ROCK CUSHIONS - Merino Wool - hand made in South Africa

The ROCK Cushions are soft, thanks to its cover, 100% Merino Wool, hand-dyed, hand-carded, handfelted into free-forming oversized pebble's. You'll like this cushion, eco-friendly and proud to be totally south-african!

100% Merino Wool, hand-dyed, hand-carded, handfelted into free-forming oversized pebble's

Filling: 100% High density foam

Colours: Creams, Pale browns, Pale greys, Mid grey, Dark grey, Charcoal, Brown

Washing Instructions: Handwash complete cushion. Luke warm water. Stand to dry, turning regularly

In 2005, Ronel Jordaan, having been a textile designer for 26 years, began researching the possibilities of using felt as a creative medium. Entirely self taught and following her own creative instincts, she began to turn fine gossamer thread into robust felted forms. By patiently rubbing and coaxing threads of pure wool into shapes in nature that inspire her, she found her direction and started a small home industry. Next she trained a handful of women to help her. Recognized for their originality and design uniqueness, her creations found an immediate market. Within a year she sought bigger premises and a year after that she needed to expand further. She has applied the felting process to create a panoply of textures and shapes, of leaves and flowers, webs, thorns, hides and bark. The most recognizable of all her products are her pebbles and rocks.Consistent with being inspired by nature, the Ronel Jordaan™ label is equally harmonious with nature; processes implemented in the workshop are all eco friendly.

- Waste grey water is recycled into organic food gardens. These lush sun drenched gardens grow in containers on the roof above their work place - a downtown Johannesburg warehouse. The vegetables, mainly morogo and spinach are for the women to take home or sell
- Soap, essential to the felting process, is a South African product and fully bio-degradable
- Although the dyes are imported from Germany, they have been specifically chosen because they are lead free and meet European Eco-Standard
- Unlike Australia, South African farmers do not practice mule-sing - docking sheep tails to prevent flystrike
- Wool traditionally undergoes a process called carbonization - a bath of hydrochloric acid and other chemicals to clean the wool. As well as a residue of chemicals left in the wool, fine protective hair follicles are also stripped away. A jersey that is itchy around the neck is because of carbonization
- Finally, all the wool used in Ronel Jordaan™ products is totally, proudly South African.

Original creations always have that little something that differentiates them from copies.

Ronél Jordaan is inspired by nature.

Through the medium of felted wool, her original designs playfully and eloquently echo organic forms and textures. These elements infuse a home with the comforting serenity, purity and beauty of the outdoors.

In 2003, Ronel Jordaan®, having been a textile designer for 26 years, began researching the possibilities of using felt as a creative medium. Entirely self-taught and following her own creative instincts, she began to turn fine gossamer thread into robust felted forms.

In a conscious effort to alleviate unemployment among woman living in the city townships (Western Cape, South Africa), the company is dedicated to transference of skills, eco-friendly processes and celebration of respect for the environment.

By patiently rubbing and coaxing threads of pure wool into shapes in nature that inspire her, she found her direction and started a small home industry. She trained a handful of women to help her. Recognised for their originality and design uniqueness, her creations found an immediate market. Consistent with being inspired by nature, the Ronel Jordaan® label is equally harmonious with nature; the processes implemented in the workshop are all eco-friendly.