, combined with a mix of South African fine art and carefully curated collectables. The artworks would span generations and genres but would embrace EBONY/CURATED’s aesthetic of rare and exceptional quality. 

With a focus on contemporary and fine art from the diaspora, EBONY/CURATED opened in Cape Town in 2012 and this was followed with the launch of our Bordeaux House Gallery in Franschhoek.

Design

EBONY/DESIGN’s core vision is to source the best of local design, art and craft, and showcase these in a fresh and contemporary way. In addition to the gallery and shop, the team has expanded their horizons to include various interior design projects worldwide. Local projects include a recent private villa on an exclusive wine farm, a luxury sailing yacht, the refurbishing of a restaurant on a wine estate, alongside residential and commercial spaces.

International homes include a chalet in Switzerland and an English Country Estate. Your home tells your story, and we approach each project with that in mind. Working hand in hand with our design team, we will help you create a home where comfort meets design, to create a home that is uniquely yours. From getting to know you and how you live, to designing custom furniture for your space, our team offers a full interior design service.

We’ll bring your vision to life with tailor-made furniture, decor and art for the whole home.

Projects

Dewald and Leonard offer a highly personalised interior design service consulting on a range of design projects both in South Africa and abroad. Unique cutting edge design is married to EBONY/CURATED’s quirky South African style ensuring beautiful elegant interiors with a local flavour. This service is offered on any scale and is available to both residential and corporate customers.

Visit the EBONY/CURATED design website to view the latest projects.

Fine Art

EBONY/CURATED has built a reputation for unlocking emerging talent and focuses on conversations from the continent and wider African diaspora. It’s well established programme extends across 3 spaces highlighting contemporary and modern artworks by the region’s best known creative voices. Contemporary art from the continent forms an important part of the international artistic narrative with many gallery artists included in museum exhibitions worldwide and their works can be found in public and important private collections.

EBONY/CURATED has regularly participated in local and international art fairs including Expo Chicago, Untitled Miami, 1-54 London, Investec Cape Town Art Fair, FNB Art Joburg, AKAA Paris and RMB Latitudes.

Visit the EBONY/CURATED website to view the latest exhibitions.